Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

I've entered 4 bracket contests online (ESPN.com, Outsports, CBSSportsline, Yahoo!), and for each one, I've entered a slightly different bracket. But this is what counts; this is for pride. Here's my final picks for the 2004 NCAA Men's D-I Basketball Tournament (underway in less than 4 hours!). Winners play on, losers go home, baby.

St. Louis regional
1st round winners:
Kentucky, UAB, Providence, Kansas, Boston College, GA Tech, Nevada, Gonzaga.
Sweet 16:
Kentucky, Providence, BC, Gonzaga.
Elite Eight:
Kentucky and Gonzaga.
Final Four:
The 'Zags make Spokane proud by heading to their first-ever Final Four.

East Rutherford regional
1st round:
St. Joe's, TX Tech, Manhattan, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Pitt, Memphis, OK State.
Sweet 16:
SJU, Manhattan, Pitt, OK St.
Elite Eight:
SJU and Pitt.
Final Four:
Pitt makes everyone pay for dropping them to a #3 seed by heading to San Antonio.

Atlanta regional
1st round:
Duke, Arizona, Illinois, East Tennesse State, Air Force, Texas, Xavier, Mississippi State.
Sweet 16:
Duke, IL, Air Force, MS St.
Elite Eight:
IL and MS St.
Final Four:
Proving that those three losses by a combined 9 points were no fluke, Mississippi State heads west.

Phoenix regional
1st round:
Stanford, Southern Illinois, BYU, Maryland, Western Michigan, NC State, DePaul, Connecticut.
Sweet 16:
Stanford, BYU, Western MI, UConn.
Elite Eight:
Stanford and UConn.
Final Four:
The last #1 standing, the Cardinal prepare to show and prove.

National semifinals:
Pitt tops the 'Zags in a gutty defensive battle, while Stanford and MS St. engage in a high-energy contest with both teams scoring over 80; Stanford wins.

National Championship:
Too much of a true team to be denied: Pittsburgh 84, Stanford 75.