Time to make some picks for the NCAA tournament

The 64-team phase of the NCAA tournament starts this morning. It ends in a few weeks in San Antonio at the Final Four. With that, I’m here with picks through each round.

Round of 64

South

* Virginia over UMBC
* Creighton over Kansas State
* Kentucky over Davidson
* Arizona over Buffalo
* Miami, Fla., over Loyola-Chicago
* Tennessee over Wright State
* Nevada over Texas
* Cincinnati over Georgia State

West

* Xavier over Texas Southern
* Missouri over Florida State
* Ohio State over South Dakota State
* Gonzaga over UNC-Greensboro
* Houston over San Diego State
* Michigan over Montana
* Providence over Texas A&M
* North Carolina over Lipscomb

East

* Villanova over Radford
* Alabama over Virginia Tech
* West Virginia over Murray State
* Marshall over Wichita State
* Florida over St. Bonaventure
* Texas Tech over Stephen F. Austin
* Butler over Arkansas
* Purdue over Cal-State Fullerton

Midwest

* Kansas over Penn
* Seton Hall over North Carolina State
* Clemson over New Mexico State
* Auburn over College of Charleston
* TCU over Syracuse
* Michigan State over Bucknell
* Rhode Island over Oklahoma
* Duke over Iona

Round of 32

South

* Virginia over Creighton
* Kentucky over Arizona
* Tennessee over Miami
* Cincinnati over Nevada

West

* Xavier over Missouri
* Gonzaga over Ohio State
* Michigan over Houston
* North Carolina over Providence

East

* Villanova over Alabama
* West Virginia over Marshall
* Texas Tech over Florida
* Purdue over Butler

Midwest

* Kansas over Seton Hall
* Auburn over Clemson
* Michigan State over TCU
* Duke over Rhode Island

Round of 16

South

* Kentucky over Virginia
* Tennessee over Cincinnati

West

* Xavier over Gonzaga
* North Carolina over Michigan

East

* Villanova over West Virginia
* Purdue over Texas Tech

Midwest

* Kansas over Auburn
* Michigan State over Duke

Round of Eight

South

* Kentucky over Tennessee

West

* North Carolina over Xavier

East

* Villanova over Purdue

Midwest

* Michigan State over Kansas

National Semifinals

* North Carolina over Kentucky

*Villanova over Michigan State

Finals

* Villanova over North Carolina