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
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