Bracketology 101 is back in session.

Damn, every time I take one of these breaks, I feel like I'm letting you guys down. Well, no more of that. My laptop is back in full operating order and I can go back to voicing my opinions. And let me just say this. the second half of the Lions' season was abysmal. Michigan basketball has struggled again. The Pistons have to, and I mean have to, figure out a way to stop the Celtics. The Push from Heaven at the Daytona 500 was awesome. Michigan State can possibly make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Their football should have beaten Boston College. And I wept when Lloyd Carr went out a winner.

All that being said, class is back in session, so welcome to Bracketology 101, 2008 edition. Here are my soon to be near perfect picks.

Play-In Game
Mount St. Mary's over Coppin State

First Round
North Carolina over Mount St. Mary's
Indiana over Wisconsin
Notre Dame over George Mason
Washington State over Winthrop
Saint Joseph's upsets Oklahoma
Louisville over Boise State
South Alabama upsets Butler
Tennessee over American University
Kansas over Portland State
UNLV over Kent State
Clemson over Villanova
Siena upsets Vanderbilt
Kansas State upsets USC
Wisconsin over Cal State Fullerton
Davidson upsets Gonzaga
Georgetown over UMBC
Memphis over Texas-Arlington
Mississippi State over Oregon
Michigan State over Temple
Pittsburgh over Oral Roberts
Kentucky upsets Marquette
Cornell upsets Stanford
Miami (FL) over Saint Mary's
Texas over Austin Peay
UCLA over Mississippi Valley State
Texas A&M upsets Brigham Young
Drake over Western Kentucky
Connecticut over San Diego
Baylor upsets Purdue
Xavier over Georgia
West Virginia over Arizona
Duke over Belmont

Second Round
North Carolina over Indiana
Washington State over Notre Dame
Louisville over Saint Joseph's
Tennessee over South Alabama
Kansas over UNLV
Clemson over Siena
Wisconsin over Kansas State
Davidson upsets Georgetown
Memphis over Mississippi State
Michigan State upsets Pittsburgh
Kentucky over Cornell
Texas over Miami (FL)
UCLA over Texas A&M
Connecticut over Drake
Xavier over Baylor
Duke over West Virginia

Sweet 16
North Carolina over Washington State
Tennessee over Louisville
Kansas over Clemson
Wisconsin over Davidson
Memphis over Michigan State
Texas over Kentucky
Connecticut upsets UCLA
Duke over Xavier

Elite 8
North Carolina over Tennessee
Kansas over Wisconsin
Memphis over Texas
Duke over Connecticut

Final 4
Kansas upsets North Carolina
Memphis over Duke

Championship
Kansas upsets Memphis

And Butch, don't think for one second that with me saying, "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk," means Kansas is getting a kiss of death.