Final Four picks

It's March Madness, which means brackets and team's dreams are vamped up to see who reaches the Final Four in Indianapolis this year.

So far teams such as Syracuse and Kansas State shrugged off preseason analysis that they were both in rebuilding years after the early departures of the their leading scorers.
The Wildcats of Kentucky lived up to the hype with their freshmen phenoms John Wall and Demarcus Cousins.
Northern Iowa stunned Kansas in the second round.
Duke has dominated the South region bracket.
Cornell has become a "Cinderella" team by upsetting Temple and then Wisconsin.

All these headlines prove Madness is the best word to describe the feeling in America. With Kansas eliminated and the Sweet 16 finalized, here are the teams most likely to have "One Shining Moment."

Nick's picks:
OHIO STATE: The Buckeyes from Ohio State University have a well-balanced attack with six guys constantly putting up solid numbers. Junior guard Evan Turner has become the face of college basketball by putting up a little over 20 points per game. After coming off an impressive Big Ten tournament championship, the Buckeyes would have had to play a nearly perfect game when they faced national powerhouse Kansas, the overall No. 1 seed. But not anymore. The Buckeyes can thank Northern Iowa for taking down the goliath Kansas. This leaves Ohio State the clear favorite from this region to reach the Final Four.

KENTUCKY: This 30-win Kentucky Wildcat ball club had very close games in the SEC tournament, only beating Mississippi State by one point in overtime. This late season scare will drive sensational guard John Wall to play even harder, pushing his team past Big East powerhouse West Virginia. Despite the fact that the Mountaineers are red-hot coming off a championship in arguably the best conference in the country, they are going to hit a Wall. John Wall is simply too good. This freshman from Raleigh, N.C. knows how to take control of the game when he needs to: whether it is driving to the bucket and drawing a foul or slowing down his explosive offense to set up a half court offense. Wall will waltz to Indianapolis.

SYRACUSE: Maybe the most "iffy" of the four to reach Indianapolis, the Syracuse Orange have a rough schedule and a sore quad that could stop this squad from reaching their full potential. After the Orange beat Vermont they had to face a very tough Gonzaga team, which wasn't ideal due to the size of Gonzaga. Yet the Orange prevailed, helped by the 31 points posted by Wes Johnson. Now the boys in orange face an undersized Butler team that they will handle easily. Yet who can forget about the big man from "˜Cuse, Arinze Onuaku. The quad injury to Onuaku would take away not only the team's advantage on the offensive boards, but it would hinder the bottom of their famous 2-3 zone. Yet there is hope buzzing throughout the city of Syracuse. With Big East Player of the Year Wes Johnson and Big East Coach of the Year Jim Boheim, the team will give non-Big East teams a hard time with a defense they have never experienced.

VILLANOVA/BAYLOR: Maybe not my best final four; pick the Villanova Wildcats simply came out flat in the NCAA tournament. I thought senior guard Scottie Reynolds would get his team pumped up for the tournament but that simply did not happen. Barley escaping a first round lost to Robert Morris, Villanova fell to a very impressive Saint Mary's squad that will unfortunately lose to Baylor. My new Final Four squad is Baylor, simply because the No. 1 seed in the south region is Duke. The Blue Devils will choke, as Baylor will face a tough Kentucky squad in Indianapolis.

Bashee's picks:
SYRACUSE: Yes, I am biased for picking them but at the same time Jay Bilas, Andy Katz AND the Syracuse hating Doug Gottleib all agree: Syracuse is among the best. Forward Wesley Johnson has more than made up for the departure of Jonny Flynn and Eric Devendorf. Senior guard and former Jamesville-DeWitt alumni Andy Rautins has stepped his game way up and the development of Kris Joseph from last year has been tremendous. After burying both Vermont and Gonzaga in the first two rounds, Syracuse has reached the Sweet 16. With their great length and their confusing 2-3 zone Syracuse has a chance to win a second championship in less than a decade.

OHIO STATE: Evan Turner is the best player in college basketball. He can play three positions and rebounds extremely well for his height of 6 feet 7 inches. Jon Deibler is one of the best three-point marksmen in the nation and William Buford fills up a box score. The only issue that is concerning is the team's lack of size, with their tallest starter standing at 6-foot-8-inches.

KENTUCKY: John Calipari showed his recruiting power by adding John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orten to his new team at Kentucky. The former Memphis head coach has turned the program into a national powerhouse, virtually ripping the SEC conference. Despite lack of experience, this team has the athleticism and hunger to take home the trophy to Lexington, Ky. Along with veteran Patrick Patterson, Kentucky is a force to be reckoned with both on the inside and outside.

BAYLOR: Duke seriously had no competition in the ACC this year and they rely heavily on three players: Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. There is a lack of any skilled big men on their roster, and they shoot the three ball way more often than suggested. Baylor, the No. 3 seed in the region, has two high scoring guards: LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter. Their big man, Ekpe Udoh, dominates the paint and their defense is tremendous. Baylor is the biggest sleeper in the tournament and I am positive that they will meet Kentucky in Indianapolis.