And Then There Were 16

The first two sets of games are over, and with very few exceptions the ’sweet 16′ is as expected. Now with the second weekend of games, we’ll see who’s going to step forward, have a good series of games and wind up as the Final 4 to go after the National Champion.

The Schedule for Saturday is:
New Orleans Regional:
Louisville against North Carolina
Oklahoma against LSU

Spokane Regional:
Vanderbilt against Maryland
Pittsburgh against Stanford

And on Sunday:
Oklahoma Regional:
Duke against Texas A&M
Notre Dame against Tennessee

Greensboro Regional:
Old Dominion against Connecticut
George Washington against Rutgers

And now for my prediction of the games.
Carolina will beat Louisville and will play LSU, who wins against Oklahoma. LSU will win a close game against Carolina in the regional final.

Maryland will defeat Vanderbilt and will also reach the final four when they play Pittsburgh.

Duke will beat Texas A&M and will play Tennessee, who wins against Norte Dame. Tennessee will win against Duke in the regional final.

UConn will defeat Old Dominion, but they will not reach the final four. They will lose for their second game to Rutgers. Rutgers gets to the regional final easily.