2024 NCAA Tournament Pool Sweet 16/Day 1

 

Sorry for the late post - but I did have work I had to do today (Damn depositions.)  But finishing this up while actually watching basketball, so that is nice!

Well, the Sweet Sixteen is now halfway done, and we had some pretty good games last night.  WE HAVE A NEW LEADER(S), but before we get started, I have to relay this story from one of the entrants in our pool.

Jody Cox of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was on vacation last week and as we all know, that was when our brackets were due.  He and his family were on a Spring Break ski trip, or in the jungle, or Serengeti, or Australian Outback, who knows.  [Ed. Note - I know, but it isn't my place to put his business out there.]  But, he really, really wanted to enter the pool.  So, being the bright, MacGyverish guy that he is, he drew his own brackets, took a picture and sent it to me so that I could timely receive his entry.  Now, it is perfectly legible and I had no problem scoring his sheet.  However, I found out in talking to him this week that he drew the brackets on a pizza box!!!  That my friends, is resourcefulness and dedication!!!  He is the Andrew Tate of our pool - without all of the criminality and horrible personality.

There are also some pretty interesting facts and statistics pertaining to the beginning of the Sweet Sixteen!

Purdue and Gonzaga - both in the Sweet Sixteen - have the most tournament wins without winning a national title at 46.  Illinois has 44.  [Spoiler Alert - 45].

The Illinois-Iowa State game is a matchup of KenPom's number 1 ranked offense (Illinois) and defense (Iowa State).

Duke hasn't beaten a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament since 1994.  They play the one-seed Houston Cougars in the Sweet Sixteen tonight.

San Diego State has more tournament wins the past two years (7) than in all previous tournaments combined (6).

Louisiana Tech won the first women's NCAA Tournament in 1982 over Cheyney State.  The starting point guard for Louisiana Tech was Kim Mulkey.  You can read some about here on this post from SINICKAL.  (There's your F'in cite!)  You can also find us making fun of here in last year's Final Four Chronicles, and possibly more this year if LSU makes the Women's Final Four.

The Connecticut-San Diego State game is the rematch of the 2023 title game; The Marquette-NC State game is a rematch of the 1974 NCAA title game.  NC State won that game 76-64, behind the Most Outstanding Player David Thompson, in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Some big basketball names in that tournament:  Besides Thompson, Norm Sloan coached NC State and Tom Burleson was a standout, Al McGuire coached Marquette who had Maurice Lucas, and some featured players from outside that championship game included Bill Walton and Jamaal Wilkes from UCLA, Marvin Barnes from Providence, Campy Russell from Michigan and John Shumate from Notre Dame.  Loaded!

But, due to the rules of the day, we missed the possibility of the greatest tournament championship game, if the ACC Championship game was any indication.  See, back then only conference champions could participate in the NCAA Tournament, and NC State and Maryland were both in the ACC.  At the time of the tournament, NC State was ranked number 1 in the country and Maryland was ranked #4, but was probably the hottest non-Wolfpack team in the country entering the ACC tourney.  Being the number 1 seed, NCAA had a quarterfinal bye and dispatched Virginia 87-66 to make the finals.  Maryland, with the conference's number 2 seed, ran through Duke 85-66 and North Carolina 105-85 to set up the most collosal of conference finals, which NC State won 103-100 in overtime.  NC State qualified for the NCAA Tournament, and Maryland went home - as by far the greatest team to never even make the NCAA Tournament.  But that score is just the start ...

As stated earlier, NC State was led by David Thompson, three-time ACC Player of the Year and 1975 National Player of the Year.  His co-stars were Tom Burleson - the ACC Tournament's Most Outstnding Player - and Monte Towe, looking like polar opposites at 7'4" and 5'7" respectively.  Future Baltimore Oriole pitcher Tim Stoddard also started on this team coached by Norm Sloan.

Maryland had its own assortment of star players, including 6 future NBA draft picks.  It is even hard to say who "led" this team, but the six future draft picks included John Lucas, future Congressman Tom McMillan, Len Elmore, Mo Howard, Tom Roy, and Owen Brown.  Maryland was coached by the legendary Lefty Driesell, who passed away this February.

This game went back-and-forth all night, with Maryland hitting 12 of its first 14 shots.  NC State withstood that storm, and trailed only 55-50 at halftime.  NC State had a four-point lead with just over 2 minutes left in regulation, but Maryland scored two late buckups to force overtime.  Three lead changes in the extra frame occurred before NC State prevailed 103-100.

Most impressive state of this game is that both teams combined for zero turnovers in the second half and overtime.  Let me say that for the people in the back:  BOTH TEAMS COMBINED FOR ZERO TURNOVERS IN THE SECOND HALF!!!  That is high quality basketball.

Of course, the following year the NCAA expanded the tournament and allowed at-large teams into the NCAA Tournament.  Also of lasting import is the story that David Thompson could jump so high that he could take a dollar bill of the top of the backboard - and leave four quarters change!  He also scored 73 points in a single NBA game, topped only by Wilt Chamberlain (100, 78, 73 two times), and Koby Bryant (81) and Wilt Chamberlain (78).  [Luka Doncic also scored 73 in a game earlier this year.]

I know this is only NCAA Tournament-adjacent, but this is one of the three greatest basketball games ever, along with Duke-Kentucky 1992 (I can't believe I have to mention this - UGH!) and the 1992 US Olympic team's internal scrimmage chronicled in The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw. 

Now, let's get back to the 2024 games.

The first early game was Clemson/Arizona, with the Clemson defeating Arizona 77-72.  Clemson took an early lead, and although it kept seeming like the Wildcats were clawing back, they never could get over that hump.  With 1:06 remaining in the game, Clemson called time out, and then ran a picture-perfect out-of-bounds play for a PJ Hall Dunk that not only ended the game, but showed that all Wildcats must have problem defending the out-of-bounds under the basket play.  And, since I thought of this point as it happened, Guy Hughes of Lexington, Kentucky and Kevin Dick of Alexandria, Virginia have to suffer this thought with me now that I put it out there.

This is Clemson's first Elite 8 since 1980, when they were led by Larry Nance, who eventually went on to win the very first NBA Slam Dunk championship!

The second game was absolute annihilation:  Connecticut over San Diego State 82-52.  Some numbers from defending-champion UConn's run:

9 straight double-digit wins;

17 years since a defending champion reached the Elite Eight;

28 seconds that UConn trailed in last night's game; the only time they have trailed in this year's tourney;

86 - UConn's total margin of victory this tournament - the largest since 1985; and

+152 - The total +/- of Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer, UConn's starting back court.

Alabama defeated North Carolina 89-87 in a super-exciting game punctuated by North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson's go-ahead three-point play and game-saving block for the Crimson Tide.

Then, Illinois beat Iowa State behind Terrence Shannon's 29 points, including two free throws with 6 second left to raise the lead to 5.

With a 3, 4 and 6 seed all advancing over a 1, 2, and 2 seed, we lost three champions last night, including Your Tournament Host.  Our remaining champions are:  ALABAMA, Auburn, Arizona, Baylor, CONNECTICUT, CREIGHTON, DUKE, Florida, Florida Atlantic, GONZAGA, HOUSTON, ILLINOIS, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, MARQUETTE, Michigan State, North Carolina, NORTH CAROLINA STATE, PURDUE and TENNESSEE.  So, out of the 12 remaining teams in the tournament, entries have each of them as their champion, except Clemson.

Most entries had Connecticut in the Elite 8, and a surprisingly large number of entries picked Illinois into this weekend's game.  There were 12 entries with the Crimson Tide into the Elite 8, but only 3 that had Clemson surviving this far.  For that reason Kyle Henderson 1 of Fort Worth, Texas, Cheryl Spuhler of Acworth, Georgia, and Savannah Grace Pressly of Boca Raton, Florida all win the coveted "Pick of the Day"!  Congratulations you three.

Players of the Day

10.  Aaron Estrada, Alabama - 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

9.  Armando Bacot, North Carolina - 19 points, 12 rebounds

8.  Stephon Castle, Connecticut - 16 points, 11 rebounds

7.  Jaden Bradley, Arizona - 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks

6.  Oumar Bello, Arizona - 15 points, 15 rebounds

5.  Cam Spencer, Connecticut - 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

4.  Chase Hunter, Clemson - 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assist

3.  Curtis Jones, Iowa State - 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

2.  Grant Nelson, Alabama - 24 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5 blocks

1.  Terrence Shannon, Illinois - 29 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Social Media Posts of the Day

I saw this on both TikTok and Twitter - from two different posters.  It simply said, "I really hope Ke$ha did't wake up this morning feeling like P. Diddy!"

Ok Mr. Tournament Host - given the severity of the accusations against P. Diddy, that seems like kind of a shot.  How are you going to connect that to this tournament?  Here, let me show you.

So, there are a number of people implicated in the P. Diddy criminal investigation.  Among them is a 25-year old who is accused of working as a "drug mule" for Diddy, and has been arrested on charges of cocaine possession and possession of controlled substances.   In addition to being a "drug mule", this 25-year old has been accused in civil suits as procuring guns as well for Diddy.  This man is Brendan Paul.  Paul was arrested at the Opa-Locka airport attempting to board a private plane either owned or leased by Diddy.

Brenden Paul played basketball for Syracuse University during its heyday from 2018-2020 before transferring to Division II Fairmont State.  See, I told you could make the connection.

Anyway, it is important to note that everything stated above is still just an allegation and that in the United States we are innocent until proven guilty.

Now, on to the rankings.  You will notice a whole lot of Jacksons near at the top.  In fact, the Jackson Five are all doing very well.  I'll bet you can't find the 5th Jackson!  (You can't - it's Staudt!)  Anyways, as always, please check your scores and if you feel that a discrepancy exists, let me know.

Tournament Standings after Sweet Sixteen/Day 1

1.  Allison Parker - 86

     Marcus Jackson - 86

3.  Blake Jackson - 84

4.  Bill Ganoe 3 - 83

5.  Brian McMahon - 81

6.  Braeden Helland - 80

7.  Max Marion 3 - 79

8.  Ty Hedgpeth - 78

9.  Miles Jackson - 77

     Jeff Plamondon - 77

11.  George Fox 2 - 75

12.  Bill Ganoe 1 - 74

       Kyle Henderson 1 - 74

       Chris Simmons - 74

       Measha Williams 3 - 74

       Josh Zdrowak - 74

17.  Jody Cox - 73

       Amanda Staudt - 73

19.  Carolyn Fowler - 72

       William Pujals - 72

       Rich Samuels 4 - 72

22.  Cassi Spruill - 71

       Bubba Zdrowak - 71

24.  Daniel Barsky 1 - 70

       Javier Rodriguez - 70

       Rich Samuels 2 - 70

       Rich Samuels 5 - 70

       Measha Williams 1 - 70

       Justin Yung - 70

30.  Paul Cummings 2 - 69

       Alvaro Gonzalez - 69

       Sean McInerney 2 - 69

       Dave Piasecki - 69

       Marcus Spruill - 69

       Cheryl Spuhler - 69

36.  Kevin Dick - 68

       Mark Holbert - 68

       Matt Hopps - 68

       Si Nichols - 68

40.  Bill Ganoe 2 - 67

       Silas Nichols - 67

       Lee Pagan - 67

       Pepe Sosa - 67

       Jeremy Spuhler - 67

       George Walks 3 - 67

       Amy Zdrowak - 67

47.  Joel Chernoff - 66

       Paul Cummings 3 - 66

       Quinn Jackson - 66

       Jacey Reynolds 2 - 66

       Measha Williams 2 - 66

52.  James Coleman - 65

       Paul Cummings 1 - 65

       Brigadier General Kareem Montague - 65

       Matt Okell - 65

       Kingfish Parham - 65

       Day Yi - 65

       Katie Zdrowak - 65

       Keith Zdrowak - 65

60.  Scott Bieterman 1 - 64

       Shane Jernigan 2 - 64

       Skip LaForte - 64

       Max Macon 2 - 64

       Max Marion 1 - 64

       Sasha Moon - 64

       Rich Samuels 1 - 64

       Rich Samuels 3 - 64

       Brittany Sosa - 64

69.  Kyle Henderson 2 - 63

       Ashley Poer - 63

       Jane Reynolds - 63

       Keith Wynne - 63

73.  Justine Frank - 62

       Melissa Gaynor - 62

       Tyler Giamberini - 62

       Lily Spuhler - 62

       George Walks 4 - 62

78.  Scott Bieterman 2 - 61

       John Hedgpeth - 61

       Dawn Lamb - 61

       Derrick Lowe - 61

       Ryan Rodriguez - 61

83.  Jacey Fowler 1 - 60

       Cheryl Spuhler - 60

       Logan Spuhler - 60

       Biscuit Zdrowak - 60

87.  George Fox 1 - 59

       Max Macon 1 - 59

       Max Marion 2 - 59

       Michael McNally - 59

       George Walks 1 - 59

92.  Dan Laishley - 58

       George Walks 2 - 58

       Jonathan Wasserman - 58

95.  Jenna Finkelstein - 57

       Max Macon 3 - 57

       Chris O'Neil - 57

       Jessica Samuels - 57

       Jamie Toole - 57

100.  James Garvin - 56

101.  Adam Jorgensen 1 - 55

         Adam Jorgensen 2 - 55

         Max Marion 4 - 55

104.  Daniel Barsky 2 - 54

         Barbie Curlett 1 - 54

         Katie Kollmeyer - 54

         Mike Wolff 1 - 54

         Coco Wynne - 54

109.  Max Macon 4 - 53

110.  Clair Bullock - 52

         Barbie Curlett 2 - 52

         Karen Katz - 52

         Natalie Moon - 52

         Savannah Grace Pressly - 52

115.  Brent Bellinger - 51

         Nick Kuehl - 51

         Noel Martinez 1 - 51

         Kisha Marzouca 1 - 51

119.  Carolyn Fowler & Jane Reynolds - 50

         Shane Jernigan 1 - 50

         Chris Pettit - 50

122.  A.J. Ripin - 49

123.  Arlene Amo Hopps - 48

124.  Anne-Marie O'Neil - 47

         Barkley Sosa - 47

126.  Colleen Giamberini - 46

         Sean McInerney 1 - 46

128.  Hannah Sosa - 45

129.  Stephanie Henderson - 44

         Kisha Marzouca 2 - 44

         Jason Spuhler - 44

132.  Guy Hughes - 43

         Dave Marzouca 1 - 43

         Mike Wolff 2 - 43

135.  Dave Marzouca 2 - 42

136.  Noel Martinez 2 - 41

137.  ALYSSA HOPPS - QUINCY, MASS - 35 - CLINCHED LAST PLACE

2024 NCAA Tournament Pool Results Round 1/Day 2

 

Welcome back all.  We have concluded the first round with some more surprises, but before we get to the tournament update, I have an update to the pool  We now have 137 entries.  "So Pepster, how did we increase in entries after the tournament has started" some you might ask.  Well, it is because I received the bracket from Karen Katz of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the mail, postmarked March 19.  She is now included in the standings.

Day 2 gave us some incredibly exciting games, the kind we missed on Thursday.  It all started in the 8/9 game pitting last year's darling Florida Atlantic against Northwestern and we got some free basketball.  Although Northwestern curb-stomped FAU in overtime, the game was back-and-forth most of the day.

Northwestern was not the only smart boys advancing to the second round as Yale outlasted SEC champion Aurburn 78-76, as Auburn Tre Donaldson missed 2 free throws with six seconds remaining that would have tied the game despite John Poulakidas of Yale pulling his best Jack Grohlke.

Another incredibly close - and exciting - game was Colorado over Florida 102-100 with Florida's Walker Clayton, Jr. making a three-pointing to tie the game at 100 with 9 seconds left followed by KJ Simpson rushing dow to hit the eventual game-winner with 3 seconds remaining.  A last-ditch heave by Clayton, who had 33 points in this game - came dangerously close as it hit the backboard.

All three of these games have one thing in common, they knocked out a champion in our pool.  Multiple people selected Florida Atlantic, Auburn and Florida.  Our remaining champions are:  ALABAMA, Auburn, ARIZONA, BAYLOR, CONNECTICUT, CREIGHTON, DUKE, Florida, Florida Atlantic, GONZAGA, HOUSTON, ILLINOIS, IOWA STATE, KANSAS, Kentucky, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA STATE, PURDUE and TENNESSEE.

Other close games include last year's finalist San Diego State defeating UAB 68-65, and Grand Canyon defeating Saint Mary's 75-66.  Grand Canyon joins Yale as being upsets worth bonus points in our pool, as was James Madison with its 11-point victory over 5 seed Wisconsin.  People in our pool had everyone of the upsets, and each of these upsets was guaranteed by multiple people, meaning lots of movement in the standings.  Another game of note is that 6th-seeded Clemson handily beat New Mexico 77-56 to be the only 6 seed to advance to the second round, as the 3 other 11 seeds all won on Thursday.

As I mentioned, multiple people selected each of yesterday's three bonuses, and several even selected each as a guarantee.  But, since way more people selected James Madison and Grand Canyon that Yale, those that selected Yale get special mention.  Those include George Walks 1 of West Palm Beach, Florida, Jeff Plamondon if Lincoln, Rhode Island, Barkley Sosa of Riviera Beach, Florida Coco Wynne of Delray Beach, Florida and Rich Samuels 1 of Palm Beach Gardens, FL.  They receive special mention, but the "Picks of the Day" Award goes to Cassi Spruill of Fairfax, Virginia, Day Yi of Forest Hills, New York, and Max Marion 4 of West Palm Beach, Florida.  Congratulations and now - You are all dead to me.  On a side note, I asked Barkley Sosa how on earth she can live under my roof and select Yale - FOR ANYTHING - and she responded, "I pick all the dog and wolf mascots that I can."  I went back and reviewed her bracket, and although accurate - still not an excuse.

In fact, entrant Kisha Marzouca of Boynton Beach, Florida, a college classmate of mine, texted me to say "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL?!?! yasssss this is the only time a Harvard person will be happy for Yale"  She is a much better person than I.

Day 1 Kentucky loses; Day 2 Yale wins.  This tournament got me feeling like a Mint Condition song, which coincidentally was on the radio when I did a breakfast run this morning.

And yes, I was at a red light when I took that picture.

And, since I am obviously in a cheerful mood, I will give an "Anti-Pick of the Day" award.  In the running was Colleen Giamberini of Boynton Beach, Florida and Alyssa Hopps of Quincy, Massachusetts who both slected Grambling over Purdue, but, that pick took guts.  Going out on a limb should be rewarded, not ridiculed, especially since we all know Purdue can lose a first round game as a 1-seed; they did it last year.  So, instead, the "Anti-Pick of the Day" award goes to Joshua Zdrowak of Tallahassee, Florida by way of Orlando, Florida who picked Auburn.  Why was this such a bad pick?  It is because he picked Auburn to win the Florida Atlantic-Northwestern game!  Congratulations Joshua!

Social Media Posts/Random Quotes of the Day

5.  Facebook post from a college classmate ... "It's weird to root for Yale for any reason.  I have a reflexive distaste for Yale -- until March Madness starts up.  And then Ivy League prode takes over.  It feels very unnatural but, to paraphrase Whitman, 'Do I contradict myself?  Very well then I contrdaict myself (I am large.  I contain multitudes...)"  - Much bigger person than me.

4.  Auburn basketball alumnus Charles Barkley, "We're not gonna lose to the smart kids, I'll tell you that!"

3.  When a play from Auburn-Yale game comes on the television and a zoom-in on a Yale player, Hannah Sosa of Riviera Beach, Florida commented, "He looks like he goes to Yale."  That's my girl.

And, since I am still not over the Kentucky loss

2.  From Twitter sent to me by Kevin Dick of Alexandria, Virginia, calling John Calipari the "Italian Doc Rivers."

1.  This was posted in the other pool run by this blog, but it needs mentioning here ...

Yeah, this tournament is killing me.

Stats of the Day

6.  Tre Donaldson from Auburn was shooting 82.9% from the free throw line when he stepped up and missed two free throws with 6 seconds left in game and Auburn down 2 to Yale.

5.  Zach Edey of Purdue pulled down 21 rebounds.

4.  Ryan Langborg from Northwestern scored 12 points - IN OVERTIME - as Northwestern downed Florida Atlantic.

3.  Iowa State Freshman Audi Cooks scored 40 points as Iowa State came back from a 20-point deficit to defeat Maryland in the women's tournament.

2.  Colorado had 14 assists in its first 14 made field goals in the first half against Florida.  (Finsihed the half 14 assists/17 made field goals).

1.  Northwestern scored 19 total points in overtime over Florida Atlantic.  That is the same exact number of points as they scored the ENTIRE FIRST HALF!

 Players of the Day

Honorable Mention - Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn -Ejecting for hitting a Yale player.

10.  Eddie Lampkin, Colorado - 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists

9.  Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M - 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists

8.  Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State - 32 points, 8 rebounds

7.  Johni Broome, Auburn - 24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

6.  Will Clayton, Jr., Florida - 33 points on 10/17 shooting and 7/7 free throw line

5.  Kam Jones, Marquette - 28 points

4.  Ryan Langborg, Northwestern - 27 points - 12 in overtime

3.  John Poulakides, Yale - 28 points on 10/15 shooting; 6/9 from three point range

2.  Mark Sears, Alabama - 30 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists

1.  Zach Edey, Purdue - 30 points, 21 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks

So, looking at this list gives me the thought for the NCAA Tournament history lesson.  I watched a lot of the Florida-Colorado game, and Colorado's Eddie Lampkin is a force.  He is listed at 6'11 and 265 pounds, but I would bet his a good 25 pounds heavier than that, but not really fat.  He is super-light on his feet, and possesses a devasting bump-and-spin move which is virtually unguardable.  He reminds me a bit of former Boston College standout Danya Abrams, who albeit a bit shorter than Lampkin, was every bit as stocky and light on his feet.  He played at Boston College from 1993 - 1997, and during the 1993-1994 year Boston College had some very unique and interesting sports successes.

It all started on November 20, 1993, when the number 1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team traveled to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to play the 17th-ranked BC Eagles.  Boston College built a 38-17 lead into the fourth quarter with only 11 minutes left in the game.  Notre Dame came roaring back to take the lead 39-38.  Eagles quarterback Glenn Foley led the team on a last-minute drive that almost never happened as one of his passes bounced right off the hands of Notre Dame linebacker Pete Bercich.  Two completions to tight end Pete Mitchell and one to Ivan Boyd set up a 41-yard field goal which David Gordon converted as time expired to knock off the top ranked Irish.

Later that winter, the Boston College Eagles defeated the then number 1 ranked Boston University Terriers in hockey, setting up this story ...

Boston College entered the tournament as the 9-seed, and opened in the first round against 8th-seeded Washington State in Landover, Maryland.  Washington State was paced by Isaac Fontaine's 17 points as the Cougars narrowly lost to the Eagles 67.  Boston College had a monster game from Bill Curley with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while getting 17 points and 7 assists from point guard Howard Eisley.  Freshman Danya Abrams contributed 7 points and 9 rebounds in 37 minutes played for a team that was not very deep.  This victory advanced Boston College into the second round - where number 1 seed North Carolina awaited.

This Tar Heel team was loaded, and after playing a 71-51 warm-up game against Liberty in the first round, North Carolina's stars looked like they were just going to waltz into the Final Four.  Future NBAers all over the roster, UNC started Derrick Phelps at the point, Donald Williams and Brian Reese on the wings, Rasheed Wallace at the four and Eric Montross in the middle.  Jerry Stackhouse and Jeff McInnis came off the bench, as did sharpshooter Dante Calabria - who I have played against in league ball - to make the Heels way more talented and deeper than the Eagles.

But, I probably wouldn't be including this game in this post if the normal happened, and the Eagles shocked the basketball-watching world, winning 75-72.  North Carolina was paced by Eric Montross scoring 16 points, and Jerry Stackhouse contributing 15 off the bench.  Rasheed Wallace and Jeff McInnis also finished with double digit points.  Boston College, however, rode its starters as they scored all 75 of the teams points - led by Gerrod Abram's 21.  Bill Curley had 18 with Howard Eisley and Malcolm Huckaby adding 11 each.  The reason for the post - Danya Abrams scored 14 and had a team-high 10 rebounds - all while guarding Rasheed Wallace.

From there Boston College advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Miami, Florida, where they defeated the 5th-seeded Indiana Hoosiers 77-68.  Abrams only scored 6 points in this game, but Eisley scored 18, Huckaby and Abram 15, and Curley 11 to defeat the Alan Henderson led Hoosiers.

Advancing to the Elite 8, the Eagles lack of depth and the SEC Champion Florida Gators ended BC's hope of a Final Four 74-66.  Abrams contributed 14 points and a team-high 9 rebounds to go along with Bill Curley's 20 and Howard Eisley's 19, but it wasn't enough.  For Florida, Craig Brown had 21 and Andrew DeClerq had 16 to pace the Gators.  For basketball fans, though, the highlight was watching Danya Abrams go head-to-head with Gator behemoth Dametri Hill, both of similar size and stature.  More wrestling than basketball, these two giants definitely pushed each other throughout the entire game.

Florida went on to lose to Duke in the Final Four, which in turn lost to Arkansas in the championship game 76-72.  That Arkansas team was one of the most exciting teams I have watched, Scotty Thurman, Corliss Williamson, Corey Beck and Dwight Stewart, but that is a story for another day.

Abrams was named first team All-Big East his next three seasons, and went on to play professionally for 11 years in various leagues around the world, and is currently in Massachussetts coaching.

So, back to the interesting year for Boston College, they defeated teh number 1 team in football, hockey, and basketball in the same season.

So, enough history...  on to the Standings... Please double-check your results as I do make mistakes.  I am happy to go back and review if you think I missed something.

Standings After Round 1/Day 2

1.  Braeden Helland - 56

2.  Blake Jackson - 54

     Marcus Jackson - 54

4.  Brian McMahon - 53

5.  Allison Parker - 50

6.  Jody Cox - 49

     Bill Ganoe 3 - 49

8.  Measha Williams 3 - 48

     Joshua Zdrowak - 48

10.  Miles Jackson - 47

       Rich Samuels 4 - 47

12.  Daniel Barsky 1 - 46

       Quinn Jackson - 46

14.  Jeff Plamondon - 45

15.  Bill Ganoe 1 - 44

       Ty Hedgpeth - 44

       Shane Jernigan 2 - 44

       Chris Simmons - 44

19.  Scott Bieterman 2 - 43

       Amanda Staudt - 43

       Max Marion 3 - 43

       Bubba Zdrowak - 43

       Katie Zdrowak - 43

24.  Joel Chernoff - 42

       Kevin Dick - 42

       Skip LaForte - 42

       William Pujals - 42

       Justin Yung - 42

29.  James Coleman - 41

       Paul Cummings 2 - 41

       Bill Ganoe - 41

       Kingfish Parham - 41

       Dave Piasecki - 41

       Ashley Poer - 41

       Pepe Sosa - 41

       Cassi Spruill - 41

       Jeremy Spuhler - 41

       Day Yi - 41

39.  Paul Cummings 3 - 40

       Kyle Henderson 1 - 40

       Mark Holbert - 40

       Rich Samuels 5 - 40

43.  George Fox 2 - 39

       Silas Nichols - 39

       Cheryl Spuhler - 39

       Keith Wynne - 39

47.  Carolyn Fowler - 38

       Justine Frank - 38

       Matt Hopps - 38

       Michael McNally - 38

       Si Nichols - 38

       Jacey Reynolds (2) - 38

       Javier Rodriguez - 38

       Rich Samuels 2 - 38

       Lily Spuhler - 38

       George Walks 4 - 38

       Measha Williams 1 - 38

58.  Paul Cummings 1 - 37

       Alvaro Gonzalez - 37

       Max Macon 3 - 37

       Marcus Spruill - 37

       George Walks 3 - 37

       Amy Zdrowak - 37

       Keith Zdrowak - 37

65.  Melissa Gaynor - 36

       Shane Jernigan - 36

       Dan Laishley - 36

       Max Marion 1 - 36

       Sasha Moon - 36

       Rich Samuels 3 - 36

       Brittany Sosa - 36

       Logan Spuhler - 36

       Measha Williams 2 - 36

74.  Matt Okell - 35

       Lee Pagan - 35

       George Walks 1 - 35

77.  Karen Katz - 34

       Max Macon 2 - 34

79.  John Hedgpeth - 33

       Max Marion 4 - 33

       Sean McInerney 2 - 33

       Ryan Rodriguez - 33

       Jessica Samuels - 33

84.  Scott Bieterman 1 - 32

       Clair Bullock - 32

       Jacey Fowler 1 - 32

       James Garvin - 32

       Tyler Giamberini - 32

       Rich Samuels 1 - 32

       Cheryl Spuhler - 32

       George Walks 2 - 32

       Jonathan Wasserman - 32

       Biscuit Zdrowak - 32

94.  Jenna Finkelstein - 31

       Kyle Henderson 2 - 31

       Nick Kuehl - 31

       Dawn Lamb - 31

       Derrick Lowe - 31

       Brigadier General Kareem Montague - 31

       Chris O'Neil - 31

       Jane Reynolds - 31

       A.J. Ripin - 31

       Jamie Toole - 31

104.  Colleen Giamberini - 30

105.  Adam Jorgensen 1 - 29

         Adam Jorgensen 2 - 29

         Max Macon 1 - 29

         Max Macon 4 - 29

         Max Marion 2 - 29

         Kisha Marzouca 1 - 29

         Barkley Sosa - 29

         Mike Wolff 2 - 29

113.  Katie Kollmeyer - 28

         Chris Pettit - 28

         Savannah Grace Pressly - 28

         Mike Wolff 1 - 28

117.  George Fox 1 - 27

         Coco Wynne - 27

119.  Guy Hughes - 25

         Hannah Sosa - 25

121.  Daniel Barsky - 24

         Barbie Curlett 2 - 24

         Kisha Marzouca 2 - 24

124.  Anne-Marie O'Neil - 23

125.  Barbie Curlett 1 - 22

         Arlene Amo Hopps - 22

         Dave Marzouca 2 - 22

         Natalie Moon - 22

         Jason Spuhler - 22

130.  Brent Bellinger - 21

         Noel Martinez 1 - 21

         Dave Marzouca 1 - 21

133.  Carolyn Fowler & Jane Reynolds - 20

         Sean McInerney 1 - 20

135.  Alyssa Hopps - 19

         Noel Martinez 2 - 19

137.  Stephanie Henderson - 18

2019 NCAA Tournament Pool - FINALS

So the tournament is complete, and so is our pool.  Congratulations to the 9 entrants that selected Virginia as the champion, which was obviously correct.  Even more congratulations to our Top 3, which are tentative Steven Usma #5 of Miami, Florida in third place, Ashley Poer of Lake Worth, Florida in second place, and our champion - MARCUS JACKSON of Reston, Virginia.  Marcus, for those that don't know, was my college roommate.

I say tentative above, because the Final Four is always incredibly hectic for me, and I could have made mistakes.  For those of you close to the winner's circle, please take a look at your totals, and let me know if you final something wrong.  If you notify me within the next couple of days, I will take a look at your bracket, and whoever else's bracket would be affected, and make the appropriate corrections, if any need to be made.


Final Standings

Please let me know if you see any discrepancies so that I can check to make sure I did not miss anything.

1 - Marcus Jackson - 146 - Virginia

2 - Ashley Poer #2 - 137 - Virginia

3 - Steven Usma #5 - 135 - Virginia

4 - Colonel Kareem Montague - 129 - Virginia

5 - Measha Williams #3 - 128

6 - Max Macon #1 - 127 - Virginia


7 - Matt Nieman - 125 - Virginia

8 - Ty Leatherman - 121

  
9 - Measha Williams #2 - 120

10 - Biscuit Zdrowak - 109 - Virginia

11 - Carolyn Fowler - 114

12 - Justin Yung - 113

13 - Steven Usma #3 - 106

14 - Mac Kroesen - 105
       Hannah Sosa - 105 - Virginia

16 - Adam Jorgensen - 104
       Max Macon #2 - 104

18 - Chris Kroesen - 103
       Michael Litsey - 103
       Robert Tanen #2 - 103

21 - Wes Wiggins - 101

       Amy Zdrowak - 101

23 - Carolyn Fowler and Jane Reynolds - 100

       Melanie Scherr - 100

25 - Max Marion #2 - 99

       Brittany Sosa #1 - 99

27 - Matt Hopps - 98

28 - Steven Usma #4 - 97

29 - Jessica Samuels - 96 - Virginia

30 - Mango Merchant - 95

        Pepe Sosa - 95

32 - Bill Ganoe #1 - 94

       Max Marion - 94
       Steven Usma #1 - 94

       Measha WIlliams #1 - 94

36 - Debbie Igdaloff Nieman - 92

37 - Philip Kroesen - 91
       Barkley Sosa - 91

       Brittany Sosa #2 - 91

40 - Jacey Fowler #1 - 90

       Katie Kollmeyer - 90

42 - Alyssa Ave - 89

       Dan Barsky #2 - 89

       Chad Phillips - 89

       George Walks #4 - 89

46 - Coby Kroesen - 88

47 - Max Macon #4 - 87
       Sean McInerney - 87
       Dave Piasecki #2 - 87
       Annette Pritchard #2 - 87
       Harrington Wax III - 87

52 - Dan Barsky #1 - 86

       Duncan Merchant - 86

       Steven Usma #2 - 86

55 - Brian Hinaman - 85

56 - Scott Bieterman - 84
       Paul Cummings - 84

       Dave Piasecki #1 - 84

59 - James Garvin - 83

       Karen Katz - 83

       Silas Nichols - 83

       Allison Parker - 83
       Annette Pritchard - 83

       Meredith Tanen - 83

       Joshua Zdrowak - 83

66 - Alvaro Gonzalez - 82

       William Pujals - 82
       George Walks #2 - 82

69 - Kyle Sheehan - 81

70 - Jonathan Wasserman - 80

71 - Robert Hosmer - 79
       Dana Mandelbaum - 79

       Krystal Travers - 79

74 - Ashley Poer #1 - 78

       Rich Samuels #2 - 78

       Mike Zachary - 78

77 - Glen Merchant - 77
       John Santucci - 77

79 - Jacey Fowler #2 - 76

       Hilary Kroesen 76

       Martha Kroesen - 76
       Jason Spuhler - 76
       Jeremy Spuhler - 76

84 - Arlene Amo Hopps - 75

       Skip LaForte - 75

       Max Macon #3 - 75
       Cheryl Spuhler - 75

88 - Jenna Finkelstein - 74

       Eric Inge - 74
       Samantha Sheehan - 74

91 - Scott Hansel - 73
       Anthony LaPira - 73
       Chris Petit - 73
       Jane Reynolds - 73
       George Walks #3 - 73

96 - Sasha Moon - 72

       Traci Sheehan - 72

       Michael Spicer - 72
       George Walks #5 - 72

100 - Bill Ganoe #2 - 71
         Jeff Pamondon - 71
         Rich Samuels #1 - 71

103 - Josh and Katie Zdrowak - 70

104 - Rachel Bornn - 68

         Edy Pecan - 68

106 - Jordyn Sheehan - 66

         Robert Tanen #1 - 66

108 - Luis Briones - 65

         Jean Calixte - 65
         Kingfish Rod Parham - 65

         George Walks #1 - 65

112 - Griffey Parker - 64 

         Abigail Sosa - 64

114- Tara Elliott - 63

115 - David Olson - 62

116 - Liz Carew - 61

         Hilary Kroesen #2 - 61

         Ira Schulteis - 61

119 - Jennifer Armstrong - 59

120 - Kline Kroesen - 58

121 - Katie Zdrowak - 56

122 - Keith Zdrowak - 48

123 - Cubbie Kroesen - 47

2019 NCAA Tournament Pool Standings - Elite 8/Day 1

Now yesterday is what we have been waiting for all tournament.  Two games to determine who goes to the Final Four.  Two games with absolutely incredible plays and incredible players.  Two games that went down to the wire; one in overtime.  Two games featuring number 1 seeds; one advances, one goes home.  What a phenomenal day of basketball.

The appetizer was Gonzaga and Texas Tech from Anaheim, California.  This game had it all.  Athleticism, big shots, and turnovers.  Boy were there a lot of turnovers.  And the stars showed up for both teams.  For Gonzaga, first team All-American Rui Hachimura scored 22, Brandon Clarke had 18, and point guard Josh Perkins hit four three pointers - most of them in big spots.  For Texas Tech, defense was the name of the game as they held Gonzaga - which averages 90 points a game - to just 69.  Jarett Culver led with 19 points and 3 steals, and Davide Moretti is the first Italian to hit big three pointers since Manu Ginobili.  Wait, you say Ginobili is Argentinian and not Italian?  Well, you get what I am saying.

The play of the game, and of the tournament through that point in time occurred when human pogo stick Tariq Owens of the Red Raiders skied to block a Rui Hachimora three pointer from the right corner, and on his second jump managed to grab the rebound out of the sky to keep it from going out of bounds and saving it to Braonde Francis, who was subsequently fouled by Hachimora.  Never mind that Owens had a full foot out of bounds after blocking the shot, thus making his save irrelevant, since he should have been ruled out of bounds.  The referees missed that one as everyone - and I mean everyone - was simply astounded at the athleticism on the play.  If you don't believe me, check out the play here.

Although this play by Tariq Owens was more important, it is by no means the most spectacular play by Texas Tech in NCAA Tournament play.  That play was made by Darwin Ham on March 17, 1996 in the second round against North Carolina.  You can see that play HERE.

Congratulations Texas Tech.  See you in Minneapolis.

This game was huge as Gonzaga was a common final four pick, and a good number of entrants had them winning the whole tournament.  None was more affected that Measha Williams of Houston, Texas, who has the Bulldogs as the champion in two separate brackets that are currently in the Top 10.

The second game was even more amazing.  Top seeded Virginia advances to the Final Four after securing an overtime victory over Purdue in Louisville.  After leading for the majority of the second half, Virginia gave up the lead as Purdue rode red-hot Carsen Edwards and his 42 points - including 10 three pointers.  Edwards set NCAA Tournament records for most 3 pointers in one tournament, most points in first 4 NCAA Tournament games and probably a ton more as well.  But, Virginia has the ball down 3 when Purdue fouls Ty Jerome with 5.9 seconds left.  This sends Jerome to the line to shoot 2 free throws.  Jerome hits the first, then misses the second.  Not being able to secure the rebound, Namadi Diakite taps the ball to the other end of the court knowing that his teammates would be the only ones there.  The ball is recovered by Kihei Clark, who takes one dribble and passes the ball about half the length of the court back to Diakite, who immediately releases a shot at the buzzer, that goes in to send the game to overtime, which Virginia controlled.  See Diakite's play, here.

Those that have Virginia in the Final Four - or further - can rest a bit easier as the Cavaliers advance.  See you in Minneapolis as well.

Alyssa Ave from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida suffered the worst from the Purdue loss as she had the Boilermakers as her champion.  Welcome to the pool Alyssa - hope you enjoyed it while it lasted!

Not everyone suffered the heartbreak that Measha Williams and Alyssa Ave did.  Doing particularly well yesterday were Marcus Jackson of Reston, Virginia, Ty Leatherman  of  Morehead City, North Carolina, Steven Usma #3 of Miami, Florida, Mac Kroesen of West Palm Beach, Florida, Brittany Sosa of Orlando, Florida and Max Macon 1 of Jupiter, Florida all had BOTH Virginia and Texas Tech advancing.  You all earn the "Pick of the Day".

Purdue's Carsen Edwards had a helluva tournament run, hitting 28 three-pointers, the most in a single tournament.  He broke the record of 27 set by Glen Rice in 1989.  Rice, who would ultimately be drafted 4th overall in the 1989 draft had enormous range.  In fact, when in town for a pre-draft workout he put on such a shooting display that the assistant coaches claimed his range on three pointers was "out of bounds".  Anyways, Rice started off the 1989 tournament strong, scoring 23 in a 92-87 first round victory over Xavier in Atlanta.  Rice continued his hot shooting by scoring 36 in Michigan's second round victory; defeating South Alabama 91-82.  Rice headed to Lexington for the regionals where he scored 34 in a 92-87 defeat of North Carolina, and then followed that with 32 in a 102-65 shellacking of Virginia.  In the national semi-finals in Seattle, Michigan defeated Illinois 83-81 behind Rice's 28, and won the national championship against Seton Hall after Rice scored 34.  Rice's 184 points are the most scored in a single NCAA tournament, and it should go without saying he was named Most Outstanding Player.

Glen Rice went on to play 15 years in the NBA, earning an All-Star nod 3 times, including the All-Star game MVP in 1997.  He was second team all-NBA in 1997 and third team all-NBA in 1998.  He won the NBA' three point contest in 1995 and more importantly, he won an NBA title in 2000 with the Lost Angeles Lakers.

Virginia survived, but we lost Gonaza and Purdue, leaving four possible champions remaining.  Our champions - with the 8 remaining champions in bold are:  Duke, Florida, Florida State, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Villanova, Virginia.

We are guaranteed to lose one of our champions today as Duke plays Michigan State from Washington, D.C. in our late game.  In our early afternoon matchup we have a battle of the SEC as Auburn takes on the Kentucky Wildcats in Kansas City.

And for now - good luck in your brackets tonight.  Each of today's games are worth 8 points.

For those that view all of the standings and do not just look for your own name - WE HAVE A NEW LEADER.  Marcus Jackson of Reston, Virginia vaults into the lead.  Congratulations, for now.  Let's see what happens today. We also have a battle for last place, which is currently occupied by Cubbie Kroesen of Port St. Lucie, Florida, but 7 of our bottom 9 still have their respective champions alive.  Who knows what could happen.

Feel free to double check your scores.  Let me know if you see a discrepancy.  Otherwise, enjoy the start of the Sweet Sixteen.

1 - Marcus Jackson - 110 - Virginia/Duke

2 - Ty Leatherman - 109 - Duke/Virginia

3 - Measha Williams #3 - 108 - Gonzaga/Virginia

4 - Carolyn Fowler - 106 - Gonzaga/North Carolina
     Steven Usma #3 - 106 - Kentucky/Duke

6 - Mac Kroesen - 105 - North Carolina/Duke

7 - Justin Yung - 101 - Gonzaga/Virginia

8 - Melanie Scherr - 100 - North Carolina/Duke
     Measha Williams #2 - 100 - Gonzaga/Virginia

10 - Max Marion #2 - 99 - Duke/North Carolina

       Brittany Sosa #1 - 99 - Duke/North Carolina

12 - Matt Hopps - 98 - Duke/North Carolina

13 - Steven Usma #4 - 97 - Duke/Kentucky

14 - Max Macon #2 - 96 - Tennessee/Michigan State

15 - Chris Kroesen - 95 - North Carolina/Michigan State

16 - Bill Ganoe #1 - 94 - North Carolina/Duke

       Steven Usma #1 - 94 - Duke/North Carolina

       Measha WIlliams #1 - 94 - Gonzaga/North Carolina

19 - Colonel Kareem Montague - 93 - Virginia/Duke
       Ashley Poer #2 - 93 - Virginia/Michigan State

21 - Carolyn Fowler and Jane Reynolds - 92 - Kentucky/Michigan State

       Debbie Igdaloff Nieman - 92 - Duke/North Carolina

23 - Philip Kroesen - 91 - North Carolina/Duke

       Max Macon #1 - 91 - Virginia/LSU
       Barkley Sosa - 91 - Kentucky/LSU

       Steven Usma #5 - 91 - Virginia/Gonzaga

27 - Katie Kollmeyer - 90 - Tennessee/Duke

28 - Dan Barsky #2 - 89 - Duke/North Carolina

       Amy Zdrowak - 89 - Duke/Virginia

30 - Coby Kroesen - 88 - North Carolina/Duke

31 - Max Macon #4 - 87 - Duke/Houston

       Sean McInerney - 87 - Duke/North Carolina

       Dave Piasecki #2 - 87 - Florida/North Carolina
       Annette Pritchard #2 - 87 - Duke/North Carolina

       Pepe Sosa - 87 - Kentucky/Michigan State

36 - Duncan Merchant - 86 - Duke/Houston

37 - Brian Hinaman - 85 - Duke/North Carolina

38 - Scott Bieterman - 84 - Duke/Kentucky
       Paul Cummings - 84 - North Carolina/Duke
       Adam Jorgensen - 84 - Michigan State/Virginia
       Dave Piasecki #1 - 84 - Florida/Kentucky

42 - Karen Katz - 83 - Gonzaga/Houston

       Michael Litsey - 83 - Michigan/Virginia

       Mango Merchant - 83 - Gonzaga/Virginia

       Silas Nichols - 83 - North Carolina/Michigan

       Allison Parker - 83 - Kentucky/Michigan

       Robert Tanen #2 - 83 - Gonzaga/Virginia

48 - Alvaro Gonzalez - 82 - Duke/Tennessee

       Max Marion - 82 - Duke/Virginia

       William Pujals - 82 - Duke/North Carolina

       George Walks #2 - 82 - North Carolina/Duke

52 - Alyssa Ave - 81 - Purdue/Michigan

       Matt Nieman - 81 - Virginia/Gonzaga

       Chad Phillips - 81 - Florida State/North Carolina

       Kyle Sheehan - 81 - Duke/Kentucky
       Wes Wiggins - 81 - Gonzaga/Virginia

57 - Jonathan Wasserman - 80 - North Carolina/Duke

58 - Dana Mandelbaum - 79 - North Carolina/Duke

       Brittany Sosa #2 - 79 - Gonzaga/Virginia
       Krystal Travers - 79 - Kansas State/Florida State

       Harrington Wax III - 79 - North Carolina/Michigan State

62 - Dan Barsky #1 - 78 - Gonzaga/North Carolina

       Jacey Fowler #1 - 78 - Villanova/Texas Tech

       Ashley Poer #1 - 78 - Duke/Tennessee

       Rich Samuels #2 - 78- North Carolina/LSU
       Steven Usma #2 - 78 - Virginia/Michigan State

       Mike Zachary - 78 - Duke/North Carolina

68 - Glen Merchant - 77 - Duke/Houston
       John Santucci - 77 - Kansas/Michigan
       George Walks #4 - 77 - Duke/Virginia

71 - Jacey Fowler #2 - 76 - North Carolina/Florida State
       Hilary Kroesen 76 - Kentucky/Gonzaga

       Martha Kroesen - 76 - Gonzaga/North Carolina
       Jason Spuhler - 76 - Duke/North Carolina
       Jeremy Spuhler - 76 - Tennessee/LSU

76 - Arlene Amo Hopps - 75 - Villanova/Virginia Tech
       Max Macon #3 - 75 - Gonzaga/Kentucky
       Annette Pritchard - 75 - Gonzaga/North Carolina

       Cheryl Spuhler - 75 - Duke/Tennessee
       Joshua Zdrowak - 75 - North Carolina/Michigan

81 - Jenna Finkelstein - 74 - Gonzaga/Tennessee
       Eric Inge - 74 - Duke/North Carolina
       Samantha Sheehan - 74 - Duke/Tennessee

84 - Scott Hansel - 73 - Duke/Kentucky
       Anthony LaPira - 73 - Duke/Tennessee
       Chris Petit - 73 - North Carolina/Duke
       Jane Reynolds - 73 - Duke/Kentucky
       George Walks #3 - 73 - Florida State/Kentucky
       Biscuit Zdrowak - 73 - Virginia/Michigan State

90 - Sasha Moon - 72 - Duke/Tennessee
       Traci Sheehan - 72 - Michigan State/Tennessee
       Michael Spicer - 72 - North Carolina/Buffalo
       George Walks #5 - 72 - Gonzaga/North Carolina

94 - Bill Ganoe #2 - 71 - Gonzaga/North Carolina
       James Garvin - 71 - Duke/Virginia
       Jeff Pamondon - 71 - Duke/Tennessee
       Rich Samuels #1 - 71 - Duke/Kentucky
       Meredith Tanen - 71 - Gonzaga/Virginia

99 - Josh and Katie Zdrowak - 70- North Carolina/Duke

100 - Hannah Sosa - 69 - Virginia/Duke

101 - Rachel Bornn - 68 - Duke/Kentucky
         Edy Pecan - 68 - Syracuse/Kentucky

103 - Robert Hosmer - 67 - Duke/Virginia
         Skip LaForte - 67 - Michigan State/North Carolina

105 - Jordyn Sheehan - 66 - Duke/Tennessee

         Robert Tanen #1 - 66 - Florida State/North Carolina

107 - Luis Briones - 65 - Duke/Villanova

         Jean Calixte - 65 - Duke/North Carolina
         Kingfish Rod Parham - 65 - Duke/Tennessee

        George Walks #1 - 65 - Kansas/Duke

111 - Griffey Parker - 64 - Houston/Duke

         Abigail Sosa - 64 - Tennessee/Duke

113- Tara Elliott - 63 - North Carolina/Duke

114 - David Olson - 62 - North Carolina/Duke

115 - Liz Carew - 61 - Kentucky/Duke

        Hilary Kroesen #2 - 61 - Kansas/Marquette

         Ira Schulteis - 61 - Duke/North Carolina

118 - Jessica Samuels - 60 - Virginia/Gonzaga

119 - Jennifer Armstrong - 59 - Duke/Wisconsin

120 - Kline Kroesen - 58 - North Carolina/Michigan

121 - Katie Zdrowak - 56 - Duke/Tennessee

122 - Keith Zdrowak - 48 - Duke/North Carolina

123 - Cubbie Kroesen - 47 - Kentucky/Marquette