UCLA, for all you Bruin alumni out there, is doing very well and highly regarded nationally. So no more "no respect" whining. How much respect? As of this writing, more people are picking UCLA (39.4%) over Gonzaga (31.5%) and a very underrated Memphis squad (24.1%) to win the Oakland region. Is it that the regional final is in Oakland, California? Is it the previously mentioned hype from the experts?

And btw, if you were not aware, UCLA's women's team won its first-round NCAA game led by the Triple Threat of Noelle Quinn, Lisa Willis and Nikki Blue (which btw is the best last name ever for a UCLA player, better than Wide Receiver Gavin Ketchum, or Defensive Line recruit Dylan Rush). They will play against Purdue at their homecourt on Tuesday.