Butler started with a very long 3 which started an 11-0 run to make the Elite 8 over #1 Syracuse. Is it because Syracuse had the furthest to travel as a #1 seed? By not getting the 3rd #1 seed, they went to Salt Lake City instead of Houston. So the Orange (what was wrong with Orangemen?) are the 2nd #1 seed to fall. How will Kentucky and Duke do? Five entries, believe it or not, picked Bulter into the Elite 8. This propelled Larzby into a tie for first with SilverSurfer (84 pts). ChasCroix5 went from 100th to 76th and still has a chance for 1st. 14 entries were eliminated (leaving 61) and 10 were eliminated from winning (leaving 32).
Update: In the second game, it was a turnover-fest but West Virginia easily held off Washington even without Darryl “Truck” Bryant (broken foot). 88 picked WVU and three more were eliminated (leaving 58) and only 30 can win 1st. Can’t wait for the big game and hope it’s not a blowout, between Kentucky & Cornell.
FOMI, IlliNI.T, and MB Camel Jockies all still have their Final Four intact. Marty the Greek joined previously Sisyphus as the only ones who will go 0-for-the-Final-Four.
Marinomac was the only entry to pick Gonzaga so he falls from 7th to 28th. The other interesting thing is that of the six who still have their Final Four intact, ChasCrois5 is the only who hasn’t gotten any of them yet… they (Ohio St., Duke, Pitt, West Virginia) all play later today.
So we now have 2 double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16. Two games to go. How’s this for adding insult to injury or pouring salt on a wound. Sisyphus, who was already last at the end of Round 1, today lost Villanova, New Mexico, AND Kansas in his Final Four. Only Pitt remains and that’s because they don’t play until tomorrow. The order on top: SilverSurfer, SlackJaw (who were submitted by the same person, Jon J.), and my mom (Besst). Just 4 still have their Final 4 intact.
Wow. Wow. Wow. The first #1 seed falls and who would’ve expected it to be Kansas? Well, Jonna Rocks did. She rocketed up 35 spots from a tie for 77th to a tie for 42nd. How heavy a favorite was Kansas? 64 picked them to win, 83 had them in the Final, and 96 had them in the Final Four. Wow. Wow. Wow.
Another Big East team fell, this time our first “big” team to go, Villanova who lost to St. Mary’s (Ca.). That’s the fifth Big East team to fall (of 8). Boy, if we had 96 teams we could’ve gotten two more Big East teams! AndyParsons2 and Max Approved were the only ones to pick the Gaels. Butler was picked by 50 (boy, great defense on the last play, not even giving Murray St. a shot at the basket). And 17 picked Tennessee. SilverSurfer is alone in first but he has Villanova as his champion. Three others lost Villanova as their champ and 45 others had them in their Final Four. So 1 of the 3 double-digit teams have survived with 5 more to go.
15 years ago today (March 19th), Tyus Edney went 
