It has been an incredible March. We have an 8 seed in UNC playing for the championship. We had a 15 seed in St. Peter’s make the Elite 8. We had a conference get 9 teams in the Big 10 get none of their teams to the Elite 8. Meanwhile, we had a power conference only get 5 teams in the ACC and then watch three of them make the Elite 8. Only 1 of the top seeds made the Elite 8. There is a reason they call this madness.

So it is only fitting that we are looking at some rare events in our pool as well – all unofficial of course….

There is a possibility in my sleep deprivation that I missed something, but just look at these possibilities.

If Kansas beats UNC, Edward Zhang will become the first person in history to not only win the Stomp the Lunatic contest, but he will also finish second in the Stomp the Lunatic contest. Rick Flynn came close in 2013 when he finished 2nd and 3rd. John Macris in 2003 won and finished tied for 4th. But no one has ever swept the top two places of the standard pool.

If UNC beats Kansas, Adrian Young and Ann Hawkins will tie for the Stomp the Lunatic top prize for only the second time in history (Patrick Booth and Rebecca Shipp tied in 2011). Adrian will also win the Upset Pool, creating two more rare events. He will join Michael Swinson from 2016 and John Homan from 2009 to be the only three people to have the same entry win a share of the Standard Pool and Upset Pool. Adrian will also break the record of most points scored in the Upset Pool – his 323 points will eclipse Rick Flynn’s 2013 upset total by 1 point. Adrian also appears to be the only person to have picked UNC, which I suspect is something that hasn’t happened where only the winner picked the national champion.

Ann will also have an amazing piece of history where I believe she will join Chris Franklin from 2014 as the only person to win a share of the Stomp the Lunatic Standard Pool without picking the national champion. Her picks were so good this year that she will be tied at the top while picking Duke.

I might have missed a few things – but it is a pretty rare leaderboard at this point. It has made me realize that I should create a hall of fame page that could list out some of the neatest events that has ever happened. That can be a fun project to have ready for next year. Tonight, I plan to enjoy the championship game!!!! It is less than a couple hours away!!!!