We Are Though First Round Of Games

Thank you to everyone for submitting your brackets. We ended up with 111 pick sheets for the 2022 contest. That should be around $1030 in collections. We are through the first round of games with Kentucky the highest seed to be eliminated.

I started writing this out during the Baylor vs North Carolina game, when it was well out of hand. Baylor was down by 25 points. I missed the player ejection, but was glued to the game pretty much from that point on. An hour later, and I'm just starting this email again. What a game it was to watch, but we did lost our first #1 seed.

If you are new to this pool, the web standings update once per hour, on the hour, after a game has completed. The direct links are above.

I have collected the majority of the entry fees. Just a few more to go before everyone is paid. I'll add the payment info to this email, so please get your entry fees in if you have not. 

Round Two Is Over

Four straight days of intense tournament basketball games is finally over. And yes, like I say every year, this is the best weekend of basketball of the year.

Florida Gulf Coast looks really good. First #15 seed to advance to the field of 16 in tournament history by taking out #2 Georgetown and #7 San Diego State. Hopefully you were able to see this team play, they put out a tremendous effort and rightfully won their first two tournament games in their history. They'll face #3 seed Florida Gators next. Florida vs Florida GC. Can't wait. So how many pick sheets had FGCU winning in the second round, only one. Nicely done.

I've looked at quite a few of the pick sheets and the one section that we all struggled with was the West. All that remains is the 2, 6, 9, & 13 seed. Not surprising this bracket has the most red colored team names.

After two completed rounds, our leader board is shaping up. We have a tie for first place with 83 points from Todd Swank and Chris Belcher, and third place currently is Paul Woolson with 81 points.

Also, the Player Scenarios page is now live. It shows you your best place and worst place finish, as well as what teams you need to root for to get your best place finish.