March Madness 2018: The TSA Edition
Round of 64, complete.
Tao: 24-8 (24 points)
BFK: 22-10 (22 points)
MSJ: 21-11 (21 points)
"Chalk": 23-9 (23 points)
Tao's Bracket:
Tao picked 20 favorites and went 20-5.
Tao picked 7 upsets (9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, and 12) and went 4-3.
Notes:
1. Who picks all of the #9 seeds to win?Tao, of course, and the #9s went 3-1. Nice play!
2. The Virginia catastrophe salted Tao's bracket, as Tao picked Virginia to win it all. Since the points in the coming rounds are weighted, Tao just saw a lot of his chips get pulled off the table.
3. Best upset pick: #10 Butler over #7 Arkansas.
4. Tao beat the Chalk! Nice!
BFK's Bracket:
BFK picked 23 favorites and went 18-5.
BFK picked 9 upsets (9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 14) and went 4-5.
Notes:
1. As "Chalk" tells us, there were 9 upsets in the Round of 64. BFK only got 4 correct. Sigh.
2. BFK survived the Virginia catastrophe, since he picked them to lose in the SECOND round. So his bracket is unscathed and his prospects going forward are good.
3. Best upset pick: BFK nailed TWO #11 seed upsets: Loyola Chicago and Syracuse (who entered the tourney on a "play-in" game, so.....pure effing luck). Hey, when you pick NINE upsets.....!
MSJ's Bracket:
MSJ picked 22 favorites and went 17-5.
MSJ picked 10 upsets (9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12) and went 4-6.
Notes:
1. Who picks all of the #10 seeds to upset? MSJ does! But they let him down, going 1-3.
2. MSJ's South region bracket is salted. #1 Virginia, #4 Arizona, #6 Miami .... all gone.
3. Best upset pick: MSJ also got the Butler and Syracuse upsets right. Nice!
On to the Round of 32!