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By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
I gave up picking upsets for the most part a few years ago. That's why they're called upsets, because you can't predict them. Too many people think no one will notice if they hook up a Jay Bilas IV to one arm and a Doug Gottlieb IV to the other on Selection Sunday weekend, then stealing their insights and passing them off as their own knowledge when they turn their brackets into the moderating co-worker who knows they're full of shit.
That's not to say I only pick by chalk, but at the same time, there's a reason why one team is seeded first, another is seeded eighth and another is 15th. In most cases, such rankings signify the best, the second-best and the worst of those three teams. When the dust settles after the first weekend, sure you'll see some 12s and 10s and 9s, but you see more 1s and 2s and 3s. And that will again be the case this year.
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In fact, I'm convinced that there's a good chance that all four No. 1 seeds will make it out of their regions and play in the Final Four this year. Here's how:
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