ESPN’s Dick Vitale Makes Picks for March Madness’ Final Four, National Champion

The longtime ESPN college basketball analyst picked who he believes will cut down the nets.
ESPN’s Dick Vitale Makes Picks for March Madness’ Final Four, National Champion
ESPN’s Dick Vitale Makes Picks for March Madness’ Final Four, National Champion /
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An annual tradition on Selection Sunday is seeing who some of the top college basketball analysts have in their brackets both in the Final Four and national championship.

One of the highlights of this time of year is seeing the bracket of the always enthusiastic Dick Vitale, who continues to prove that age is just a number.

Vitale made his picks in his bracket, as he selected No. 1 Alabama to make the Final Four out of the South region, No. 5 Duke out of the East region, No. 2 Texas out of the Midwest region and No. 3 Gonzaga out of the West region. He then picked No. 1 Alabama over No. 2 Texas in the national championship as the ESPN analyst believes that the Crimson Tide will cut down the nets in Houston.

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The NCAA tournament kicks off on Tuesday night with the First Four, as No. 16 Southeast Missouri State takes on No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and No. 11 Pittsburgh takes on No. 11 Mississippi State.


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Mike McDaniel
MIKE MCDANIEL

Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.