March Madness Predictions
As the 2016 edition of March Madness gets set to kick off tomorrow, people everywhere are beginning to fill out their brackets. Although always exciting, this year’s tournament is one of the more highly anticipated because there has been no clear favorite as in years past. As a result, almost every game has the possibility of an upset.
Here are Mustang staff writers Andrew Naimark and Jack Hauser’s predictions for every round of 64 matchup:
East
North Carolina (1) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (16)/Fairleigh Dickinson (16)
Predictions: Naimark- North Carolina, Hauser- North Carolina
USC (8) vs. Providence (9)
Predictions: Naimark- Providence, Hauser- Providence
Indiana (5) vs. Chattanooga (12)
Predictions: Naimark- Indiana, Hauser-Indiana
Kentucky (4) vs. Stony Brook (13)
Predictions: Naimark- Kentucky, Hauser- Kentucky
Notre Dame (6) vs. Michigan (11)/ Tulsa (11)
Predictions: Naimark- Notre Dame, Hauser- Notre Dame
West Virginia (3) vs. Stephen F. Austin (14)
Predictions: Naimark- West Virginia, Hauser- West Virginia
Pittsburgh (10) vs. Wisconsin (7)
Predictions: Naimark- Wisconsin, Hauser- Pittsburgh
Xavier (2) vs. Weber State (15)
Predictions: Naimark-Xavier, Hauser- Xavier
West
Oregon (1) vs. Southern (16)/ Holy Cross (16)
Predictions: Naimark- Oregon, Hauser- Oregon
Saint Joseph’s (8) vs. Cincinnati (9)
Predictions: Naimark- Cincinnati, Hauser- Saint Joseph’s
Baylor (5) vs. Yale (12)
Predictions: Naimark- Baylor, Hauser- Baylor
Duke (4) vs. UNC Wilmington (13)
Predictions: Naimark- Duke, Hauser- Duke
Northern Iowa (11) vs. Texas (6)
Predictions: Naimark- Northern Iowa, Hauser- Iowa
Texas A&M (3) vs. Green Bay (14)
Predictions: Naimark- Texas A&M, Hauser- Texas A&M
Oregon State (7) vs. VCU (10)
Predictions: Naimark- VCU, Hauser- VCU
Oklahoma (2) vs. CSU Bakersfield (15)
Predictions: Naimark- Oklahoma, Hauser- Oklahoma
Midwest
Virginia (1) vs. Hampton (16)
Predictions: Naimark- Virginia, Hauser- Virginia
Texas Tech (8) vs. Butler (9)
Predictions: Naimark- Butler, Hauser- Texas Tech
Purdue (5) vs. Little Rock (12)
Predictions: Naimark- Purdue, Hauser- Purdue
Iowa State (4) vs. Iona (13)
Predictions: Naimark- Iowa State, Hauser- Iowa State
Seton Hall (6) vs. Gonzaga (11)
Predictions: Naimark- Gonzaga, Hauser- Gonzaga
Utah (3) vs. Fresno State (14)
Predictions: Naimark- Utah, Hauser- Fresno State
Dayton (7) vs. Syracuse (10)
Predictions: Naimark- Dayton, Hauser- Dayton
Michigan State (2) vs. Middle Tennessee (15)
Predictions: Naimark- MIchigan State, Hauser- Michigan State
South
Kansas (1) vs. Austin Peay (16)
Predictions: Naimark- Kansas, Hauser- Kansas
Colorado (8) vs. UConn (9)
Predictions: Naimark- UConn, Hauser- Colorado
Maryland (5) vs. South Dakota State (12)
Predictions: Naimark- Maryland, Hauser- South Dakota State
California (4) vs. Hawaii (13)
Predictions: Naimark- Cal, Hauser- Cal
Arizona (6) vs. Wichita State (11)/ Vanderbilt (11)
Predictions: Naimark- Arizona, Hauser- Arizona
Miami (3) vs. Buffalo (14)
Predictions: Naimark- Miami, Hauser- Miami
Iowa (7) vs. Temple (10)
Predictions: Naimark- Iowa, Hauser- Temple
Villanova (2) vs. UNC Asheville (15)
Predictions: Naimark- Villanova, Hauser- Villanova