George Washington is set to play Memphis in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament. The Colonials, the No.9 seed in the East region, have a 45% chance of beating the No.8 seed Tigers, according to FivethirtyEight. As close as that margin is, President Obama, while filling out his bracket, decided to spurn the local D.C. team and go with the favorite.
This didn’t please George Washington head coach Mike Lonergan, who took to Twitter to question Obama’s selection and see whether Michelle picked GW:
Barack Obama I saw your bracket on @ESPNU you did with @ESPNAndyKatz You picked Memphis over your neighbors in Foggy Bottom? Come on man!
— Mike Lonergan (@MikeLonergan) March 19, 2014
Michelle Obama I hope you chose @GW_MBB over Memphis in your bracket!
— Mike Lonergan (@MikeLonergan) March 19, 2014
No need to worry about my bracket, Coach Lonergan, I selected GW.
