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N.C. politicos bracket picks

The brackets are in.

After the success of last year's gubernatorial March Madness, we at Dome asked all of North Carolina's statewide elected officials to submit brackets.

Several turned them in, while others said they ran out of time.

* Gov. Beverly Perdue picked Carolina over Louisville, 88-81, in the men's tournament, and Carolina over Connecticut, 84-83, in the women's tournament.

* U.S. Sen. Richard Burr picked Carolina over Memphis, 84-78, in the men's tournament.

* Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton picked Carolina over Memphis, 92-84, in the men's tournament.

* Secretary of State Elaine Marshall picked Carolina over Connecticut, 86-81, in the men's tournament.

* Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler picked Pittsburgh over Memphis, 72-68, in the men's tournament.

* Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin picked Carolina over Louisville, 84-81, in the men's tournament.

Previously: Obama picks Carolina over Louisville.

Correction: Perdue's bracket picks from last year were mistakenly listed in an earlier version of this post.

Update: In radio interviews today, Sen. Kay Hagan picked Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke and Connecticut for the Final Four, with the Tar Heels winning the championship.

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