Game 1.  Mississippi State 7-3 vrs Washington State 8-1. Pick Wash St. Miss St has played a very poor schedule. Only quality opponent was in their last game against Virgina Tech on a neutral court and they lost by 31. Wash St beat Fresno by 13. Lost to a very good Kansas State team. They received three votes this week in the polls. Best player in this game. Klay Thompson of Wash St. PG. 21ppg and 5 assists.

Game 2. Baylor 7-1 vrs San Diego 2-8. The mismatch of the first round. All Baylor, currently ranked 15th. Undefeated until last game , a loss to Gonzaga. Best player. Perry Jones, a f/c averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds.

Game 3. Butler vrs Utah. The pick is last year's national runner-up Butler. They are struggling somewhat so far with losses to Duke, Louisville, and Xavier, but they may righted the ship with a 30 pont win at Stanford on the way here. Best Player Matt Howard 18ppg and 8 r/b. Utah has beaten Fresno and Boise however.

Game 4. Florida State 9-2 vrs Hawaii 7-2. Frankly, without Bill Amis and Hiram, this game may not be close. Florida State is a great defensive and rebounding team, although they sometimes struugle to score. Best player, Chris Singleton, 14 ppg and 7.6 r/b. Hawaii is down to 8 players. Unless they light up the floor from 3, and avoid 20 turnovers, it could be along night.

Who will win it all. What do you all think?  The chalk says Baylor over Butler. I like Baylor over Florida State. A disclosure. I am hosting Fla State.