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President Barack Obama didn't exactly go out on a limb with his college-basketball picks this year.

Like most people, he picked Kentucky to run the table, go 40-0, and win the NCAA Tournament. He also picked three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 to make it to the Final Four.

University of Kentucky basketball players celebrate their Southeastern Conference tournament championship victory earlier this month. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

University of Kentucky basketball players celebrate their Southeastern Conference tournament championship victory earlier this month.

"I don't think you can play a perfect basketball game anymore than you can do anything perfectly," the president said of Kentucky, "but these guys are coming pretty close."

The president did mix in a little politics.

ESPN's Andy Katz asked what seed he would have been, if politics had a bracket.

"Oh, I was definitely a third or fourth seed, but I was scrappy," Obama said, alluding to his first run for the White House against Hillary Clinton.

Clinton was the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination in 2008. She's running again, and is an even bigger favorite.

"It's nice being just a little bit of the underdog because you have less pressure on you," Obama said. "On the other hand, there's a reason they're the favorite," he said of Kentucky, "because they're a really good team."

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Obama's bracket has No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 seed Arizona, No. 1 seed Villanova and No. 1 seed Duke in his Final Four. He has Kentucky defeating Villanova in the national championship game, which would complete a 40-0 season and would make the Wildcats the first undefeated men's champion since Indiana did it in 1976.

"There's a reason they're the favorite," Obama told ESPN's Andy Katz. "They're a really good team."

Though he agrees with the general public and Vegas oddsmakers on Kentucky, Obama does have some early-round upsets, including No. 10 seed Davidson taking out seventh-seeded Iowa and No. 2 seed Gonzaga to reach the Sweet 16 in the South region. He also has two 12 seeds advancing out of the round of 64: Buffalo defeating No. 5 West Virginia in the Midwest region and Wyoming beating No. 5 Northern Iowa in the East region.

Mostly, however, the President has chalk, typically picking the better seeds to advance.

The last time he correctly picked a national champion was 2009, which was North Carolina.

When asked what kind of seed he was, Obama said, "I was definitely a third or fourth seed, but I was scrappy."

A complete look at the President's picks is on the White House's twitter page.

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