So… everyone happy to have a wrecked bracket?

I sure am. There is nothing more fun than seeing those huge upsets in the first round — as long as it isn’t your team.

My theory that my picks would improve now without Pitt in the NCAA Tournament has been rather effectively destroyed. I’m way down on the list at 84th. My Final Four picks are still intact, but I’ve already lost 3 of 8 Elite Eight teams. I going to need a new “theory” to excuse this pathetic performance.

In the first round, there were a possible 320 points available. The initial leaders are D Morningstar Hook Shot, humza0822 6, and dbkohan 1 with 250 points. They are in the 99.3d percentile at the moment in the complete ESPN bracket challenge. Which is good enough to be 46,842 overall. But it is still wide open considering there were a couple Final Four teams eliminated from the entries.

K-State and Cuse kick off in a few minutes in Pittsburgh. Should be a good one.