NCAA Tournament Pool - Standings (with Finalists)

Before I get to the standings, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the biggest story in all of college basketball's tournaments this year, JuJu Watkins, USC's All-American and Player of the Year candidate, and presumptive number 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, succumbed to a torn ACL in the Trojan's second-round game.  She will likely be out for a full year (or damn near it), meaning she won't play again until the fall of 2026.  Go watch her highlights if you haven't seen her play.   Here are some HIGHLIGHTS, but honestly, just go search so you can see her best!

Since the women played Monday, here are their top players:

Monday's Best

15.  Lucy Olsen, Iowa - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

14.  Madison Booker, Texas - 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals

13.  Saniya Rivers, North Carolina State - 17 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

12.  Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina - 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocks

11.  Mikaylah Williams, LSU - 28 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

10.  Shyanne Sellers, Maryland - 28 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

9.  Aziata James, North Carolina State - 26 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks

8.  Kaylen Smikle, Maryland - 24 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block

7.  Sarah Te-Biasu, Maryland - 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals - 50 MINUTES!!!

6.  Aneesah Morrow, LSU - 26 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals

5.  Sa'myah Smith, LSU - 28 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

4.  Paige Bueckers, Connecticut - 34 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

3.  Kiki Iriafen, USC - 36 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

2.  Ta'Niya Latson, FSU - 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

1.  Sarah Ashlee Barker, Alabama - 45 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

A note on the standings - same as last update, just with the 6 McInerney brackets added, and each finalist listed.  Bold/Caps are still alive in the tourney.

Standings

1.  Salvatore Plamondon - 74 - ALABAMA/AUBURN (4)

2.  Max Macon 3 - 71 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (4)

3.  Bill Ganoe 1 - 70 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

4.  Katie Kollmeyer - 69 - FLORIDA/KENTUCKY (3)

5.  Marcus Jackson - 68 - HOUSTON/MICHIGAN STATE (4)

     Measha Leonardo Williams - 68 - FLORIDA/HOUSTON (4)

7.  Preston Holbert - 66 - TENNESSEE/FLORIDA (4)

8.  Dan Barsky 2 - 64 - HOUSTON/MICHIGAN STATE (3)

     Bill Ganoe 3 - 64 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

     Brigadier General Kareem Montague - 64 - AUBURN/TENNESSEE (4)

11.  Brent Bellinger 2 - 63 - FLORIDA/HOUSTON (3)

       Ty Hedgpeth - 63 - DUKE/MICHIGAN STATE (4)

       Matt Hopps - 63 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

14.  Brent Bellinger - 62 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Paul Cummings - 62 = FLORIDA/HOUSTON (3)

       Mark Holbert - 62 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Dustin Lansing - 62 - ALABAMA/MICHIGAN STATE (4)

       Marcus Spruill- 62 - DUKE/St. John's (3)

       Amanda Staudt - 62 - MICHIGAN STATE/PURDUE (4)

20.  Guy Hughes - 61 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

       Shane Jernigan - 61 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (4)

22.  Eric Inge - 60 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       George Walks 2 - 60 - ALABAMA/FLORIDA (4)

       Mike Wolff 2 - 60 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

25.  Christina Gomez - 59 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Alyssa Hopps - 59 - AUBURN/HOUSTON (4)

       Jane Reynolds & Carolyn Fowler - 59 - FLORIDA/HOUSTON (4)

       Measha Donatello Williams - 59 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Christina Zanzig - 59 - MICHIGAN STATE/DUKE (4)

30.  John Hedgpeth - 58 - DUKE/AUBURN (4)

       Martha Kroesen - 58 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (3)

       Dan Laishley - 58 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Max Macon 1 - 58 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Barbie McInerney - 58 - FLORIDA/ARIZONA (4)

       Brittany Sosa - 58 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (3)

       Lily Spuhler - 58 - FLORIDA/PURDUE (4)

       Steven Usma 3 - 58 - AUBURN/HOUSTON (3)

       Jonathan Wasserman - 58 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

39.  Dan Barsky 1 - 57 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (4)

       Natalie Moon - 57 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Jeff Plamondon - 57 - DUKE/MICHIGAN STATE (4)

       Javier Rodriguez 2 - 57 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Rich Samuels 2 - 57 - DUKE/MICHIGAN STATE (4)

       Steven Usma 2 - 57 - FLORIDA/HOUSTON (4)

       George Walks 3 - 57 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Mike Wolff 1 - 57 - FLORIDA/DUKE (2)

       Bubba Zdrowak - 57 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (3)

48.  Jonathan Cox - 56 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Jazz Piasecki - 56 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

50.  Justine Frank - 55 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Kyle Henderson 1 - 55 - FLORIDA/Clemson (3)

       Chris LaForte - 55 - MICHIGAN STATE/ALABAMA (2)

       Silas Nichols - 55 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

F54.  Kevin Dick - 54 - FLORID/ALABAMA (3)

       Kingfish Parham - 54 - AUBURN/HOUSTON (4)

       Ashley Poer 2 - 54 - FLORIDA/ARIZONA (3)

       Measha Raphael Williams - 54 - DUKE/AUBURN (4)

       Day Yi - 54 -  - DUKE/St. John's (2)

59.  Rachel Bornn - 53 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Jacey Fowler I - 53 - MICHIGAN STATE/TENNESSEE (3)

       Shane Dogmillionaire - 53 - FLORIDA/DUKE (3)

       Rich Samuels 1 - 53 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Day Yi 2 - 53 - AUBURN/HOUSTON (4)

64.  Xavier Conway - 52 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Alvaro Gonzalez - 52 - AUBURN/HOUSTON (4)

       Sean & Barbie McInerney - 52 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

       Allison Parker - 52 - AUBURN/ALABAMA (4)

       Steven Usma 4 - 52 - FLORIDA/KENTUCKY (3)

69.  Adam Jorgensen - 51 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Karen Katz 1 - 51 - DUKE/MARYLAND (4)

       Measha Michaelangelo Williams - 51 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (4)

       Biscuit Zdrowak - 51 - HOUSTON/Iowa State (2)

73.  Paul Cummings 2 - 50 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (3)

       Si Nichols - 50 - HOUSTON/MICHIGAN STATE (3)

       Jane Reynolds - 50 - ALABAMA/AUBURN (4)

       Javier Rodriguez 1 - 50 - DUKE/AUBURN (4)

       Jessica Samuels - 50 - DUKE/Texas A&M (2)

       Chris Simmons - 50 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

79.  Joel Chernoff - 49 - AUBURN/DUKE (4)

       Jim Coleman - 49 - DUKE/AUBURN (3)

       Jenna Finkelstein - 49 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

       Colleen Giamberini - 49 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

       Kline Kroesen - 49 - HOUSTON/AUBURN (3)

       Dave Piasecki - 49 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Brandon Satterwhite - 49 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (3)

86.  Quinn Jackson - 48 - ALABAMA/MICHIGAN STATE (2)

       Sasha Moon - 48 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Hannah Sosa - 48 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (4)

       Justin Yung - 48 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

90.  Tyler Giamberini - 47 - MARYLAND/ALABAMA (4)

       Sean McInerney 1 - 47 - TENNESSEE/FLORIDA (3)

       Sean McInerney II - 47 - FLORIDA/St. Mary's (2)

       Sean McInerney III - 47 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

       Sean McInerney IIII - 47 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Chuck Whitcomb - 47 - TENNESSEE/FLORIDA (4)

       Dave Wilson - 47 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

97.  James Garvin - 46 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Braeden Helland - 46 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (4)

       Kyle Henderson 2 - 46 - HOUSTON/FLORIDA (4)

       Vincent Plamondon - 46 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Pepe Sosa - 46 - FLORIDA/HOUSTON (4)

       Jason Spuhler - 46 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

       Stacia Wilkaitis - 46 - FLORIDA/DUKE (3)

104.  Arlene Amo Hopps - 45 - DUKE/Connecticut (3)

        Karen Katz 2 - 45 = HOUSTON/MICHIGAN STATE (3)

        Dave Marzouca - 45 - AUBURN/ARIZONA (4)

        Ashley Poer 1 - 45 = DUKE/AUBURN (3)

        Ferris Spuhler - 45 - Kansas/DUKE (3)

109.  Benny Frank Finkelstein - 44 - FLORIDA/ALABAMA (4)

         Jacey Fowler II - 44 - ALABAMA/FLORIDA (3)

         Theo Frank - 44 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

         Max Macon 2 - 44 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

         Kisha Marzouca - 44 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

         Jeremy Spuhler - 44 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

         Steven Usma 1 - 44 - DUKE/FLORIDA (4)

         George Walks 4 - 44 - TENNESSEE/FLORIDA (4)

117.  Stephanie Henderson - 43 - AUBURN/Clemson (2)

         Kisha Marzouca 2 - 43 - DUKE/AUBURN (4)

         Caroline Spuhler - 43 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

         Wes Wiggins - 43 - ARIZONA/Louisville (2)

121.  Dave Marzouca 2 - 42 - Connecticut/ALABAMA (3)

         William Pujals - 42 - FLORIDA/DUKE (2)

         Amy Zdrowak - 42 - AUBURN/ALABAMA (4)

         Joshua Zdrowak - 42 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

125.  Max Macon 4 - 41 - FLORIDA/DUKE (4)

         Logan Spuhler - 41 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (3)

         George Walks 1 - 41 - AUBURN/TENNESSEE (4)

         Katie Zdrowak - 41- DUKE/St. John's (3)

129.  Bill Ganoe 2 - 39 - HOUSTON/St. John's (3)

130.  Cheryl Spuhler - 38 - FLORIDA/TENNESSEE (4)

131.  Barkley Sosa - 37 - Mississippi State/Connecticut - 0

         Keith Zdrowak - 37 - DUKE/FLORIDA (3)

133.  Carolyn Fowler - 34 - AUBURN/DUKE (3)

134.  Luna Frank - 32 - Marquette/HOUSTON (2)