Your 2009-10 NCAA Men's Hoops Champion will be...

The Kansas Jayhawks. I know they just lost to Tennessee today, but that game on the road at an arena that's always tough to play at; the Vols are now 9-0 at home this year and were ranked 17th in the country heading in. They're no pushover. But watch this video below. Cole Aldrich and three others sunk four consecutive halfcourt shots. The only type of team that can do that is one that a) knows it's the best team in the country and b) knows they're going to win the title. I wouldn't be surprised if UNC did this last year. They just didn't film it.



-Bess

Besse Predicts the Madness that will ensue

Editor's note: I decided to go Bobby Knight style and just give you the winners. The reason? Because no matter how much I may claim to know about college hoops, it gets thrown out the window this time of year. I did decide on a few changes from my column the other day, particularly deciding Duke would make it to the Sweet 16 and that Georgetown will last that long, as well.

East

First Round
UNC over Mt. St. Mary's
Indiana over Arkansas
Notre Dame over George Mason
Wash. St. over Winthrop
St. Joe's over Oklahoma
Louisville over Boise St.
Butler over South Alabama
Tennessee over American

Second round
UNC over Indiana
Notre Dame over Wash. St.
Louisville over St. Joe's
Tennesse over Butler

Third round
UNC over Notre Dame
Louisville over Tennessee

Midwest

First round
Kansas over Portland St.
UNLV over Kent St.
Clemson over 'Nova
Siena over Vandy
USC over K-State
Wisconsin over Cal St. Fullerton
Davidson over Gonzaga
G'town over UMBC

Second round
Kansas over UNLV
Siena over Clemosn
USC over Wisconsin
G'town over Davidson

Third round
Kansas over Siena
USC over G'town

South

First round
Memphis over Texas-Arlington
Miss St. over Oregon
Temple over Michigan St.
Pitt over Oral Roberts
Marquette over Kentucky
Standford over Cornell
St. Mary's over Miami
Texas over Austin Peay

Second round
Memphis over Miss St.
Pitt over Temple
Marquette over Stanford
Texas over St. Mary's

Third round
Pitt over Memphis
Marquette over Texas

West

First round
UCLA over Miss Valley St.
BYU over Texas A&M
Drake over Western Kentucky
UConn over San Diego
Purdue over Baylor
Xavier over Georgia
WVU over 'Zona
Duke over Belmont

Second round
UCLA over BYU
UConn over Drake
Xavier over Purdue
Duke over WVU

Third round
UCLA over UConn
Xavier over Duke

Elite 8
UNC over Louisville
Kansas over USC
Pitt over Marquette
UCLA over Xavier

Final Four
Kansas over UNC
UCLA over Pitt

Kansas cuts the nets with a 78-74 win over UCLA.