Originally Published: March 16, 2005

Expert Final Four picks

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Here are ESPN.com's experts' picks for this year's NCAA Tournament:

Our picks
Expert First-round Upsets Final Four Champs
Andy Katz

Katz
Syracuse
No. 13 Ohio over No. 4 Florida

Austin
No. 11 UTEP over No. 6 Utah


IllinoisNorth Carolina
Wake ForestSyracuse

Wake Forest
Pat Forde

Forde
Austin
No. 12 ODU over No. 5 MSU

Chicago
No. 12 UW-M over No. 5 Ala.


Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina
Wake ForestSyracuse

North Carolina
Fran Fraschilla

Fraschilla
Chicago
No. 12 Wisc.-Mil. over No. 5 Alabama

Tucson
No. 11 UTEP over No. 6 Utah


IllinoisNorth Carolina
WashingtonMichigan State

North Carolina
Doug Gottlieb

Gottlieb
Austin
No. 12 ODU over No. 5 MSU

Chicago
No. 14 Utah State over No. 3 Utah


Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina
Wake ForestDuke

North Carolina
Dick Vitale

Vitale
Sleepers
Villanova, Alabama, Michigan State, Pittsburgh

IllinoisNorth Carolina
Wake ForestDuke

North Carolina
Joe Lunardi

Lunardi
Syracuse
No. 10 NC State over No. 7 Charlotte

Chicago
No. 14 Utah State over No. 3 Arizona


Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina
LouisvilleDuke

North Carolina
Andy Glockner (Editor) Syracuse
No. 13 Ohio over No. 4 Florida

Chicago
No. 14 Utah State over No. 3 Arizona


IllinoisNorth Carolina
Wake ForestSyracuse

Wake Forest