In my sane picks, I have gone back to my roots and picked Big 10 heavy.  I have Michigan State upsetting Louisville in the Midwest, Ohio State taking down Wisconsin in the West, Kansas beating Georgetown in the South, and Indiana holding off Miami FL in the East.  This will lead to my nightmare as the Hoosiers take down Kansas and Ohio State to win the national championship.

In my insane picks, I have Duke upsetting Louisville in the Midwest, Ohio State taking down Kansas State in the West, Kansas beating Florida in the South and Indiana still holding off Miami FL in the East.  This time, the Big 10 teams lose in the semi-finals, as Duke will beat Kansas to win the national championship.

My sympathies in advance to Hoosier and Blue Devil fans.  OK – being from Purdue, my sympathy really goes out to Blue Devil fans – picking Indiana knowing my teams tend to get upset early was probably subconsciously intentional.   Don’t worry, I will likely take down a third school with my second chance picks….

We already have 248 entries in the contest – and I am sure that we will get our normal avalanche of last-second entries – so we should have a great contest once again this year.  Make sure you get your picks in – and good luck to everyone in Stomping the Lunatic!!!!!

Tom