Sweet Sixteen Field Has Some Surprises

With the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament behind us, it is safe to say that there were no disappointments for the viewers. Well, the fans at Michigan State, Iowa, North Carolina and Kansas may be disappointed but overall, the opening weekend was filled with drama, action and some major upsets. Now it is on to the Sweet Sixteen. After the season started in October, only 16 men's Division One basketball teams are still playing. There were teams we expected to make it this far -- Duke, Connecticut, Villanova, Texas, Memphis -- and they survived. And then there are the surprise teams ... seriously, who had George Mason, Bradley and Wichita State in their Sweet Sixteen in the office pool? That is the beauty of this tournament, it's win or go home -- no matter what school's name is on the front of the jersey. As for who will advance onto the Elite Eight? Your guess is as good as mine. As for my guesses? Here they are: MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL No. 4 Boston College over No. 1 Villanova No. 3 Florida over No. 7 Georgetown No. 4 Boston College over No. 3 Florida ATLANTA REGIONAL No. 1 Duke over No. 4 LSU No. 2 Texas over No. 6 West Virginia No. 1 Duke over No. 2 Texas OAKLAND REGIONAL No.13 Bradley over No. 1 Memphis No. 3 Gonzaga over No. 2 UCLA No. 3 Gonzaga over No. 13 Bradley WASHINGTON D.C. REGIONAL No. 1 UConn over No. 5 Washington No. 11 George Mason over No. 7 Wichita State No. 1 UConn over No. 11 George Mason