President Biden picks Arizona Wildcats to win men's March Madness NCAA Tournament bracket
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Update: President Biden's pick to win the men's NCAA Tournament, No. 2 seed Arizona, has lost in the first round to No. 15 seed Princeton, 59-55.
Ouch.
Original story: President Joe Biden has made his NCAA Tournament picks and he's going with a No. 2 seed in the men's bracket and a No. 4 seed in the women's.
The White House posted Biden's March Madness brackets on social media Thursday morning before the start of the first round of the men's tournament.
His pick to win it all in the men's bracket?
Arizona, the No. 2 seed in the South Region.
He has the Wildcats beating No. 15 seed Princeton in their first-round game on Thursday before knocking off No. 10 seed Utah State on Saturday in the second round.
He picks Arizona over No. 3 seed Baylor in the Sweet 16 and Arizona over No. 4 seed Virginia in the Elite 8 (Virginia lost in the first round Thursday against No. 13 seed Furman, 68-67).
Biden has the Wildcats beating Marquette, the No. 2 seed in the East Region in one Final Four game, and Kansas, the No. 1 seed in the West Region, beating Midwest No. 2 seed Texas in the other before picking Arizona to top Kansas in the national championship game.
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Good luck to every team in this year's NCAA tournament.
I’ve got Arizona in the men’s tournament and Villanova in the women’s – and as you know, in this household, Villanova always wins. pic.twitter.com/iILzABTCuo— President Biden (@POTUS) March 16, 2023
As for the women, he has Villanova, the No. 4 seed in the Greenville 2 region, winning the title after wins over No. 13 seed Cleveland State, No. 5 seed Washington State, No. 1 seed Indiana, No. 2 seed UConn (out of the Seattle 3 region in the Final Four and No. 1 seed South Carolina out of the Greenville 1 Region in the title game.
He has Stanford, the No. 1 seed in the Seattle 4 Region, as the other Women's Final Four team.
Former President Barack Obama has Duke winning the national title in his men's bracket, with Arizona bowing out against Baylor in the Sweet 16.
He has South Carolina winning the women's title, with Villanova losing in the Sweet 16 to Washington State.
It’s the best time of year! My #MarchMadness brackets will get busted soon enough, but here are my picks.
Who do you have winning it all? pic.twitter.com/H3MdBkJCmY— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 15, 2023
Arizona opens the NCAA Tournament at 1:10 p.m. MST Thursday against Princeton in a game that can be seen on TNT.
Thursday's NCAA Tournament game picks: West Virginia vs. Maryland | Furman vs. Virginia | Utah State vs. Missouri | Howard vs. Kansas | Charleston vs. San Diego State | Princeton vs. Arizona | Illinois vs. Arkansas | Auburn vs. Iowa | Oral Roberts vs. Duke | Colgate vs. Texas | Boise State vs. Northwestern | No. Kentucky vs. Houston | Louisiana vs. Tennessee | Penn State vs. Texas A&M | UNC Asheville vs. UCLA
Friday's NCAA Tournament game picks: USC vs. Michigan State | Kennesaw State vs. Xavier | UC Santa Barbara vs. Baylor | VCU vs. Saint Mary's | Vermont vs. Marquette | North Carolina State vs. Creighton | Iona vs. UConn | Providence vs. Kentucky | Drake vs. Miami | Grand Canyon vs. Gonzaga | Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis | Montana State vs. Kansas State | Kent State vs. Indiana
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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