As has become a tradition, Charlie and Katie explain the logic of their picks – with some obvious embellishments from their daddy.

This year, Katie’s pick includes a little video that shows what Nanny and Grandpa have been teaching the children about being a fan of North Carolina.

Just click on Charlie’s picks or Katie’s picks here or on the site navigator.

If Friday’s craziness would linger.  Game #1 – 11 seed North Carolina State beats 3 seed Georgetown 66-63.  And they become the first double digit seed to make the Sweet 16.  We are guaranteed 2 more with Xavier/Lehigh and South Florida/Ohio.  Will any of the other underdogs join the insanity?  Only time will tell.

Great job by Davis Kim, Ella Flora and Josh Martin – they went 26-6 to take a 10 point lead over the 13 entries at 25-7.

Also, congratulations to our Upset leaders – Bob Degenhardt and Michael Bargar whose picks have earned them 146 points – and a 3 point lead over Parker Waite.

The Lunatic’s insane picks are lingering unusually close to the top in the group tied for 17th at 24-8.   But those same picks have Wichita State in the Final 4 – so there is plenty of time for them to come back to expectations.

Good luck to everyone – and congratulations to our leaders for their great job of forecasting the first round!