Do you smell Barack Cookin ‘?
A tradition as old as the “Thanks, Obama” jokes, Barack Obama revealed his March Madness brackets for the 2021 NCAA tournament on both the female and male sides earlier in the week, and he had some big events.
While No. 44 is trying to play it safely in the men’s bracket, what he has done in the Final Four is a rarity, something that happened once before in NCAA tournament history.
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In the women’s bracket, there are also some surprises, as well as a troubled drinker on the right and UConn for a little (unfortunate) history for himself.
With the first four being played on Thursday, here’s Obama’s parentheses shakes:
Barack Obama’s March Madness Bracket 2021
NCAA men’s tournament
The former president is 2-2 early, with both UCLA and Texas Southern winning their first four matches on Thursday night.
Obama played it safely, selecting all four No. 1 seeds to make it to the final four. Last – and only – at the time when all four No. 1 seeds made the semifinals in 2008, UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Memphis all made it to the final four. KU took home the tournament win that year.
NCAA Women’s Tournament
A Final Four without Huskies? Obama has the No. 1 seed from the No. 2 seed boiler in the River Walk area. If that happens, it will be the first final four that Geno Auriemma and Ucino have missed since 2005.
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