[Costello:] Oh let's talk a little college basketball now because the championship tips off tonight in Arlington, Texas. Can you believe who's vying for the title? No one can. The number seven seeded UConn Huskies will take on the number eight seeded Kentucky Wildcats. Both teams were absent from last year's tournament. UConn was banned for poor academic performance and Kentucky simply did not make the cut. My bracket's dead, Andy Scholes.
[Andy Scholes, Bleacher Report:] You know I bet it is Carol along with everyone else. You know no one could have predicted this game. You didn't, I didn't. And the only people that had this in their bracket are probably those that went to UConn or Kentucky or they still go there right now. Because these two teams have just been on incredible runs over the last two weeks and the whole season has been quite a journey for the young Kentucky Wildcats. They're the season number one team in the country after bringing in arguably the best freshman class ever. Fans were so confident before the season that they wearing 40-0 T- shirts. But the team went through plenty of growing pains they dropped out of the top 25 right before the tournament. But over the last two weeks the super-freshmen, led by the Harrison twins they've really grown up. They're playing better than ever, that's why even though they're in eighth seed, they're favored to win tonight's game. But if there's one thing we have learned, you can't count out the UConn Huskies, they have pulled off four straight upsets to get to tonight's championship game. UConn, they don't have the superior talent like Kentucky but their coach Kevin Ollie has them believing that they are the best team in the country.
[Unidentified Male:] We have a lot of heart and a lot of will. And coach always told us that this is a special team and he's been saying it all year, he said it all last year, this is a special team and we really believe that.
[Kevin Ollie, Coach, Uconn Huskies:] They're made for this championship game. Hopefully Connecticut is on that big billboard at the jumbotron, whatever Jerry Jones called it, it's says we're national champions and that's all we want.
[Scholes:] One Kentucky fan actually saw this run by the Wildcats coming all along. Tyler Austin Black got a tattoo back in arch that said "2014 National Champions". People called him crazy back then. But now, Carol, he's one win away from looking like a genius. He'll be here at the stadium tonight to watch the game in person. Tipoff between UConn and Kentucky tonight, it's a late one, 9:00 to 10:00 Eastern. So if you woke up early this morning, you might want to mix in a nap sometime this afternoon, so you can stay up late and watch the game. It should be another great one.
[Costello:] Come on, Andy, make a prediction. Come on.
[Scholes:] I'm going with the young kids, Kentucky. I think they win. They're the favorites and they've just been on a role. They have got seven McDonald's all Americans that's like the most ever for a team Carol. So we'll see if the youth can win out tonight.
[Costello:] OK. So I'll take UConn just to be cantankerous. Andy Scholes thanks so much. The next hour of CNN NEWSROOM starts now.