The thing that makes the NCAA basketball tournament the best sporting event in the world is that the madness never ends.  Yesterday's selections for the tournament launched what is simply the greatest three weeks in all of sports.  You've heard all of the controversy, here are the facts about what will transpire shortly:

• Florida is the best team in the nation and deserves the #1 overall seed.  They breezed through the SEC tournament and return five starters from the team that cut the nets down 49 weeks ago. 
• Ohio State will be the first #1 seed to lose.  They are a team that has managed to have an all-world big man and never give him the ball.  It's truly amazing it you've never seen them play. 
• Kansas is actually the most talented team in the tournament, but they won't win it all.  Kansas has no clue who should take the last shot in a close game.  The pressure of the tournament has a tendency to expose people who don't have the killer instinct.  Kansas doesn't have a player with that, so they will lose.
• Arkansas SHOULD have made the tournament.  Arkansas is 6-1 this season in single elimination, neutral floor, tournament style games.  The win in the Old Spice classic (defeating West Virginia and Southern Illinois) and the runner-up run in the SEC tournament (defeating Mississippi State and Vandy) show that they are tournament tough.  When you add that with strength of schedule and RPI, it's a no-brainer.  Also don't forget that Arkansas beat Vandy in the last game of the season.  Beating a "lock" team twice in five days says it all.
• Texas with Kevin Durant looks a lot like Syracuse with Carmelo Anthony.  The difference is, Durant is better!
• Davidson will beat Maryland.  Maryland is one of those teams that some people have them winning the whole show while others have them one and done.  I live in that Maryland "market" so maybe the title hype is just local garbage.  Anyway, there may not be a team that looks better on certain nights and worse on others.  Teams like that usually fold like a tent in the tournament.  This Terps team is no exception.
• Don't believe the Winthrop hype.  They will not beat Notre Dame.  Notre Dame has the balance and three point shooting to beat teams a lot better than Winthrop.  Oregon, you have been warned!
• Kansas vs. UCLA will be the game of the tournament in the regional final.
• If you're desperate for a Final Four sleeper, look no further than Bruce Pearl and the Tennessee Vols.  Can you imagine how much that guy would sweat under the bright lights in Hotlanta?
• Mid-majors do not deserve seeds higher than six!  Southern Illinois will prove that and not make the Sweet 16.  (Side note:  DIckey Vitale had the audacity to say that Arkansas's best win this year was against S. Illinois.  He then went on to say that Arkansas should beat them because "they're Arkansas".  You can't have it both ways Dickey V.  Your mid-majors either are legit or not.  Hint:  They're not!)
• The Final Four will be:  Florida, UCLA, Georgetown, Tennessee
• Florida beats Georgetown to win the whole show
• Isiah Thomas leads the mighty Knicks to the playoffs  (bonus pick).