Your guide to the Madness

At 12:20 pm, Florida and Brigham Young will tip off in what is arguably the most exciting tournament in sports. Yet, with 64 teams (65 if you count last night's play in game loser, Winthrop), there are very few people in the country who have seen the majority of the teams in the field. But why do you need to watch all the teams play if there is a college basketball expert on the Lasso Online staff? So without further ado, here are PJ Anderson's picks for the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

MIDWEST
First round
1 Kansas over 16 Lehigh
9 Northern Iowa over 8 UNLV
5 Michigan State over 12 New Mexico State
4 Maryland over 13 Houston
11 San Diego State over 6 Tennessee
3 Georgetown over 14 Ohio
10 Georgia Tech over 7 Oklahoma State
2 Ohio State over 15 UC Santa Barbara

Second round
1 Kansas over 9 Northern Iowa
5 Michigan State over 4 Maryland
3 Georgetown over 11 San Diego State
2 Ohio State over 10 Georgia Tech

Sweet 16
1 Kansas over 5 Michigan State
3 Georgetown over 2 Ohio State

Elite Eight
1 Kansas over 3 Georgetown

WEST
First round
1 Syracuse over 16 Vermont
8 Gonzaga over 9 Florida State
12 UTEP over 5 Butler
4 Vanderbilt over 13 Murray State
6 Xavier over 11 Minnesota
3 Pittsburgh over 14 Oakland
7 BYU over 10 Florida
2 Kansas State over 15 North Texas

Second round
1 Syracuse over 8 Gonzaga
12 UTEP over 4 Vanderbilt
3 Pittsburgh over 6 Xavier
2 Kansas State Over 7 BYU

Sweet 16
1 Syracuse over 12 UTEP
2 Kansas State over 3 Pittsburgh

Elite Eight
2 Kansas State over 1 Syracuse

EAST
First round
1 Kentucky over 16 East Tennessee State
8 Texas over 9 Wake Forest
12 Cornell over 5 Temple
4 Wisconsin over 13 Wofford
6 Marquette over 11 Washington
3 New Mexico over 14 Montana
10 Missouri over 7 Clemson
2 West Virginia over 15 Morgan State

Second round
1 Kentucky over 8 Texas
12 Cornell over 4 Wisconsin
3 New Mexico over 6 Marquette
2 West Virginia over 10 Missouri

Sweet 16
1 Kentucky over 12 Cornell
2 West Virginia over 3 New Mexico

Elite Eight
1 Kentucky over 2 West Virginia

SOUTH
First round
1 Duke over 16 Arkansas Pine-Bluff
9 Louisville over 8 California
5 Texas A&M over 12 Utah State
13 Siena over 4 Purdue
11 Old Dominion over 6 Notre Dame
3 Baylor over 14 Sam Houston State
7 Richmond over 10 Saint Mary's
2 Villanova over 15 Robert Morris

Second round
1 Duke over 9 Lousiville
13 Sienna over 5 Texas A&M
*** Ronald Moore and company will take over in crunch time
3 Baylor over 11 Old Dominion
2 Villanova over 7 Richmond

Sweet 16
1 Duke over 13 Sienna
2 Villanova over 3 Baylor

Elite Eight
2 Villanova over 1 Duke

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
Kansas over Kansas State
Kentucky over Villanova

NATIONAL TITLE GAME
Kentucky over Kansas