POTUS's Picks Don't Take UConn to the Finals

President Obama's March Madness bracket is out. And so are the Huskies.

By Kyle Reyes
|  Thursday, Mar 19, 2009  |  Updated 9:09 AM EDT
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POTUS's Picks Don't Take UConn to the Finals

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Thabeet's going to be RIPPIN' when he finds out who President Obama's gunning for in the final four.

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Some UConn fans may say the leader of the free world can't pick a winner when it's right in front of his eyes.

In his just released tournament bracket, President Barack Obama has the University of Connecticut making it to the "Elite Eight".  And with a stroke of his pen, he has North Carolina going all the way. 

Between dealing with hostile rogue nations and picking up the pieces of the economy, Obama spent part of Tuesday making his tournament picks for ESPN.  You can see the actual picks in Obama-scribble here.

His "vision for change" for the final four includes top-seeded Pittsburgh joining the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels and Cardinals.

Then it gets ugly.  He chose second-seeded Memphis to beat Connecticut in the West Regional.  However, he does have a question mark underneath Connecticut, so maybe he's having second thoughts.

No word on whether his approval ratings slipped in Connecticut... yet.

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