March Madness has lived up to its name in 2013. Other upsets aside, the Cinderella team this year is without a doubt the Eagles from Flor- ida Gulf Coast University, FGCU.

Not even President Barack Obama called the Eagles run from play-in to full blown giant killers, taking down Georgetown in the first round.

In 75 years of NCAA cham- pionship play, no 15-seed had ever won two games. FGCU now holds a title in history as the only 15 seed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen.

The most surprising fact behind this little known uni- versity? FGCU has only been in existence for 15 years and is only in its second year of NCAA eligibility.

Obama does tout a near perfect South region as well as a perfect East region, not an easy accomplishment by

any means. Although he does have his Final Four picks still in play, he has some very risky picks with Florida winning their matchup against Michi- gan in the Elite Eight.

Florida will have to face now in-state rival Florida Gulf Coast and if their play continues, will end up on the losing side of that battle. My prediction, FGCU by eight.

His pick of Michigan over Kansas is one I wish I would have made, as Kansas struggled in their opening game and as Michigan finally reached their potential, win- ning their first two games with ease.

In the Midwest, Michi- gan State has it wrapped up. With a small scare in the first round, the Spartans domi- nated the game against Mem- phis to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. They face Duke who has not faced much of a chal- lenge.

Louisville is favorite of many to win the tournament, but I believe Michigan State

coach Tom Izzo will make it to his second Final Four in four years.

Obama’s perfect East brack- et holds up well, with Indiana beating out Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen and Miami in the Elite Eight and facing Kansas in the Final Four.

The West region is where things get tricky. With Wichita State shocking No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 13 La Salle pulling off an equally as shocking Sweet Sixteen run, Wichita State and La Salle face off to see who will face Ohio State in the Elite Eight.

Although the possibility of two Cinderella teams in the Final Four is an exciting thought, Ohio State is the logical choice.

My bracket shows three of the four teams in the Fi- nal Four as Big Ten, which is highly probably given the teams remaining in the field with Michigan State being my obvious choice for Na- tional Championship. Better luck next year, Mr. President.