Obama predicts Kansas will beat Wichita State, thinks Kentucky will win the NCAA Tournament
President Obama is predicting that Kentucky will remain undefeated and take home the title in the NCAA Tournament.
The basketball fan in chief says there’s a good reason the Wildcats are the prohibitive favorite in the tournament after going 34-0 so far. He picked them to beat Villanova in the title game during an interview broadcast Wednesday on ESPN.
In a bracket released by the White House, Obama picked Indiana to beat Wichita State University in the second round but changed his mind, crossing out the Hoosiers and writing in WSU. He picked Kansas to beat New Mexico State in the same round, and predicts Kansas will beat Wichita State in the Round of 32.
The president also advanced Arizona and Duke to the NCAA Final Four, scheduled for April 4-6 in Indianapolis.
Obama hasn’t picked the correct national champion since his first year in office, when North Carolina won the 2009 championship.
Obama also tells ESPN he would like to see the NCAA move the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds and move back the three-point line to mirror the NBA.
Contributing: Michael Roehrman of The Eagle
This story was originally published March 18, 2015 at 9:56 AM with the headline "Obama predicts Kansas will beat Wichita State, thinks Kentucky will win the NCAA Tournament."