Friday morning update, standings and preview
The night saw some interesting and high-impact upsets, and not just in the Big East, where the Mighty Hoyas are the last of the top four seeds standing.
New Mexico, a popular pick in the Mountain West by virtue of their late-season hot streak and bad-ass mascot, fell to Utah in overtime. Rick Majerus and Keith Van Horn were said to be very excited.
There was an incredible game in the SEC, in which Georgia fouled a three-point shooter while up three in the final seconds of regulation AND AGAIN in overtime. Ole Miss drained all three shots each time to tie the game, but Georgia banked in a game-winner at the buzzer in OT.
And of course, there was the BC comeback against Maryland, which kept Jon from joining Rob in losing his alma mater on the pool's third day.
In the end, the Georgia game, combined with Pacific's failed comeback against the Anteaters, allowed Rob to grab the lead going into Friday in spite of picking Northwestern. Rob correctly picked 37 of the day's 53 games to earn 111 points on the day. Bracket Boy was second on the day with 34 correct picks and 102 points.
The standings, as of Friday morning:
Rob Biro: 150
Dan Graziano: 144
Bracket Boy: 144
Jim Graziano: 140
Ed Price: 135
Greg Lester: 125
Jon Graziano: 120
Of course, the question going forward is how many points each player can still earn. And with heavyweights like Louisville, Connecticut, New Mexico, UMass and Southeastern Louisiana all falling, some people have more potential than others.
There are 38 games on today's schedule, each worth 5 points, which means 190 points are available and everybody's still in it. I think.
Today's schedule:
MEAC (semifinals)
1. Morgan State
4. Delaware State
3. Norfolk State
7. Coppin State
WAC (semifinals)
1. Utah State
4. Boise State
2. Nevada
3. New Mexico State
ATLANTIC 10 (semifinals)
1. Xavier
5. St. Joseph's
2. Temple
6. Charlotte
BIG EAST (semifinals)
1. Georgetown
5. West Virginia
6. Marquette
7. Pittsburgh
BIG WEST (semifinals)
1. Cal-Santa Barbara
5. Cal-Irvine
2. Northridge
3. Cal-Fullerton
CONFERENCE USA (semifinals)
1. Memphis
5. Southern Miss
6. UTEP
7. Tulsa
MAC (semifinals)
1. Kent State
5. Miami (Ohio)
2. Western Michigan
3. Akron
MOUNTAIN WEST (semifinals)
1. BYU
4. San Diego State
2. UNLV
6. Utah
PAC 10 (semifinals)
1. UCLA
4. USC
2. Stanford
3. Washington State
SWAC (semifinals)
1. Alabama State
4. Jackson State
2. Mississippi Valley State
6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
ACC (quarterfinals)
1. North Carolina
9. Florida State
2. Duke
7. Georgia Tech
3. Clemson
11. Boston College
4. Virginia Tech
5. Miami (Fla.)
BIG 12 (quarterfinals)
1. Texas
9. Oklahoma State
2. Kansas
7. Nebraska
3. Kansas State
6. Texas A&M
4. Oklahoma
12. Colorado
BIG TEN (quarterfinals)
1. Wisconsin
9. Michigan
2. Purdue
11. Illinois
3. Indiana
6. Minnesota
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
SEC (quarterfinals)
1W. Mississippi State
5W. Alabama
1E. Tennessee
5E. South Carolina
2W. Arkansas
3E. Vanderbilt
2E. Kentucky
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SOUTHLAND (semifinals)
1. Stephen F. Austin
5. Northwestern State
3. Sam Houston State
7. Texas-Arlington
New Mexico, a popular pick in the Mountain West by virtue of their late-season hot streak and bad-ass mascot, fell to Utah in overtime. Rick Majerus and Keith Van Horn were said to be very excited.
There was an incredible game in the SEC, in which Georgia fouled a three-point shooter while up three in the final seconds of regulation AND AGAIN in overtime. Ole Miss drained all three shots each time to tie the game, but Georgia banked in a game-winner at the buzzer in OT.
And of course, there was the BC comeback against Maryland, which kept Jon from joining Rob in losing his alma mater on the pool's third day.
In the end, the Georgia game, combined with Pacific's failed comeback against the Anteaters, allowed Rob to grab the lead going into Friday in spite of picking Northwestern. Rob correctly picked 37 of the day's 53 games to earn 111 points on the day. Bracket Boy was second on the day with 34 correct picks and 102 points.
The standings, as of Friday morning:
Rob Biro: 150
Dan Graziano: 144
Bracket Boy: 144
Jim Graziano: 140
Ed Price: 135
Greg Lester: 125
Jon Graziano: 120
Of course, the question going forward is how many points each player can still earn. And with heavyweights like Louisville, Connecticut, New Mexico, UMass and Southeastern Louisiana all falling, some people have more potential than others.
There are 38 games on today's schedule, each worth 5 points, which means 190 points are available and everybody's still in it. I think.
Today's schedule:
MEAC (semifinals)
1. Morgan State
4. Delaware State
3. Norfolk State
7. Coppin State
WAC (semifinals)
1. Utah State
4. Boise State
2. Nevada
3. New Mexico State
ATLANTIC 10 (semifinals)
1. Xavier
5. St. Joseph's
2. Temple
6. Charlotte
BIG EAST (semifinals)
1. Georgetown
5. West Virginia
6. Marquette
7. Pittsburgh
BIG WEST (semifinals)
1. Cal-Santa Barbara
5. Cal-Irvine
2. Northridge
3. Cal-Fullerton
CONFERENCE USA (semifinals)
1. Memphis
5. Southern Miss
6. UTEP
7. Tulsa
MAC (semifinals)
1. Kent State
5. Miami (Ohio)
2. Western Michigan
3. Akron
MOUNTAIN WEST (semifinals)
1. BYU
4. San Diego State
2. UNLV
6. Utah
PAC 10 (semifinals)
1. UCLA
4. USC
2. Stanford
3. Washington State
SWAC (semifinals)
1. Alabama State
4. Jackson State
2. Mississippi Valley State
6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
ACC (quarterfinals)
1. North Carolina
9. Florida State
2. Duke
7. Georgia Tech
3. Clemson
11. Boston College
4. Virginia Tech
5. Miami (Fla.)
BIG 12 (quarterfinals)
1. Texas
9. Oklahoma State
2. Kansas
7. Nebraska
3. Kansas State
6. Texas A&M
4. Oklahoma
12. Colorado
BIG TEN (quarterfinals)
1. Wisconsin
9. Michigan
2. Purdue
11. Illinois
3. Indiana
6. Minnesota
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
SEC (quarterfinals)
1W. Mississippi State
5W. Alabama
1E. Tennessee
5E. South Carolina
2W. Arkansas
3E. Vanderbilt
2E. Kentucky
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SOUTHLAND (semifinals)
1. Stephen F. Austin
5. Northwestern State
3. Sam Houston State
7. Texas-Arlington






I dispute your claim. I don't think there is any way I am still in this thing.
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With the final day's games worth 10 points each, I don't see how anyone is close to out of it.
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