Former President Obama picks Vermont to upset Duke in the first round

Former President Barack Obama released his official March Madness bracket on Tuesday, and he doesn’t think Duke makes it to the second round.

Duke is used to being a villain come March, with many celebrity brackets including them as a first-round upset for no reason other than that they hope it happens.

Former presidents have to feel like a new one, though.

Barack Obama released his official March Madness bracket on Tuesday morning, and he thinks the Vermont Catamounts pull off the stunning upset in the first round.

Vermont, KenPom’s 104th-ranked team, has a 19-1 record since the new year began and recently won the America East Conference title over UMass Lowell.

Obama didn’t think the Catamounts’ Cinderella run extended much farther than that, however. He had Vermont losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

If there’s some small consolation for Duke fans, the former president had UNC coming up short, too. The Tar Heels reached his Elite Eight before being upset by Baylor.

Obama’s Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Baylor, Kentucky, and Purdue, with the Huskies defeating the Wildcats in the title game to defend their national championship crown.

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