The first rounds of the 2022 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments tip-off Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, respectively, and just like you, many celebrities have spent the last few days filling out their March Madness brackets.
Here are the March Madness bracket picks of notable college basketball fans.
President Joe Biden
Women’s basketball tournament
Champion: Delaware
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 UConn, No. 11 Villanova, No. 13 Delaware
President Biden went with his alma mater, Delaware, to win both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Men’s basketball tournament
Champion: Delaware
Final Four: No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 15 Delaware
President Barack Obama
Men’s basketball tournament
Champion: Gonzaga
Final Four: No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Kentucky
President Obama went chalk in his men’s bracket, with three No. 1 seeds plus No. 2 seed Kentucky in his Final Four. He chose the Zags over the Wildcats in an All-Pacific Time Zone championship matchup.
Women’s basketball tournament
Champion: South Carolina
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Baylor, No. 2 UConn
In his women’s bracket, President Obama chose South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks to cut down the nets again, taking out reigning national champion Stanford.