President Obama went the easy way and picked UConn to win the women’s NCAA Tournament this year.
There aren’t many sure things in the world of sports … except in women’s basketball.
In that sport, it’s a sure bet that the UConn Huskies will be in the running for a national championship each year. Since 1995, the Huskies have won 10 national titles, including the last three in a row, to go along with 16 Final Four appearances since 1991.
There is a pretty good chance that Geno Auriemma’s team will be in Indianapolis for this year’s Final Four, so it would be a safe bet to take them in your women’s NCAA tournament bracket. In his final year in the White House, President Obama is one of those that refuses to go out on a limb and pick someone other than the Huskies, picking them for the third straight season.
President Obama thinks the Huskies will be joined in Indianapolis by fellow top-seeded teams Notre Dame and South Carolina, along with a surprise pick: the fifth-seeded Florida State Seminoles. The President also showed some personal loyalty by picking the alma mater of first lady Michelle Obama (Princeton) to pull the first round upset as an 11th seed.
In addition to picking the Lady ‘Noles, President Obama picked their two biggest rivals (fifth seeds Florida and Miami) to both be upset in the first round. Earlier in the day, he picked Kansas to defeat North Carolina for the men’s title, a bracket he hasn’t gotten correct since his first year in office in 2009.
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