March Madness is right around the corner and things are heating up. People are rapidly filling out their brackets and setting up watch parties to watch their favorite teams win it all. But we are here to share our predictions about the madness. Whether you think our predictions are garbage or praiseworthy, we are the Masters of March Madness and our picks are objectively right. Start reading it's going to take you a while. 

Marshall Laskowski: Tennessee will win the tournament this year. They have one of the best players, if not the best, in Dalton Knecht. Knecht will be a ton of fun to watch. He averages 21.1 points and shoots 46% from the field. He hasn’t been able play on this big of a stage yet, so I am super excited to see him put on a show. They also have Zakai Zeigler who averages 11.9 points per game and leads the team in both assists and steals. Their leading rebounder is Jonas Aidoo who has 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. I believe that their region is one of the easier ones and if they can get past Purdue, they can win it all.

Runner Up: North Carolina 

Quinn Cunningham: Iowa State will have the best chance to win March Madness this year. First off, Iowa State absolutely destroyed Houston 69-41 in the Big 12 tournament final. Houston is a one seed in the tournament. Iowa State has defeated several teams in the brackets of the NCAA tournament this year. They have a dominant offense and a good defense. They have a chance for an upset if they meet with UConn.  

Runner Up: Tennessee 

Grant Potoczny: The team that I believe to have the best chance is UConn. Last year UConn had an impressive run beating every team that they played by at least 13 points. UConn is going into this March Madness in a better position than last year. They are a 1 seed and on ESPN, 24.2 percent of people who have picked a bracket have UConn winning it all. UConn is a super strong team who has an incredible chance of winning. 

Runner Up: Houston

Andrew Zajac: The team that I believe to have the best chance is New Mexico. You might think that I am insane, but just listen to me for a second. They won one the tournament of one of the best basketball conferences: the Mountain West. And they beat two separate teams that made March Madness: San Diego State and Colorado State. They made the NIT last year and were close to making the big dance. Even though they have a tough run of games, they earned their spot in the tournament and will surprise the common folk and make a run. 

Runner Up: Creighton

The games will be starting tomorrow and the next few days are some of the best days in sports. Our picks are just who we think will win, even though they might not be who the experts picked. We had fun writing this article and can’t wait for the games to begin!

Sources:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/2633 

Bonus Material! Grant’s First 64.

East

UConn

Stetson

FAU

Northwestern

San Diego State

UAB

Auburn

Yale

BYU

Duquesne

Illinois

Morehead State

Washington State

Drake

Iowa State

South Dakota State

South

Houston

Longwood

Nebraska

Texas A&M

Wisconsin

James Madison

Duke 

Vermont

Texas Tech

NC State

Kentucky 

Oakland

Florida

BOIS/COL

Marquette

Western Kentucky

Midwest

Purdue

MTST/ GRAM

Utah State

TCU

Gonzaga

McNeese State

Kansas

Samford

South Carolina

Oregon

Creighton

Akron

Texas

Colorado State

Tennessee

Saint Peter’s

West

North Carolina

Wagner

Mississippi State

Michigan State

Saint Mary’s

Grand Canyon

Alabama

Charleston

Clemson

New Mexico

Baylor

Colgate

Dayton

Nevada

Arizona

Long Beach State