Post your NCAA Tournament bracket

[Maawdawg]

I figured I would get this up ahead of time. :)

Once the bracket sites come out with their online brackets post yours here. ESPN and Yahoo normally have their online brackets available by Monday morning. I can't wait for the tournament. If we get a few people to do it we could also score them and see who had the best bracket.

Whenever I have run pools or been in ones that worked out pretty well I have used the 1-2-4-6-10-15 scoring. I find the 1-2-4-8-16-32 to be way too end heavy and basically makes the first round (and sometimes the second) completely pointless, considering picking a champion is equal to a perfect first round.

[Bro13ama]

mines not finished yet, but I cant wait for this year

My only problem with it is I feel that certain number 1 teams are just so much more dominant than the 2s, like pitt and duke I wouldnt put them in the same league

Ill post my bracket here once im done!

edit:

http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/facebook/brackets/bracket2?fbid=310e0a255f71ba30b0598b48fb1e2b3e&fb_sig=aadff2b83dea6d0e342e76e982e15743&fb_sig_session_key=8daff74d5d0f73ec041f7941-548947891&fb_sig_api_key=8e7e363307d6a57dbf62149b68e84b55
heres my bracket!

[Maawdawg]

Yeah, it normally takes me a day or 2 to get one I like squared away. I'll post it when I finish. This year just from first look I am having a hard time getting away from a lot of chalk. I really can't see many upsets with the bracket they gave us. I know there will be some but I can't see them. Normally I nail at least one 5-12 upset (or higher) in the first round, I am having trouble finding one this year.

[Nicholbert]

I will also post one of my many brackets...I am organizing my annual office pool and pool for friends. Bring on the MADNESS!

This is my first bracket on ESPN...I usually hipfire the first bracket as I like to see where my instincts take me.

Nicholbert ESPN Bracket (http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/entry?entryID=1051638&print=true)

[Sw0ll_MC25]

I make 2 brackets every year, I only needed one last year, lol.

This year is another story... I like Pitt, Louisville, Memphis, and Oklahoma, for the final four.

I need to analize the bracket a little more before I start making bets at the books, I won so much money last year, muwhahaha.

[laxfish76]

I have UNC, UConn, Wake Forest, and Pitt for my Final Four.

Wake Forest has TONS of potential. That team will win in the next few years, I guarantee.

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

The yahoo bracket site is all messed up for me, it won't display the bracket to edit in Firefox. I will probably have to do mine on ESPN as well, maybe I will check MSN or Fox sports

[Sw0ll_MC25]

The yahoo bracket site is all messed up for me, it won't display the bracket to edit in Firefox. I will probably have to do mine on ESPN as well, maybe I will check MSN or Fox sports

ESPN's is up and going.

[Maawdawg]

Yeah, but their brackets aren't viewable by other people until they lock on Thursday I think. I will definitely do one there I was just hoping to get a bracket up and viewable before then.

[laxfish76]

Yeah, but their brackets aren't viewable by other people until they lock on Thursday I think. I will definitely do one there I was just hoping to get a bracket up and viewable before then.

I might just print it and scan it.

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

The final 4 I have in this first bracket is Louisville, Memphis, Pitt, and UNC with Pitt taking it all over Memphis. I think Cuse and WVU have the best chance at cracking the elite 8 and final 4...then again, we could see a final 4 of all 3's and below this year. It has been that crazy.

[laxfish76]

If you guys are interested, I started a group on CBSsports, called TH.net.

The link is http://toohuman.mayhem.cbssports.com/brackets, and the password is 123456789

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

The final 4 I have in this first bracket is Louisville, Memphis, Pitt, and UNC with Pitt taking it all over Memphis.

My first work through I had that same scenario for my 4, final, and champ. I am still 50/50 on Louisville getting to the Final Four though. Streaky team, they go hot and cold for long stretches in games. Also, as far as Syracuse goes, the last time they made a deep run into the Big East tournament they ended up folding really early in the NCAA. 4 games in a row, including 7 overtimes across them has to take something out of a team.

[Maawdawg]

If you guys are interested, I started a group on CBSsports, called TH.net.

The link is http://toohuman.mayhem.cbssports.com/brackets, and the password is 123456789

//Lax

good idea, I will sign up on that site and fill one out.

[laxfish76]

Okay, I am trying to work out some of the kinks on my bracket group on CBS.

Give me some time.

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

it isn't letting me in Lax, saying I need an invite.

[laxfish76]

Okay, I need to add you guys as contacts on the site.

So, what's your Usernames?

[Nicholbert]

mine is G2DrumMan

[Bro13ama]

for some 5 12 upsets I know a lot of people like Arizona, I personally like wisconsin. WVU also is very underrated, they did beat duke last year in the tourney, and I love Wake, but really wish they wernt playing Louisville who is the hottest number 1 team right now.

My 4 isnt complete yet but is looking like memphis, wake, UNC and maybe pitt or nova. Cuse is really good, and for some reason i like clemson mich state and kansas a lot

Tenn is also a favorite of mine but the odds they bring their A game against the beastly pitt team isnt looking great but theres always a chance/

[Maawdawg]

The only worry I have with Pitt this year is that they are one whistle happy ref from going home, besides a gimpy point guard. They get away with A LOT of physical play in the Big East. Syracuse is hot right now but a deep run for them may be hard after so much play in the conference tournament.

I am having a lot more trouble with this year's bracket than I normally do. Normally I can fly through it. Maybe I didn't watch enough basketball this year. I keep coming back to mostly chalk, my sweet 16 has so many high seeds this year, really unusual for me. I have some decent upsets in the first round but I cant see a deep run by any of them.

[Maawdawg]

Okay, I need to add you guys as contacts on the site.

So, what's your Usernames?

I used maawdawg there too, just add me whenever.

[laxfish76]

I have no idea why, but whenever I do a search for you guys on CBSsports, it doesn't show you guys as members...

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

maybe new users don't instantly get put in the search database. I just filled out my bracket there so maybe the search is done by bracket title and not username. The bracket is named maawdawg.

EDIT: I seriously can't stop messing with my brackets this year. I have gone in and flip flopped on so many picks. I just can't find hard favorites in a lot of games. Then looking at the LV lines makes it worse because there are no good spreads at all to help you say you are reading to far into upsets. When 13/4 matchups are getting 3.5-4 points spreads it shows how close the middle of the pack is this year. Plus there are way more teams playing at or near home than usual in the early rounds so that is making me rethink some of my picks. I also saw that if MSU gets through they end up with basically home games in Detroit to wrap it up.

[Maawdawg]

Alright, I talked myself into some more upsets over the last day or so. I completely blew up my south bracket section with the UNC injury news. Bad toes don't go away in a few days and playing without your PG for chunks of the tournament is NEVER good.

My Final Four is...
Louisville, best team in that bracket if not the country, I could see Wake getting there though
Memphis, their defense get them there over UConn, who without Dyson don't have that 2nd scorer behind Price.
Pitt, best team in the tournament as long as Blair stays out of foul trouble and Fields' injury doesn't put him out.
Gonzaga, after years of hype they are finally deep enough to make a Final Four. With Lawson's injury I think they can beat UNC. Syracuse vs Oklahoma will be a great game Griffin vs the zone D and OKs guards trying to keep up with Syracuse's backcourt.

I have Memphis losing to Pitt in a low scoring Championship game.

I'll put up a link to my main bracket here shortly.

[laxfish76]

Alright, I talked myself into some more upsets over the last day or so. I completely blew up my south bracket section with the UNC injury news. Bad toes don't go away in a few days and playing without your PG for chunks of the tournament is NEVER good.

My Final Four is...
Louisville, best team in that bracket if not the country, I could see Wake getting there though
Memphis, their defense get them there over UConn, who without Dyson don't have that 2nd scorer behind Price.
Pitt, best team in the tournament as long as Blair stays out of foul trouble and Fields' injury doesn't put him out.
Gonzaga, after years of hype they are finally deep enough to make a Final Four. With Lawson's injury I think they can beat UNC. Syracuse vs Oklahoma will be a great game Griffin vs the zone D and OKs guards trying to keep up with Syracuse's backcourt.

I have Memphis losing to Pitt in a low scoring Championship game.

I'll put up a link to my main bracket here shortly.

I think Lawson should be ready soon.

That is a good Final Four, though. You have Memphis over UConn?

In mine, I had Memphis losing early :p

I really am not sure on Memphis, though. I don't know how they will do against some of the best competition.

//Lax

[laxfish76]

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3985450&categoryid=2459792

Very interesting video...

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

Alright, I talked myself into some more upsets over the last day or so. I completely blew up my south bracket section with the UNC injury news. Bad toes don't go away in a few days and playing without your PG for chunks of the tournament is NEVER good.

My Final Four is...
Louisville, best team in that bracket if not the country, I could see Wake getting there though
Memphis, their defense get them there over UConn, who without Dyson don't have that 2nd scorer behind Price.
Pitt, best team in the tournament as long as Blair stays out of foul trouble and Fields' injury doesn't put him out.
Gonzaga, after years of hype they are finally deep enough to make a Final Four. With Lawson's injury I think they can beat UNC. Syracuse vs Oklahoma will be a great game Griffin vs the zone D and OKs guards trying to keep up with Syracuse's backcourt.

I have Memphis losing to Pitt in a low scoring Championship game.

I'll put up a link to my main bracket here shortly.

You know Maaw, I really wanted to pick Zaga. Truly. But they have cost me so much money and pride (yeah I said it) I couldn't put them further than the Sweet 16. And becuase I have NOT picked them to go Final 4 this year, they will undoubtedly make it. Yet again costing me more money. Welcome to my life. :D

[laxfish76]

http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/group?groupID=121547&entryID=1101504

JOIN THE GROUP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

This one will actually work ;)

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

I think Lawson should be ready soon.

That is a good Final Four, though. You have Memphis over UConn?

In mine, I had Memphis losing early :p

I really am not sure on Memphis, though. I don't know how they will do against some of the best competition.

//Lax

There is talk of Lawson missing the whole weekend right now. I don't like him coming back rusty with a questionable toe in a big game and I really don't like UNC for a deep run without him healthy. He is the creator on that offense.

I have watched 20+ UConn games this year, including almost every one since Dyson went down. They just aren't the same team without him. Austrie is terrible and Kemba Walker is super-talented but erratic as a Freshman. Price is the only one who can make his own shot, one good on ball defender and their whole offense stalls out. UConn could also run into trouble if Thabeet gets over-hyped and gets in early foul trouble. A lot of that depends on the refs though.

I think Memphis' defense is too good to have them fall out early. They are the best defensive team in the country I think.

Nicholbert I totally hear you on the Gonzaga thing, befor this year I never believed in them for the tournament. They had 1-2 good players but no depth, that isn't a good sign ofr deep tourney runs. This year they are very deep. I watched them against UConn in the early season and they went to overtime, with UConn barely getting away with a win. If they have improved at all since then they should be poised for a solid run.

[laxfish76]

There is talk of Lawson missing the whole weekend right now. I don't like him coming back rusty with a questionable toe in a big game and I really don't like UNC for a deep run without him healthy. He is the creator on that offense.

I have watched 20+ UConn games this year, including almost every one since Dyson went down. They just aren't the same team without him. Austrie is terrible and Kemba Walker is super-talented but erratic as a Freshman. Price is the only one who can make his own shot, one good on ball defender and their whole offense stalls out. UConn could also run into trouble if Thabeet gets over-hyped and gets in early foul trouble. A lot of that depends on the refs though.

I think Memphis' defense is too good to have them fall out early. They are the best defensive team in the country I think.

Nicholbert I totally hear you on the Gonzaga thing, befor this year I never believed in them for the tournament. They had 1-2 good players but no depth, that isn't a good sign ofr deep tourney runs. This year they are very deep. I watched them against UConn in the early season and they went to overtime, with UConn barely getting away with a win. If they have improved at all since then they should be poised for a solid run.

Oh yeah, Dyson is hurt...

So, I updated my Final Four:

UNC- Will make it IF Lawson plays, which I think he will.
Kansas- Good team...
Memphis- To be honest, I have no idea if they are good, but everyone says they are..
Pitt- Unreal, but I am not sure if they are good enough to beat UNC with Lawson..

I have UNC and Kansas in the final, a very emotional match for Roy Williams, with UNC winning by a respectable 12 points...Very high scoring. (80s-90s).

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

By bracket I think the South is the hardest group the top 4 teams in that section could all go deep in the right situation. I have Kansas being upset pretty early. I ended up switching off my Xavier upset in the first round I was really into it at first then just talked myself out of it at the last minute.

In looking at my bracket I probably favored the Big East a bit (as usual) due to my familiarity with the league and sold the ACC short (as usual) due to my dislike for Duke. I always make the mistake of underrating Big 12 teams too, they seem to do pretty well normally but I don't get to see their games enough here to become a believer.

[Nicholbert]

so I am going to be slyly watching the games this afternoon on my desktop at work courtesy of CBS Sports. What is AWESOMELY hilarious is they have a Boss Button on their player, which layers the player with a fake looking spreadsheet. I am still LOL.

[Maawdawg]

I love to see the studies that come out to show the amount of money that brackets and the NCAA March Madness cost American business every year. It is crazy when you add up all the man hours. Last year March Madness cost about $1.7 billion in man hours by estimates. The boss button is even mentioned in the article from last year.

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=8065

[Nicholbert]

this will be the first year I haven't been home for the opening rounds in 14 years. I had skipped school every year since my sophmore year in high school for the opening rounds. It was traditionally a gathering of others who did the same and we droned ourselves in beer. We would start around 10am with breakfast, and then drink all the way through Sunday. Damn, I miss those days!

[Nicholbert]

so far LSU is on pace to score 300 points...9 points in less than 2 minutes!

[Maawdawg]

ESPN has opened up the brackets now so we can see who everyone picked.

Who is CODYWILLLOSE1 by the way?

[Nicholbert]

must be one of lax's friends...

[Nicholbert]

and now LSU has decided to not shoot the ball...

[Eleazar]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj58/Prymidtoxamp/2009MarchMadness.jpg

[Maawdawg]

Local news here just cut into the game that Jim Calhoun won't be coaching UConn today. He was admitted to a hospital in Philadelphia this morning for something. He has had 2 bouts with cancer already and some other health issues. Definitely not a good thing for Uconn's championship chances.

EDIT: ESPN has the story as well now.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/news/story?id=3996427

[Maawdawg]

Cal State Northridge is looking like they want to wreck mass amounts of brackets in the opening game. Up 3 on Memphis with under 9 minutes to go.

[Nicholbert]

Eleazar...wow. Ballsy to say the least, but definitely a possibility.

[laxfish76]

must be one of lax's friends...

Yeah...his username is that I will lose :p

CAN`T BELIEVE BUTLER DID THAT TO ME!!

[Maawdawg]

I think all of us had Butler in that one. Losing a team that only goes one more round doesn't hurt. Memphis losing would have hurt. Any time you start scratching out one name over and over after the first round you know your bracket is done.

[laxfish76]

I think all of us had Butler in that one. Losing a team that only goes one more round doesn't hurt. Memphis losing would have hurt. Any time you start scratching out one name over and over after the first round you know your bracket is done.

Yeah, if UNC loses.....I AM SCREWED!

:p

So is Obama if UNC loses.

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

My hometown UNI Panthers are gonna make a lot of people cry when they upset Purdue in the final minute of the game.

[laxfish76]

My hometown UNI Panthers are gonna make a lot of people cry when they upset Purdue in the final minute of the game.

Nah, I think Purdue will win..

//Lax

[Eleazar]

Eleazar...wow. Ballsy to say the least, but definitely a possibility.

Really? I thought I was playing it safe.


Yeah...his username is that I will lose :p

CAN`T BELIEVE BUTLER DID THAT TO ME!!

I might have had an advantage since I live a mile away from Butler, but I saw it coming a mile away when they didn't win their conference tourney.

[Nicholbert]

My hometown UNI Panthers are gonna make a lot of people cry when they upset Purdue in the final minute of the game.

I may have jumped the gun a bit...it's gonna be damn close though.

EDIT: Stupid effing Boilermakers...

[Nicholbert]

WTF is going on with Cal? Maryland is not supposed to be dominating like this...

[laxfish76]

WTF is going on with Cal? Maryland is not supposed to be dominating like this...

Yes, they are...

It says so in my bracket :p

//Lax

[Bro13ama]

hey dunno if you guys can see this link but here it is

http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/facebook/brackets/bracket2?fbid=310e0a255f71ba30b0598b48fb1e2b3e&fb_sig=aadff2b83dea6d0e342e76e982e15743&fb_sig_session_key=8daff74d5d0f73ec041f7941-548947891&fb_sig_api_key=8e7e363307d6a57dbf62149b68e84b55

Ive got wake memphis pitt and unc in final 4

wake and pitt in finals

Pitt wins it all

(and I think a majority of people had maryland over cal)

(I hate louisville so had to go with wake, and tim duncan was on wake too)

[Nicholbert]

Yes, they are...

It says so in my bracket :p

//Lax

I really didn't think Maryland was going to blow them out like this...7/10 matchups always throw me anyways, but this was one I was counting on. My bracket is slowly turning into a Led Zeppelin.

[Eleazar]

I hope I can finish the day as strongly as I started.

[Maawdawg]

Random fact that was just on my local news:

The only 2 times Jim Calhoun has missed a game due to illness in the NCAA tournament were in 1999 and 2004. The two times the Huskies won the whole thing. So maybe this is a good omen for the team?

Apparently he is staying overnight for observation in the hospital but is doing ok. They certainly pasted their first opponent like the favorite a 1 vs 16 game should.

[Bro13ama]

yep for top seeds so far the only shakey start has been memphis. And as some have pointed out the style of play northridge used today is what missouri has been doing, but at a much higher caliber.

Also i was watching the beginning of the uconn game and while it was close uconn was having trouble at the foul line, which as memphis proved last year could determine the outcome of the champion.

[Eleazar]

Mississippi St. was a bad choice.

[Maawdawg]

Sometimes it is better to pick an upset and miss than almost pick the upset and have it come through. If Xavier loses in rd 1 after I talked myself out of that upset I am going to be kicking myself.

[Eleazar]

True, anyways the only upsets I really care about are my two Big Ten 10 seeds. As long as the Big Ten does well I'm happy, that is as long as Purdue doesn't win the championship.

[Bro13ama]

wow i really hope nova doesnt get upset, or my elite 8 is gonna be hurting.
Americas 3s are amazing right now!

[Maawdawg]

yeah my bracket was really good after the first 8 games, not looking so hot with the scores from the night games I am seeing so far.

[laxfish76]

If Gonzaga loses, alot of peoples brackets are done.

Alot of people said UNC would lose to Gonzaga, and Gonzaga would be Final Four (Or Elite Eight)...

Not me, though :p

//Lax

[Bro13ama]

well the top seeds went through again.

I stopped watching the clemson game after whitey was ejected, too bad i missed their huge attempt at a come back!! If only they made 3 more points and if only I could watch the 2nd half of that game

[Eleazar]

I knew Michigan would not fail me, I hate Minnesota right now. Everything else seems to be on track. Ending today with only 2 wrong would be sweet.

[Maawdawg]

I did MUCH better last year. A few of my last minute flip flops hurt me bad in the first day. Yesterday when I woke up I had the Western Kentucky, UCLA, and Texas wins all correct but talked myself into/out of upsets. Last year I went 30/32 in the first round and stayed in the top 5% of the ESPN brackets until after the sweet 16. Not even close this year so far.

[Dubbabubba]

I would just like to say that this is the first year I've done a bracket. I am 100% after the first day, western K really surprised me but i'm glad i picked them.

My final four are:

UNC
Nova
UCONN
Louisville

[Maawdawg]

Wow, congrats on the first day success! Beginner's luck? :)

[Nicholbert]

At least the picks I lost yesterday, with the exception of Cal and Miss St weren't blow outs. They were all within 5 points and came down to the last minute in each game. Still though...Miss St...they were a last minute pick for me too. Damn my second guessing. So I have one Sweet 16 team out already. I may not let myself live Miss St down for a long time. Argh.:mad:

[laxfish76]

At least the picks I lost yesterday, with the exception of Cal and Miss St weren't blow outs. They were all within 5 points and came down to the last minute in each game. Still though...Miss St...they were a last minute pick for me too. Damn my second guessing. So I have one Sweet 16 team out already. I may not let myself live Miss St down for a long time. Argh.:mad:

Lol, I noticed you are in last.....

But look, who is in first?

:p

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

ugh...<__< >__> "where's that ammonia solution?"

I have never been busted after the first day, and I refuse to be this year. I am hoping Friday is a bit more nice to me.

[Sw0ll_MC25]

Good day for me. lol


I only missed the Illinios/Western Kentucky game. I need to find a way to post my bracket, but I have a pool at work, then I went to my local casino and made a couple.

I watched so many programs over the last couple of days and have four different brackets, one is for Kansas of course...lol

Final 4: Louisville, UCONN, Oklahoma, and Pitt. Final game L'ville over Pitt 140 total score.

I did like Memphis a couple of days ago, but after yesterdays game I'm not to sure. oh well I had Missouri beating them in the third round in most of my brackets.

I think I'll do all right today. If I played the odds right I won't lose any money this year, but then I won't make that much either.

[laxfish76]

GOD DAMNIT!

TENNESSEE AND UTAH STATE BOTH LOST!!

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

when I look at my bracket I hear in the distance the sound of a bomb falling out of the sky...

*sigh*

[Bro13ama]

I had clemson in the sweet 16, and that killed me, but everythng else besides BYU and tenn are ok, the games that are on right now are boring cant wait for the usc game, and id like to see how well wake starts off

edit: WHY DID I PICK WVU i had dayton then switched back when espn raved about how wvu had a chance at the sweet 16

[Maawdawg]

when I look at my bracket I hear in the distance the sound of a bomb falling out of the sky...

*sigh*

I am glad you are in our group, it makes my bracket look slightly less terrible. :D

WVU losing hurt me a lot. All my losses so far were only current round losses, that one is a 3 game loss.

[Nicholbert]

Well Maaw I am glad I can help out somehow in all this mess...I knew it was going to be tough picking this year, but damn I didn't think it would be like this. I think this is the worst I have picked in a long time in Rnd 1. Oh well...what can ya do?

[laxfish76]

If Wake loses, I am royally screwed.

//Lax

[baconbits]

This year, idc what happens, just as long as UNC wins

Tyler deserves it

[laxfish76]

This year, idc what happens, just as long as UNC wins

Tyler deserves it

If Lawson doesn't play, well, I don't know if they can win...

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

No one from UNC deserves anything, except a Win if they're playing Duke. Tyler had a great year last year, a great year this year, and he is going to be a shining star in the NBA probably. I don't think he deserves anything at all. Stupid effing WVU...

[Maawdawg]

WVU killed me by losing. Tyler is a great college player but I don't see him as a star in the NBA. A solid nonstarter to average starter would be my projection.

[Maawdawg]

OK, so I go out for the night and I come home to having 3 sweet 16 teams out. At least I didn't get hurt as bad as some people did by Wake losing. My bracket has officially reached the point where I give up on it and just root for the teams I want to win, regardless of what it does to my bracket score. I don't think I have got 12 first round games wrong ever.

[Eleazar]

12 wow, that is terriblely bad luck.

[Maawdawg]

A combination of that and not watching nearly as much basketball this year as I normally do. I blame Gamefly.

[laxfish76]

A combination of that and not watching nearly as much basketball this year as I normally do. I blame Gamefly.

Well, Wake screwed me over.

They were in my Elite Eight :(

Also, Florida State was in my Sweet Sixteen...

//Lax

[Sw0ll_MC25]

No one from UNC deserves anything, except a Win if they're playing Duke. Tyler had a great year last year, a great year this year, and he is going to be a shining star in the NBA probably. I don't think he deserves anything at all. Stupid effing WVU...

I couldn't agree any more about UNC, I have no respect for the team and especially the coach. When Roy left Kansas, after their disappointing loss to Syracuse in the championship game several years ago, then turned right around and signed a contract with UNC, it felt like a punch to the kidneys. What goes around comes around I guess…


My main bracket is looking very strong. Wake forest cost me a couple of games, Louisville will beat however the play in the third round. The rest of the upsets won’t hurt me to much if they lose right away, if they keep on winning then I might be screwed, at least no one picked the upsets, so my bracket will hold up.

So far I have only missed 4 games, 27/32, after the first round.

[Nicholbert]

3 of my Sweet 16 teams are gone, and thankfully I didn't put a whole lot of stock in WF. I don't know whats gonna happen as a lot of people had WF going far. Zaga is on big time upset alert today. WKU looks unbeatable. And not the sky is the limit of Cleveland St. Unreal.

[laxfish76]

LET'S GO TAR HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

//Lax

[baconbits]

Lawson is starting!!!!

[laxfish76]

Lawson is starting!!!!

I know :p

Looking good so far :)

//Lax

[baconbits]

This game is OVER

[laxfish76]

This game is OVER

Not quite, Lawson is not playing too good, and Thompson is in foul trouble.

They shouldn't overplay Lawson, he might get more hurt.

//Lax

[laxfish76]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

LAWSON IS HURT!!!

:o

:o

:o

:o

//Lax

[baconbits]

ahhhh f*ck my life!!!!

[laxfish76]

OMG, he is alright....

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

UConn, 'Nova, and Memphis all looked dominant today in the early games. Hopefully the rest are a bit more competitive today, those weren't too exciting to watch. Now that I have less interest in my bracket I want to see some big upsets. :)

[laxfish76]

****ING RIGHT, HEELS!!

//Lax

[baconbits]

TAR HEELS WON!!!!

Sadly, though, so did Oklahomo

[laxfish76]

TAR HEELS WON!!!!

Sadly, though, so did Oklahomo

Tar Heels only won because of Lawson.

My question is if he will be back for the next game.

//Lax

[baconbits]

No doubt. He wouldn't put his team in that position

[laxfish76]

No doubt. He wouldn't put his team in that position

If his toe is as swollen up to the size of his head, he might :p

//Lax

[Nicholbert]

I'm with you Maaw, time to root for the underdogs and pull for Pitt!

3 S16 teams out, 1 E8. Could be worse I guess, but it's not going to earn me any bragging rights.

[laxfish76]

I'm with you Maaw, time to root for the underdogs and pull for Pitt!

3 S16 teams out, 1 E8. Could be worse I guess, but it's not going to earn me any bragging rights.

I am still doing okay, still within the top 1 million of 5 million in all of ESPN.com.

//Lax

[baconbits]

Syracuse, ur starting to scare me!

Don't get so close to me!

[Maawdawg]

I made it through round 2 unscathed. I have 13/16 sweet 16 teams, and all my 8s alive. My 3 wrong from the first round were the only ones I am missing now so my bracket is semi-respectable now. The Big East has been a safe bet, and Marquette I had going out early due to their best player having a broken foot anyway.

[Sw0ll_MC25]

After round two 39/48

Cole Aldrich is the man. Tripple double with blocks. Start the chant.

[Maawdawg]

So who else has Duke on upset watch tonight? Out of the 4 games I think they definitely have the hardest match up.

[Sw0ll_MC25]

Yeah Duke is going down. Vegas is giving them a 2 point spread.

[ZIPGUN]

Go Nova!! Wildcats to the finals. lol Maybe not but maybe.

[Maawdawg]

If Marquette hadn't had the injury and that kid step on the endline at the end of the game the Big East might be undefeated as a conference still going into the sweet 16. That is crazy.

I can't wait for the games tonight.

[ZIPGUN]

If Marquette hadn't had the injury and that kid step on the endline at the end of the game the Big East might be undefeated as a conference still going into the sweet 16. That is crazy.

I can't wait for the games tonight.

That would have been something special.

[Maawdawg]

That would have been something special.

I was wrong, I forgot about WVU losing earlier. :( I think they are 11-2 as a conference.

[ZIPGUN]

Nova and Pitt win wow never thought that was going to be possible.

[Maawdawg]

That Memphis loss messed up my bracket completely. What a bad matchup for them, for a team with an acclaimed defense Memphis couldn't buy a stop last night.

That Mizzou/UConn matchup is going to be really fun to watch.

I should have just picked all Big East like I was going to but I thought I was just being too biased from watching all their games this year. Turns out that conference was just really really good.

[laxfish76]

Wow, Nova won...

That was quite the game.

//Lax

[Maawdawg]

That was a really good game. I think Nova is a hard matchup for anyone at this point. It seems like they have a never ending stream of guards. Their defense just kills people sometimes, thye absolutely shut Duke down. I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow's games. The Big East could go 3 out of 4 teams in the final four. The UNC v Oklahoma game should be really good as well. Griffin was very impressive against the Syracuse zone, which I thought may give him some problems. He is a beast. Lawson appears to be almost 100% so UNC looks good too, I was counting on his injury to be worse when I picked Gonzaga over them.

Now that my bracket is completely destroyed I can just go back to being a UConn fan for the Final Four at least. :D

[laxfish76]

That was a really good game. I think Nova is a hard matchup for anyone at this point. It seems like they have a never ending stream of guards. Their defense just kills people sometimes, thye absolutely shut Duke down. I am definitely looking forward to tomorrow's games. The Big East could go 3 out of 4 teams in the final four. The UNC v Oklahoma game should be really good as well. Griffin was very impressive against the Syracuse zone, which I thought may give him some problems. He is a beast. Lawson appears to be almost 100% so UNC looks good too, I was counting on his injury to be worse when I picked Gonzaga over them.

Now that my bracket is completely destroyed I can just go back to being a UConn fan for the Final Four at least. :D
UNC and Oklahoma will be quite the match.

I have UNC winning, but Griffin will give them quite the run.

//Lax

[laxfish76]

OMFG I just dropped my waffles all over the floor!

LOL.

UNC is gonna crush Oklahoma!!!!

//Lax