First Round Games Predicitions (Friday, March 21, 2008)

By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications

Below are my first round predictions for all the games on Friday, March 21, 2008 in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament. As in my previous post, they will be listed by their respective regions. I have listed four upsets of lower seeds defeating higher seeds. Well, here I go. As always, feel free to leave your comments and your our predictions.

East Regional
North Carolina (1) over Mount St. Mary's (16)
Arkansas (9) over Indiana (8)
Louisville (3) over Boise State (14)
Oklahoma (6) over St. Joseph's (11)
Butler (7) over South Alabama (10)
Tennessee (2) over American (15)

Midwest Regional
Villanova (12) over Clemson (5)
Vanderbilt (4) over Siena (13)
Gonzaga (7) over Davidson (10)
Georgetown (2) over UMBC (15)

South Regional
Memphis (1) over UT-Arlington (16)
Oregon (9) over Mississippi State (8)
Saint Mary's (10) over Miami (7)
Texas (2) over Austin Peay (15)

West Regional
Drake (5) over UKU (12)
UCONN (4) over San Diego (13)