Expert Pick 'em - Regionals

As the first Regionals get set to begin today, here are our eight-member expert panel's predictions for how things will go this weekend.

The Panel:

Justin McLeod, JWOS head writer

Lee Dobbins, JWOS staff writer/fmr. D1 head coach

Kristina Thorson, three-time all-American

Brittany Fowler, 2013 Sun Belt POTY

Eric Lopez, 'In the Circle' podcast host

Courtney Albritton, 4-time D2 all-American

WNY Softball, founder of MAAC Softball blog

The Picks:

Gainesville regional:

JM: Florida

LD: Florida

KT: Florida

BF: Florida

EL: *

CA: Florida

WNY: Florida

Ann Arbor regional: 

JM: Michigan

LD: Michigan

KT: Michigan

BF: Michigan

EL: Michigan

CA: Michigan

WNY: Michigan

Norman regional:
JM: Oklahoma

LD: Oklahoma

KT: Oklahoma

BF: Mississippi

EL: Oklahoma

CA: Oklahoma

WNY: Oklahoma

Auburn regional:

JM: Auburn

LD: Auburn

KT: Auburn

BF: Auburn

EL: Auburn

CA: Auburn

WNY: Auburn

Eugene regional:

JM: Oregon 

LD: Oregon

KT: Oregon

BF: Oregon

EL: Oregon

CA: Oregon

WNY: Oregon

Tuscaloosa regional:

JM: Alabama

LD: Alabama

KT: Alabama

BF: Alabama

EL: Alabama

CA: Alabama

WNY: Alabama

Harrisonburg regional:

JM: James Madison

LD: James Madison

KT: James Madison

BF: James Madison

EL: James Madison

CA: James Madison

WNY: James Madison

Tallahassee regional:

JM: South Florida

LD: Florida State

KT: Florida State

BF: Florida State

EL: Florida State

CA: Florida State

WNY: South Florida

Lexington regional:

JM: Kentucky

LD: Kentucky

KT: Kentucky

BF: Kentucky

EL: Kentucky

CA: Kentucky

WNY: Kentucky

Baton Rouge regional:

JM: LSU

LD: LSU

KT: LSU

BF: LSU

EL: LSU

CA: LSU

WNY: LSU

Seattle regional:

JM: Minnesota

LD: Washington

KT: Washington

BF: Washington

EL: Washington

CA: Washington

WNY: Washington

Los Angeles regional:

JM: Fresno State

LD: Fresno State

KT: UCLA

BF: UCLA

EL: UCLA

CA: UCLA

WNY: Fresno State

Knoxville regional:

JM: Arizona

LD: Arizona

KT: Arizona

BF: Tennessee

EL: Tennessee

CA: Tennessee

WNY: Tennessee

Lafayette regional:

JM: Texas A&M

LD: Texas A&M

KT: Louisiana-Lafayette

BF: Louisiana-Lafayette

EL: Louisiana-Lafayette

CA: Texas A&M

WNY: Louisiana-Lafayette

Columbia regional:

JM: Missouri

LD: Nebraska

KT: Louisville

BF: Missouri

EL: Missouri

CA: Missouri

WNY: Missouri

Athens regional:

JM: Georgia

LD: Georgia

KT: Georgia

BF: Georgia

EL: Georgia

CA: Georgia

WNY: Georgia

* - Eric Lopez will not predict the Gainesville due to a conflict with duties with the UCF Softball team, who will participate in that regional.