CERRITOS, CA (smt)- The top two teams, deemed by the NCAA selection committee, are in the Final Four.  And they are joined by a #4 and #5 seed from the disastrous Albuquerque and Austin regions.  Only #1E-UNC has not played an overtime game in the tournament but were tested in their last two games after being the only team to completely blow out their opponents in the first two games.  #5S-Michigan St is just coached very well (Coach Tom Izzo has been to the Final Four four times in the past seven years) and methodically outmaneuvered #1S-Duke and #2S-Kentucky in close games.  #1MW-Illinois and #4W-Louisville fought for their lives and completed incredible comebacks and it's appropriate that they face each other in the first game of the day.  Is Illinois a team of destiny?  Is this the year UNC coach Roy Williams finally gets his championship?  Ah, the drama.

As for the pool, only 12 remain.  Robinson C (FLIP FIGHTERS) will try to become the first person ever to win the HWCI NCAA pool twice.  Ten will be trying to win money for the first time.  And remember, for the eight (though in theory, only six are eligible) of you who could win the Bonus Prize, you at least need Illinois to lose.  Good luck to all!