Celebrity March Madness picks for the 2022 NCAA tournaments

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The first rounds of the 2022 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments tip off Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17, respectively, and just like you, many of celebrities have spent the last few days filling out their March Madness brackets.

Here are the March Madness bracket picks of notable college basketball fans. You can fill out your bracket or check on how you’re doing in your pool here.

President Barack Obama

Men’s basketball tournament

Champion: Gonzaga
Final Four: No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Kentucky

President Obama went chalk in his men’s bracket, with three No. 1 seeds plus No. 2 seed Kentucky in his Final Four. He chose the Zags over the Wildcats in an all-Pacific Time Zone championship matchup.

Women’s basketball tournament

Champion: South Carolina
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Baylor, No. 2 UConn

In his women’s bracket, President Obama chose South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks to cut down the nets again, taking out reigning national champion Stanford.

Rex Chapman

Men’s basketball tournament

Champion: Arizona
Final Four: No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 1 Arizona, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 2 Auburn

Chapman, the former University of Kentucky standout and current Turner analyst, took the reverse of President Obama’s national championship scenario — Arizona over Gonzaga.

Candace Parker

Women’s basketball tournament

Champion: South Carolina
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Texas, No. 2 Baylor, No. 6 Kentucky

While Parker took No. 1 seed South Carolina to advance to the Final Four and cut down the nets, she took three non-No. 1 seeds to make the sport’s final weekend, including No. 6 seed Kentucky.

Nate Robinson

Men’s basketball tournament

Champion: Arizona
Final Four: No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Kansas, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 11 Virginia Tech

Robinson took two No. 1 seeds, Arizona and Kansas, along with two sleepers, Michigan State and Virginia Tech, to make the Final Four.

Tyasha Harris

Women’s basketball tournament

Champion: South Carolina
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 1 Stanford, No. 1 NC State, No. 2 Baylor

Harris went almost all chalk, taking three No. 1 seeds to advance to the Final Four.

Jimmy Fallon

Men’s basketball tournament

Champion: Gonzaga
Final Four: No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 1 Kansas, No. 3 Tennessee, No. 3 Purdue

Fallon took a pair of No. 1 seeds and No. 3 seeds to advance to the Final Four.

Women’s basketball tournament

Champion: Stanford
Final Four: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 1 Stanford, No. 1 NC State, No. 9 Gonzaga

Fallon sees Stanford repeating as the national champion.

2022 March Madness schedule, livestream links

Click or tap on any of the games below to be taken directly to that live stream.

GAMES	TIME	TV	CITY	Venue
First Four — Tuesday, March 15
No. 16 Texas Southern 76, No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67	6:40 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
No. 12 Indiana 66, No. 12 Wyoming 58	9:10 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
First Four — Wednesday, March 16
No. 16 Wright State 93, No. 16 Bryant 82	6:40 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
No. 11 Notre Dame 89, No. 11 Rutgers 87	9:10 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
First Round — Thursday, March 17
No. 11 Michigan 75, No. 6 Colorado State 63	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 Providence 66, No. 13 South Dakota State 57	12:40 p.m.	truTV	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 9 Memphis 64, No. 8 Boise State 53	1:45 p.m.	TNT	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 1 Baylor 85, No. 16 Norfolk State 49	2 p.m.	TBS	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Longwood	2:45 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Richmond	3:10 p.m.	truTV	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Georgia State	4:15 p.m.	TNT	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Marquette	4:30 p.m.	TBS	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 5 UConn vs. No. 12 New Mexico State	6:50 p.m.	TNT	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s	7:10 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. No. 12 Indiana	7:20 p.m.	TBS	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 8 San Diego State vs. No. 9 Creighton	7:27 p.m.	truTV	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vermont	9:20 p.m.	TNT	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 10 San Francisco	9:40 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Akron	9:50 p.m.	TBS	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Texas Southern	9:57 p.m.	truTV	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
First Round — Friday, March 18
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Loyola Chicago	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State	12:40 p.m.	truTV	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Montana State	1:45 p.m.	TNT	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Yale	2 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Delaware	2:45 p.m.	CBS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Southern California vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.)	3:10 p.m.	truTV	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Notre Dame	4:15 p.m.	TNT	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech	4:30 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Chattanooga	6:50 p.m.	TNT	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Duke vs. Cal State Fullerton	7:10 p.m.	CBS	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Iowa State	7:20 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Wright State	7:27 p.m.	truTV	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 12 UAB	9:20 p.m.	TNT	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Davidson	9:40 p.m.	CBS	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Colgate	9:50 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 TCU	9:57 p.m.	truTV	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 24 and 26		San Antonio, Texas	AT&T Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 24 and 26		San Francisco, California	Chase Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 25 and 27		Chicago, Illinois	United Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 25 and 27		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wells Fargo Center
Final Four	April 2 and 4		New Orleans	Caesars Superdome

This article was originally published by Ncaa.com. Read the original article here.

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President Barack Obama

Men’s basketball tournament

Women’s basketball tournament

Rex Chapman

Men’s basketball tournament

Candace Parker

Women’s basketball tournament

Nate Robinson

Men’s basketball tournament

Tyasha Harris

Women’s basketball tournament

Jimmy Fallon

Men’s basketball tournament

Women’s basketball tournament

2022 March Madness schedule, livestream links

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