NCAA PrideTime Predictions

East Side:
Villanova
Okay well first, they're ranked # 1. They are 31-3, meaning they only lost 3 games out of 34 games (for all those not hyper-aggressively addicted to basketball), which is a pretty big deal. Most importantly, the guys on the team look really good. Not basketball good. Good good. they're fit and handsome; so, yeah. They look like a winning team. Not that it matters, but the mascot is really cute and fluffy so that’s a plus, too. (Erica Lopez, Brenda Luna)

Baylor
We picked Baylor because it's obvious they are the better team in the bracket. New Mexico St. may have a better ranking , but they are number 14 in the bracket . Making them no competition against anyone else really. (Kerrin Massey and Jescie Holmes)

West Side:
Arizona
The world is a scary places, and as the great Billy Joel says, "Only the Good Die Young." What is more “bad” than a wildcat. An unnamed creature slipping from the depths of hell. Last I checked, not showing up to a game from fear counts as forfeiture. (Melissa Burnham, Celina Mori, William Lopez, Bushra Farook)

Gonzaga
Its fairly obvious that Gonzaga was going to win from the get go by their extremely good record. but they have more than that going for them.  Their team mascot alone can strike fear into the other team as soon as they go on court.  They have a team of absolute giants terrifying anyone that they're about to got up against. That, combined with their mascot, the bulldog, the most terrifying breed of all dogs, spells out a victory before they even go out on the court. (Anthony Brunetto, Christian Sabbagh)

Midwest Madness:
Oregon:
Oregon is going straight forward. We chose this team because they had the highest power ranking within this bracket.They also had the best record in this part of the bracket. They finished 3rd in the PAC 12. We aren’t taking any risks here. We are taking the easy road. (Jamie Taylor, Witshi, and Chandler Greene)

Kansas
Let’s go Jayhawks. We think that Kansas will win the Mid-West bracket. They are a first seed and because experts picked it, we stand by it. Game. Set. Match. Also, Mr. LaPrad loves them. And he is not bad. (Joey Murphy & Yanira Matute)

South Side:
UCLA
UCLA is going to win. This one is easy. Not only are they located in LA, they were blue, the holy color. On top of all that they have LaVar ball, father of celebrated freshman superstar Lonzo Ball, to continue making insanely funny comments like, "I’m better than MJ in his prime." With each round, these comments are bound to just get better. There is no way they can be stopped, especially with papa bear, Lavar, leading the way. (Pj, Meghan, Malerie)

Middle Tenn.
Middle Tenn. will win because the men on this team are so fineeee. How else do you decide a winner? Also their mascot is a blue Raider that goes by the name "Lightning." Nothing is faster than lightning. You will be seeing this low seed go far. (Demara Little, Tamia Holland, Midland Lenard)