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The madness is about to start!

It's almost here! Beginning tomorrow, March Madness will be on full display, and I can't wait! Since there isn't one or two teams that stand out to me this year, I'm thinking this tournament will be especially crazy (in a good way). Bring on the chaos! How wide open are things this year? I see these 9 teams all having a decent shot and running the table and winning the title:

2 Arizona
2 Duke
1 Gonzaga
1 Kansas
2 Kentucky
2 Louisville
1 North Carolina
3 UCLA
1 Villanova

Here are four teams which have the skill and talent to make a run for it as well:

3 Florida State
5 Notre Dame
3 Oregon
4 West Virginia

Lastly, here are a couple of potential sleepers:

7 Michigan
6 SMU

As far as 1st round upsets go, here are ten games to keep your eyes on:

9 Michigan State over 8 Miami (Florida)
9 Seton Hall over 8 Arkansas
9 Vanderbilt over 8 Northwestern
10 Marquette over 7 South Carolina
10 Virginia Commonwealth over 7 St. Mary's
10 Wichita State over 7 Dayton
11 Rhode Island over 6 Creighton
11 Xavier over 6 Maryland
12 Middle Tennessee State over 5 Minnesota
12 UNC-Wilmington over 5 Virginia
13 East Tennessee State over 4 Florida
14 Florida Gulf Coast over 3 Florida State

Here are some potential chaos starters to watch out for:

5 Iowa State (Elite 8)
6 SMU (Elite 8)
9 Michigan State (Sweet 16)
11 Xavier (Sweet 16)
12 Middle Tennessee State (Sweet 16)
13 East Tennessee State (Sweet 16)

Lastly, here are my Final Four picks:

1 Villanova
2 Arizona

2 Louisville
3 UCLA

My finals:

2 Arizona
2 Louisville

My national title winner:

2 Arizona

Yeah, we'll see how off I am with my picks. Regardless, best of luck filling out your brackets and may this March be madder than ever! Cheers!
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