Staff roundtable predictions for the Final Four, national championship
Here's how our staff sees the Final Four and national championship game playing out in Indianapolis this weekend.
We're just a few days away from a new national champion being crowned in men's college basketball. The Final Four round of March Madness is set for this weekend, and in the two semifinal showdowns on Saturday, we have two fascinating games. One of them will pit the last two remaining No.
1 seeds — Michigan and Arizona — against each other. The winner of that game will likely enter the national title game as a clear favorite against the winner of the other semifinal between No. 2-seeded UConn, seeking its third national title in four years, and No.
3-seeded Illinois. Our staff at College Sports Wire is here to bring you predictions for each of these Final Four showdowns, including our national championship and MVP picks. Tyler Nettuno, Managing Editor Final Four Illinois 70, UConn 65 : The Huskies are the higher seed here, but they enter this game as an underdog.
It's understandable, though, given the fact that the Illini boast a ton of size and physicality that could be tough for UConn to match. It will need some strong play from guards Solo Ball and Silas Demary Jr. , who has been battling injury during the tournament.
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