*Some of these predictions were made prior to the end of the second round*
Brooks Maynard
With the number of surprising upsets that this tournament has already seen, it is tough to pick one winner definitively. Many of the obvious choices, like No. 3 Michigan State and the No. 1 overall seed Virginia, lost within the first two rounds and dramatically increased the possibility that it will be a higher seeded team that wins the national championship, such as No. 11 Syracuse. However, still alive and arguably the most talented team in the pool is the No.