March Madness Round 1 Picks

by Aaron Brazell on March 17, 2005 · 10 comments

Here are the official Technosailor picks for Round 1 of the NCAA College Basketball Championship:

Chicago Region
Illinois (1) - Fairlegih Dickinson (16) - Winner Illinois
Texas (8) - Nevada (9) - Winner Nevada
Alabama (5) - Wisconsin Milwaukee (12) - Winner Alabama
Boston College (4) - Pennsylvania (13) - Winner Boston College
Louisiana State (6) - UAB (11) - Winner LSU
Arizona (3) - Utah State (14) - Winner Arizona
Southern Illinois (7) - St. Mary’s (10) - Winner Southern Ill.
Oklahoma State (2) - SE Louisiana (15) - Winner Okla. St.

Albuquerque Region
Washington (1) - Montana (16) - Winner Washington
Pacific (8) - Pittsburgh (9) - Winner Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech (5) - George Washington (2) - Winner Georgia Tech
Louisville (4) - LA Lafayette (13) - Winner LA Lafayette
Texas Tech (6) - UCLA (11) - Winner Texas Tech
Gonzaga (3) - Winthrop (14) - Winner Gonzaga
West Virginia (7) - Creighton (10) - Winner West Virginia
Wake Forest (2) - Chatanooga (15) - Winner Wake Forest

Syracuse Region
North Carolina (1) - Oakland (16) - Winner UNC
Minnesota (8) - Iowa State (9) - Winner Minnesota
Villanova (5) - New Mexico (12) - Winer Villanova
Florida (4) - Ohio (13) - winner Florida
Wisconsin (6) - Northern Iowa (11) - Winner Wisconsin
Kansas (3) - Bucknell (14) - Winner Kansas
Charlotte (7) - NC State (10) - Winner NC State
Connecticut (2) - UCF (15) - Winner UConn

Austin Region
Duke (1) - Delaware (16) - Winner Duke
Stanford (8) - Mississippi State (9) - Winner Miss St.
Michigan State (5) - Old Dominion (12) - Winner Michigan State
Syracuse (4) - Vermont (13) - Winner Vermont
Utah (6) - UTEP (11) - Winner Utah
Oklahoma (3) - Niagara (14) - Winner Oklahoma
Cincinatti (7) - Iowa (10) - Winner Iowa
Kentucky (2) - Eastern Kentucky (15) - Winner Kentucky

{ 10 comments }

1

David Nick 03.17.05 at 1:07 pm

While I’m glad you picked Minnesota to win, I’m surprised you didn’t say anything about the 2 Kentucky teams playing in the Austin region. When it comes to these guys, I always go with the Wildcats. :) As a rule of thumb, they are more experienced in these playoffs.

Go Gophers!
Go Wildcats!

2

Aaron Brazell 03.17.05 at 2:00 pm

Oops. I meant to pick Kentucky. I’ll edit that. My big upsets of the tournament is So Ill and Vermont making it to the Elite Eight.

3

David Nick 03.17.05 at 2:07 pm

While I’m glad you picked Minnesota to win, I’m surprised you didn’t say anything about the 2 Kentucky teams playing in the Austin region. When it comes to these guys, I always go with the Wildcats. :) As a rule of thumb, they are more experienced in these playoffs.

Go Gophers!

Go Wildcats!

4

Aaron Brazell 03.17.05 at 3:00 pm

Oops. I meant to pick Kentucky. I’ll edit that. My big upsets of the tournament is So Ill and Vermont making it to the Elite Eight.

5

Vinnie Garcia 03.18.05 at 1:21 pm

Connecticut (2) - UCF (15) - Winner UConn

You’re going against my alma mater man, that’s not cool!

Unfortunately, you’re probably right :(

6

Vinnie Garcia 03.18.05 at 2:21 pm

Connecticut (2) - UCF (15) - Winner UConn

You’re going against my alma mater man, that’s not cool!

Unfortunately, you’re probably right :(

7

FireWolf 03.18.05 at 5:43 pm

Minnesota lost to Iowa :(

8

FireWolf 03.18.05 at 6:43 pm

Minnesota lost to Iowa :(

9

Aaron Brazell 03.19.05 at 12:50 pm

And the biggest upset of round 1…. Bucknell beat Kansas!!!

10

Aaron Brazell 03.19.05 at 1:50 pm

And the biggest upset of round 1…. Bucknell beat Kansas!!!

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