Obama revealed his March Madness brackets and once again he went all chalk
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Former President Barack Obama revealed his men's and women's March Madness brackets.
Obama is picking Gonzaga to win the men's tournament and South Carolina to win the women's.
Obama has made a tradition of his March Madness picks but tends to shy away from risky picks.
Former President Barack Obama has released his brackets for March Madness 2022, and he's going all chalk.
Obama has made a tradition of his NCAA tournament picks, and his brackets have been, for lack of a better term, quite conservative.
It takes a bit of work to find a real upset in Obama's brackets. On the men's side, the biggest Cinderellas in the first round are the No. 13 Vermont Catamounts over No. 4 Arkansas and the No. 12 UAB Blazers over No. 5 Houston. The only double-digit seed Obama has reaching the Sweet 16 is No. 11 Michigan.
Obama's Final Four on the men's side is just as cautious, backing three No. 1s and one No. 2 to reach the last weekend of play. In recent years, Final Fours on the men's side have been a bit more chaotic than that.
Obama has Gonzaga taking down Arizona in the championship game. No word on his prediction for the final score.
On the women's side of the bracket, Obama was similarly safe in his picks.
In the Elite Eight, Obama has matchups between seeds 1-3, 1-2, 1-2, and 1-2. While he has both UConn and Kentucky taking down their top-seeded opponents to reach the Final Four, in the last games, Obama once again backs the top-ranked teams in basketball, picking South Carolina over Stanford in the championship.
It's not the first time Obama has played it safe with his bracket. Last year, Obama picked all four 1-seeds on the men's side of the tournament to reach the Final Four, which has happened just once in tournament history. His 2019 brackets were similarly top-heavy.
For what it's worth, the public seems to agree with Obama, with Gonzaga and South Carolina both the top-picked teams in their respective brackets, according to ESPN.
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