March Madness

The brackets just came out and two teams from Wisconsin are in... Wisconsin as the #3 seed in the Midwest and Marquette as the #6 seed in the South. My quick thoughts...

• Marquette - The Warriors, I mean Golden Eagles, get a tough matchup in the first round, going against the Kentucky Wildcats. These are not the Wildcats that have been in the running for the national championship nearly every year that I can remember, but they are a tough matchup anyways. Marquette has done little to excite me this season and I have a feeling the same will be true this coming week. If they manage to get past Kentucky, I do not see them beating Stanford. When the season began, Tom Crean's squad looked like they would make a run at the Big East and maybe even a Final Four appearance, but they have fallen a ton in my eyes. I will pull for them to win each game they play, but do not feel very good about their chances.

• Wisconsin - Many will say that the Badgers got hosed with a #3 seed instead of a #2 and I will probably be one of those people, but in the long run it really does not matter. The Badgers should easily win their opening round game against Cal State Fullerton, before running into either O.J. Mayo's USC Trojans or Michael Beasley's Kansas State Wildcats. As great as Mayo and Beasley may be, I think Bucky will beat either team and advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they may meet up with Roy Hibbert and the Georgetown Hoyas. Do I think the Badgers have a chance at getting to the Elite Eight or Final Four? Yes.... if they play as well as they have over the past few weeks, then I do not think much will get in their way as they advance deep into the tournament.

Just my two cents... now watch Marquette go to the Final Four and Wisconsin get beat in the first round... or maybe they will meet in the Championship game... who knows!?!