March Madness 2009!
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on March 15, 2009
Before i break down where the Illinois Fighting Illini will play & who their first-round opponent will be, let’s look at the four #1 seeds:
Louisville Cardinals (28-5, Big East)
The last time Louisville won 28 games or more, they reached the Final Four in 2005.
Pittsburgh Panthers (28-4, Big East)
The last time Pittsburgh won 28 games or more, it resulted in a Sweet Sixteen appearence in 2007. (Lost to UCLA)
North Carolina Tar Heels (29-4, Atlantic Coast Conference)
Dating back to 1991, the last 6 times North Carolina has won 29 games or more have resulted in Elite 8 appearences (6 Final Four trips in that same timeframe)
Connecticut Huskies (27-4, Big East)
The last time Connecticut won 27 games or more, it resulted in a Elite 8 appearence in 2006.
Bruce Weber’s Fighting Illini are the #5 seed in the South Region & will travel to Portland, OR to face the #12 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Western Kentucky is a team that could pull off an upset win, as they have won 11 of their last 12 games & did knock off #5 Drake last year as a #12 seed in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament.
Here are my Final Four picks, along with my National Championship Game prediction at Detroit’s Ford Field on April 6th.
Mattie T’s Final Four picks:
National Championship pick:
over
I’ll be on vacation for most of the week, but will check back with ya’ll on Friday!!!
Make sure you drink some green beer on Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!!!
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