The final day of the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend will take place Sunday, with 16 more teams vying for the remaining 8 spots in next week’s Sweet 16.
Ahead of the action, ESPN’s College GameDay crew revealed its selections for 4 of the day’s top games, and to little surprise, the trio agreed on none of the picks.
Beginning with the ongoing clash between No. 7 Miami and No. 2 Purdue in the West region, Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas both saw the Boilermakers coming out on top, while Jay Williams believes Miami is primed to spring the upset. Miami and Purdue are currently squaring off with the Hurricanes leading by a score of 40-38 at halftime, making Williams look like the early leader.
And in the second game from St. Louis, both Bilas and Williams selected second-seeded Iowa State to emerge victorious in the Midwest region, while Greenberg opted to side with No. 7 Kentucky.
This begun a string of contrarian behavior from Greenberg, as he went on to select third-seeded Virginia and fourth-seeded Alabama in the final 2 matchups. Meanwhile, Williams and Bilas opted for No. 6 Tennessee and No. 5 Texas Tech respectively from the Midwest region.
Here’s a full look at each expert’s picks for Sunday’s action:
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
