Who will make it to the Final Four? More than 30 experts give us their NCAA predictions.
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Is this the year that the Kentucky Wildcats win their first NCAA championship in a decade? Or will it be a college basketball season that ends with the first title for heavily favored Gonzaga? Perhaps Arizona or Kansas can go all the way, or maybe Baylor will be the back-to-back champions?
The NCAA Tournament bracket will get sorted out over the next three weeks of March Madness.
Before the games get played, the Herald-Leader asked dozens of college basketball experts near and far for their Final Four predictions and national title picks. UK was a popular team for those inside and outside of the state, but the projections this year varied, with a half-dozen teams picked as possible national champs.
Here are the results:
John Clay, Herald-Leader: Gonzaga, Baylor, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Kansas
Mark Story, Herald-Leader: Gonzaga, UCLA, Arizona, Iowa
Title game: Gonzaga over Arizona
Ben Roberts, Herald-Leader: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Kansas
Rick Bozich, WDRB: Duke, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Arizona over Duke
Jeff Drummond, Cats Illustrated: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Wisconsin
Title game: Gonzaga over Arizona
Dick Gabriel, Big Blue Insider: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas.
Title game: Gonzaga over Arizona
John Hale, Courier Journal: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Tennessee
Lee K. Howard, WKYT: Texas Tech, Kentucky, Arizona, Auburn
Title game: Kentucky over Auburn
Matt Jones, Kentucky Sports Radio: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa
Title game: Kentucky over Arizona
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa
Title game: Arizona over Gonzaga
Tim Sullivan, Courier Journal: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa
Title game: Arizona over Gonzaga
Tyler Thompson, Kentucky Sports Radio: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Kentucky over Arizona
Kyle Tucker, The Athletic: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Kentucky over Kansas
Larry Vaught, VaughtsViews: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Villanova, Iowa
Title game: Kentucky over Villanova
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa
Title game: Tennessee over Gonzaga
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times: Gonzaga, UCLA, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: UCLA over Arizona
Jeff Borzello, ESPN: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona , Iowa
Title game: Arizona over Kentucky
Mark Bradley, AJC: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Kansas over Kentucky
Travis Branham, 247Sports: Gonzaga, UCLA, Villanova, Auburn
Title game: Gonzaga over Villanova
Jerry Brewer, Washington Post: Gonzaga, Purdue, Arizona, Iowa
Title game: Arizona over Gonzaga
Rob Cassidy, Rivals.com: Texas Tech, UCLA, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Kansas over UCLA
Drew Davison, Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Texas Tech, Kentucky, Arizona, Wisconsin
Title game: Arizona over Kentucky
Luke DeCock, Raleigh News & Observer: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Houston, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Kansas
Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News: Gonzaga, Purdue, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Arizona over Gonzaga
Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star: Gonzaga, Purdue, Villanova, Iowa
Title game: Purdue over Iowa
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer: Gonzaga, Purdue, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Kansas
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Arizona
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
Title game: Gonzaga over Kansas
Gary Parrish, CBS Sports: Gonzaga, UCLA, Arizona, Auburn
Title game: Gonzaga over Arizona
Krysten Peek, Yahoo Sports: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa
Title game: Gonzaga over Iowa
Mike Waters, Syracuse Post-Standard: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
Title game: Arizona over Kentucky
This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 12:05 PM with the headline "Who will make it to the Final Four? More than 30 experts give us their NCAA predictions.."
