NCAA Basketball Tournament 2018: Predicting the results

East Region

East Region bracket prediction

First Round

The biggest shocker of the first round will come from the East Region as I have the No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin defeating the No. 3 seed Texas Tech. Injuries and struggling down the stretch is my reasoning for the major upset, something that Stephen F. Austin is familiar with in the past.

Second Round

The second round doesn't have too much going on here except for the seed 4 and 5 match-up between West Virginia and Wichita State. West Virginia can't seem to win the big one, while Wichita State is a mid-major tournament regular that I almost had them lose to Marshall, but I couldn't pull the trigger on committing to that upset.

Sweet Sixteen

I think losing to Kansas three times in one season is going to eventually catch up to West Virginia when they catch an elite team in the national champions of 2016, Villanova. While this Villanova team is vulnerable, they'll make it to the Elite Eight without much trouble.

Elite Eight

Though they didn't win the regular season or conference tournament crown, Purdue is probably the most dangerous team in the tournament out of the Big Ten. They have four great shooters and a 7'2" big man that makes defences pick their poison. My lack of confidence in Villanova down the stretch gives the lean to the Boilermakers.