Vote: Pick national champ and Final Four's best player, coach

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Is your NCAA tournament bracket busted? If so, we're giving you another chance to pick the national champion as well as the Most Outstanding Player and best coach at the Final Four in Phoenix.



According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, No. 1 seed Gonzaga (7-5) has a slight edge over No. 1 seed North Carolina (8-5) to win the national title. No. 3 seed Oregon sits a bit further back at 4-1, while No. 7 seed South Carolina is a distant fourth at 8-1. The Ducks, however, are coming off one of the most impressive performances this March, a 74-60 win over Kansas in the Elite Eight. The Gamecocks, meanwhile, have shocked us a few times already.



Gonzaga meets South Carolina in the first semifinal at 6:09 p.m. ET on Saturday night. The second semifinal features Oregon and North Carolina. The winners will play in Monday night's championship game.



Who do you think will cut down the nets? Vote now!



South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell leads all scorers with 103 points in the NCAA tournament so far. Oregon's Tyler Dorsey (98 points) isn't far behind. Which player do you think will make the biggest impact in Phoenix?



Frank Martin, Mark Few and Dana Altman are making their Final Four coaching debuts, while Roy Williams is back for his ninth appearance. Who has done the best job this season?



ESPN's Basketball Power Index considers Gonzaga to be a much heavier favorite than Las Vegas oddsmakers. According to BPI, Gonzaga is a 55 percent favorite, followed by UNC (26 percent), Oregon (17 percent) and South Carolina (2 percent).



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