Bracketphrenology

Folks are still making bracket predictions? You were doing that in January? Shouldn't your prognostications be moving along by now? Isn't it time to show some crystal balls? Here, I'll get you started:

Post Selection Sunday Predictions:

• Neither of the two player of the year favorites will be in uniform for the second weekend of the tournament.
  
• After the first weekend, office poolers everywhere will regret picking so many Missouri Valley Conference teams.
  
• After the first weekend, office poolers everywhere will regret picking so few Big East teams. And they'll have picked a lot of Big East teams.
  
• The Pac-10 will be gone after the first weekend. The Big 12 before the second.
  
• Herb Sendek's job will be in greater jeopardy than it was at the end of last season.
  

More specific:

• The ACC will go 6-5.
  
• UNC and Illinois will again be the last teams standing from their respective conferences.

Ridiculously specific:

• UNC will be eliminated by Villanova.
  
• Mike Krzyzewski and Bruce Pearl will be the coaches in the booth for CBS during the Final Four.

Further in the future:

• Neither of the two player of the year favorites will be in the running for NBA rookie of the year past January.
  
• The ACC will put seven teams in the NCAA tournament in 2008.

Further still:

• Your 2014 NCAA Champions: The Pittsburgh Panthers.

Fear my psychic powers.