Barack Obama’s full NCAA bracket revealed on eve of first full day of action
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Barack Obama was the President of the United States for 8 years, but if you’re an NBA or college basketball fan who’s old enough, you’re probably well aware that Obama was a huge basketball guy and followed the sports closely while he did that other job.
And every year at this time, whether he was President or now that he’s not, Obama wouldn’t hesitate in making his beliefs known about March Madness. His NCAA Tournament picks were out in the open for public discourse every year, broadcast on ESPN even while he was in office.
Just because he’s not President now doesn’t mean Obama is running and hiding from those NCAA Tournament picks. And, right on schedule, the 44th President of the United States revealed on Wednesday his thoughts on the 2026 NCAA Tournament, on the eve of the first full day of action.
Let’s cut to the chase for SEC hoop fans — he doesn’t have an SEC team winning it all, even with Florida being the defending national champion and a No. 1 seed in this year’s tourney. No, he doesn’t have Darius Acuff Jr. leading Arkansas to the promised land, either.
And sorry Crimson Tide fanatics and Big Blue Nation, neither Alabama nor Kentucky were Obama’s choices to be cutting down the nets on April 6 in Indianapolis.
So, who was? Here are Obama’s picks for all to see and talk about, as the madness gets rolling toward that special Monday night in early April:
While Obama gave his annual 2 cents on the NCAA Tournament, here is what the Kalshi market currently sees regarding the top teams in the mix to win it all on April 6:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
