Final Four Consensus Picks

[Sean]

Based on a sample of about 175 contestants so far in SBR's March Madness Brackets Contest, the following represents the consensus picks for the 2007 NCAA Tournament Final Four, by region:

EAST
37.6% Georgetown (19.7% favored to advance to final)
28.3% North Carolina (17.3% favored to advance to final)
21.4% Texas
4.6% Washington St
2.9% Michigan St
1.7% Southern Cal
1.2% Vanderbilt
0.6% Arkansas
0.6% Boston College
0.6% New Mexico St
0.6% Texas Tech


MIDWEST
60.7% Florida (36.4% favored to advance to final)
13.9% Wisconsin
11.6% Oregon
6.9% Maryland
2.3% Arizona
1.2% Georgia Tech
1.2% Notre Dame
1.2% Purdue
0.6% Butler
0.6% UNLV


SOUTH
47.4% Ohio St (28.3% favored to advance to final)
26.0% Texas A&M
16.2% Memphis
2.9% Louisville
2.3% Nevada
1.7% Tennessee
1.2% Xavier
0.6% Albany
0.6% BYU
0.6% Long Beach
0.6% Virginia


WEST
42.8% Kansas (26.0% favored to advance to final)
38.7% UCLA (18.5% favored to advance to final)
8.1% Pittsburgh
2.3% Duke
2.3% Virginia Tech
1.7% Southern Illinois
1.2% Kentucky
1.2% Villanova
0.6% Niagara
0.6% Gonzaga
0.6% Illinois


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[Illusion]

If Tennessee does win the south I will be sitting pretty. BTW, thanks for posting this Sean. Can you update once the contest closes please.

[Sean]

Can you update once the contest closes please.

I doubt that the percentages are going to change much within the next 20 hours or so. However, if we do see significant moves, we'll try to provide an update.

[Willie Bee]

I doubt that the percentages are going to change much within the next 20 hours or so.

I don't know, Sean. There might be a lot of folks waiting until the last minute to get their Albany and Niagara picks in.

[rmcaj]

Ok 3 of those 4 picks are #1 seeds, first off there hasen't been to many times when 2 #1 seeds make the final four yet alone 3. I would never go by these percantages, In order to win a contest like march madness you have to be creative and think of less likely scenarios. I would never put more then 2 #1 seeds in my final four.

[bigboydan]

I need Vandy to pull off the miracle and make it into the final 4.

[Sean]

... first off there hasen't been to many times when 2 #1 seeds make the final four yet alone 3.

FYI ... If CBS Sportsline's history is correct, 2 or more #1 seeds have made the Final Four more than 57% of the time (16 times out of 28) over the past 28 tournaments. However, you are correct that 3 or more #1 seeds making the Final Four is rare ... just 3 times in the past 28 tournaments.

Multiple #1 Seeds in the Final Four

2006 2, 3, 4, 11
Ucla, FLORIDA, Lsu, George Mason

2005 1, 1, 4, 5
NORTH CAROLINA, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State

2004 1, 2, 2, 3
Duke, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech

2003 1, 2, 3, 3
Texas, Kansas, Marquette, SYRACUSE

2002 1, 5, 1, 2
MARYLAND, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma

2001 1, 1, 2, 3
DUKE, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland

2000 1, 5, 8, 8
MICHIGAN STATE, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin

1999 1, 1, 1, 4
CONNECTICUT, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio St

1998 1, 2, 3, 3
North Carolina, KENTUCKY, Stanford, Utah

1997 1, 1, 1, 4
Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, ARIZONA

1996 1, 1, 4, 5
KENTUCKY, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi St

1995 1, 2, 2, 4
UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma St

1994 1, 2, 2, 3
ARKANSAS, Arizona, Duke, Florida

1993 1, 1, 1, 2
NORTH CAROLINA, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas

1992 1, 2, 4, 6
DUKE, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan

1991 1, 1, 2, 3
Unlv, North Carolin, DUKE, Kansas

1990 1, 3, 4, 4
UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas

1989 1, 2, 3, 3
Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, MICHIGAN

1988 1, 1, 2, 6
Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, KANSAS

1987 1, 1, 2, 6
Unlv, INDIANA, Syracuse, Providence

1986 1, 1, 2, 11
Duke, Kansas, LOUISVILLE, Lsu

1985 1, 1, 2, 8
St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, VILLANOVA

1984 1, 1, 2, 7
Kentucky, GEORGETOWN, Houston, Virginia

1983 1, 1, 4, 6
Houston, Louisville, Georgia, N.C. ST

1982 1, 1, 3, 6
NORTH CAROLINA, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston

1981 1, 1, 2, 3
Virginia, LSU, North Carolina, INDIANA

1980 2, 5, 6, 8
LOUISVILLE, Iowa, Purdue, Ucla

1979 1, 2, 2, 9
Indiana State, MICHIGAN State, DePaul, Pennsylvania

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