While Barack Obama may be pulling for a Rick Santorum long-shot bid on the Republican side of the presidential ticket, it is unlikely any underdogs will make it on the president’s Final Four bracket in the men’s college basketball tournament. Obama has played it safe through his first three brackets as president – picking nine #1 one seeds and three #2 seeds thus far, with a #1 seed as the tourney champion each year. In 2009, Obama picked North Carolina (1) over Louisville (1) in the title game, with Pitt (1) and Memphis (2) rounding out the Final Four. In 2010, the president chose Kansas (1) to win it all over Kentucky (1) – with Kansas State (2) and Villanova (2) falling just short. In 2011, Obama once again picked Kansas (1) – this time over Ohio State (1), with Duke (1) and Pitt (1) losing in the semi-finals.

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