It looks like it’s going to be another one of those years. With two major upsets in the first two games brackets are getting blown up like Russia’s entire tank force. With the number two seed Arizona going down to Princeton, the hopes for three picks that had the Wildcats winning it all are looking dim indeed. Same for Badger04, who had the fourth seeded Virginia Cavaliers in the Championship game – so much for cavalier picks. But given how things seem to be going so far, there’s hope for even these horrible picks!
Every entry has at least one loss at this point, and only five have fewer than one loss. The Arizona loss did hit pretty much every entry, so from a relative pool competition standpoint, it could be argued that it had little effect on the overall standings. Yeah, try telling that to No Beauty Sleep, Chat EQE, and One More – Under the Wire as they seethe seeing their projected champion head home.
A reminder that you can always see where your picks stand by clicking on the “Status Reports” link above. That takes you directly to our master scorekeeper and you can select from a variety of reports to see how things stand at any given moment in the tournament.
Next update after the second half of the Day 1 games.