2014 NCAA Tournament - Final Four Predictions

Ringer's Tournament Record
ATS: 32-32
SU: 43-21

It has been a typical March in the college basketball world. The NCAA Tournament has brought tremendous action filled with thrilling finishes and upsets. Only four teams could make the trip to North Texas, and for just the third time ever there are two teams seeded 7 or lower playing in the final weekend of the season. Of course, those teams don't lack a pedigree. UConn has qualified as a 7-seed and is making their third trip to the Final Four in the last six years. Kentucky qualified as an 8-seed and will be playing in their third Final Four in four years. The two teams that took a more traditional route to this point as 1 and 2 seeds, are Florida and Wisconsin. I didn't have any of these teams making the Final Four before the season began. Florida was the only one I picked to reach the Final Four on Selection Sunday. So I guess that would make the Gators my favorite. But as we've learned throughout this entire tournament, it would not be a surprise to see any one of these teams cut down the nets. Here is a look at how I expect the Final Four to unfold.

National Semifinal - Arlington, TX

1 Florida vs. 7 UConn (+6.5)

How they got here
Florida beat: Albany 67-55, Pittsburgh 61-45, UCLA 79-68, Dayton 62-52
UConn beat: St. Joseph's 89-81 OT, Villanova 77-65, Iowa State 81-76, Michigan State 60-54

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Florida: 12-2
UConn: 11-5

Prediction - Florida 66 UConn 62


National Semifinal - Arlington, TX

2 Wisconsin (+2.5) vs. 8 Kentucky 

How they got here
Wisconsin beat: American 75-35, Oregon 85-77, Baylor 69-52, Arizona 64-63 OT
Kentucky beat: Kansas State 56-49, Wichita State 78-76, Louisville 74-69, Michigan 75-72

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Wisconsin: 13-4
Kentucky: 7-6

Prediction - Wisconsin 69 Kentucky 62

2014 MLB Predictions

American League

AL East
Tampa Bay 92-70
Boston 90-72
NY Yankees 86-76
Baltimore 83-79
Toronto 76-86

AL Central
Detroit 91-71
Cleveland 80-82
Kansas City 79-83
Chicago Sox 69-93
Minnesota 67-95

AL West
Texas 90-72
LA Angels 88-74
Oakland 85-77
Seattle 80-82
Houston 63-99

AL Batting Champ - Dustin Pedroia (Bos)
AL Home Run Champ - Miguel Cabrera (Det)
AL RBI Champ - Miguel Cabrerra (Det)
AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera (Det)

AL Wins Leader - David Price (TB)
AL ERA Leader - Jared Weaver (LAA)
AL Saves Leader - Joe Nathan (Det)
AL Cy Young - Jared Weaver (LAA)

AL Wild Card
Boston over LA Angels

ALDS
Tampa Bay over Boston
Detroit over Texas

ALCS
Detroit over Tampa Bay


National League

NL East
Washington 93-69
Atlanta 90-72
Philadelphia 78-84
NY Mets 72-90
Miami 70-92

NL Central
St. Louis 94-68
Cincinnati 83-79
Pittsburgh 79-83
Milwaukee 75-87
Chicago Cubs 64-98

NL West
LA Dodgers 94-68
San Francisco 86-76
Arizona 84-78
San Diego 76-86
Colorado 73-89

NL Batting Champ - Freddie Freeman (Atl)
NL Home Run Champ - Paul Goldschmidt (Arz)
NL RBI Champ - Jay Bruce (Cin)
NL MVP - Yasiel Puig (LAD)

NL Wins Leader - Adam Wainwright (StL)
NL ERA Leader - Stephen Strasburg (Wash)
NL Saves Leader - Craig Kimbrel (Atl)
NL Cy Young - Adam Wainwright (StL)

NL Wild Card
Atlanta over San Francisco

NLDS
St. Louis over Atlanta
LA Dodgers over Washington

NLCS
LA Dodgers over St. Louis


World Series
LA Dodgers over Detroit

The Los Angeles Dodgers will win their first World Series since 1988!

2014 MLB Preview

The 2014 Major League Baseball season gets going this week. As spring training has come to a close, rosters, lineups, and rotations are being set. Below is a look at where we rank each team as an infield unit, an outfield unit, starting rotation, and relief pitching. The biggest impact player in each unit is listed in parenthesis.

Infield
1. St. Louis (Matt Carpenter)
2. Arizona (Paul Goldschmidt)
3. Seattle (Robinson Cano)
4. Texas (Adrian Beltre)
5. Baltimore (Chris Davis)
6. Cleveland (Jason Kipnis)
7. Washington (Ian Desmond)
8. Atlanta (Freddie Freeman)
9. Milwaukee (Jean Segura)
10. Boston (Dustin Pedroia)
11. Tampa Bay (Evan Longoria)
12. Oakland (Josh Donaldson)
13. Colorado (Troy Tulowitzki)
14. NY Mets (David Wright)
15. Toronto (Edwin Encarnacion)
16. Kansas City (Eric Hosmer)
17. San Diego (Chase Headley)
18. Cincinnati (Joey Votto)
19. San Francisco (Buster Posey)
20. Detroit (Miguel Cabrera)
21. Houston (Jose Altuve)
22. Philadelphia (Chase Utley)
23. LA Angels (Albert Pujols)
24. NY Yankees (Brian McCann)
25. LA Dodgers (Hanley Ramirez)
26. Chicago Cubs (Starlin Castro)
27. Minnesota (Joe Mauer)
28. Chicago Sox (Alexei Ramirez)
29. Pittsburgh (Pedro Alvarez)
30. Miami (Jarrod Saltalamacchia)

Outfield
1. Milwaukee (Ryan Braun)
2. NY Yankees (Jacoby Ellsbury)
3. Tampa Bay (Wil Myers)
4. LA Angels (Mike Trout)
5. Texas (Shin-Soo Choo)
6. Atlanta (Justin Upton)
7. LA Dodgers (Yasiel Puig)
8. Washington (Bryce Harper)
9. Baltimore (Adam Jones)
10. St. Louis (Matt Holliday)
11. Colorado (Carlos Gonzalez)
12. Oakland (Yoenis Cespedes)
13. Arizona (Martin Prado)
14. Pittsburgh (Andrew McCutchen)
15. Miami (Giancarlo Stanton)
16. San Francisco (Hunter Pence)
17. Philadelphia (Dominic Brown)
18. Cincinnati (Jay Bruce)
19. Toronto (Jose Bautista)
20. Detroit (Austin Jackson)
21. Houston (George Springer)
22. Chicago Sox (Adam Eaton)
23. Cleveland (Michael Bourn)
24. Kansas City (Alex Gordon)
25. Boston (Daniel Nava)
26. NY Mets (Curtis Grandeerson)
27. Minnesota (Josh Willingham)
28. San Diego (Will Venable)
29. Seattle (Dustin Ackley)
30. Chicago Cubs (Nate Schierholtz)

Starting Pitching
1. St. Louis (Adam Wainwright)
2. Washington (Stephen Strasburg)
3. Cincinnati (Johnny Cueto)
4. Detroit (Justin Verlander)
5. Tampa Bay (David Price)
6. LA Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw)
7. Atlanta (Julio Teheran)
8. San Francisco (Matt Cain)
9. Seattle (Felix Hernandez)
10. Philadelphia (Cliff Lee)
11. NY Yankees (CC Sabathia)
12. Boston (Jon Lester)
13. LA Angels (Jared Weaver)
14. Oakland (Sonny Gray)
15. Pittsburgh (Gerrit Cole)
16. Cleveland (Justin Masterson)
17. Milwaukee (Matt Garza)
18. Texas (Yu Darvish)
19. Chicago Sox (Chris Sale)
20. Kansas City (James Shields)
21. San Diego (Josh Johnson)
22. NY Mets (Zack Wheeler)
23. Baltimore (Ubaldo Jimenez)
24. Miami (Jose Fernandez)
25. Chicago Cubs (Jeff Samardiza)
26. Toronto (RA Dickey)
27. Arizona (Wade Miley)
28. Minnesota (Ricky Nolasco)
29. Houston (Jarred Cosart)
30. Colorado (Brett Anderson)

Relief Piching
1. Atlanta (Craig Kimbrel)
2. Detroit (Joe Nathan)
3. St. Louis (Trevor Rosenthal)
4. LA Angels (Ernesto Frieri)
5. Kansas City (Greg Holland)
6. San Diego (Huston Street)
7. LA Dodgers (Kenley Jansen)
8. Boston (Koji Uehara)
9. Pittsburgh (Jason Grilli)
10. San Francisco (Sergio Romo)
11. Minnesota (Glen Perkins)
12. NY Yankees (David Robertson)
13. Philadelphia (Johnathan Papelbon)
14. Tampa Bay (Grant Balfour)
15. Arizona (Addison Reed)
16. Washington (Rafael Soriano)
17. Miami (Steve Cishek)
18. Oakland (Jim Johnson)
19. Toronto (Casey Jansen)
20. Seattle (Fernando Rodney)
21. Colorado (LaTroy Hopkins)
22. Cleveland (John Axford)
23. Milwaukee (Jim Henderson)
24. Chicago Sox (Nate Jones)
25. Baltimore (Tommy Hunter)
26. Cincinnati (Aroldis Chapman)
27. Texas (Neftali Perez)
28. NY Mets (Bobby Parnell)
29. Chicago Cubs (Jose Veras)
30. Houston (Jesse Crain)

NCAA Basketball - Elite 8 Predictions

Ringer's Tournament Record
ATS: 30-30
SU: 42-18

South Regional - Memphis

1 Florida vs. 11 Dayton (+10.5)

How they got here
Florida beat: Albany 67-55, Pittsburgh 61-45, UCLA 79-68
Dayton beat: Ohio State 60-59, Syracuse 55-53, Stanford 82-72

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Florida: 11-2
Dayton: 7-6

Prediction - Florida 66 Dayton 59

West Regional - Anaheim

1 Arizona (-2.5) vs. 2 Wisconsin 

How they got here
Arizona beat: Weber State 68-59, Gonzaga 84-61, San Diego State 70-64
Wisconsin beat: American 75-35, Oregon 85-77, Baylor 69-52

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Arizona: 16-3
Wisconsin: 12-4

Prediction - Arizona 65 Wisconsin 62

East Regional - New York

4 Michigan State vs. 7 UConn (+5.5)

How they got here
Michigan State beat: Delaware 93-78, Harvard 80-73, Virginia 61-59
UConn beat: St. Joseph's 89-81 OT, Villanova 77-65, Iowa State 81-76

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Michigan State: 12-6
UConn: 10-5

Prediction - Michigan State 75 UConn 72

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

2 Michigan (+2.5) vs. 8 Kentucky

How they got here
Michigan beat: Wofford 57-40, Texas 79-65, Tennessee 73-71
Kentucky beat: Kansas State 56-49, Wichita State 78-76, Louisville 74-69

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Michigan: 12-6
Kentucky: 6-6

Prediction - Michigan 68 Kentucky 62

2014 NCAA Tournament - Sweet 16 Predictions

Ringer's Tournament Record
ATS: 25-23
SU: 34-14

While I was in the hospital watching my daughter enter this world, the NCAA Tournament was busy living up to its name, "March Madness". The first weekend had a little bit of everything, buzzer beaters, upsets, overtimes, you name of it. But this is the weekend when the big boys tend to assert themselves. Let's take a look at who I expect to advance to the Elite 8.

South Regional - Memphis

1 Florida vs. 4 UCLA (+4.5)

How they got here
Florida beat: Albany 67-55, Pittsburgh 61-45
UCLA beat: Tulsa 76-59, Stephen F Austin 77-60

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Florida: 10-2
UCLA: 11-4

Prediction - Florida 66 UCLA 65

10 Stanford (-2.5) vs. 11 Dayton

How they got here
Stanford beat: New Mexico 58-53, Kansas 60-57
Dayton beat: Ohio State 60-59, Syracuse 55-53

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Stanford: 9-9
Dayton: 6-6

Prediction - Stanford 66 Dayton 59

West Regional - Anaheim

1 Arizona (-6.5) vs. 4 San Diego State

How they got here
Arizona beat: Weber State 68-59, Gonzaga 84-61
San Diego State: New Mexico State 73-69 OT, North Dakota State 63-44

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Arizona: 15-3
San Diego State: 5-3

Prediction - Arizona 70 San Diego State 57

2 Wisconsin (-2.5) vs. 6 Baylor

How they got here
Wisconsin beat: American 75-35, Oregon 85-77
Baylor beat: Nebraska 74-60, Creighton 85-55

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Wisconsin: 11-4
Baylor: 13-9

Prediction - Wisconsin 72 Baylor 68

East Regional - New York

1 Virginia vs. 4 Michigan State (-1.5)

How they got here
Virginia beat: Coastal Carolina 70-59, Memphis 78-60
Michigan State beat: Delaware 93-78, Harvard 80-73

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Virginia: 8-4
Michigan State: 11-6

Prediction - Michigan State 63 Virginia 58

3 Iowa State (-1.5) vs. 7 UConn

How they got here
Iowa State beat: NC Central 93-75, North Carolina 85-83
UConn beat: St. Joseph's 89-81 OT, Villanova 77-65

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Iowa State: 14-6
UConn: 9-5

Prediction - Iowa State 74 UConn 72

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

4 Louisville vs. 8 Kentucky (+5.5)

How they got here
Louisville beat: Manhattan 71-64, St. Louis 66-51
Kentucky beat: Kansas State 56-49, Wichita State 78-76

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Louisville: 7-5
Kentucky: 5-6

Prediction - Kentucky 71 Louisville 69

2 Michigan (-2.5) vs. 11 Tennessee

How they got here
Michigan beat: Wofford 57-40, Texas 79-65
Tennessee beat: Iowa 78-65 OT, UMass 86-67, Mercer 83-63

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Michigan: 11-6
Tennessee: 5-7

Prediction - Michigan 68 Tennessee 62

2014 NCAA Tournament - Round of 64 Predictions

Let the madness begin! The first weekend in the NCAA Tournament is as good as it gets in all of sports. Here is a look at how I expect the action on Thursday and Friday to pan out.

South Regional - Buffalo
6 Ohio State vs. 11 Dayton (+6)

How they got here
Ohio State: Big 10, At-Large
Dayton: A-10, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Ohio State: 8-5
Dayton: 4-6

Prediction - Ohio State 65 Dayton 61

West Regional - Milwaukee
2 Wisconsin (-13.5) vs. 15 American

How they got here
Wisconsin: Big 10, At-Large
American: Patriot League Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Wisconsin: 9-4
American: 0-2

Prediction - Wisconsin 85 American 62

South Regional - Orlando
8 Colorado (+6) vs. 9 Pittsburgh

How they got here
Colorado: Pac-12, At-Large
Pittsburgh: ACC, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Colorado: 5-8
Pittsburgh: 5-8

Prediction - Colorado 64 Pittsburgh 63

East Regional - Spokane
5 Cincinnati (-3.5) vs. 12 Harvard

How they got here
Cincinnati: American, At-Large
Harvard: Ivy League Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Cincinnati: 8-5
Harvard: 0-2

Prediction - Cincinnati 57 Harvard 50

South Regional - Buffalo
3 Syracuse vs. 14 Western Michigan (+13)

How they got here
Syracuse: ACC, At-Large
Western Michigan: MAC Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Syracuse: 7-3
Western Michigan: 1-1

Prediction - Syracuse 74 Western Michigan 62

West Regional - Milwaukee
7 Oregon (-5.5) vs. 10 BYU

How they got here
Oregon: Pac-12, At-Large
BYU: WCC, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Oregon: 5-6
BYU: 5-6

Prediction - Oregon 84 BYU 73

South Regional - Orlando
1 Florida (-22) vs. 16 Albany 

How they got here
Florida: SEC Champions
Albany: beat Mt.St.Mary's 71-64

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Florida: 8-2
Albany: 1-1

Prediction - Florida 75 Albany 51

East Regional - Spokane
4 Michigan State (-14.5) vs. 13 Delaware

How they got here
Michigan State: Big 10 Champions
Delaware: CAA Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Michigan State: 9-6
Delaware: 1-3

Prediction - Michigan State 73 Delaware 54

East Regional - Buffalo
7 UConn vs. 10 St. Joseph's (+5.5)

How they got here
UConn: American, At-Large
St. Joseph's: A-10 Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
UConn: 7-5
St. Joseph's: 6-5

Prediction - UConn 68 St. Joseph's 63

Midwest Regional - Milwaukee
2 Michigan vs. 15 Wofford (+15.5)

How they got here
Michigan: Big 10, At-Large
Wofford: SoCon Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Michigan: 9-6
Wofford: 0-2

Prediction - Michigan 79 Wofford 66

Midwest Regional - Orlando
5 St. Louis (-2.5) vs. 12 NC State

How they got here
St. Louis: A-10, At-Large
NC State: beat Xavier 74-59

Record vs. Tournament Teams
St. Louis: 6-4
NC State: 4-9

Prediction - St. Louis 63 NC State 57

West Regional - Spokane
5 Oklahoma (-3.5) vs. 12 North Dakota State

How they got here
Oklahoma: Big 12, At-Large
North Dakota State: Summit Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Oklahoma: 10-6
North Dakota State: 2-1

Prediction - Oklahoma 80 North Dakota State 66

East Regional - Buffalo
2 Villanova (-16.5) vs. 15 Milwaukee

How they got here
Villanova: Big East, At-Large
Milwaukee: Horizon Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Villanova: 9-3
Milwaukee: 0-1

Prediction - Villanova 73 Milwaukee 56

Midwest Regional - Milwaukee
7 Texas (-2) vs. 10 Arizona State

How they got here
Texas: Big 12, At-Large
Arizona State: Pac-12, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Texas: 9-9
Arizona State: 4-7

Prediction - Texas 65 Arizona State 60

Midwest Regional - Orlando
4 Louisville (-17) vs. 13 Manhattan

How they got here
Louisville: American Champions
Manhattan: MAAC Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Louisville: 5-5
Manhattan: 0-1

Prediction - Louisville 83 Manhattan 50

West Regional - Spokane
4 San Diego State vs. 13 New Mexico State (+7.5)

How they got here
San Diego State: Mountain West, At-Large
New Mexico State: WAC Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
San Diego State: 3-3
New Mexico State: 1-4

Prediction - New Mexico State 63 San Diego State 61

2014 NCAA Tournament - First Four Predictions

South Regional - Dayton
16 Albany (-2.5) vs. 16 Mt. St. Mary's

How they got here
Albany: AEC Champions
Mt. St. Mary's: NEC Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Albany: 0-1
Mt. St. Mary's: 1-3

Prediction - Albany 79 Mt. St. Mary's 75

Midwest Regional - Dayton
12 Xavier vs. 12 NC State (+3.5)

How they got here
Xavier: A-10, At-Large
NC State: ACC, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Xavier: 4-7
NC State: 4-9

Prediction - NC State 72 Xavier 70

Midwest Regional - Dayton 
16 Cal Poly vs. 16 Texas Southern (+3.5)

How they got here
Cal Poly: Big West Champions
Texas Southern: SWAC Champions

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Cal Poly: 0-5
Texas Southern: 0-2

Prediction - Texas Southern 75 Cal Poly 73

Midwest Regional - Dayton 
11 Iowa (-2.5) vs. 11 Tennessee

How they got here
Iowa: Big 10, At-Large
Tennessee: SEC, At-Large

Record vs. Tournament Teams
Iowa: 4-8
Tennessee: 2-7

Prediction - Iowa 69 Tennessee 68

2014 NCAA Tournament Predictions

Do you need help filling out your brackets? Here is a look at who I have advancing all the way to the National Championship in Arlington, Texas. I have Duke, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan State marching to the Final Four at AT&T Stadium. When it is all said and done, I have the Duke Blue Devils climbing back to the top of the college basketball mountain.

*Team in bold is predicted winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Virginia 16 Coastal Carolina
8 Memphis 9 George Washington
5 Cincinnati 12 Harvard
4 Michigan State 13 Delaware
6 North Carolina 11Providence
3 Iowa State 14 NC Central
7 UConn 10 St. Joseph's
2 Villanova 15 Milwaukee

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Virginia 8 Memphis
4 Michigan State 5 Cincinnati
3 Iowa State 6 North Carolina
2 Villanova 7 UConn

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Virginia 4 Michigan State
2 Villanova 6 North Carolina

East Regional - Elite 8
4 Michigan State 6 North Carolina


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Florida 16 Albany/Mt. St. Mary's
8 Colorado 9 Pittsburgh
5 VCU 12 Stephen F Austin
4 UCLA 13 Tulsa
6 Ohio State 11 Dayton
3 Syracuse 14 Western Michigan
7 New Mexico 10 Stanford
2 Kansas 15 Eastern Kentucky

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Florida 8 Colorado
4 UCLA 5 VCU
3 Syracuse 6 Ohio State
2 Kansas 7 New Mexico

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Florida 4 UCLA
2 Kansas 3 Syracuse

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Florida 3 Syracuse


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Wichita State 16 Cal Poly/Texas Southern
8 Kentucky 9 Kansas State
5 St. Louis 12 Xavier/NC State
4 Louisville 13 Manhattan
6 UMass 11 Iowa/Tennessee
3 Duke 14 Mercer
7 Texas 10 Arizona State
2 Michigan 15 Wofford

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Wichita State 8 Kentucky 
4 Louisville 5 St. Louis
3 Duke 11 Iowa
2 Michigan 7 Texas

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
4 Louisville 8 Kentucky
2 Michigan 3 Duke

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
3 Duke 8 Kentucky


West Regional - Round of 64
1 Arizona 16 Weber State
8 Gonzaga 9 Oklahoma State
5 Oklahoma 12 North Dakota State
4 San Diego State 13 New Mexico State
6 Baylor 11 Nebraska
3 Creighton 14 UL-Lafayette
7 Oregon 10 BYU
2 Wisconsin 15 American

West Regional - Round of 32
1 Arizona 9 Oklahoma State
5 Oklahoma 13 New Mexico State
3 Creighton 6 Baylor
2 Wisconsin 7 Oregon

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 Arizona 13 New Mexico State
2 Wisconsin 6 Baylor

West Regional - Elite 8
1 Arizona 2 Wisconsin


Final Four
1 Florida 4 Michigan State
1 Arizona 3 Duke


National Championship Game
1 Florida 3 Duke

The Duke Blue Devils will have one shining moment!

Ringer vs. Lunardi 2014

Selection Sunday is nearing a close. The brackets have been announced, and millions across the country are making their picks for the best tournament in sports. This year's selection committee didn't drum up too much controversy with their selections. Most of the second guessing comes in the form of seeding. One of the more debated seeds came from the defending champion, Louisville Cardinals, receiving a 4 seed despite winning both the regular season and tournament championships in the newly formed American Athletic Conference. I had 36 of the 68 teams seeded correctly in my final projections. Joe Lunardi of ESPN had 39 teams seeded correctly. The biggest surprise team in the field is NC State. Lunardi and I both had them on the outside looking in. I also had Xavier being left out, but the Musketeers got a bid. The two teams I had in, and therefore got a raw deal in my opinion were SMU and Florida State. I ended with 66 correct picks in the tourney while Lunardi had 67. Lunardi also had SMU in the field.

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/16/14

We have just a little more than an hour left until the brackets are announced. Here is one last look at how I expect them to turn out.

East Regional - New York 

at Buffalo
1 Villanova 16 Coastal Carolina
8 Memphis 9 Iowa
at San Diego
5 VCU 12 BYU/Nebraska
4 UCLA 13 Delaware
at Buffalo
6 Gonzaga 11 Colorado
3 Louisville 14 NC Central
at Raleigh
7 Oklahoma 10 St. Joseph's
2 Virginia 15 American

South Regional - Memphis 

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Albany/Mt. St. Mary's
8 Baylor 9 Tennessee
at Spokane
5 Cincinnati 12 Dayton/Florida State
4 Michigan State 13 Tulsa
at San Antonio
6 Ohio State 11 Arizona State
3 Iowa State 14 UL-Lafayette
at Raleigh
7 St. Louis 10 SMU
2 Duke 15 Eastern Kentucky

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Wofford
8 UMass 9 Oklahoma State
at San Antonio
5 New Mexico 12 Stephen F Austin
4 Creighton 13 Manhattan
at Milwaukee
6 North Carolina 11 Providence
3 Wisconsin 14 Mercer
at St. Louis
7 Pittsburgh 10 Stanford
2 Kansas 15 Milwaukee

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Texas Southern/Cal Poly
8 George Washington 9 Texas
at Spokane
5 Kentucky 12 North Dakota State
4 San Diego State 13 Western Michigan
at Orlando
6 UConn 11 Kansas State
3 Syracuse 14 New Mexico State
at Milwaukee
7 Oregon 10 Harvard
2 Michigan 15 Weber State

Last Four In: Dayton, BYU, Nebraska, Florida State
First Four Out: Southern Miss, Xavier, Missouri, Arkansas
Next Four Out: Green Bay, Utah, St. John's, Minnesota

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs South, Midwest vs West

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/10/14

East Regional - New York

at Buffalo
1 Villanova 16 Weber State
8 Texas 9 George Washington
at Spokane
5 North Carolina 12 Utah/St. John's
4 Michigan State 13 NC Central
at Buffalo
6 UConn 11 Stanford
3 Syracuse 14 Iona
at Raleigh
7 Gonzaga 10 Arkansas
2 Louisville 15 Stony Brook

South Regional - Memphis

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Wofford/Coastal Carolina
8 SMU 9 UMass
at Spokane
5 Ohio State 12 BYU/Florida State
4 Iowa State 13 Georgia State
at Orlando
6 VCU 11 Baylor
3 Virginia 14 Mercer
at Milwaukee
7 Oregon 10 Tennessee
2 Wisconsin 15 Robert Morris

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Wright State
8 Iowa 9 Oklahoma State
at San Antonio
5 Kentucky 12 Southern Miss
4 Creighton 13 Toledo
at Milwaukee
6 New Mexico 11 Stephen F Austin
3 Michigan 14 Delaware
at St. Louis
7 Memphis 10 Arizona State
2 Kansas 15 Eastern Kentucky

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Utah Valley/Alabama State
8 Pittsburgh 9 Harvard
at San Diego
5 Oklahoma 12 Nebraska
4 Cincinnati 13 North Dakota State
at San Antonio
6 St. Louis 11 Colorado
3 San Diego State 14 Boston U
at Raleigh
7 UCLA 10 Kansas State
2 Duke 15 UC Irvine

Last Four In: BYU, Utah, St. John's, Florida State
First Four Out: St. Joseph's, Dayton, Missouri, Cal
Next Four Out: Providence, Clemson, Xavier, Green Bay

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs. South, Midwest vs. West

2014 NFL Mock Draft

3/3/14

*This is the second of several mock drafts prior to May's 2014 NFL Draft. The combine is done and over with, and now we have a better sense of where this year's class of prospects stand. Check out how things have changed since our initial mock draft (http://ringersports.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-nfl-mock-draft.html). Pro Days are the next big thing leading up to the draft. More changes will come following the Pro Days. Please note that these picks are simply who I think each team will pick, without projecting trades.

1. Houston - Blake Bortles  QB/UCF
2. St. Louis - Greg Robinson  OT/Auburn
3. Jacksonville - Johnny Manziel  QB/Texas A&M 
4. Cleveland - Sammy Watkins  WR/Clemson
5. Oakland - Jadaveon Clowney  DE/South Carolina
6. Atlanta - Jake Matthews  OT/Texas A&M 
7. Tampa Bay - Khalil Mack  LB/Buffalo
8. Minnesota - Teddy Bridgewater  QB/Louisville
9. Buffalo - Anthony Barr  LB/UCLA
10. Detroit - Justin Gilbert  CB/Oklahoma State
11. Tennessee - CJ Mosley  LB/Alabama
12. NY Giants - Taylor Lewan  OT/Michigan
13. St. Louis - Haha Clinton-Dix  S/Alabama
14. Chicago - Timmy Jernigan  DT/Florida State
15. Pittsburgh - Mike Evans  WR
16. Dallas - Aaron Donald  DT/Pittsburgh
17. Baltimore - Kelvin Benjamin  WR/Florida State
18. NY Jets - Eric Ebron  TE/North Carolina
19. Miami - Zack Martin  OT/Notre Dame
20. Arizona - Ra'Shede Hageman  DT/Minnesota
21. Green Bay - Louis Nix  DT/Notre Dame
22. Philadelphia - Calvin Pryor  S/Louisville
23. Kansas City - Marquise Lee  WR/USC
24. Cincinnati - Kony Ealy  DE/Missouri
25. San Diego - Darqueze Dennard  CB/Michigan State
26. Cleveland - Derek Carr  QB/FresnoState
27. New Orleans - Jason Verrett  CB/TCU
28. Carolina - Cyrus Kouandijo  OT/Alabama
29. New England - Austin Seferian-Jenkins  TE/Washington
30. San Francisco - Brandin Cooks  WR/Oregon State
31. Denver - Dee Ford  DE/Auburn
32. Seattle - David Yankey  G/Stanford

NCAA Basketball - 2014 NCAA Tournament Projections

3/3/14

East Regional - New York

at Raleigh
1 Duke 16 Davidson
8 UMass 9 Oregon
at San Antonio
5 UConn 12 Missouri/BYU
4 Iowa State 13 Georgia State
at San Antonio
6 UCLA 11 Xavier
3 Michigan 14 NC Central
at Buffalo
7 Memphis 10 Harvard
2 Villanova 15 Boston U

South Regional - Memphis

at Orlando
1 Florida 16 Robert Morris/Southern
8 Texas 9 Arizona State
at Spokane
5 Michigan State 12 St. Joseph's
4 San Diego State 13 Southern Miss
at Orlando
6 Iowa 11 Utah
3 Louisville 14 Vermont
at Buffalo
7 Oklahoma 10 George Washington
2 Syracuse 15 Mercer

Midwest Regional - Indianapolis

at St. Louis
1 Wichita State 16 Weber State
8 VCU 9 Kansas State
at San Diego
5 North Carolina 12 Baylor/Colorado
4 Kentucky 13 Toledo
at Milwaukee
6 SMU 11 Green Bay
3 Wisconsin 14 Delaware
at St. Louis
7 New Mexico 10 Arkansas
2 Kansas 15 Belmont

West Regional - Anaheim

at San Diego
1 Arizona 16 Utah Valley/High Point
8 Pittsburgh 9 Oklahoma State
at Spokane
5 St. Louis 12 Stephen F Austin
4 Cincinnati 13 North Dakota State
at Milwaukee
6 Ohio State 11 Tennessee
3 Creighton 14 Iona
at Raleigh
7 Gonzaga 10 Stanford
2 Virginia 15 UC Irvine

Last Four In: Missouri, Baylor, Colorado, BYU
First Four Out: Florida State, Cal, St. John's, Providence
Next Four Out: Clemson, Minnesota, Dayton, Nebraska

Final Four (Arlington, TX): East vs. South, Midwest vs. West