What is the best way to win your bracket pool? Pick the right teams to make the Final Four. Check out our March Madness predictions with the best teams to pick.
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Gonzaga and Duke are two teams I like to go far in the NCAA tournament.
March Madness has arrived, and we are here to help you make the best bracket picks. The following is a breakdown of my Final Four picks heading into the NCAA tournament. It is important to note that these teams were picked based on the latest ESPN bracket projections. We will be updating this page once the field is officially revealed on Selection Sunday, but we have a general idea of the top teams probable path.
One of the first things you notice is that my picks are absent from surprises. March Madness is often pegged as complete craziness, but the truth is the Final Four (even the Elite Eight) is typically full of favorites. Teams like Loyola-Chicago do sneak in from year to year but trying to predict this year’s Cinderella team that will make a deep run is likely to ruin your bracket.
Many people spend agonizing hours stressing over picking the correct No. 12 over No. 5 seed, but whether you win your bracket pool will depend largely on your Final Four predictions. Most major bracket pools give you more points for correct picks as the rounds progress. This means nailing the correct first round picks is a lot less important than picking your champion.
What are we looking for when picking our Final Four teams? Veteran teams with tournament experience tend to perform well. Teams that shoot the ball well from the free-throw line and long-range is another sign of a potential contender. Jump shots do not always fall in March, so a team with a stout defense give themselves a chance to string together wins even if their offense is not firing on all cylinders.
