Hours after the brackets were released, college basketball pundits from the national media began predicting their champions and Final Four participants.
Five experts predict the Virginia Cavaliers to win it all. Villanova received the most picks with seven, with Michigan St, Duke, Arizona, and UNC picking up votes as well. As for the Final Four representative from the South Regional, 13 of the 22 experts chose No. 1 seed UVA, compared to 8 for No. 4 seed Arizona and only one for No. 2 seed Cincinnati. Virginia fans should not feel as slighted as some other schools, since only one expert chose No.