Was watching but unable to listen to the game but there seemed to be some questionable calls (including allowing just 0.2 seconds to run off the clock on the intentionally missed free throw). Will have to see what happened there.
But congrats to Michigan St. (again) for making the Final Four. They always seem to sneak in, especially in broken brackets. No one picked them but it did eliminate Another Two-Peat (who was the only one to pick Tenn) from winning first. The next game is crucial in terms of standings. If Baylor wins, only 9 can win the money spots with 4 still having a chance for 1st. It’ll also give The Pride of Troy! at least 4th place and Marinomac at least a tie or 5th place (could lose the tiebreaker). If Duke wins, 13 will still be alive but only 3 could win 1st (You’re My Boy Blue, The Pride of Troy!, and Blue Devil Blues) with You’re My Boy Blue guaranteed at least 3rd place.
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.