Growing up in LA, it felt like everyone picked either UCLA or USC. Even if you personally had no connection to either school, you knew someone who did. Having grown up in the area around UCLA, had a particular affiliation with the brains. In fact, both my high school and UCLA refer to the blue Pacific waters. Safe to say, I was excited to see the bruins in the national tournament and I had even picked them to go all the way and win their first NCAA title. Go bruins!

