Obama's 2014 NCAA Final Four picks: How good is 'Bracketologist-in-Chief'?
President Obama's NCAA Final Four consists of Louisville, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan State. How good is Obama's record on selecting NCAA finalists?
President Obama, an avid basketball fan, revealed his NCAA Tournament 2014 Men's Final Four picks to ESPN.
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His selection: The Louisville Cardinals, the Florida Gators, Arizona Wildcats, and the Michigan State Spartans.
Today, he also told ESPN that he expects Michigan State to beat Louisville in the finals.
The unspoken strategy behind his choices: Experience. All four of his 2014 picks have veteran players in leadership roles. And as in previous years, his choices are both savvy and conservative. Florida and Arizona are No. 1 seeds. Louisville and Michigan State are No. 4 seeds, but both have finished the season strong.
"I know these are not imaginative picks, but I think they're the right ones," Obama told ESPN.
How good is the president as "Bracketologist-in-Chief"?
He's had his ups and downs. On average, Obama has correctly predicted slightly under 30 percent of Final Four teams correctly, according to The Hill.
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Obama's 2014 NCAA Final Four picks: How good is 'Bracketologist-in-Chief'?