CF Final Four predictions

[cyclones500]

With opening day now about 15 minutes away (Central Time), who's in your Final Four for 2015?

Mine (with seedings; includes 1 seed in regions where top seed didn't make it) (based on my preseason bracket setup):
1. Kentucky (Midwest)
2. North Carolina (South) (1. Wisconsin)
3. Ohio State (East) (1. Duke)
3. Louisville (West) (1. Arizona)

Iowa State is a definite darkhorse candidate for FF, but I'm not pushing expectation to that level this year, in advance.

Other prominent "expert panel picks":
ESPN Final Four predictions
CBS Sports Final Four predictions

 

[digZ]

Final Four:
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State

National Champ:
Iowa State

National Player of the Year:
Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa State

National Coach of the Year:
Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State

Feeding kool-aid into my system intravenously right now.

 

[Luth4Cy]

Kentucky Team A
Kentucky Team B
Iowa State
Duke

 

[CoKane]

Duke
Kentucky
Kansas
Wisconsin

 

[Doc]

Arizona, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa State

 

[Chitowncy]

Kentucky (1)
Arizona (1)
Louisville (4)
Texas (3)

The expectations for some on this site are a little wacky. Do those same people remember how many close games ISU won last year. Haha! It was borderline crazy. I don't think we'll be that lucky / good again this year, even though we may have more all-around talent. I'll guess ISU at a 5 seed with a solid tourney run (sweet sixteen), but run into another dominant 1 seed (Arizona or Kentucky) on its way to a national championship.

 

[CysRage]

Kentucky (1)
Arizona (1)
Louisville (4)
Texas (3)

The expectations for some on this site are a little wacky. Do those same people remember how many close games ISU won last year. Haha! It was borderline crazy. I don't think we'll be that lucky / good again this year, even though we may have more all-around talent. I'll guess ISU at a 5 seed with a solid tourney run (sweet sixteen), but run into another dominant 1 seed (Arizona or Kentucky) on its way to a national championship.

This. I know fans can have expectations wherever they want but to expect a final four when our school has been to it once..in the 40s, is drinking triple spiked koolaid. Enjoy the ride but don't be disappointed if we don't light it up and go all the way in the tournament. You are just building yourself up to be extremely let down if it doesn't work out.

 

[time4cy]

Kentucky
Kansas
North Carolina
Gonzaga

 

[AMarner32]

Iowa State
Kansas
Florida
Gonzaga

 

[cyclones500]

Iowa State
Kansas
Florida
Gonzaga

I admire your outside-the-boxie moxie.

 

[ketchupnmustard]

Iowa State
Anyone not named Kansas
Anyone not named North Carolina
Anyone not named Kentucky

 

[VeloClone]

Kentucky Team A
Kentucky Team B
Iowa State
Duke

You are smoking crack. There is no way the Selection Committee allows ISU to make the final four without having to go through both the Kentucky A and B teams

 

[Thomasrickj]

Iowa State
Who Cares?
Who Cares?
Iowa - wait, this isn't for the NIT Final Four.

 

[inCyteful]

1- Kentucky
2-Louisville
3-Texas
4-Virginia

 

[jkclone]

Iowa State
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Gonzaga

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Iowa State
Who Cares?
Who Cares?
Iowa - wait, this isn't for the NIT semi-finals.

 

[SNEDDS3]

 

[bsaltyman]

The teams that made the final 4 last year were ranked preseason #1 (Kentucky), #10 (Florida), #18 (UConn), and #20 (Wisconsin).

Using that logic and this year's AP top 25, my pick for this year's final 4 will be: Kentucky, Texas, Michigan State, and Ohio State.

I hate all 4 of those teams, so I hope that I am wrong.

 

[Eriksp]

Iowa State
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Florida

We lose to Kentucky in the natty.

 

[CoKane]

Duke
Kentucky
Kansas
Wisconsin

If this doesn't happen then this is my pick

Wake Forest
TCU
Northwestern
Washington State