Commentary
Breaking down the bracket
Updated: March 14, 2011, 10:46 PM ET
By ESPN.com
Now that we know the field of 64, what do ESPN.com's contributors think about the bracket? Charlie Creme, Graham Hays, Melanie Jackson and Mechelle Voepel offer some quick analysis:
SELECTION MONDAY QUICK PICKS
![]() Charlie Creme |
![]() Graham Hays |
![]() Melanie Jackson |
![]() Mechelle Voepel |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardest regional | Dayton | Dallas | Spokane | Spokane |
| Easiest regional | Spokane | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Best first-round game | 5 UNC vs. 12 Fresno St. |
6 Iowa vs. 11 Gonzaga |
6 Iowa vs. 11 Gonzaga |
11 JMU vs. 6 Oklahoma |
| Best potential second-round matchup | 3 Miami vs. 6 Oklahoma |
3 Miami vs. 6 Oklahoma |
11 Gonzaga vs 3 UCLA |
4 Ohio State vs. 5 Georgia Tech |
| Team better than its seed | 10 Temple | 5 Green Bay | 10 Marist | 10 Marist |
| Team worse than its seed | 9 Texas | 9 Texas | 9 Texas | 7 Arizona State |
| Biggest snub | Syracuse | Michigan | LSU | LSU |
| Biggest surprise | 1 Baylor, 2 Texas A&M in same region | 1 Baylor, 2 Texas A&M in same region | 1 Baylor, 2 Texas A&M in same region | 1 Baylor, 2 Texas A&M in same region |
| Possible Cinderella | 6 Oklahoma | 11 Gonzaga | 11 Gonzaga | 11 Gonzaga |
| First 1-seed to lose | Tennessee | Baylor | Tennessee | Stanford |
| Final Four | 1 Connecticut 2 Notre Dame 1 Stanford 1 Baylor |
1 Connecticut 1 Tennessee 1 Stanford 1 Baylor |
1 Connecticut 1 Tennessee 1 Stanford 1 Baylor |
1 Connecticut 1 Tennessee 1 Stanford 1 Baylor |
| Who wins | 1 Connecticut over 1 Baylor |
1 Stanford over 1 Connecticut |
1 Connecticut over 1 Baylor |
1 Baylor over 1 Tennessee |
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