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Here's a look at some takeaways from our writers' March Madness predictions, including most popular upset and most likely Final Four teams.
Need help filling out your March Madness bracket ? We had 10 members of the USA TODAY Sports staff fill out brackets using our Bracket Challenge game , presented by AutoZone . Here's a look at some of the takeaways from their predictions, including most popular upset and most likely Final Four teams.
March Madness printable bracket: Fill out your picks for NCAA Tournament pools March Madness Cinderella predictions: VCU, Akron top NCAA Tournament upset picks Most predicted March Madness first round upset Santa Clara over Kentucky was picked eight times (80%). VCU over North Carolina was picked seven times (70%). South Florida over Louisville was picked six times (60%).
Upset alert: Ranking 8 most likely March Madness first round upsets Our boldest first round upset pick Matt Hayes' bracket is go big or go home. He has seven double-digit seeds winning first round games. He's got your typical 5-12 upsets, going with High Point to beat Wisconsin and McNeese beating Vanderbilt in the first round.
But he wasn't done. His prediction of 14-seed Wright State beating 3-seed Virginia in the Midwest Region was our boldest take. Our biggest Sweet 16 surprise 12-seed Akron was picked to reach the Sweet 16 twice in the Midwest Region (Eddie Timanus and Jordan Mendoza are bullish on the Zips).