Speaking of Loyola, The Ramblers not only upset Tennessee, they were the only lower seed to win yesterday. They also qualified for bonus points in our pool with their victory. Those bonus points went to Max Macon 2 of Jupiter, Florida, Justin Yung of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jim Coleman of Boynton Beach, Florida and Sasha Moon of Plantation, Florida. Max, Justin, Jim and Sasha, you win the "Pick of the Day".
On the opposite end of the spectrum, it was tough to determine who was the "Worst Pick of the Day". I first considered George Walks 3 with his combination picks of Seton Hall and Buffalo to both advance to the Sweet Sixteen, but Seton Hall played Kansas very close, even scoring 53 points in the second half before falling to the Jayhawks 83-79. The closeness of that game more than makes up for the fact that Buffalo was drubbed 95-75 by Kentucky, behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
So, the award for "Worst Pick of the Day" goes to Doug Tuttle of Vero Beach, Florida, for his selection of Alabama over Villanova. The award isn't because his thinking a big program falling into a 9 seed couldn't beat Villanova, but rather because Alabama gave up an 18-1 run to start the second half, allowing Villanova to cruise to a 81-58 victory. Congratulations, Doug.
Since Michigan won yesterday, and Seton Hall lost, today's basketball tournament history lesson goes back to 1989, when the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 80-79 in the Kingdome in Seattle. The Pirates were led by John Morton, who led all scorers in the championship game with 35, and the Wolverines were led by the deadly combination of Glen Rice (34 points, 11 rebounds) and Rumeal Robinson (21 points, 11 assists). To get to the championship game, Seton Hall defeated Duke and Michigan beat Illinois. Both teams were three seeds in the tournament. The game entered overtime tied 71-71. Seton Hall built a 79-76 lead with under a minute to go. Michigan's Terry Mills hit a short jumper to cut the deficit to 79-78. Michigan then stopped Seton Hall on the next possession, with Rumeal Robinson being fouled by Seton Hall's Gerald Green with three seconds left. Robinson calmly hit his free throws to win the game and the championship.Glen Rice was the leading scorer averaging over 30 points per game, and was named the Most Outstanding Player. Later, when in a tryout for the Miami Heat before the NBA Draft, one executive was asked about Glen Rice's shooting range. That executive's response was "out of bounds".
Those that selected Florida in our pool will not be so lucky as to win a championship like the 1989 Michigan Wolverines, as Florida lost 69-66 to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Their chances to win the championship have dulled, much like Florida in the champions list. Steffan Alexander of Portland, Oregon is the highest ranking breaking that had Florida as the champion.
We now have ten of the original thirteen different champions remaining. Those teams will continue to be listed in every update in bold so long as they remain in the pool. Arizona, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Villanova, Virginia and Xavier.
Most people had 5 of the 8 games yesterday, and a good number had 6. So, if you picked 5 games, you most likely did not move much in the standings. If you picked 6 correctly, then you moved up in the standings. If you had 4 or less, then you dropped. Eleven entrants - including Your Tournament Host, correctly selected 7 of the 8 games yesterday, and those entries moved up dramatically. Conversely, seven entrants correctly picked only 3 of yesterday's games to plummet.
The games which made the biggest difference was Texas Tech over Florida, with Michigan and Houston also being a big difference-maker. We had no unanimous choices yesterday, meaning each game yesterday was incredibly important.
As always, please check and double check your brackets with the standings and let me know if you think something is incorrect. If necessary, I will go back and re-score your sheet. I did find an error in the listing of a couple of people in yesterday's standings. While their sheet was tabulated correctly, three entrants were listed with the incorrect score (all of the errors involved me typing the score incorrectly into the standings and all of the mistakes involved showing the entrants as having one more point than the actually earned - for example they were listed as 19, when they had 18.). The listings below are Place/Entry/Points/Champion. Ties - for now - are listed alphabetically.
Good luck to everyone, and let's enjoy Round 2 of the tournament with a St. Patrick's Day 12:10 tip-off between Villanova and Alabama!!!
On to the standings ...
1. Bryan van Gorder - 57 - North Carolina
2. Jane Reynolds - 54 - Michigan State
3. Max Macon 2 - 53 - Michigan State
4. Max Macon 4 - 54 - Virginia
5. Jim Coleman - 51 - Gonzaga
6. Greg Kummerlen - 50 - North Carolina
7. Jen Armstrong - 49 - Michigan State
Thomas Bean 2 - 49 - Michigan State
Sasha Moon - 49 - Villanova
George Walks 3 - 46 - Virginia
Justin Yung - 49 - North Carolina
12. Anthony LaPira - 48 - Michigan State
Rich Samuels 2 - 48 - Villanova
14. Thomas Bean 1 - 47 - Villanova
20. Albert Harper III - 46 - Michigan State
12. Anthony LaPira - 48 - Michigan State
Rich Samuels 2 - 48 - Villanova
14. Thomas Bean 1 - 47 - Villanova
Carolyn Fowler and Jane Reynolds - 47 - Villanova
Jessica Samuels - 47 - Villanova
Rich Samuels 1 - 47 - Kansas
Traci Sheehan - 47 - Duke
Steven Usma 2 - 47 - Villanova
Ty Leatherman - 46 - Virginia
Cheryl Spuhler - 46 - Duke
Joshua Zdrowak - 46 - Kansas
Josh and Katie Zdrowak - 46 - Villanova
26. Steffan Alexander - 45 - Florida
Carolyn Fowler 45 - Kansas
Day Yi 2 - 45 - Villanova
Biscuit Zdrowak - 45 - Michigan State
30. Mango Merchant - 44 - Michigan State
Kyle Sheehan - 44 - Duke
Kyle Sheehan - 44 - Duke
32. Dan Barsky - 43 - Virginia
Brittany Sosa - 43 - Duke
Wes Wiggins 2 - 43 - Michigan State
Measha Williams 3 "Spread" - 43 - Virginia
36. Jenna Finkelstein - 42 - North Carolina
Adam Jorgensen 2 - 42 - Michigan State
Noel Martinez 2 - 42 - Villanova
Allison Parker - 42 - Virginia
Abigail Sosa - 42 - Michigan State
Steven Usma 5 - 42 - Villanova
George Walks 6 - 42 - Michigan State
43. Bill Ganoe 1 - 41 - North Carolina
Bill Ganoe 2 - 41 - Virginia
Adam Jorgensen 1 - 41 - Duke
Katie Kollmeyer - 41 - Villanova
Chris Kroesen - 41 - Xavier
Debbie Igdaloff Nieman - 41 - Virginia
49. Kingfish Rod Parham - 40 - Kentucky
50. Steve Jorgensen - 39 - Arizona
Steven Usma 3 - 39 - Michigan
52. James Garvin - 38 - Villanova
Jonathan Wasserman - 38 - Duke
54. Karen Katz - 37 - Virginia
Barkley Sosa - 37 - Kentucky
Pepe Sosa - 37 - Villanova
57. Martha Kroesen - 36 - Villanova
Max Macon 3 - 36 - Villanova
Samantha Sheehan - 36 - Duke
60. Brett Bellinger - 35 - Virginia
Paul Cummings - 35 - Villanova
Cathy Donahue - 35 - Duke
Colleen Hamilton 1 - 35 - Virginia
Duncan Merchant - 35 - Virginia
Silas Nichols - 35 - Arizona
Edy Pecan - 35 - Michigan
George Walks 4 - 35 - North Carolina
Measha Williams 2 "Upset City"- 35 - Duke
69. Kent Armstrong - 34 - Villanova
Joe Carter - 34 - Virginia
Jacey Fowler 2 - 34 - Cincinnati
Alvaro Gonzalez - 34 - Michigan State
Matt Hopps - 34 - Virginia
Hannah Sosa - 34 - Florida
George Walks 1 - 34 - Kansas
76. Dan Laishley - 33 - Virginia
Noel Martinez 1 - 33 - Duke
Jeff Plamodon - 33 - Virginia
Wes Wiggins 1 - 33 - Arizona
80. Bill Foman - 32 - North Carolina
Eric Inge - 32 - Virginia
George Walks 2 - 32 - Kansas
George Walks 5 - 32 - Arizona
Keith Zdrowak - 32 - Duke
85. Mac Kroesen - 31 - Gonzaga
Michael Litsey - 31 - Villanova
Max Macon 1 - 31 - Kansas
David Peterson - 31 - Virginia
Measha Williams 1 - "Gut" - 31 - Virginia
90. Glen Merchant - 30 - Villanova
Col. Kareem Montague - 30 - Villanova
Jeremy Spuhler - 30 - Duke
93. Carter Alexander - 29 - Florida
Bill Danner - 29 - Virginia
Bill Danner - 29 - Virginia
Arlene Amo Hopps - 29 - Villanova
Day Yi 1 - 29 - Virginia
Katie Zdrowak - 29 Villanova
98. Colleen Hamilton 2 - 28 - Villanova
Doug Tuttle - 28 - Florida
Steven Usma 1 - 28 - Kansas
Steven Usma 4 - 28 - Duke
Steven Usma 4 - 28 - Duke
Amy Zdrowak - 28 - Michigan State
103. Colleen Hamilton 3 - 26 - North Carolina
104. Griffey Parker - 25 - Xavier
105. Ashley Poer - 24 - Virginia
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