• The Final Four is one of the most prominent events in college sports, and as such, predicting the teams that will be in the Final Four and ultimately win the NCAA tournament is a common practice for sports fans and gamblers alike.

• Final Four Stats

  1. 17 teams have entered the tournament undefeated; 12 made the Final Four and seven won the championship
  2. Lowest seed to win tournament: #8 Villanova (1985)
  3. Lowest seed to reach Final Four: #11 LSU (1986), #11 George Mason (2006)
  4. Most Final Four appearances: UCLA has 17; North Carolina has 16
  5. 2008 was the first time the Final Four consisted of all #1 seeds

• Notable Final Four Predictions

  President Barack Obama: Louisville, Pittsburgh, Memphis and North CarolinaESPN: President Obama's Bracket

  Sports analyst Dick Vitale: Louisville, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and North CarolinaESPN: Dickie V's tournament picks

  Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated: Pittsburgh, Memphis, Wake Forest and North CarolinaSI.com: Seth Davis' Bracket

  Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com: North Carolina, Connecticut Duke and Wake ForestCBSSports.com: Gary Parrish's Bracket

• Celebrity Final Four Picks

  Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race: North Carolina, Memphis, Louisville and PittsburghCBSSports.com: Phil Keoghan's Bracket

  Emily Procter, CSI Miami: North Carolina, Louisville, Pittsburgh and MissouriCBSSports.com: Emily Procter's Bracket

  Joe Mantegna, Criminal Minds: Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Wake Forest and OklahomaCBSSports.com: Joe Mantegna's Bracket

  Hill Harper, New York: Oklahoma, Memphis, Pittsburgh and Michigan StateCBSSports.com: Hill Harper's Bracket

• Recent Final Four Teams

  • 2008:
    • Kansas - champion
    • Memphis - runner-up
    • UCLA
    • North Carolina
  • 2007:
    • Florida - champion
    • Ohio State - runner-up
    • UCLA
    • Georgetown
  • 2006:
    • Florida - champion
    • UCLA - runner-up
    • LSU
    • Georgetown
  • 2005:
    • North Carolina - champion
    • Illinois - runner-up
    • Louisville
    • Michigan State
  • 2004:
    • Connecticut - champion
    • Georgia Tech - runner-up
    • Duke
    • Oklahoma State

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