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Obama Picks Michigan State To Win March Madness Tournament

President Barack Obama arrives with his daughter Malia to watch the Oregon State University versus University of Akron college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Sunda... President Barack Obama arrives with his daughter Malia to watch the Oregon State University versus University of Akron college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Michelle Obama's bother, Craig Robinson, is the coach of Oregon State. The first family is in Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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March 19, 2014 8:15 a.m.
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Hold on to your brackets: ESPN revealed Wednesday that President Barack Obama has chosen Michigan State to sweep the NCAA college basketball championship tournament.

Obama picked Michigan State, a No. 4 seed, to defeat defending tournament champion Louisville in the championship game. No. 1 overall seed Florida and Arizona rounded out his top four.

The President picked Louisville to advance to the championship game last year, but had them losing to Indiana. The last time he correctly chose the men’s tournament champion was in 2009, when the North Carolina Tar Heels took the title. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Obama has released his complete bracket to ESPN.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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