3/22/97, Issue # 9.4.1 "Minnesota is for real"

    #2 UCLA ran out of gas in the second half, allowing #1 Minnesota to become the first team to advance to the Final Four in Indianapolis. #1 Kentucky and #2 Utah battled for about thirty-five minutes before Kentucky pulled away in convincing fashion. 

    LENNY and THE FABONE were eliminated from money contention with Minnesota's win.  MAX, RODERICK, and THE FLYING ELVI were the only ones to have Minnesota in the Final Four.  JAYBIAN II still holds onto the lead and has 16 chances (out of 32) to win, but his lead has been diminishing and he only has Kentucky left in his Final Four.  Last year, he won with just Kentucky in his Final Four, but this year may prove to be different.  MAX has moved into second with 102 points.  THE FLYING ELVI and BIX PIX are tied for third with 101 points, but won't be able to grab first place.  The amazing FRODO, who picked Arizona over Kansas, lost the chance to become the first person to correctly pick all four teams in the Final Four (53 entries in three years).  BAD ASS II went 0-2 but still has a chance for second or third (only if UNC beats Minnesota in the Final), with 87 points.  COWGIRL IN LOVE and DUKE FAN were eliminated and BAD ASS II was eliminated from first when Kentucky won.

    This year will be the third straight year no one has pegged the Final Four (53 entries), thanks to UCLA's loss breaking up FRODO's Final Four.  The new HWCI NCAA Pool Champion will win with the lowest point total in history.  HENG, currently in 10th with 90 points, has the highest "possible points" with 124 (BIX PIX won in 1995 with 148 points and JAYBIAN won last year with 144 points).  Fifteen of the previous 31 entries in the past two years have had more than 124 points.  KARL CHILDERS, who was last after each of the first two rounds, stormed back with a 5-3 record in Round 3 (tying MAX and BIX PIX for the high) to go from 22nd to 17th, but now will be forever stuck with 84 points, becoming the first person this year to mispick all four Final Four teams.  But he won't finish last, as BUCKEYE MIKE is almost certain to occupy the basement with 74 points (max possible of 80).

    Four people went 0-2 and have a chance to join three others in history to go 0-7 in the last three rounds and earn the "Kind-of-Brian Clause (tm) Award" worth $0.00. 

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Status  Nickname (Name)

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2       BAD ASS II (alvin kim 2)

2       BIX PIX (fernando bustamante)

2       DUKE (dennis kim 2)

2       THE FLYING ELVI (brian selander)

         FRODO (todd smith)

         HENG (meng heng)

         JAYBIAN II (jason selander)

         MAX (sean dumzer)

         RODERICK (taun huang 1)

            2-Can't finish higher than 2nd

            3-Can't finish higher than 3rd

    Best record/most pts on Thu (Rnd 3):    4-0 3 tied (tied with 14 others)

    Worst record/least pts on Thu (Rnd 3):  1-3 4 tied (tied LOSER WHO..,`95)

    Worst record/Least pts in Round 3:             2-6 (8) 4 tied (tied CHEF `96)

    Least points after Round 3:                           74 BUCKEYE MIKE (tied CHEF '96)

    Best record/Most pts on Sat. (Rnd 4):         2-0 (12) 3 tied (tied 17 others)

    Worst record/Least pts on Sat. (Rnd 4):     0-2 4 tied (tied 3 others)

* Leader after FIRST ROUND (64):                  52 BAD ASS I, DUKE

* Winner of SECOND ROUND (48):                33 JAYBIAN II

    Overall (112):                                                   83 JAYBIAN II

* Winner of THIRD ROUND (32):                     20 BIX PIX, MAX, KARL CHILDERS

    Overall (144):                                                  99 JAYBIAN II

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How can XTRA radio be home of the "NCAA Tournament" if it only broadcasts 2 out of 10 games in the past three days?

Scott HW