We had to wait until the second round but we finally got our first big bracket buster as the tenth seeded Arkansas Razorbacks ended the tournament hopes of the number two seed, St. John’s. Bad news for our six entries that had St. Johns winning it all, the most notable being our new standard for inept bracket play, Pope’s Picks. Given the frail health of the pontiff these days, this blow has given rise to even more concern among his followers. We’ll hope for the best, but consider this the first major claim on the Brandy Award and possibly the first ever back-to-back finish at the bottom of the rankings.
As for those who were wise enough to stay away from the Big East, the St. Johns pick will likely have only a minimal effect relative to the rest of the competition as a mere nine entries had Arkansas advancing past the second round. Furthermore only two entries picked the first two games of the second round correctly, one of those being our new leader, Moochies. Contrast that with the 56 entries that missed on both of the first two games, which tells us that nothing is even close to being decided yet.