After Oregon

I was afraid that Oregon was playing in the dreaded "prevent offense" at the end of the Kansas game.  I have to be honest, I didn't recognize that Kansas team that I saw this evening.  They didn't seem particularly dynamic on offense.  I don't remember any kind of 6-0 or 8-0 run during the game, except maybe at the end when Oregon was busy trying to take as much time off the clock as possible.

Needless to say, that game was devastating to a lot of brackets.  Going into the tournament, there were about 6 teams that made up the bulk of the teams people picked to win it all.  Of those 6, only Gonzaga and North Carolina is still alive (Kansas, Duke, Villanova & Arizona were the others).

This is also one of my favorite days of the tournament because it is the day the gutless bracket is eliminated from all payouts.  That means if you were cowardly enough to pick the tournament only using the seeds, you are done.  Good riddance.  Do us all a giant favor and never do that again.  It's terrible.

I decided to change up the matrix.  Most people that are out of it probably don't care anymore, so I'm sorting it by points.  I am also doing this to make a point I'm trying to figure out how to handle:

Rank	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
1. Kansas C. #3: 89 (-31)				UCLA
2. Hal R. #3: 86 (-82)
3. Dan Dz.: 81 (-47)				Kansas
4. Dan D. #2: 80 (-56)	Wisconsin
5. Kyle V.: 80 (-88)	Purdue			Wisconsin
6. Cool Guy: 80 (-96)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
7. Paul R. #1: 78 (-42)
8. Missy W. #1: 78 (-90)	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
9. Irene H. #3: 76 (-60)	Arizona
10. Jack K. #2: 75 (-45)	Sweet 16
11. Josh C.: 75 (-69)	UCLA	Kansas	UCLA	Kansas
12. Tim's Stepson: 75 (-93)	Purdue	Arizona
13. Eric V.: 74 (-62)	Kansas		Xavier
14. Gutless Jack: 74 (-110)	Kansas	Baylor	Kansas	UCLA
15. Ava S.: 73 (-47)	Sweet 16	Purdue
15. Ron KY: 73 (-47)		Kansas	Kansas
15. Jeff S.: 73 (-47)				Kansas
15. Kirt R. #1: 73 (-47)				Kansas
19. Julie S.: 73 (-95)	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Purdue
20. Brett K. #1: 72 (-104)	Sweet 16	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
20. Brian K.: 72 (-104)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Wisconsin
20. Jax I.: 72 (-104)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Wisconsin
23. Hal R. #1: 71 (-49)	Wisconsin		Xavier	Kansas
24. Dennis R. #1: 71 (-97)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Kansas
25. Damien R. #3: 71 (-121)	UCLA	Wisconsin	Kansas	Kansas
26. Joel B. #1: 70 (-50)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Baylor
26. Jack K. #1: 70 (-50)	Sweet 16	Kansas	Kansas
28. John E. #2: 70 (-66)	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
29. Dan S.: 70 (-98)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
29. Scott K. #2: 70 (-98)	Arizona	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
29. Chris T. #3: 70 (-98)	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
32. Ron V. #1: 70 (-106)	UCLA	UCLA	Kansas	Kansas
33. Larry G. #3: 69 (-51)
34. Daisy N. #3: 69 (-67)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
35. Elizabeth N.: 69 (-99)	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
35. Irene H. #2: 69 (-99)	Kansas	Kansas	Xavier	Xavier
35. Kansas C. #1: 69 (-99)	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
38. Daisy N. #1: 69 (-115)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan	Kansas
39. Pete J. #3: 69 (-123)	Baylor	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
40. Ken P.: 68 (-52)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16		Arizona
41. Joe D. #1: 68 (-68)	Xavier	Xavier	Kansas	Kansas
41. Richard Z.: 68 (-68)	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
43. Brayden R.: 68 (-76)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
43. Chris T. #1: 68 (-76)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
43. Rob I.: 68 (-76)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
46. Arianna S.: 68 (-100)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan
46. Brett K. #2: 68 (-100)	Sweet 16	UCLA	UCLA	Xavier
46. Jim K.: 68 (-100)	Sweet 16	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
49. Ray W. #1: 67 (-53)	Sweet 16	Kansas		Xavier
50. Taylor F.: 67 (-69)	Purdue	UCLA	Xavier	UCLA
51. Kirt R. #2: 67 (-77)	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor	Kansas
52. Kansas C. #2: 67 (-101)	Baylor	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
53. Pete J. #2: 67 (-117)	Sweet 16	Kansas	Kansas	Kansas
54. Sanjay T.: 67 (-125)	Baylor	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
55. Dustin B. #2: 66 (-54)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Kansas
56. Paul R. #2: 66 (-70)	Xavier	Xavier	Kansas
57. Josh S. #2: 66 (-102)	Arizona	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
57. Jana T.: 66 (-102)	Arizona	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
57. Scott H. #2: 66 (-102)	Baylor	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
57. Alex N. #3: 66 (-102)	Michigan	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
61. Allie I.: 66 (-110)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
62. Gigi I.: 66 (-118)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Butler
62. Eric R. #1: 66 (-118)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
64. Jay H. #3: 65 (-55)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Butler	Butler
64. Daisy N. #2: 65 (-55)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Arizona	Kansas
64. Dennis R. #2: 65 (-55)	Butler	Butler	Kansas
64. John M. #1: 65 (-55)	Sweet 16			Kansas
68. Carrie F.: 65 (-71)	Butler	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor
68. Michelle L. #3: 65 (-71)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Arizona	UCLA
70. Joel B. #2: 65 (-79)	Sweet 16	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
70. Dan D. #1: 65 (-79)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
72. Pete J. #4: 65 (-103)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
72. Presley J.: 65 (-103)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
74. Brad R.: 65 (-111)	Michigan	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
74. Mike S. #1: 65 (-111)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
76. Jim W.: 65 (-127)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
77. Luis B. #2: 64 (-72)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
77. Becky H.: 64 (-72)	Sweet 16	W. Va.	UCLA	UCLA
79. Matt M.: 64 (-104)	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.
79. Mike C. #2: 64 (-104)	Butler	Butler	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
81. Scott K. #1: 64 (-112)	Sweet 16	Arizona	UCLA	Baylor
81. Marc R.: 64 (-112)	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
83. Joe D. #3: 64 (-120)	Xavier	Baylor	Xavier	Baylor
84. Brett W.: 64 (-128)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan
85. Howard S. #1: 63 (-57)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Kansas
86. Szecho L. #2: 63 (-73)	Sweet 16	Purdue	Arizona	Purdue
87. Mike W.: 63 (-81)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	UCLA
88. April K.: 63 (-105)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
89. Daisy N. #10: 63 (-121)	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier	Kansas
90. Mike S. #2: 62 (-58)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	UCLA	Arizona
91. Matt N.: 62 (-106)	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
91. Brent E. #4: 62 (-106)	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor
93. Howard S. #2: 62 (-122)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
94. Daisy N. #4: 62 (-130)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Butler
94. Brent E. #2: 62 (-130)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
94. David S.: 62 (-130)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
94. Zach V.: 62 (-130)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
98. James G. #2: 61 (-75)	Sweet 16	Purdue	Purdue	UCLA
98. Missy W. #3: 61 (-75)	W. Va.	Purdue	Purdue	UCLA
98. Bosun S.: 61 (-75)		UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
98. Wayne D. #1: 61 (-75)	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA	Xavier
102. Pete J. #6: 61 (-83)	Baylor	Baylor	Butler	Baylor
102. Michelle D.: 61 (-83)	Michigan	Arizona	Butler	Butler
104. Josh D.: 61 (-107)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	W. Va.
105. Dylan B.: 61 (-123)	Arizona	Arizona	Xavier	Xavier
105. Eric R. #2: 61 (-123)	Sweet 16	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
105. Mike C. #1: 61 (-123)	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
105. Roth W. #2: 61 (-123)	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
109. Szecho L. #1: 61 (-131)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
109. Alex N. #1: 61 (-131)	Michigan	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
111. Molly R.: 60 (-76)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Xavier	Xavier
112. Michelle L. #4: 60 (-84)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	UCLA
112. Ashley D.: 60 (-84)	Baylor	Baylor	UCLA	UCLA
114. Chris L. #2: 60 (-124)	Arizona	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA
114. Chris L. #3: 60 (-124)	Arizona	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA
114. Daisy N. #6: 60 (-124)	W. Va.	Michigan	Purdue	W. Va.
114. Chris L. #1: 60 (-124)	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA	Xavier
118. Daisy N. #9: 60 (-132)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Butler
118. Mindi W.: 60 (-132)	Baylor	Baylor	UCLA	UCLA
120. Ray W. #3: 59 (-85)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
121. Chad L. #1: 59 (-109)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Purdue	Purdue
121. Brent S. #2: 59 (-109)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
123. Adam S. #1: 59 (-125)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
124. Ben J. #3: 59 (-133)	Michigan	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
124. Ben J. #1: 59 (-133)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
124. Todd K. #2: 59 (-133)	Sweet 16	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
127. Luis B. #3: 58 (-78)	Sweet 16	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
127. Bella S.: 58 (-78)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Michigan	Arizona
127. Taima B.: 58 (-78)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
127. Larry G. #2: 58 (-78)	Michigan	Michigan	Arizona	UCLA
131. Damien R. #1: 58 (-110)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Purdue	Arizona
131. Brent E. #3: 58 (-110)	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan
131. Irene H. #4: 58 (-110)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
134. Dustin B. #1: 58 (-126)	W. Va.	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
134. Ben S. #1: 58 (-126)	Arizona	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA
134. Michelle R.: 58 (-126)	Arizona	Arizona	UCLA	UCLA
137. Hutch H. #2: 58 (-134)	Arizona	Arizona	Baylor	UCLA
138. Joe D. #2: 57 (-79)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Purdue
139. Ron V. #2: 57 (-111)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan
139. Jon F.: 57 (-111)	Michigan	Michigan	Arizona	Purdue
139. Daisy N. #8: 57 (-111)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
142. Alex N. #2: 57 (-127)	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
142. Ben S. #2: 57 (-127)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Arizona	Arizona
144. James G. #1: 57 (-135)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan	Arizona
144. Jill M. #1: 57 (-135)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
146. Wayne D. #2: 56 (-64)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
147. Pete J. #5: 56 (-80)	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
147. Alyssa N.: 56 (-80)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan	Arizona
147. Ben J. #4: 56 (-80)	Michigan	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.
150. Scott Has.: 56 (-128)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Arizona	Arizona
150. Brad E.: 56 (-128)	W. Va.	W. Va.	Purdue	Purdue
150. Stefan K.: 56 (-128)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
150. Larry G. #4: 56 (-128)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
154. Mike McQ. #1: 56 (-136)	Michigan	W. Va.	Arizona	Arizona
154. Daisy N. #11: 56 (-136)	Purdue	Butler	Butler	Butler
154. Seth D.: 56 (-136)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
157. Irene H. #1: 55 (-81)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Arizona
157. Jaxon S.: 55 (-81)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Arizona
157. Barack O.: 55 (-81)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Michigan	W. Va.
160. Josh S. #1: 55 (-89)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Butler
161. John E. #1: 55 (-113)	Sweet 16	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
162. Ray W. #2: 55 (-121)	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier	Xavier
163. Jay H. #2: 55 (-129)	Butler	Butler	Butler	Baylor
163. Mike McQ. #2: 55 (-129)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
165. Kevin F. #2: 55 (-137)	Sweet 16	Purdue	Purdue	Arizona
165. Chris T. #2: 55 (-137)	Arizona	Arizona	Butler	Butler
165. Kevin F. #1: 55 (-137)	W. Va.	Purdue	Butler	Butler
165. Todd K. #1: 55 (-137)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
165. Nathan R.: 55 (-137)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
170. Luis B. #5: 54 (-130)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Michigan	W. Va.
171. Chrissy I.: 54 (-138)	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
171. Brent E. #1: 54 (-138)	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
173. Hutch H. #1: 53 (-131)	Sweet 16	W. Va.	W. Va.	Arizona
174. Karen C.: 53 (-139)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
175. Luis B. #4: 52 (-84)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Arizona	Arizona
175. Kansas C. #4: 52 (-84)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
177. Daisy N. #12: 52 (-116)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
177. Howard S. #3: 52 (-116)	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.
179. Adam S. #2: 52 (-132)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
179. Hal R. #2: 52 (-132)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
181. Damien R. #2: 52 (-140)	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	Arizona
181. Ryan S.: 52 (-140)	Butler	Butler	Baylor	Butler
183. Brent S. #1: 51 (-85)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
184. Michelle L. #5: 51 (-117)	Sweet 16	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
184. Craig G.: 51 (-117)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
186. Luis B. #1: 51 (-141)	W. Va.	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
186. Adam E.: 51 (-141)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
186. Daisy N. #5: 51 (-141)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
189. James R.: 50 (-86)	Michigan	Michigan	W. Va.	Purdue
190. Larry G. #1: 50 (-118)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
191. Ally H.: 50 (-142)	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue	Purdue
192. Daisy N. #7: 49 (-87)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan
193. Tim N.: 49 (-95)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
194. Chad L. #3: 49 (-119)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
194. Chris M.: 49 (-119)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
196. Kiah H.: 49 (-135)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
197. Brandon H.: 49 (-143)	W. Va.	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
197. Pete J. #1: 49 (-143)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Arizona
197. Jill M. #2: 49 (-143)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
197. Cory W.: 49 (-143)	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.	W. Va.
201. Jim D. #3: 48 (-120)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
202. Michelle L. #2: 48 (-144)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
202. Scott H. #1: 48 (-144)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
202. Jim D. #2: 48 (-144)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
205. Alyssa B.: 47 (-145)	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor	Baylor
205. Jay H. #1: 47 (-145)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
205. Jim D. #1: 47 (-145)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
208. John M. #2: 46 (-90)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
208. Jim D. #4: 46 (-90)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
210. Roth W. #4: 46 (-138)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
211. Joshua R.: 46 (-146)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Purdue	Purdue
212. Klei R.: 45 (-91)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
213. Riley Y.: 45 (-123)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
214. Chad L. #2: 45 (-147)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
215. Ben J. #5: 44 (-124)	Michigan	W. Va.	Purdue	Purdue
216. Jack K. #4: 44 (-148)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Michigan
216. Irene H. #5: 44 (-148)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
216. Michelle L. #1: 44 (-148)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
219. Missy W. #2: 43 (-133)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
220. Ben J. #2: 42 (-94)	Sweet 16	Michigan	Michigan	W. Va.
221. Roth W. #3: 42 (-150)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
222. Roth W. #1: 37 (-131)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
223. Eleanor: 37 (-155)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
224. Emily W.: 36 (-156)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16
225. Kevin F. #3: 31 (-161)	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16	Sweet 16

Notice how the top 3 people in the standings haven't paid yet?  Brackets came out 2 weeks ago, and I've mentioned this several times.  There really is no excuse for this.  My initial inclination is to skip these brackets when determining the payouts.  For example, if the tournament ended today, I would pay Dan D. for first place, since the top 3 people didn't bother paying for their entry.  I don't want to have to do that, but it's really not fair to collect prize money when you haven't put up  any money.

For the other people that are not in the running for the money, I feel this is even more disrespectful.  It seems as though you think you are getting a free trial or something.  Like, if I do good maybe I'll pay if I have a chance to win.  Honestly, if you don't pay for your bracket, don't bother entering again next year.  I shouldn't have to remind people to pay for this thing.

All right, I'll get down off my soap box.  We are down to 29 people that can still win this something.  For those that are worried, there is still a chance this thing will come down to a tiebreaker.  If you forgot to enter a tie breaker, don't worry too much about it.  If it looks like we'll need to go to that direction, you are involved, and you don't have one, I will get a hold of you after the National Semi-Finals and you can tell me your tie-breaker before the Championship game on Monday.

So, here's the updated probabilities for the various payouts:

1st place:

1. Kansas C. #3 (33.3333%)

2. Bosun S. (12.5%)

2. Ron KY (12.5%)

2. Paul R. #1 (12.5%)

2. Dan Dz. (12.5%)

6. Kirt R. #1 (5.2083%)

6. Jeff S. (5.2083%)

8. Larry G. #3 (3.125%)

8. Hal R. #3 (3.125%)

2nd place:

1. Irene H. #3 (15.625%)

1. Dan D. #2 (15.625%)

3. Jack K. #2 (12.5%)

3. Hal R. #1 (12.5%)

5. Kansas C. #3 (8.3333%)

6. Eric V. (6.25%)

7. Jeff S. (5.2083%)

7. Kirt R. #1 (5.2083%)

9. Dan Dz. (4.6875%)

10. Paul R. #1 (3.125%)

10. Larry G. #3 (3.125%)

10. Kyle V. (3.125%)

10. Hal R. #3 (3.125%)

14. John M. #1 (1.5625%)

3rd place:

1. Irene H. #3 (15.625%)

1. Dan D. #2 (15.625%)

3. Ray W. #1 (12.5%)

3. Ava S. (12.5%)

5. Ken P. (6.25%)

6. John M. #1 (4.6875%)

7. Jack K. #2 (3.125%)

7. Paul R. #1 (3.125%)

7. Larry G. #3 (3.125%)

7. Hal R. #3 (3.125%)

7. Tim's Stepson (3.125%)

7. Missy W. #1 (3.125%)

7. Kyle V. (3.125%)

7. Daisy N. #3 (3.125%)

15. Kirt R. #1 (2.0833%)

15. Jeff S. (2.0833%)

15. Kansas C. #3 (2.0833%)

18. Dan Dz. (1.5625%)

4th place:

1. Dan D. #1 (25%)

2. Eric V. (9.375%)

3. Dennis R. #2 (6.25%)

3. Jack K. #1 (6.25%)

3. Paul R. #2 (6.25%)

3. Joel B. #1 (6.25%)

3. Dustin B. #2 (6.25%)

8. John E. #2 (3.125%)

8. Paul R. #1 (3.125%)

8. Hal R. #3 (3.125%)

8. Tim's Stepson (3.125%)

8. Jack K. #2 (3.125%)

8. Larry G. #3 (3.125%)

8. Irene H. #3 (3.125%)

8. Missy W. #1 (3.125%)

8. Daisy N. #3 (3.125%)

8. Dan D. #2 (3.125%)

18. Ron KY (1.5625%)

18. Ava S. (1.5625%)

Tomorrow morning, I think we have the most irrelevant game of the last 6.  South Carolina / Florida.  There are only 4 people that can get any points in this game, and they are all for Florida.  That means there are eliminations, but not many.

If Florida wins:

Ava S. is eliminated from 4th place contention. Dan D. #2 is eliminated from 4th place contention. Dan Dz. is eliminated from 3rd place contention. Hal R. #3 is eliminated from 1st & 3rd place contention. Irene H. #3 is eliminated from 4th place contention. Jack K. #2 is eliminated from 3rd place contention. John M. #1 is eliminated from 2nd place contention. Kyle V. is eliminated from 2nd place contention.

Larry G. #3 is eliminated from 1st place contention. Missy W. #1 is eliminated from 3rd place contention. Paul R. #1 is eliminated from 2nd place contention. Ron KY is eliminated from 4th place contention. Tim's Stepson is eliminated from 3rd place contention.

If South Carolina wins:

Bosun S. is eliminated from 1st place contention.

Hal R. #3 is eliminated from 2nd & 4th place contention. Jack K. #2 is eliminated from 4th place contention. Kyle V. is eliminated from 3rd place contention.

Larry G. #3 is eliminated from 2nd place contention. Missy W. #1 is eliminated from 4th place contention. Paul R. #1 is eliminated from 3rd place contention. Tim's Stepson is eliminated from 4th place contention.

Like I said, not much going on here except for a handful of eliminations.  I think that the late game, North Carolina/Kentucky will really determine the fates of most people left in the pool.  That one should be fun.  That being said, I think the games tomorrow should be closer than the one's today.  Let's hope so....

Good luck to everyone!!!