May Madness - Final Four

Championship weekend is here!

No changes to the bracket as we have Duke-Penn St. and Notre Dame-UVA.

This is Penn State’s first trip to Final Four Weekend and they are playing in their home state as the games are being held in Philadelphia. Nonetheless, I think Duke has the upper hand here. They have playmakers up and down the roster. I think Penn State will put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fall short.

Winner: Duke Confidence Level: 8

Notre Dame is 12-2 on the year with both losses to the Cavaliers. They have a chance to avenge those losses in the semi-finals. Both teams have dynamic scorers on attack. This game will feature 17 All-Americans between the two teams, including Midfielder of the Year (Thomas McConvey from Virginia and Liam Entenmann for ND).

Winner: ND Confidence Level 7

Looking ahead to Monday's game (assuming my picks prove correct):

Notre Dame vs. Duke. I've had the Irish winning from the get go and I'm not going back on that choice. I think they bring the first title to South Bend.

Winner: ND Confidence Level 6

Let’s look at the previous weeks picks with respect to confidence levels and outcomes.

Previous Picks and Results

Confidence Level	Game (Round)	Result	Confidence = Accuracy?
10	ND-Utah (1)	ND wins big	Yes
10	UVA-Richmond (1)	UVA wins big	Yes
9	Duke-Delaware (1)	Duke squeaks by	No
9	ND-Hopkins (Qtrs)	ND 3 goal win	Closer than I expected
8	Cornell-UM (1)	Michigan upset win	No
7	Duke-UM (Qtrs)	Duke 7 goal win	Should have been more confident
6	Maryland-Army (1)	Army upset win	Mildly confident in pick and did not work out
6	Penn St-Army (Qtrs)	Penn St 1 goal win	Mildly confident and game was close, so I guess it was accurate...
6	Hopkins-Bryant (1)	Hopkins wins big	Should have been more confident; not accurate
5	UVA-Georgetown (Qtrs)	UVA 3 goal win	Lack of confidence, probably inaccurate
3	Penn St-Princeton (1)	Penn St 1 goal win	Very little confidence and was very close
3	Georgetown-Yale (1)	G'town 2 goal win	Very little confidence in another close call

Well, I hope you have a very happy Memorial Day weekend!