# What's your Final Four?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 17, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041 "2003-03-17T17:24:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/1 "2003-03-17T17:24:50Z")
I have Syracuse beating Xavier, and Kentucky beating Duke. Kentucky over Syracuse in the final.
I almost picked Memphis over Duke. I have Weber State in the Sweet 16, and Southern Illinois in the Elite 8. Notre Dame losing in the first round to Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
hrh
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/2 "2003-03-17T17:26:39Z")
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> \*Originally posted by hrhomer \*
> \*\*I almost picked Memphis over Duke.
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To clarify, I almost had Memphis beating Duke for the right to face Arizona in the final 8. But Duke wins, and just gets by 'Zona…
hrh
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### Author:  [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/3 "2003-03-17T18:03:04Z")
Kentucky over Duke and Wake Forest over Florida. As much as I want Wake to win, I have Kentucky over Wake in the final.
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### Author:  [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/4 "2003-03-17T18:17:44Z")
Kentucky over Kansas and I don’t know who in the South and East. None of the teams over there impress me. Look for Notre Dame to get knocked out by Wis. Milwaukee and for Miss State to get knocked out by Butler.
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### Author:  [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/5 "2003-03-17T18:20:40Z")
Mississippi St, Kentucky, Kansas, and Texas.
And Kansas will beat Texas for the title.
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### Author:  [@Wyld\_Stallyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyld_Stallyn)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/6 "2003-03-17T19:30:45Z")
Maryland, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Illinois.
Kentucky over OK in the finals. You don’t go unbeaten in the best conf. in the country for no reason.
As much as I want to see Wake make it back to the Final Four, Oklahoma is just too physical.
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### Author:  [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/7 "2003-03-17T20:46:09Z")
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> Kentucky over OK in the finals. You don’t go unbeaten in the best conf. in the country for no reason.
I didn’t realize that Kentucky had moved into the Big 12 this year.
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### Author:  [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/8 "2003-03-17T21:06:38Z")
Kentucky over Arizona, and UConn over Syracuse. Kentucky beats UConn for the championship. You read it here first, folks.
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### Author:  [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/9 "2003-03-17T21:27:25Z")
Pitt, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas.
Pitt beats Texas in the finals (and then this doper is rushed to the emergency room) 😃
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### Author:  [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/10 "2003-03-18T01:53:24Z")
Kentucky, Arizona, UConn, Oklahoma
Kentucky over Arizona
Oklahoma over UConn
Oklahoma over Kentucky
Yep, that’s how its gonna be
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### Author:  [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/11 "2003-03-18T01:56:38Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Mullinator \*
> \*\*I didn’t realize that Kentucky had moved into the Big 12 this year. \*\*
Touche
That was a nice one. It really was.
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### Author:  [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/12 "2003-03-18T05:04:56Z")
I’ve got Kentucky over Syracuse, too. I thought I was just showing my optimism and bias but maybe not. I;ve also got Arizona (pretty safe) and Maryland (not unheard of, I’ve even seen some people pick UConn).
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### Author:  [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/13 "2003-03-18T06:05:16Z")
Kentucky over Kansas, Okalahoma over UConn, KT wins it all.
How do you circumcise a guy from Kentucky?
kick his sister in the chin… sorry had to be done
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### Author:  [@adamant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adamant)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/14 "2003-03-18T12:56:20Z")
Kentucky, Arizona, Florida, and NC State!
Kentucky and NC State in the finals
NCSU 86
Kentucky 83
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### Author:  [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/15 "2003-03-21T08:53:45Z")
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> \*Originally posted by hrhomer \*
> \*\*I almost picked Memphis over Duke. I have Weber State in the Sweet 16, and Southern Illinois in the Elite 8. Notre Dame losing in the first round to Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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> hrh \*\*
yikes :smack:
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/16 "2003-03-21T14:26:40Z")
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> \*Originally posted by King Friday \*
> \*\*yikes :smack: \*\*
Yeah, I know… I DID pick 10 of the 16 games, but those 6… ugh. The upsets went exactly as I did not expect… :eek:
hrh
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### Author:  [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/17 "2003-03-21T14:42:59Z")
Chiming in as another person that picked seemingly good upsets, just not for this years tourney.
Also, I think it’s afe to say that **adamant** isn’t winning any office pools this year.
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### Author:  [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/18 "2003-03-21T16:32:43Z")
Arizona over Kentucky, Oklahoma over Texas. Arizona wins.
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/19 "2003-03-21T16:41:37Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Mullinator \*
> \*\*Chiming in as another person that picked seemingly good upsets, just not for this years tourney.
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I ALWAYS pick great upsets. Just not the right ones. If I get through today with all 4 of my final 4 (Duke, KY, Xavier, Syr) intact, I’ll be happy-ish…
hrh
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### Author:  [@Auntie\_Social](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntie_Social)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-final-four/162041/20 "2003-03-21T17:23:26Z")
My final four is Kentucky, Duke, Xavier, Oklahoma. Oklahoma over Kentucky in the final.
The pool I’m in is on-line so you can constantly check updates; after the first day I’m DFL with only 9 of 16 called correctly yesterday. Ugh. But I figure not too many people picked Oklahoma to win it all, so if they stay alive I’m not totally out of it.
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