NCAA (March Madness) Tournament Starts Friday

March Madness is upon us. The NCAA 2009 Basketball Tournament begins this Friday. So I thought I'd throw out my picks (everyone else is) for your approval, or not.

2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Picks:

EAST

#1 Pittsburgh vs. #16 E. Tennessee St., Pick: PITTSBURGH

#8 Oklahoma State vs. #9 Tennessee, Pick: OKLAHOMA

#5 Florida State vs. #12 Wisconsin, Pick: FLORIDA STATE

#4 Xavier vs. #13 Portland State, Pick: XAVIER

#6 UCLA vs. #11 VCU, Pick: VCU

#3 Villanova vs. #14 American, Pick: VILLANOVA

#7 Texas vs. #10 Minnesota, Pick: TEXAS

#2 Duke vs. #15 Binghamton, Pick: DUKE

WEST

#1 Connecticut vs. #16 Chattanooga, Pick: CONNECTICUT

#8 BYU vs. #9 Texas A&M, Pick: TEXAS A&M

#5 Purdue vs. #12 Northern Iowa, Pick: PURDUE

#4 Washington vs. #13 Mississippi State, Pick: WASHINGTON

#6 Marquette vs. #11 Utah State, Pick: UTAH STATE

#3 Missouri vs. #14 Cornell, Pick: MISSOURI

#7 California vs. #10 Maryland, Pick: MARYLAND

#2 Memphis vs. #15 Cal State-Northridge, Pick: MEMPHIS

MIDWEST

#1 Louisville vs. #16 Alabama St., Pick: LOUISVILLE

#8 Ohio State vs. #9 Siena, Pick: OHIO STATE

#5 Utah vs. #12 Arizona, Pick: UTAH

#4 Wake Forest vs. #13 Cleveland State, Pick: WAKE FOREST

#6 West Virginia vs. #11 Dayton, Pick: WEST VIRGINIA

#3 Kansas vs. #14 North Dakota State, Pick: KANSAS

#7 Boston College vs. #10 USC, Pick: BOSTON COLLEGE

#2 Michigan State vs. #15 Robert Morris, Pick: MICHIGAN STATE

SOUTH

#1 North Carolina vs. #16 Radford, Pick: NORTH CAROLINA

#8 LSU vs. #9 Butler, Pick: BUTLER

#5 Illinois vs. #12 Western Kentucky, Pick: ILLINOIS

#4 Gonzaga vs. #13 Akron, Pick: AKRON

#6 Arizona State vs. #11 Temple, Pick: ARIZONA STATE

#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin, Pick is SYRACUSE

#7 Clemson vs. #10 Michigan, Pick: MICHIGAN

#2 Oklahoma vs. #15 Morgan State, Pick: OKLAHOMA

#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin, Pick: SYRACUSE

Now before you go out and bet the farm on my say so be advised that you probably have just as good an idea who's going to win these games as I do (maybe even better). Enjoy the Madness of March.