Maybe it’s the family ties. Or the Ivy League pride. Or a compulsion to pick at least one 12-over-5 upset in every NCAA tournament.
No matter the reason, at least former President Barack Obama is consistent. On Wednesday, he picked the Princeton women’s basketball team to upset fifth-seeded Maryland on Friday for the second time in four seasons.
(The women’s bracket is on the right.)
In 2015, Obama made the short drive over from the White House to College Park for the Tigers’ first-round win over Green Bay to see his niece, Leslie Robinson.