Stomp The Lunatic

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  • Congratulations to the Third Round Leaders

    After the Sweet 16 games were done, Ella Flora has taken the lead in the tournament with 720 points.  Ella is closely followed though as Brady Meigham, TJ Acuto, and Stephen Glass are just 30 points behind, and Dave Evans, Kate Yost, Joseph Allen, David Caldwell, and Trent Hodges are just 40 points behind.   Interesting fact – none of these excellent picks are in the top 5 of the Upset pool.

    In the Upset Pool, Christina Lee maintains her lead at 265.  Christina is closely followed by Keith Schleicher (6 pts behind), Vernon McGeorge III (26 pts behind), Keith Lancette (27 pts behind), and Rick Flynn (28 pts behind).

    In the Second Chance Pool, congratulations to Shirli Zelcer and Taylor Early who correctly picked all 8 games of the Sweet 16.  They are followed closely by 28 people who all got 7 of 8 correct – so the Second Chance Pool looks like anyone’s battle.

    Good luck to everyone in the Elite 8!!!!

  • And the Tar Heel state breathes a sigh of relief

    The clock struck midnight on Cinderella, and she said “But I still want to dance.”  And unlike the fairy tale, the dance continued for 5 minutes.  But in the end, the result was the same.  Cinderella’s dance was over – and in this fairy tale, number 1 seed UNC survives to play another day.

    Don’t know if the extra 2 days of healing will be enough for Kendall Marshall – but the Tar Heels should hope for it – because they did not look anywhere close to the same team without Marshall steering the ship.  Then again, part of that has to be also because of an incredibly well played game by the Ohio Bobcats.

    And then there was one – with the losses by Xavier and Ohio, the only double digit left in the tournament is North Carolina State.  Will the Wolfpack be able to fit into the glass slipper, or will Kansas send our last Cinderella home.

     

  • Well this is exciting

    That half court shot almost went in!!!!!   5 more minutes of David and Goliath.  Can the MAC Champion actually take down the ACC Champion.  Unbelievable.  Should be a fun 5 minutes!

  • The ever popular Charlie and Katie picks are revealed

    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.

  • And if you were wondering…..

    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.

  • Congratulations to our 1st Round Leaders

    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!