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Seattle Mayor predicted winners of NCAA basketball tournaments

Mayor Jenny Durkan successfully picked both the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball champions this year!
Durkan filled out brackets for the both the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments this year.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan isn't afraid to talk hoops. And she knows her stuff.

Durkan successfully predicted the champions of the NCAA Men's and Women's tournaments.

At KING 5's request, she filled out brackets for both tournaments this year — which she stresses was done in her off-time.

Her Men's Final Four was: Arizona, Gonzaga, Villanova, and Kansas. Durkan picked Villanova overall (her grandfather's school) over Gonzaga, where her Dad played.

On the Women's side, Durkan picked UConn, Notre Dame, Maryland and Baylor. She chose her alma mater Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish to prevail over Maryland in the Final.

Durkan has been a Seattle Storm season ticket holder in the past and has talked up her love of the Sonics. In fact, the Mayor says she recently spoke with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about her desire to bring the NBA back to Seattle.

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