Well that was one heck of a second Round 2 half! Simultaneous last minute buzzer beaters, a miracle comeback for Texas A&M, and Spike, Samuel, and Chuck still haven’t gotten out of that car as they head to the games! In the end few of the favorites have been eliminated, but those who are out have shaped possibilities greatly. And if you are dismayed about all of the red marks on your bracket, here’s some encouraging news – even the top spots in our pool have at least two red marks in their Elite Eight. With the second number two seed, Xavier, going down, brackets have become as jumbled as Charles Barkley’s analysis. The best any entry did was 12 correct Round 2 picks and only three did that well.
Sitting at the top (using the Possible Points sort exclusively now) is DWG4, although likely related entry, DWG1, moved strongly into contention as one of those few that nailed twelve of the sixteen Round 2 picks.
As for those picking the underdogs, only ten entries have Wisconsin going to the Sweet Sixteen and only four have Syracuse moving on that far.
Notable at the bottom of the selections is the fact that contender Bekbil2sr got four picks right while DD3, who managed only three correct Round 2 picks, greatly enhanced his chance of nailing another free entry when finalist choice Iowa was knocked out of contention. The lone remaining Elite Eight pick for DD3 is Indiana and with North Carolina as their next opponent, the Brandy Award is just about locked up.