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Veteran sports writer Caulton Tudor is writing for WNCN during the March basketball madness. Here are his picks for the NCAA Tournament.
The winner? Tudor is picking Indiana to claim this year's championship. And he's also picking Duke to make it all the way to the NCAA championship game before falling to the Hoosiers.
Here are his game-by-game picks:
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round (Thursday, Friday games)
No. 1 Louisville over No. 16 N.C. A&T
No. 9 Missouri over N. 8 Colorado State
No. 12 Oregon over No. 5 Oklahoma State
No. 4 Saint Louis over No. 13 N.M. State
No. 6 Memphis over No. 11 Middle Tenn.
No. 3 Mich. State over No. 14 Valparaiso
No. 10 Cincinnati over No. 7 Creigton
No. 2 Duke over No. 15 Albany
Third round (Saturday, Sunday games)
No. 1 Louisville over No. 9 Missouri
No. 12 Oregon over No. 4 Saint Louis
No. 3 Mich. State over No. 6 Memphis
No. 2 Duke over No. 10 Cincinnati
Semifinals
(March 29 Indianapolis)
No. 1 Louisville over No. 12 Oregon
No. 2 Duke over No. 3 Mich. State
Midwest Final
(March 31, Indianapolis)
No. 2 Duke over No. 1 Louisville
WEST REGIONAL
Second round (Thursday, Friday games)
No. 1 Gonzaga over No. 16 Southern
No. 8 Pitt over No. 9 Wichita State
No. 5 Wisconsin over No. 12 Ole Miss
No. 4 Kansas State over No. 13 La Salle
No. 6 Arizona over No. 11 Belmont
No. 3 New Mexico over No. 14 Harvard
No. 7 Notre Dame over No. 10 Iowa St.
No. 2 Ohio State over No. 15 Iona
Third round (Saturday, Sunday games)
No. 1 Gonzaga over No. 8 Pitt
No. 4 Kansas State over No. 5 Wisconsin
No. 6 Arizona over No. 3 New Mexico
No. 2 Ohio State over No. 7 Notre Dame
Semifinals
(March 28, Los Angeles)
No. 4 Kansas State over No. 1 Gonzaga
No. 6 Arizona over No. 2 Ohio State
Regional final
(March 30, Los Angeles)
No. 6 Arizona over No. 4 Kansas State
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second-round games (Thursday, Friday games)
No. 1 Kansas over No. 16 W. Kentucky
No. 8 UNC over No. 9 Villanova
No. 12 Akron over No. 5 Va. Commonwealth
No. 4 Michigan over No. 13 S. Dakota St.
No. 6 UCLA over No. 11 Minnesota
No. 3 Florida over No. 14 Northwestern St.
No. 7 San Diego St. over No. 10 Oklahoma
No. 2 Georgetown over No. 15 Fla. Gulf Coast
Third round (Saturday, Sunday games)
No. 8 UNC over No. 1 Kansas
No. 4 Michigan over No. 12 Akron
No. 3 Florida over No. 6 UCLA
No. 2 Georgetown over No. 7 San Diego St.
Semifinals
(March 29, Arlington, Tex.)
No. 4 Michigan over No. 8 UNC
No. 3 Florida over No. 2 Georgetown
Regional final
(March 31, Arlington, Tex.)
No. 3 Florida over No. 4 Michigan
EAST REGIONAL
Second round (Thursday, Friday games)
No. 1 Indiana over No. 16 James Madison
No. 8 N.C. State over No. 9 Temple
No. 5 UNLV over No. 12 Cal
No. 4 Syracuse over No. 13 Montana
No. 6 Butler over No. 11 Bucknell
No. 3 Marquette over No. 14 Davidson
No. 10 Colorado over No. 7 Illinois
No. 2 Miami over No. 15 Pacific
Third round (Saturday, Sunday games)
No. 1 Indiana over No. 8 N.C. State
No. 4 Syracuse over No. 5 UNLV
No. 3 Marquette over No. 6 Butler
No. 2 Miami over No. 10 Colorado
Semifinals
(March 28, Washington, D.C.)
No. 1 Indiana over No. 4 Syracuse
No. 2 Miami over No. 3 Marquette
Regional final
(March 30, Washington, D.C.)
No. 1 Indiana over No. 2 Miami
FINAL FOUR
•SEMIFINALS
(April 6, Atlanta)
Duke over Arizona
Indiana over Florida
•75th TITLE GAME
(April 8, Atlanta)
Indiana over Duke
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