Since taking the Oval Office, Barack Obama has let his love of basketball be known. That also led to the introduction of the “Presidential Bracket,” which Obama would fill out every year on ESPN. The 44th president of the United States would share his March Madness picks with the country and he has done that once again in 2019 despite no longer living in the White House.
On Thursday, March 21, Obama released his bracket picks and predictions for March Madness.
In the men’s bracket, Obama is rolling with the Duke Blue Devils. In the women’s bracket, Obama is going with the powerhouse Connecticut Huskies.
Obama picked Tennessee, North Carolina, Duke, and Michigan to reach the Final our of the men’s tournament. The former president has Duke defeating North Carolina in the men’s championship. In his women’s bracket, the Final Four features UConn, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, and Baylor with UConn beating Baylor to bring home the national title.
You can check out the full brackets and list of picks by clicking the link below:
The First Round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament officially kicked off on Thursday, March 21.
The full schedule for March Madness can be seen below.
| GAME | LIVESTREAM | TIME (ET) | TV | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Four, Tuesday, March 19 | ||||
| Prairie View vs. Farleigh Dickinson | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| Temple vs. Belmont | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | TruTV | Dayton, OH |
| First Four, Wednesday, March 20 | ||||
| NC Central vs. North Dakota State | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| St. John’s vs. Arizona State | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| First round, Thursday, March 21 | ||||
| Minnesota vs. Louisville | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Yale vs. LSU | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| New Mexico St. vs. Auburn | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Vermont vs. Florida St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Bradley vs. Michigan St. | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Belmont/Temple vs. Maryland | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| Northeastern vs. Kansas | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Murray St. vs. Marquette | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Florida vs. Nevada | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Abilene Christian vs. Kentucky | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Saint Mary’s vs. Villanova | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Farleigh Dickinson/ Prairie View vs. Gonzaga | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Montana vs. Michigan | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Seton Hall vs. Wofford | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Old Dominion vs. Purdue | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Baylor vs. Syracuse | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| First round, Friday, March 22 | ||||
| Iowa vs. Cincinnati | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Oklahoma vs. Mississippi | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| UC Irvine vs. Kansas St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Colgate vs. Tennessee | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Arizona St./St. John’s vs. Buffalo | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| Oregon vs. Wisconsin | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Washington vs. Utah St. | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| NC Central/ North Dakota St. vs. Duke | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Georgia St. vs. Houston | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Liberty vs. Mississippi St. | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Iona vs. North Carolina | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| UCF vs. VCU | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Ohio St. vs. Iowa St. | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Second round, Saturday, March 23 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| Second round, Sunday, March 24 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | truTV | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| March 28-31 | ||||
| South Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Louisville, KY | |
| West Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Anaheim, CA | |
| East Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Midwest Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Saturday, April 6 | ||||
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Monday, April 8 | ||||
| National Championship | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
