Just minutes after the last conference championship game wrapped up Sunday evening, the annual NCAA Tournament selection show was underway to announce the field of 68 for this years tournament.
This years tourney appears to be wide-open, but the Florida Gators come in as the team to beat as the No. 1 overall seed. Other No. 1 seeds are Wichita State, Arizona and Virginia. They will all have their work cut out for them.
The tournament fun is not just limited to college players though, as several NBA stars have already began to get involved.
I’m going with all upsets in my @YahooSports bracket! Sorry not sorry @carmeloanthony #BillionBracket http://t.co/wQCCAAmT11
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) March 17, 2014
Lil Chris says 5 seeds all day, but I’m liking the 12’s in my @YahooSports bracket! #BillionBracket http://t.co/UtdXrcFwct
— Chris Paul (@CP3) March 16, 2014
Syracuse to the Final Four for sure. What ya’ll think about that @chrisbosh @YahooSports. #BillionBracket http://t.co/b6RziN6QVn
— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) March 16, 2014
Here we go @carmeloanthony, @cp3 & @paul_george24 -it’s #BillionBracket time! Fill out your bracket on @YahooSportshttp://t.co/MDn4WRpPfq.
— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) March 13, 2014
George and Anthony seem to be involved in the Billion Dollar Bracket tournament brilliantly orchestrated by Warren Buffett and Quicken Loans (Dan Gilbert) — with the help of Yahoo Sports — who have been marketing this bad boy all week.
What better way than to get some NBA stars involved?
If you are entering the billion dollar bracket challenge, the smart money appears to be on the Michigan State Spartans.
In fact, they were the consensus national champion picked by all ESPN analysts.
After being a preseason top five team, the Spartans have had an up and down year due to several injuries to key players, and have stayed relatively out of the picture as far as being a true title contender. But the Spartans are finally healthy and appear to be hitting their stride. They proved as much when the defeated Michigan in Sunday’s Big Ten championship game, helping Tom Izzo’s veteran team earn a No. 4 seed.
You can expect to see a lot of Florida, Louisville, Arizona and Kansas in picks in the Final Four as well.
The tournament officially kicks off with the play-in games this Tuesday.
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