[Cactus Jack]

I'd be more interested and excited if Kentucky were there, but I can't pretend I won't be interested and won't watch.

For now, I'm here for Houston, as unlikely as it may be given their injuries and the fact that the officials can essentially decide to whistle them out of a game anytime they'd like.

Wouldn't mind North Carolina but also don't want them closing in on any records that Kentucky has on them either. I don't know what it is, but they just seem more tolerable to me than a UConn, Purdue, or Duke. Speaking of the Huskies, they are the best team, but I don't want to see them have an undisputed claim to the "blue blood" discussion and it's tough to keep them out with #6 coming as part of a back-to-back.

Think that this is the ACC's round to fall. Clemson and NC State should come crashing down to Earth. I will be for NC State so long as they aren't playing Houston.

Of any of the underdogs with a legit chance of winning, I don't care at all for Illinois.

Can't be for Marquette given how many times they've beaten Kentucky, and not the biggest fan of Creighton and McDermott.

Will be for Alabama but not Tennessee. We'd never hear the end of it from Vols fans whose mental gymnastics would lead to math that proves "8 = 1".

I can get behind Iowa State so long as they aren't playing Houston, NC State, Alabamaa, and possibly UNC.

That leaves being indifferent to Arizona & San Diego State and basically being for Gonzaga to come out of the Midwest by default.