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So let's start with the Ohio State-Georgetown tilt.

This should be a hell of a game. Starting at the obvious position, Center, with Greg Oden and Roy "Dr." Hibbert, for both of these men, this will be the most challenging match-up either has seen all year. Rightfully so, as these are probably the two top centers in the upcoming draft. Roy is probably giving up 45 pounds and somehow, 15 years to Greg Oden. Both have shown a propensity for foul trouble. Neither bench has a player that they even bother subbing in as a Center if these players get in foul trouble. Both Ohio State and G-Town go small in that event.

So who wins this battle of the 7 footers? Impossible to say. But the game may turn on which big man has only 2 fouls coming into the final 10 minutes of the game.

Georgetown clearly owns the rest of the front court. Go ahead, name an Ohio State forward. Is he better than Jeff Green? Of course he isn't. Jeff is the best small forward in the country, and Ohio State has no answer for him. 6' 9", smart, tough, a good shooter, a great rebounder, and a pretty good assist man, Jeff Green will probably be the difference in this game.

But the backcourt has some say in that. At Georgetown, you've got Jesse Sapp, and Wallace, and at Ohio State, you've got Conley and Lewis. I think the backcourt edge has to go to Ohio State, but just barely.

Both teams are deep, but I think Georgetown has better athletes and players than Ohio State--Ewing Jr, Rivers, and Summers (who if he had gone to a place like Minnesota, would have been an absolute star this year) are simply more talented than the guys Ohio State is bringing off the bench.

This game will turn on fouls, I think.

UCLA-Florida

a rematch of last year's final. Awesome, and congrats to both squads for making it to the Final Four two years in a row. That ain't easy. Both teams lost very few people off of last year's Final team. I'm sure Florida graduated some senior who never played. UCLA lost Jordan Farmar, but that's about it. Some will tell you that this era of players coming back is at an end. There are a ton of intersting match-ups here, even throwing out last year's history. UCLA's Affaflo will need to marked tight, and I'm not sure either of the Florida's three main guards (Green, Humpfries, or Hodge) is equal to that task. Collison for UCLA will also be a pain to guard. I'm not sure UCLA's guards can defend Florida's either. And then you have the distinct advantage in Florida's big men.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Corey Brewer determines this game. If Brewer scores more than 15, then Florida wins. If he is held to less than 10 points, then give the game to UCLA.