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The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is edging closer and closer. As Selection Sunday concludes, matchups begin with the First Four on Thursday, March 17th. You won’t have long to decide on and submit your brackets and there is certainly plenty to think about in this year’s tournament!
Here at WSN, we’ve put together as much info as we could so you can make some informed decisions when filling out your bracket. Find the winners, pick your upsets, and most of all have fun with what is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year!
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Event | Start Time | Broadcast |
First Four | 6:40 PM EST Tuesday, March 15 | truTV |
First Round | 12:15 PM EST Thursday, March 17 | CBS, truTV, TNT |
Second Round | 12:00 PM EST Saturday, March 19 | CBS, TBS, truTV, TNT |
Sweet 16 | 7:00 PM EST Thursday, March 24 | CBS, TBS |
Elite Eight | 6:00 PM EST Saturday, March 26 | CBS, TBS |
Final Four | 6:00 PM EST Saturday, April 2 | TBS |
National Championship | 9:00 PM EST Monday, April 4 | TBS |
We have listed our picks to make the Final Four below!
West | East | South | Midwest |
Gonzaga | Purdue | Tennessee | Midwest |
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These may not be the most exciting Final Four picks, but my analysis points to these four teams.
In the West, you have the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Full disclosure, I am picking Gonzaga to win the whole tournament. Gonzaga has been to the Championship game twice in the last four years and may have a better team this season than they did in both of those years. They should have a pretty easy path to the Elite Eight. There is a chance they face the Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight, but Duke is not having as good a year as they usually do.
In the East, you have the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue has been one of the toughest teams to beat all season, but they will have a tough road to the Final Four. There is a strong chance the Boilermakers face both Kentucky and Baylor in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Even so, I expect Purdue to win those games behind the heroics of Jaden Ivey.
In the South, you have the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee may have the most challenging path to the Final Four.
They could face the likes of Villanova, Arizona, and Illinois along the way. I do not think that will phase them, though. Tennessee has been playing without any stars and still won 26 games.
In the Midwest, you have the Kansas Jayhawks. It seems like every year Kansas is in the Final Four conversation. However, this year, they have one of their better rosters and a veteran squad. They should easily coast to the Sweet 16 but may face some trouble there.
They could face Iowa, Providence, Auburn, or Wisconsin. Regardless, they are better than all four of those squads and shout get to the Final Four.
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Max Heering graduated from the University of Kansas Sport Management program in May 2020. Max follows and writes about the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, college football, and college basketball. In his free time, you can catch Max draining threes on the basketball court. Email: [email protected]
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