North Carolina

UNC (1)

Tennessee (2)

Louisville (3)

Washington State (4)

Along with our writer Final Four Picks and our writer Upset Picks, we present our All-Tournament Team picks. No surprise that Kevin Love and Tyler Hansbrough dominate the selections, but there's certainly no consensus. The player in bold is that writer's Most Outstanding Player pick.

We've made our predictions, but what do other national experts and media publications have to say? Here's a sampling of what some of the big names say about the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Note that just about everyone picked UNC and UCLA to make the finals.. either we're all stupid or there's really two clear-cut favorites this year.  Time will tell.

Kansas

Memphis

North Carolina

UCLA

Based on CollegegHoops.net's Top 100 Player Ranking, here are the Top 50 players in the NCAA Tournament as voted by CHN writers. 

 

Need help picking the Final Four? CHN writers give their predictions below and we try and come up with some semblance of a consensus. The only real consistent choice is that they all love UCLA. See how these picks compare to CHN's Official Prediction.

 

Leading up to the 2008 NCAA Tournament, we'll be presenting daily tips to help you fill in your bracket. 

 

Today's Bracket Tactic

 

Duke

UNC

Other

North Carolina Tar Heels

Atlantic Coast Conference (32-2, 14-2)

Seed: #1

 East Region

 

RPI: 1

  - How about North Carolina's  Danny Green? The sixth-man extraordinaire provided a huge lift for the Heels on Saturday, totaling 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocks as they knocked off Duke in Cameron. Green's ability to play inside or on the perimeter gives UNC a huge advantage.  Green can play either forward spot, as well as shooting guard, meaning UNC can match-up with any type of line-up thrown at them. With