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Two experts picked forward Frank Kaminsky, left, and the Wisconsin Badgers to spoil the Kentucky Wildcats perfect season en route to the national title. Reuters

College basketball experts and analysts from several major media outlets seem to side with Las Vegas when it comes to picking the 2015 NCAA Tournament champion, but there are plenty of conflicting views on who will make up the Final Four this year.

Experts from USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN are resoundingly picking the Kentucky Wildcats, with a few exceptions, but who joins them on Final Four weekend is up for some debate.

Ten of the 13 experts selected Kentucky to go all the way and complete a perfect 40-0 season, while two chose the Wisconsin Badgers to upend Kentucky en route to its second championship and first since 1941.

One analyst, former Duke All-American guard Jay Williams, now with ESPN, predicted the Arizona Wildcats to upset both Kentucky and Wisconsin and lift the school’s first championship trophy since 1997.

Even though a handful believe Kentucky will eventually fall, every expert picked Kentucky to make their 17th overall Final Four and fourth in the last five years.

The experts couldn’t really come to any solid conclusion of who will join Kentucky in the Final Four, but the majority chose some mix of Arizona, Duke, Wisconsin, Virginia, Gonzaga, and Arizona.

Perhaps the biggest surprise Final Four picks were the Iowa State Cyclones and the Northern Iowa Panthers. Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel predicted the Cyclones to go as far as the national title game before falling to Wisconsin. USA Today’s Shelby Mast also chose the Cyclones to make the championship but succumbing to Kentucky.

Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports analyst Seth Davis was the only one to pick the Panthers, a 30-3 squad this season that has some tournament experience. Northern Iowa will make its seventh overall appearance in the tournament, but has gone 3-6 without a Final Four appearance.

The most predicted championship game? Kentucky is expected to topple Duke in a repeat of the classic 1992 Elite Eight matchup.

Final Four and Championship Picks

Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Northern Iowa, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Duke

Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Virginia, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Duke

Pete Thamel, Sports Illustrated

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Virginia, Iowa State

Championship: Wisconsin over Iowa State

Brian Hamilton, Sports Illustrated

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Villanova, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Duke

Shelby Mast, USA Today

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Villanova, Iowa State

Championship: Kentucky over Iowa State

Nicole Auerbach, USA Today

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova, Gonzaga

Championship: Kentucky over Villanova

Scott Gleeson, USA Today

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Virginia, Gonzaga

Championship: Wisconsin over Virginia

Eric Prisbell, USA Today

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Villanova, Iowa State

Championship: Kentucky over Iowa State

Jay Bilas, ESPN

Final Four: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Virginia, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Duke

Reece Davis, ESPN

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State, Gonzaga

Championship: Kentucky over Gonzaga

Dick Vitale, ESPN

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Virginia, Gonzaga

Championship: Kentucky over Gonzaga

Seth Greenberg, ESPN

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Villanova

Jay Williams, ESPN

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Virginia, Gonzaga

Championship: Arizona over Gonzaga

Bobby Ilich, International Business Times

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State, Duke

Championship: Kentucky over Duke

Greg Price, International Business Times

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Virginia, Gonzaga

Championship: Kentucky over Gonzaga

Anthony Riccobono, International Business Times

Final Four: Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova, Iowa State

Championship: Kentucky over Villanova