2008 NCAA Tournament Predictions - South Region

Its getting down to the wire to get those brackets filled out for the NCAA Tournament, as the tournament is set to get underway on Thursday March, 20. What makes this tournament so great is that it could see a ton of upsets or maybe the top teams are just that much better and there won’t be near as many as previous years. Well if you are looking for some last minute help to getting that bracket just the way you want it, then you came to the right place.

Lets take a look at what the South Region will bring us this year. The #1 seed is the Memphis Tigers who simply aren’t getting the credit they deserve from fans and experts across the country. The bracket also has another great team from down south in #2 Texas, who was the regular season Big 12 Champions. There are two other highly respected teams in this bracket in #4 Pitt and #3 Stanford, that have many fans believing they could be the last two standings out of the South. Don’t worry we are going to break down every game and give you our Final Four team out of the South.

Round 1

The first round should pretty much go as planned in the South as we see the only two upset coming in #10 St. Mary’s taking down #7 Miami (Fla.), and #11 Kentucky over #6 Marquette. While we like #1 Memphis, #2 Texas, #3 Stanford, and #4 Pitt to all have easy first round victories, we see #5 Michigan State having their hands full. There will be a lot of people riding the 12 vs. 5 upset, but we are warning you to stay away from it here. So keep it pretty simple in round 1 as more upsets will come later on.

Round of 32

The only team we see mixing it up here is #11 Kentucky taking down #3 Stanford. #2 Texas will have its hands full with St. Mary’s, but should be able to take control late for the victory. #4 Pitt should stay on a roll and take out #5 Michigan State who has under performed all season long. #1 Memphis should win big and don’t even think about taking them out of your bracket early.

Sweet 16

#11 Kentucky really came on towards the end of the season, and if they wouldn’t of had such a poor first round performance, they would be a much higher seed than they are. That is why we have them pulling off yet another big upset when they take down #2 Texas in what should be a great game to watch. While that game will be great, its nothing compared to the #1 Memphis vs. #4 Pitt game that has everyone second-guessing themselves. We are going to go with the Tigers, as we believe the dribble drive offense will be too much for Pitts defense to handle.

Elite 8

We are left with #1 Memphis vs. #11 Kentucky in two teams that aren’t very far from each other, but rarely get the chance to face off. While we really like this Kentucky team we just don’t think it can keep the Cinderella run going, as a win here would mean they beat the #6, #3. #2, and #1 seeds in a matter of two weeks. So take the Tigers as your team out of the South to reach the Final Four.

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