♪ Puppy predictions ♪

-Welcome to the Puppy Predictors 2019 Final Four Edition.

Here's how it works. We have 16 puppies for --

[ Audience "aw"s ] For each team.

And we have one bowl of kibble.

Whichever puppy gets to the bowl first

will determine who will be crowned the national champs.

Now, let's meet the puppies.

[ Drum roll ] For Virginia we have...

[ Audience "aw"s ]

Ron Bell, Kyle McAdams,

Mary Kennedy, and Ted Mooney.

For Auburn we have...

[ Audience "aw"s ] ...Donna Braylon,

Peter Winston, Kevin Parker, and Lisa Armstrong.

For Texas Tech, we have Doug Fronk,

Terry Jackson, Bobby Garcia, and Roger Blaine.

And for Michigan State we have Dick Cooper,

Victor de la Rosa, Kelly Griffin,

and Gary Frick Jr.

Now -- [ Cheers and applause ]

Guys, before I release you.

Before I release you, listen to me, okay?

It's gonna be really fun. Now look --

[ Laughter ] Before I release you,

it's gonna be fun.

Not yet, not yet, not yet. I want no funny business.

No -- Hey, hey, hey, watch it, buddy. Hey.

[ Laughter ] I want no funny --

hey, stop it, please.

No -- No -- No butt sniffing, no peeing, all right?

Let's make it a fair game.

Whoever gets to the bowl of kibble first

will win the final four. Okay?

[ Laughter ]

I think I'm gonna go with Virginia, right?

We'll see. Here we go.

Release the puppies!

[ Audience "aw"s ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Bell rings ]

It's a photo finish!

It's a photo -- guys, hold on.

It's a photo finish. Can we show it in slo-mo?

The winner is --

[ Audience yelling ]

Virginia! [ Cheers and applause ]

[ Bell rings ]

They will be crowned the 2019 national champs.

You heard it here first.

Everybody please enjoy the final four, everybody.

We'll be right back.