Dry your eyes mid majors: The Official NCAA Tournament Selection Blog Brief

If it's any consolation to Creighton Bluejays fans, New York City is a much better place to end your season than Deeeeeeeeetroit, Miiiiiiiiiiiiiichiiiigaaaaaaan.

After going a perfect 65-for-65, I'm assuming ESPN's Joe Lunardi is going into hiding after having his bracket busted even before the Madness began. Lunardi had Arizona and Minnesota out. Oh well, Joe, welcome to the loser's bracket after nailing only 63-of-65 teams.

Looking for upset specials?

• No. 12 Western Kentucky over No. 5 Illinois without Chester Frazier.
  
• No. 12 Arizona over No. 5 Utah where individual talent will prevail over team.
• No. 11 Utah State over No. 6 Marquette, which was a Final Four contender before losing Dominic James for the year.

Looking for this year's slumbering giant? Check out UCLA. They've been to a billion straight Final Fours under Ben Howland and have an experienced backcourt. Guard play will take you far.

As a North Carolina enthusiast, I'm scared to pieces that Butler's methodical ways could make the Tar Heels throw a fit, or two. A part of me wants to see Illinois survive only to be picked apart by Roy Williams' run-and-gun game.

In the title game, I'm picking Roy Williams' Carolina blue sportscoat over Rick Pitino's all-white suit. Because, really, four years is an awfully long title drought.

More to come as I actually will get time to break down the brackets between classes.