March Madness: 8 bold predictions for 2019 NCAA Tournament

March Madness is a time to expect the unexpected. What crazy things might happen in this year’s tournament? 8 bold predictions in this week’s Rauf Report.

It’s finally March Madness time!

After four and a half months of the twists and turns that make up the regular season, college basketball has arrived at the greatest postseason in all of sports. Now is the time when stars are born and teams are immortalized.

The NCAA Tournament is here and with it comes the annual tradition of filling out brackets, which is a science in and of itself.

You have to pick upsets, but not too many. You have to pick top seeds to go far, but not too many of those, either, because it never all works out the way it’s supposed to on paper. And where will all of these upsets come from anyway? And when?

Indeed, the only thing certain about the NCAA Tournament is that it will be full of the unexpected, which is how the nickname March Madness was coined in the first place.

There are good teams lurking in the shadows, high seeds poised to be picked off, and Cinderellas ready to capitalize on their time in the spotlight. And, of course, there is only one team in the mix that will end their season on a high note as national champions.

Who will that team be and who else will thrill us along with way? This special Rauf Report brings you eight bold predictions for the NCAA Tournament.

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