Former President Barack Obama picks UNC-Duke final in his NCAA tournament bracket
While President Donald Trump opted not to fill out an NCAA tournament bracket, his predecessor, Barack Obama, revealed his picks for both tournaments — men’s and women’s — on Wednesday.
It’s no secret that President Obama is a huge basketball fan. He filled out a bracket with ESPN throughout his two terms in the oval office. This year, in the picks published on his foundation’s website, Obama picked rivals Duke and North Carolina to reach the final with the Tar Heels prevailing.
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Obama didn’t pick too many upsets in his men’s bracket. His biggest upset is Bucknell, the West Region’s No. 13 seed, knocking off No. 4 seed West Virginia. He also has Cincinnati moving past UCLA in the Round of 32 and into the Sweet 16 and Big Ten tournament champions Michigan, the No. 7 seed in the Midwest, advancing all the way to the Elite Eight.
In the women’s bracket, Obama is rolling with UConn, which is once again the overwhelming favorite. Geno Auriemma’s team has won it all four years in a row and are a perfect 32-0 heading into the tourney.
Obama has UConn beating Washington in the Final Four before taking care of Notre Dame in the final.
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