A march to madness

After a rough time predicting the opening round of the ACC Tournament, you might think that I'd be gun shy about breaking out the crystal ball on the NCAA bracket.

Nah.

Here are a few things to watch:

Atlanta Regional

Final Four team: Duke

Upset special: Texas A&M over Syracuse - The Orange's run through the Big East was special, but I think they may be out of gas.

Best nickname: Penn Quakers

Best possible game: Think Texas wants another shot at the Blue Devils?

Oakland Regional

Final Four team: Gonzaga - Someone has to emerge from a shaky region.

Upset special: San Diego State over Indiana - Mike Davis quit on his team. Now, they'll quit on him.

Best nickname: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Best possible game: I'd love to see a Kansas/Memphis battle in the Sweet 16.

Washington regional

Final Four team: Connecticut

Upset special: Winthrop over Tennessee - Here's a team seeded too low playing one seeded too high. I look at this as a 5/12 or 4/13 game. It's crazy, but I like the Eagles.

Best nickname: Wichita State Shockers

Best possible game: Michigan State against North Carolina would be a Final Four-quality game in round two.

Minneapolis regional

Final Four team: Ohio State

Upset special: Wisconsin-Milwaukee could beat Oklahoma, but I think the seeds will hold here.

Best nickname: Montana Grizzlies

Best possible game: Boston College and Vilanova would be a war.

Finalists: Connecticut and Duke

National Champion: Connecticut