Free Press sports writers and columnist predict which teams will advance to the 2021 NCAA tournament Final Four in Indianapolis and which team will emerge as the national champion:
Mitch Albom
Final Four: Michigan, Gonzaga, Ohio State. Houston.
Champion: Gonzaga.
Why: In the season of COVID-19, it figures the Zags will finally break through and take the brass ring after years of gradual improvement. Would live to see another Michigan-Ohio State game, however, even on Super Saturday.
Jeff Seidel
Final Four: Gonzaga, Baylor, Alabama, Illinois.