U.S. President Joe Biden predicted that the University of Connecticut will win this year’s March Madness.
March Madness refers to the NCAA Tournament of Men’s and Women’s Basketball. It was nicknamed as it is a sports event that stirs up the entire U.S. every March.
According to the National Association of University Sports (NCAA) on social media on the 21st (Korea time), U.S. President Biden selected the University of Connecticut in men’s and women’s basketball division 1 winners this year.
This year’s competition has been held since last Tuesday. The Final Four, where the final four and final rounds will take place, will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on May 7 and 9. Due to the nature of the competition where a single loss is made in March Madness, many U.S. players will bet on the result of the round of 64 strongest teams. A survey found that a total of 15.5 billion U.S. dollars was invested in the competition last year. Former U.S. presidents also make predictions about their matches for fun.
If the University of Connecticut wins this year as President Biden has expected, it will achieve two consecutive wins in 17 years since Florida in 2006 and 2007. President Biden predicted the University of Arizona would win last year. However, the University of Arizona was eliminated in the first round. Former U.S. President Barack Obama, who picked the March Madness winner every year during his presidency, also predicted this year. President Obama also predicted that the University of Connecticut would win. 스포츠토토