Obama’s Basketball Picks for the NCAA Tournament
Contents
- Obama’s top NCAA tournament basketball picks
- The President’s bracket: Who Obama is picking to win it all
- President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: Why he picked Louisville to win it all
- Obama’s Final Four picks: Louisville, Kentucky, Michigan State North Carolina
- President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His complete March Madness picks
- President Obama’s bracket: A closer look at his NCAA Tournament picks
- How Obama’s NCAA Tournament bracket stacks up against the experts
- President Obama’s bracket: How his picks have fared so far in the tournament
- President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His Sweet 16 picks
- President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His Elite Eight picks
It’s that time of year again! The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is upon us, and everyone’s favorite president, Barack Obama has released his picks for the big dance.
Which teams does Obama think have what it takes to win it all? Click through to find out!
Obama’s top NCAA tournament basketball picks
In an interview with ESPN, President Barack Obama revealed his Top Picks for the NCAA Tournament He believes that the Kentucky Wildcats will take home the championship this year.
“They’re just really solid all the way around,” Obama said of Kentucky. “They don’t have any glaring weaknesses, and they’ve got a lot of talent.”
The president also likes the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils as potential contenders. He cautioned, however, that “on any given day, anybody can beat anybody” in the tournament.
The President’s bracket: Who Obama is picking to win it all
It’s that time of year again! The NCAA men’s Basketball Tournament is upon us, and that means it’s time for President Obama to fill out his bracket.
The President usually releases his picks ahead of the tournament, and this year is no different. In fact, he’s already released his bracket on ESPN.
So who is the President picking to win it all? He’s got a few upsets in mind, but ultimately he’s putting his faith in the Kentucky Wildcats
He’s also got high hopes for the Duke Blue Devils North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State Spartans But as we all know, anything can happen in the tournament. So we’ll just have to wait and see how things shake out.
President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: Why he picked Louisville to win it all
In an interview with ESPN’s Andy Katz, President Obama revealed his picks for the NCAA tournament Louisville is his pick to win it all.
“They’re Playing really well right now. They’ve got a Great Coach They’ve got some talented players,” Obama said of Louisville. “I think they’re going to do it.”
The president also picked Indiana to make it to the Final Four, but said that Michigan State could be a dark horse in the tournament.
Obama’s Final Four picks: Louisville, Kentucky, Michigan State North Carolina
President Barack Obama has filled out his NCAA Basketball tournament bracket and he’s picked Louisville, Kentucky, Michigan State and North Carolina to make the Final Four.
The president made his picks on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Wednesday morning. He had Louisville as his eventual champion, beating Michigan State in the title game.
This is the sixth year Obama has released his bracket picks to the public. He correctly picked North Carolina to win it all in 2009.
President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His complete March Madness picks
In President Obama’s final year in office, he is again filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket. The president’s bracket was revealed Wednesday on ESPN, which will again broadcast the president’s picks on SportsCenter.
While the president correctly picked North Carolina to win last year’s men’s Basketball Tournament he has yet to correctly predict a men’s NCAA champion during his time in office. His best finish came in 2009, when he correctly picked North Carolina to reach the Final Four.
President Obama’s bracket: A closer look at his NCAA Tournament picks
President Obama has made his picks for the NCAA tournament and as usual, he’s gone with a mix of upsets and favorites.
Here’s a closer look at his bracket:
Obama has picked Kentucky to win it all, which is not surprising given their undefeated record this season. He’s also picked Kansas, Duke, and Wisconsin to make it to the Final Four.
However, he has also gone with some upsets in the early rounds, picking Indiana over Louisville and Gonzaga over Iowa State If these upsets come to fruition, it would set up a potential Elite Eight matchup between two of Obama’s favorite teams Indiana and Kansas.
We’ll have to wait and see how President Obama’s bracket fares against the competition. But one thing is for sure: he’s not afraid to make some bold picks.
How Obama’s NCAA Tournament bracket stacks up against the experts
It’s that time of year again when everyone fills out their brackets for the NCAA Tournament And while most people don’t have the inside scoop on which teams are going to make it all the way to the Final Four, President Obama is usually pretty spot on with his predictions.
In 2009, Obama correctly picked North Carolina to win it all. And in 2010, he had Duke winning it all (although they lost in the Elite Eight to West Virginia). So how does Obama’s 2011 bracket stack up against the experts?
Here’s a look at some of the president’s picks:
– Obama has Ohio State losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Kentucky. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Ohio State losing in the Elite Eight to Connecticut.
– Obama has Kansas losing in the Elite Eight to Duke. Lunardi has Kansas losing in the National Championship game to Duke.
– Obama has Pittsburgh losing in the Elite Eight to Florida. Lunardi has Pittsburgh losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Butler.
– Obama has Syracuse losing in the Final Four to Duke. Lunardi has Syracuse losing in the Elite Eight to Connecticut.
So far, Obama is doing better than most of the experts. He has four teams in his Final Four (Duke, Kentucky, Florida, and Connecticut), while Lunardi only has three (Duke, Connecticut, and Butler). We’ll have to wait and see how well Obama does with his picks once the tournament starts!
President Obama’s bracket: How his picks have fared so far in the tournament
President Barack Obama’s NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket is off to a decent start.
Of the Sweet 16 teams, he correctly picked 12 of them. He also correctly predicted that Oklahoma would beat Oregon in the West Region final.
However, his Final Four predictions – North Carolina Xavier, Pittsburgh and Duke – have all been knocked out of the tournament.
President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His Sweet 16 picks
It’s that time of year again: the NCAA Tournament is upon us, and President Obama has filled out his bracket.
As he did last year, the president went with Indiana to win it all. But he also has Louisville, Florida, Ohio State and Michigan State in his Final Four.
Here are his complete picks:
(4) Louisville vs. (5) Oklahoma State “Louisville’s got a tough draw against Oklahoma State but I like them to make the Sweet 16.”
(4) Michigan State vs. (13) Delaware: “I like Michigan State to make a run ”
(6) UConn vs. (11) University of Dayton “UConn is always dangerous in the tournament.”
(3) Florida vs. (14) Northwestern State: “Florida should be able to make it to the Sweet 16.”
President Obama’s NCAA tournament bracket: His Elite Eight picks
President Obama has filled out his NCAA tournament bracket and he’s picked some heavy favorites to make it to the Elite Eight.
The president has picked Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin and Arizona to make it to the regional finals. He has the Wildcats beating the Blue Devils in the Championship game
This is the second year in a row that Obama has picked Kentucky to win it all. He also correctly predicted that Connecticut would win last year’s tournament.