2009 NCCA Tournament Bracket x President Obama (Barack-Etology)

Here is Prez Obama filling out his 2009 NCAA Tournament bracket on "Sportscenter." As he is with just about every topic, El Presidente definitely knows his college hoops. It may too late for all of you participating in NCAA pools to copy Barack's bracket and submit it as your own, but it's still cool to see him deftly break down the match-ups and offer his opinion. As always, Barack displays his charisma and comes off completely at east; he seems like a normal guy discussing hoops - nothing seems fake about his persona. Plus, how many U.S. Presidents have ever been on "Sportscenter" casually conversing about sports - especially in the midst of an economic crisis?

And that is why he is The Rock of Gibraltar aka Barack of Gibraltar. Enjoy.



[I haven't followed college hoop too closely this season. Every year I say I'm going to keep up during the regular season so that come tourney time I'll be able to make intelligent picks. It never happens that way. I just never get into college hoop.

With that disclaimer in place, let's go! From the small amount of college b-ball I've seen this year (most in the past couple weeks leading up to the Big Dance), and after a couple days of being overexposed to the opinions and "insight" of an endless supply of no-name commentators that ESPN loves to bring out of the woodwork, I'm ready to select.

Here are my picks:

Elite 8:
Louisville v. Michigan St.
U Conn v. Missouri
Pittsburgh v. Villanova
Gonzaga v. Syracuse

Final 4:
Louisville v. Mizzou
Pitt v. Syracuse

Championship Game:
Louisville v. Syracuse

[And your 2009 NCAA Champion will be... Louisville, 82-76.]

Give me your picks for the Final 4 all the way through your pick for 2009 Champ..

To view a printable bracket, click here and hit up ESPN.com