March Madness is upon us, and former President Barack Obama has released his bracket.
Since leaving the White House early last year, Obama has carried on his tradition of sharing his March Madness bracket with the public. While in office, he would fill out his bracket with ESPN, a custom President Donald Trump has chosen not to repeat. But according to USA Today, a recent poll found that 38 percent of Americans want Trump to fill out a bracket.
“Just because I have more time to watch games doesn’t mean my picks will be better,” Obama tweeted on Wednesday. He predicts No. 3 seed Michigan State will go all the way this year. Take a look at his picks below.
President Barack Obama holds the daughter of former staff member Darienne Page Rakestraw in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 3, 2015.
Obama poses for a selfie with Bill Nye (left) and Neil DeGrasse Tyson in the Blue Room prior to the White House Student Film Festival, Feb. 28, 2014.
Obama walks with Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, in the Oval Office on April 4, 2014.
Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) after his introduction during the event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 2015.
Obama gets help from students after posing for a photo at Dillingham Middle School in Dillingham, Alaska, on Sept. 2, 2015.
Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, pretends to punch the president with her cast in the Oval Office on March 5, 2015.
Obama winks as he tells a joke about his place of birth during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2012.
First lady Michelle Obama snuggles against President Barack Obama before a videotaping for the 2015 World Expo in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on March 27, 2015.
Obama pets his dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House on March 15, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
Obama, sitting next to 5-year-old Nick Aiello (L), sips his beverage while attending the Washington Wizards NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Washington, February 27, 2009.
Obama blows a bubble from a bubble wand made with a 3D printer by 9-year old Jacob Leggette while touring exhibits at the White House Science Fair on April 13, 2016, in Washington, DC..
Obama participates in an interview with Zach Galifianakis for "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis" in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 24, 2014.
Obama spars with Jaren Paul Suber, a 14-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient from Rowlett, Texas, in the Oval Office on March 20, 2014.
Graduate Robert McConnel asks Obama to strike a "James Bond" pose during the 134th Commencement Exercises of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, May 20, 2015.
Obama gestures to a departing guest in a hallway of the West Wing of the White House on April 29, 2015.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden participate in a Let's Move video taping on the Colonnade of the White House Feb. 21, 2014.
Obama greets neighbors after visiting a model home at the Nueva Villas at Beverly, a single-family housing development owned by local nonprofit organization Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. in Phoenix on Jan. 8, 2015.
Obama holds a baby while greeting patrons at The Coupe restaurant in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2014.
Obama acts out a part of the story while reading from the book Where The Wild Things Are with first lady Michelle Obama (L) and his daughter Sasha (R) during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 9, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
President Barack Obama hugs first lady Michelle Obama in the Red Room while Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett (L) smiles prior to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) at the White House on March 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Barack Obama says "Obama out!" at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner on April 30, 2016.
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