Oh – and just in case you are wondering. Remember, the Lunatic picked Illinois, Gonzaga and Alabama to make the Final 4 in both his picks, with Baylor winning the South in his sane picks and Purdue winning the South in his insane picks.

So, in basically the first 2 days of the tournament (and 1 game into the third day), 2 of those 5 teams (including the sane pick for the national champion) are already eliminated.

This appears to be a real stomping this year. My apologies in advance to fans of Gonzaga, Baylor and Alabama. The Lunatic Curse appears to be coming out early this year. I feel additionally bad because Gonzaga so far has been undefeated this season – that would have been a nice story to see Gonzaga become the 8th undefeated national champion since 1939, and the first one since Indiana did it in 1976.

At least Baylor has the benefit that they are facing a Big 10 team right now. That probably makes them safer to make the second weekend. If that happens, I should probably make sure to take them in the Second Chance pool – they are already doomed. Why would I pick another team and then doom the chances of another team. The Lunatic Curse is real – with great power comes great responsibility.