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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 Picks Kentucky To Win NCAA Tournament, Mixes In Politics