NCAA Tournament 2013

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm pleased with the placement and match-ups of the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners.  The Pokes are the 5th seed in the Midwest Region and will play the 12th seed Oregon Ducks on Thursday in San Jose.  The Sooners are a 10th seed, which I thought they would be an 11 seed, and are playing the 7th seed San Diego State Aztecs on Friday in Philadelphia.  If Oklahoma wins they would likely get a tough test, but a winnable test in the 3rd round with the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas.  OSU would play either Saint Louis or New Mexico State in Round 3.

[Joe Biden 2020]

So, who does everybody have tonight?

The first round games are tonight and tomorrow on Tru TV

At 18:40 ET tonight (20 minutes) - Liberty vs. NC A&T
At 21:10 ET tonight - Middle Tennessee vs. St Mary's.

I've got NC A&T and MTSU.

[Joe Biden 2020]

My bracket is about to take it's first minor hit.  I had Bucknell upsetting Butler, but looks like that will not happen.  Thankfully, it won't hurt too bad as I had Butler losing to Marquette in the Round of 32.  In fact, I have Marquette going all the way and losing in the National Championship to Ohio State.

EDIT:  I had Bucknell losing to Marquette.

[Joe Biden 2020]

In fact, I have Marquette going all the way and losing in the National Championship to Ohio State.

Wrong.

Probably

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bracket is about to take another hit.  I had Pitt moving past Wichita State.  Nope.  Thankfully, I had them meeting and losing to Gonzaga.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Wichita State man I told ya'll

Also if Southern beats Gonzaga, I'm pretty much done

Davidson nearly made my bracket explode...

[Joe Biden 2020]

There goes my first Sweet 16 pick.  I had the Oklahoma State Cowboys advancing past Oregon and Saint Louis.  Instead, they advanced back to Stillwater...

[Joe Biden 2020]

Still perfect in my first bracket!

I only have one bracket, on Microsoft Word.  I didn't sign up for any "Fantasy Bracket" or anything like that.  I'm waiting for Fantasy Baseball.

[Joe Biden 2020]

How is everyone's bracket so far?  After nearly exploding at the hands of Davidson, my bracket has stabilized and I have only lost one Sweet 16 team (Oklahoma State) and have lost no Elite 8 teams, yet.  I'm going with all the higher seeds in the last four tonight (CSU, VCU, SYR, UNM).

[Joe Biden 2020]

My bracket is shot to hell already

Lol...

[Joe Biden 2020]

I've got two teams who I project making it to the Sweet 16 playing right now, VCU and New Mexico.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Harvard taking up the #14 making-a-run mantle from Davidson earlier in the day.  up four at half despite being -4 in turnover differential

I've got UNM as a Sweet 16 team knocking off Arizona in the 3rd round and losing to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.  I've only lost one Sweet 16 team today, but I don't want to make it two.  Let's pick it up, Lobos!!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

A lot of brackets just went kaboom!!!  Thanks to the Harvard Crimson!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I thought about picking Montana...  I would have kicked myself!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I went 12/16 on Thursday.  I missed Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Bucknell, and New Mexico.  I still have 14 teams alive in my Sweet 16 bracket and all 8 in my Elite 8.

My picks today are:

Duke - (losing in Rd of 32 to Cincinnati)
Wisconsin - losing in Rd of 32 to Kansas State
North Carolina State - losing in Elite 8 to Marquette
Miami - losing in Sweet 16 to Marquette
Cincinnati - losing in Sweet 16 to Michigan State
Kansas State - losing in Elite 8 to Ohio State
Colorado - losing in Rd of 32 to Miami
Georgetown - losing in Elite 8 to Kansas
Ohio State - winning National Championship
Villanova - losing in Rd of 32 to Kansas
Florida - losing in Sweet 16 to Georgetown
Oklahoma - losing in Rd of 32 to Georgetown
Iowa State - losing in Rd of 32 to Ohio State
Kansas - losing in Final 4 to Marquette
UCLA - losing in Rd of 32 to Florida

[Joe Biden 2020]

Temple just destroyed my first Elite 8 pick...  I may lose another one if Kansas State can't pull it together.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Thanks a lot, K-State...  I just lost another Elite 8 team..

If that weren't enough, I lost another Sweet 16 team in Cincinnati.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Don't look now, but #1 Kansas is down by 1 at halftime against #16 Western Kentucky.

Oh, and my bracket is officially dead.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Wouldn't it be sad if the last team to get kicked out of the NCAA Tournament in the state of Kansas is the Wichita State Shockers?

[Joe Biden 2020]

My bracket isn't in bad of a shape as I thought it was.  I've lost 6 of my Sweet 16 teams (Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Georgetown, NC State, Kansas State, New Mexico) and 3 of my Elite 8 (Kansas State, NC State, Georgetown).  However, my Final 4 teams are all still alive (Louisville, Ohio State, Kansas, Marquette).

[Joe Biden 2020]

f[inks] you georgetown

I think a lot of America echoes your sentiments...

[Joe Biden 2020]

My picks for today's games that were in my original bracket include:

VCU Rams (losing to Kansas in Sweet 16)
Michigan State (losing to Louisville in Elite
Louisville (losing to Ohio State in Final 4)
- I had New Mexico beating Arizona today
- I had Oklahoma State beating St Louis today
Marquette (losing to Ohio State in National Championship)
Gonzaga (losing to the now eliminated Kansas State in Sweet 16)
California (losing to the now eliminated NC State in Sweet 16)

[Joe Biden 2020]

The first 1 seed is going home.  Goodbye Zags!

[Joe Biden 2020]

If KU wins, I will have all 4 of my Final 4 teams still alive.

Plus Kansas is the only surviving Big 12 team.  So, as much as I hate to say it, Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I've only got 7 of my Sweet 16 teams still alive, and only one complete matchup (Marquette vs. Miami).

I've got 5 Elite 8's still alive

I've got 4 Final 4's still alive.