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March Madness Predictions 2017

By Tyler Smith and Matt Hetzler
Matt and Tyler give you all of their 2017 NCAA Tournament picks. They will include three bracket buster teams as well. 

Bracket Busters 2017

Tyler's Bracket busters:
UNC Wilmington
MTSU
ETSU
Rhode Island
​VCU
Matt's Bracket Busters
MTSU
Winthrop
Wichita State
VCU
​Nevada

First Four and Round of 64

Tyler's Picks

East

Matt's Picks

East

#1 Villanova (advancing)
vs. 
#16 Mount St. Mary's/NO

#8 Wisconsin
vs. 
#9 Virginia Tech

#5 Virginia
vs. 
#12 UNC-Wilmington

#4 Florida
vs. 
#13 East Tennessee State

#6 SMU (Advancing)
vs.
#11 Providence/USC

#3 Baylor
vs. 
#14 New Mexico State

#7 South Carolina
vs.
#10 Marquette

#2 Duke
vs. 
​#15 Troy
​#1 Villanova (Advancing)
vs. 
#16 Mount St. Mary's/NO

#8 Wisconsin
vs. 
#9 Virginia Tech

#5 Virginia
vs. 
#12 UNC Wilmington

#4 Florida
vs. 
#13 East Tennessee State

#6 SMU (Advancing)
vs.
#11 Providence/USC

#3 Baylor
vs. 
#14 New Mexico State

#7 South Carolina
vs.
#10 Marquette

#2 Duke
vs. 
​#15 Troy
Next: Round of 32 Picks

South

South

​#1 UNC
vs. 
#16 Texas Southern

#8 Arkansas
vs. 
#9 Seton Hall

#5 Minnesota 
vs. 
#12 MTSU

#4 Butler
vs. 
#13 Winthrop

#6 Cincinnati (Advancing)
vs.
#11 Wake Forest/Kansas State

#3 UCLA
vs. 
#14 Kent State

#7 Dayton
vs.
#10 Wichita State

#2 Kentucky
vs. 
​#15 Northern Kentucky
​#1 UNC
vs. 
#16 Texas Southern

#8 Arkansas
vs. 
#9 Seton Hall

#5 Minnesota
vs. 
#12 MTSU

#4 Butler
vs. 
#13 Winthrop

#6 Cincinnati
vs.
#11 Wake Forest/Kansas State

#3 UCLA
vs. 
#14 Kent State

#7 Dayton
vs.
#10 Wichita State

#2 Kentucky
vs. 
​#15 Northern Kentucky
Next: Round Of 32 Picks

West

West

​#1 Gonzaga
vs. 
#16 South Dakota State

#8 Northwestern
vs. 
#9 Vanderbilt

#5 Notre Dame
vs. 
#12 Princeton

#4 West Virginia
vs. 
#13 Bucknell

#6 Maryland
vs.
#11 Xavier

#3 Florida State
vs. 
#14 FGCU

#7 St. Mary's 
vs.
#10 VCU

#2 Arizona
vs. 
​#15 North Dakota
​#1 Gonzaga
vs. 
#16 South Dakota State

#8 Northwestern 
vs. 
#9 Vanderbilt

#5 Notre Dame
vs. 
#12 Princeton

#4 West Virginia
vs. 
#13 Bucknell

#6 Maryland
vs.
#11 Xavier

#3 Florida State
vs. 
#14 FGCU

#7 St. Mary's
vs.
#10 VCU

#2 Arizona
vs. 
​#15 North Dakota
Next: Round Of 32 Picks

Midwest

Midwest

​#1 Kansas (Advancing) 
vs. 
#16 North Carolina Central/UC-Davis

#8 Miami (FL)
vs. 
#9 Michigan State

#5 Iowa State
vs. 
#12 Nevada

#4 Purdue
vs. 
#13 Vermont

#6 Creighton
vs.
#11 Rhode Island

#3 Oregon
vs. 
#14 Iona

#7 Michigan
vs.
#10 Oklahoma State

#2 Louisville
vs. 
​#15 Jacksonville State
​#1 Kansas (Advancing)
vs. 
#16 North Carolina Central/UC Davis

#8 Miami (FL)
vs. 
#9 Michigan State

#5 Iowa State
vs. 
#12 Nevada

#4 Purdue
vs. 
#13 Vermont

#6 Creighton
vs.
#11 Rhode Island

#3 Oregon
vs. 
#14 Iona

#7 Michigan
vs.
#10 Oklahoma State

#2 Louisville
vs. 
​#15 Jacksonville State
Next: Round Of 32 Picks

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