If you’re wondering if anyone picked NC State to get this far, the answer is Yes! In fact four entries had them making the Elite Eight, two of those have them in the Final Four and one even has them making the Championship game! Who would be crazy enough to predict that?!? Well, an entry that we are all familiar with now, XXGoodBrackets. OK, not all three of the GoodBracket entries are still alive, but two of them are still in the running and reclaiming the overall lead in both Points Scored and Possible Points is RaleighGoodBracket, one of only eight entries to correctly pick five of the eight games played in the Sweet Sixteen round.
With the Elite Eight yet to be played a mere 33 entries are still alive, and of those only 15 have a chance to take the overall number one spot. Of the college teams still alive, six of our entries have Connecticut winning it all, two have Tennessee, two have Duke, one has Illinois, and just one has Purdue taking it.
At the other end of the standings, Maluri2024 went a stunning zilch in the Sweet Sixteen, but somehow has several contenders that can do even worse in the race for the Brandy Award. Jumping headlong into the race is Pope’s Picks, which seems rather ironic with this being Good Friday and heading into the Easter Weekend. The Pope’s Jesuit choice to win it all, Marquette, went down like attendance at Benedict’s kiddie festival, falling to NC State, leaving the entry with only one hope, the elimination of Connecticut in their Saturday game. Should that happen, our old friend, Nathan Detroit, is looking like a favorite to wrap up a free entry next year.