The Road to the Final Four Led Us Here

North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan State and Villanova are the only four teams that remain in this years NCAA Tournament. Some had easier roads than others to get here but no matter the path that was taken, only one team will emerge as the 2009 College Basketball Champion. Continuing our stellar selections over the past few weeks, That’s-All-Folks.com has turned in our picks for the championship game below. Enjoy.

(2) Michigan State (30-6) vs. (1) UCONN (31-4) 6:07pm ET Tip

The Michigan State Spartans will have the home crowd of Detroit on their side when they square off against the Huskies of UCONN at Ford Field in Detroit Michigan. Both sides have had unlikely leaders throughout the tournament; Michigan State relying on the hot hand of Goran Suton and UCONN finding an inside presence with Stanley Robinson. The Spartans are certainly a deeper team than UCONN but that might not matter if UCONN can dominate the low post. The Huskies won’t be able to skate away with an easy win unless their guards play better than they have in previous tourney games. A.J. Price has not been impressive lately, so look for Michigan State to slow the game down and put pressure on Price late in the shot-clock. With the roar of the crowd and a little bit of luck, expect Michigan State to make the Big Dance once again.

PREDICTION: Michigan State 65 – UCONN 60

(3) Villanova (30-7) vs. (1) North Carolina (32-4) 8:47pm ET Tip

Although North Carolina is a collection of stars, Villanova is looked at more as a team. None of those players are being projected as having big NBA futures. Guard Scottie Reynolds, of course, is already a college star, courtesy of his floor-length dash and layup for the winning basket against Pittsburgh last weekend. He will need to have a HUGE game in order to take down the Tar-Heels tonight. On the other side, Ty Lawson has looked 100% in North Carolinas last few games, as he is torching opponents for 20+ points. Back when Lawson was seven years old, he and Villanova leading scorer Dante Cunningham were teammates on a Rec basketball team. Undoubtedly, Cunningham will not be rooting for his long-life friend in this one, but sadly I don’t think it will matter. North Carolina has size, speed, strength and almost every intangible known to man. Villanova has Jay Wright. Although it’s a pretty even split, go with North Carolina in this one, and expect Tyler Hansbrough to put together a monster.

PREDICTION: North Carolina 79 – Villanova 71