Final Four Preview

It all comes down to this. Louisville, Wichita State, Michigan, and Syracuse highlight the Final Four in Atlanta as this year's March Madness tournament is coming down to a thrilling end. A 1 seed, Cinderella 9 seed, and two 4 seeds battle it out for a chance at a National Championship. If you're a College Basketball fan, there's no better way to end the season with an enticing Final Four.

Louisville vs Wichita State tip it off around 6 ET on CBS as the Final Four gets underway. Louisville is on a mission, winners of 14 straight with arguably the best back court in the nation, led by Russ Smith and Peyton Siva. Louisville is coming off an Elite 8 win over Duke as the Cardinals are playing with heavy hearts after Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome and horrific broken leg injury in an 85-63 win over the Blue Devils. Kevin Ware will travel is with the team in Atlanta. Meanwhile, Wichita State is this year's underdog, this year's VCU and Butler. They are called the Shockers for a reason. Wichita State has 4 straight wins coming into this Final Four match up, most notably with wins over #1 seed Gonzaga and #2 seed Ohio State. Wichita State has shown why the Missouri Valley Conference is one of the nation's elite in the mid major conferences. Wichita State is led by Carl Hall and Malcom Armstead. Players like Cleanthony Early and Fred Van Vleete have given the Shockers a spark off this bench in this tournament. Wichita State is no easy task for Louisville, but I'm sure Louisville knows what's ahead of them. Nothing is stopping Louisville right now.

Prediction: Louisville takes care of Wichita State in a close one, 73-65.

Michigan and Syracuse will tip off about 40 minutes after Louisville and Wichita State on CBS. It's the battle of the four seeds, this is the first time two teams are playing each other as four seeds in NCAA Tournament history. Welcome to the battle of the point guards also. Trey Burke vs Michael Carter Williams. Syracuse, winners of four straight, defeated #1 seed Indiana in the Sweet 16 and #3 seed Marquette in the Elite 8 in a Big East battle. Syracuse's zone defense has been impressive under Jim Boeheim, as their most points allowed in this NCAA Tournament is only 60 to California.  Meanwhile, Michigan is led by their AP player of the year point guard in Trey Burke, as he led Michigan in their stunning comeback in the Sweet 16 against Kansas, as Michigan prevailed 87-85 in OT. Michigan then went on to dominate Florida, 79-59 in the Elite 8.

Prediction: Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense will be too much for Michigan's speed. Syracuse pulls it out in the end, winning 65-60.

In the end, it will be Louisville and Syracuse battling it out for a National Championship as it will finally be Syracuse's last Big East match up. Who says the Big East doesn't have to end?