NCAA First Round Picks, Part Two
posted on 2005-03-17 at 23:11:45 by Joel Ross
Time for part two of my first round picks.
- C. Florida vs. Connecticut (-18.5): UConn will win, but not by 19.
- NC State (-4.5) vs. Charlotte: One more team that is a favorite as a lower seed. NC State, though, deserves a higher seed.
- Old Dominion vs. Michigan State (-8.5): Homerism setting in? I don't think so, but we'll see.
- Vermont vs. Syracuse (-9): Sorry Dave.
- Oakland vs. North Carolina (-27.5): 28 points! No way! They'll win, but not by 28.
- Iowa State vs. Minnesota (-1): When in doubt, pick your local conference.
- Delaware St. vs Duke (-26.5): No team should win by more than 20. If you get up by 20, it's time to use up your bench.
- Mississippi St. (-2) vs. Stanford: The third and final team that, as a lower seed, is an underdog. I think Stanford has what it takes to pull this one out.
- G. Washington vs. Georgia Tech (-5.5): Georgia Tech has a crown to protect. They won't lose in the first round.
- UL Lafayette vs. Louisville (-11.5): Louisville has a huge beef with the seeding. They were #5 in the polls I think, and ended up with a 4 seed? No, they're better than that. And they'll take it out on Lafayette.
- New Mexico vs. Villanova (-5.5)
- Ohio vs. Florida (-11): I'm taking Florida in a close one.
- SE Louisiana vs. Oklahoma St. (-18.5): I know it's a big spread, but I think OK State will cover.
- Saint Mary's vs. S. Illinois (-2.5)
- Northern Iowa vs. Wisconsin (-7.5): Another Big Ten team. They beat MSU in the Big Ten Tourney, so they must be pretty good, right?
- Bucknell vs. Kansas (-14): Kansas is on a road to the Final Four!
Short and sweet, but at least it's posted!
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