President picks WVU … or Duke.

Lauer pointed out that three of the teams in the final matchup represent states that he carried in the election, one does not — West Virginia.

“Just to show that I’m not biased, I think that West Virginia’s got a great chance,” Obama said. “I did not win that state, but they’ve got a really good team. I think the winner of West Virginia-Duke will end up winning the championship.”