CERRITOS, CA (smt)-  The early games featured Mountain West upstarts and exciting games, but in the end, #3W-UConn outlasted #2W-San Diego St., 74-67, and #2SE-Florida repaid #3SE-BYU's OT victory last year with one on their own, 83-74.  The Aztecs were up by four late before a technical foul was called, allowing the Huskies to go on a 16-3 run.  The Gators missed 12 of 22 free throws but still managed to win.  BYU's Jimmer Fredette was scoreless in OT but still managed his third 30+ point game.

The nightcap featured two routs, in much different fashions, as #1W-Duke had a rare total collapse as #5W-Arizona kept the Pac-10 alive with a 93-77 thrashing of the Blue Devils.  Arizona trailed 53-47 before going on a 19-2 run to put the game out of reach.  I didn't know Duke had an off switch like that.  It was bizarre watching them seemingly "give up" as nothing went their way.  #8SE-Butler dominated #4SE-Wisconsin and led 47-27 before trying to give the game away with turnovers.  The Badgers got within 53-49 but ending up losing 61-54.  Who would've thought that of the two finalists last year, Butler go further than Duke.

Chief's Revenge went 3-1 for the day to move from 117th-Tied to 72nd-T (74 pts) place.  Despite the move though, he was already eliminated.  Craig remained in first with 98 points with The Downtown Fiction in second with 95.  Twenty-four (24) went 0-4 for the day.  Chief's Revenge and LLOYD CHRISTMAS (24th-T, 83) were the only ones to pick Arizona and Joker's Wild (6th-T, 89) was the only one to pick Butler.  Just 46 have a chance to win money but 20 still can win the pool.  Craig has an 83.9% chance for money and nearly 50% (49.6%) to win the pool.  Keebler's Three Sum (62) is tied for 121st but can still win 2nd while Pack Rat is 98th-T and can still win 1st.  Flying Ace (90) is tied for 4th but can't finish higher than 2nd.

As for the Bonus, the Big East has 10 wins with a chance for 15.  The SEC has six wins with a chance for 11 and the ACC has 6 wins with a chance for 15.