I'm writing this while my Internet is active. This isn't quite the night for the cable to be acting up, as it is the final game of the season.

I have a preview up at SB Nation again. If the interwebs cooperate, I may post some commentaries over there this evening. If they don't, I'll be burning out my phone battery with UberTwitter.

My pick is Duke by eight, but my heart is with Butler (especially since my M.A. is from another Horizon League institution.) 

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5 months ago: INDIANAPOLIS - APRIL 02: The Butler Bulldogs practice prior to the 2010 Final Four of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 2, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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There are still three games left this season, with two of them happening tonight.

I have a full preview up at SB Nation.

My picks: Butler by a bucket and West Virginia by four.

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Enjoy the National Semifinals and try not to think about the impending move to 96 teams.

Have at it. I have a preview up at SB Nation.

Thanks to a partnership SB Nation has with CBS and NCAA® March Madness on Demand®, we've made it easy for you to watch NCAA® Men's Basketball Championship games live online for free!  That includes games that are national telecasts, like today's two games. If you're stuck somewhere with no TV, but internet access, you're in luck!

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I will be tweeting @BracketDobber, though I'll probably be hitting on some baseball and hockey action too. On the diamond, Gators are at Ole Miss, looking to recover from a beatdown yesterday, while the Frozen Four will be set tonight.

Enjoy the games!

Half of the Final Four will be set tonight, as the East and West Regional Finals happen this evening in Syracuse and Salt Lake City.

The West game is up first, as fifth-seeded Butler looks to get to their first ever Final Four, as the host school. They'll have to get past No. 2 Kansas State. The Wildcats haven't been to the National Semifinals since 1964, when Tex Winter was the coach. It will be a fairly even matchup between two teams who play tough defense. I think the Bulldogs do something Gonzaga has never been able to do, get past this hurdle and reach the promised land.

The East final is the only matchup this weekend that features the top two seeds in the region, as top-seeded Kentucky takes on No. 2 West Virginia. This should be another good one, with the Wildcats prevailing because of a bit more offense.

Head over to SB Nation for more. I didn't put up a preview today, as I had some car issues come up which kept me occupied for much of the day. I will have one for tomorrow's games, however. Jon Bois and Adam Jacobi have things under control over at the mothership in the meantime.

Thanks to a partnership SB Nation has with CBS and NCAA® March Madness on Demand®, we've made it easy for you to watch NCAA® Men's Basketball Championship games live online for free!  That includes games that are national telecasts, like today's two games. If you're stuck somewhere with no TV, but internet access, you're in luck!

Click here to launch the player and watch games!

I will be tweeting @BracketDobber, though I'll probably be hitting on some hockey action too (as there will be a couple of regional finals tonight and the Midwest regional semis in Fort Wayne). 

Enjoy the games!

The eight teams playing in Houston and St. Louis tonight will have a hard time matching the excitement of last night's West Regional Semifinals in Salt Lake City, where Butler stunned the region's top seed, Syracuse, and Kansas State defeated Xavier in a double-overtime thriller.

In the South Regional in Houston, 10th-seeded St. Mary's will look to continue their run, as they face third-seeded Baylor. Afterward, top seed Duke takes on four seed Purdue, who's done well to get this far without Robbie Hummel.

The Midwest Regional Semis in St. Louis feature second-seeded Ohio State taking on Tennessee, in a rematch of a Sweet 16 game from 2007. The nightcap sees Northern Iowa in search of a third-straight win, this time against fifth-seeded Michigan State, who will play their first full game without Kalin Lucas.

Be sure to check out my full Friday Regional Semifinal Preview that's up at SB Nation. 

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I will be tweeting @BracketDobber as always. I should be a bit more active tonight, as I don't have to get up for work in the morning.

Enjoy the games!

Tonight, half of this year's Regional Finals will be set, as action takes place out West in Salt Lake City and in the East in Syracuse.

The East Regional host institution will be in action clear across the country, as the top-seeded Orange look to get past No. 5 Butler in the first West semifinal. The winner of that one will meet the survivor of No. 2 Kansas State and No. 6 Xavier, who met back in December in Manhattan, a game that was an easy win for the Wildcats.

There will still be Central New York flavor at the Carrier Dome this evening, as 12th-seeded Cornell looks to continue their Cinderella run against top-seeded Kentucky. That game will be the nightcap, with No. 2 West Virginia's tilt with 11 seed Washington the first game on the twin bill. 

Be sure to check out my full Thursday Regional Semifinal Preview that's up at SB Nation. 

Thanks to a partnership SB Nation has with CBS and NCAA® March Madness on Demand®, we've made it easy for you to watch NCAA® Men's Basketball Championship games live online for free! 

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I will be tweeting @BracketDobber as always.

Enjoy the games!

Tomorrow, I'll have a more comprehensive look at Thursday and Friday night's eight Regional Semifinal matchups over at SB Nation, but tonight, I want to give you a sneak peek at my picks (which will likely be half to three-quarters correct).

Thursday Night

West
Syracuse over Butler: Even without Arinze Onuaku, the Orange will be too much for the Bulldogs and will snap their 22-game winning streak.
Kansas State over Xavier: The second matchup may be closer than the first, but the Wildcats will have too much defense.

East
West Virginia over Washington: The Mountaineers will miss Truck Bryant, but not on the defensive end, where they'll have an advantage over the Huskies.
Kentucky over Cornell: This one will be a lot closer than you'd think, but the Wildcats' strength inside will be the difference.

Friday Night

Midwest
Northern Iowa over Michigan State: The Spartans will have ballhandling issues because of a lack of backcourt depth, and the Panthers will take advantage.
Ohio State over Tennessee: This won't happen because of Evan Turner alone. He'll need to shift the focus to David Lighty, Jon Diebler, and Dallas Lauderdale. 

South
Baylor over St. Mary's: The Bears have interior players who can stop Omar Samhan and guards who can create better than the Gaels'.
Duke over Purdue: The Boilermakers' lack of frontcourt presence and scoring difficulties will cost them in this one.

I'll post a link to my SB Nation preview sometime tomorrow, after it's published.

The first weekend of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or as I'm now calling it, the Ali Farokhmanesh Invitational, wraps up this afternoon and evening with the last eight Second Round games.

Today, lower seeds like Georgia Tech, Missouri and Cornell will all look to join St. Mary's and Washington in the Regionals, while Gonzaga and Cal will attempt to join Northern Iowa in knocking off top seeds. 

It's hard to believe that at around 7:30 p.m. ET, we'll be down to just 16.

Thanks to a partnership SB Nation has with CBS and NCAA® March Madness on Demand®, we've made it easy for you to watch NCAA® Men's Basketball Championship games live online for free! 

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I will be tweeting @BracketDobber as always.

I again have a Sunday schedule and viewer's guide up at SB Nation. 

Enjoy the games!