Will favorites prevail?
How my picks turned out.
Saturday Games
Loyola LOST
Baylor (Final Four pick) WON
Arkansas WON
Houston WON
Sunday’s Games
Gonzaga (Final Four pick) WON
Michigan WON
Alabama (Final Four & National Champion pick) LOST
USC-Oregon (no call)
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About Frank Fear
Frank is TSC’s Managing Editor, coordinating the daily flow of submissions from across the country and around the world. That role includes editing, formatting, and posting articles. He is the author of two books about West Virginia University athletics: “Band of Brothers Then and Now: The Inspiring Story of the 1966-70 WVU Football Mountaineers” (2023), and the forthcoming “True Prue: Darryl Prue Unwavering” (2026). Frank is also the executive producer and co-host of a weekly podcast on Mountaineer sports, “Mountaineer Locker Room. Then & Now,” simulcast on The Voice of College Football Network and The New River Network. Before focusing on sports writing and media work, Frank had a 35-year career as a professor and administrator at Michigan State University.