# Final Four Picks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615 "2001-03-12T04:39:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615/21 "2001-03-14T19:45:28Z")

</div>

Sound logic, **Connor**. 🙂

**plasticbryan:** It occurs to me that the defense played by NC State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Maryland, and, well, [Duke](http://www.dukeupdate.com) is at _least_ as physical as that of most other teams out there…and certainly more physical than, say, UCLA and Dan “don’t squeeze the” Gadzuric. Did you catch the Georgia Tech/Duke game in Atlanta? Elbows, headlocks, and hard fouls galore.

That being said, your opinion of Duke’s chances is certainly no less valid than mine. 🙂

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615/22 "2001-03-14T22:38:09Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Connor \*  
> \*\*Therefore, I believe this is their year to at least make it that far. \*\*

Evidently we are not alone. One of the head CNNSI reporters are also picking the Terps to go all the way.

(I swear I didn’t know this until after I made my predictions.)🙂

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![eponymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615/23 "2001-03-15T01:26:37Z")

</div>

Final Four,

Duke, Iowa State, Michigan State, and Arizona.

Arizona over Michigan State and Iowa State over Duke.

Iowa State over Arizona in the championship game - no real reason, just a hunch.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-four-picks/57615.md?page=1)