The Elite Eight has pretty much come down to the elitest eight teams in the tournament. With apologies to St. Johns, it seems that the top eight teams that remain in contention are pretty much the top teams in the country. And while there’s a certain logic there, it can be argued that it’s made for an incredibly boring season of March “Madness.” With little in the way of upsets, buzzer beaters and Cinderella teams, the tournament might be more accurately labeled March Dullness.
But that should not detract from the stellar play of seven of our entries that nailed all eight of the Sweet Sixteen matchups. Now before you seven go gloating, realize that anyone who simply picked the higher seeds, lacking any knowledge of the game (not that anyone would make use of such random tactics – or refuse to advance any SEC schools, or even use Catholic Institutions as a basis for making picks) would be solidly in the top five at this point too.
Not surprisingly our consistent leader, Mark McKeown Bracket, continues to hold strong leads in both the Current Points sort and the Possible Points sort. Sneaking up into contention is Gordon Bjorkman III, who is tied for second place with the “dfs” entry in both sorts. Seems that the key to success is to not only simply pick favorites, but also to use your real name for your entry.
As for the race for the Brandy Award, the title has officially been claimed. Not surprisingly, Pope’s Picks has locked down the worst performance of this season, going back-to-back with truly horrible picking. We’re not suggesting that God hates college basketball necessarily, but this kind of consistency does bring to mind the possibility that he’s suggesting that institutions of a certain faith might want to refrain from competing is such pagan activities.
