For newer players, reading the results table is very easy. The number on the far left is the player's current position. As the tournament progresses, the numbers immediately to the right show that player's position in previous rounds. Careful scrutiny of these numbers will suggest which contestants will be hard to beat (because they made a big move up), or are losing ground and dropping out of contention. Each player's assignment for each surviving team is posted in the corresponding cell. TLY (Tally) is the raw score total for that round. BNS (Bonus) is the additional award for accurately predicting advancing teams. As the top seeds fall, there will be fewer and fewer entries with their Final Four intact.
Pat 2 had a 12 point lead after Round 1, but Cheri Bjerkan had an outstanding second round correctly hitting 13 of the 16 teams in the Sweet 16. With many players still having their Final Four intact, it's probably anyone's tournament to win. Keep an eye on Matt Olson and Esteban Rosas, who both made a big move from Round 1 to Round 2. Will Cheri's devotion to her Alma Mater Illinois spur a championship run, or spell her doom? Time will tell.
After a second round of nearly all chalk wins, the Sweet 16 delivers some upsets. Two of the #1 seeds fall, as well as three of the #2's. This has busted a lot of brackets. Pat 2 has reclaimed the lead, hitting 4 of the final 8 teams. He only has two of his Final Four still alive, and that may prove to be a stumbling block going forward. Cheri Bjerkan dropped out of the top spot after hitting only 2 of the Elite eight, and losing 3 of her Final Four. Her hopes rest squarely on Illinois, which faces its biggest test in Round 4. Watch out for MarcsBros and Michael Jacobus, who both hit 5 of the Elite eight. Luke Stackwalker still has 3 of his Final Four still alive. Round three will answer a lot of questions.
As we normally do at this time of the tournament, let's look
at some of the major upsets and how our players fared:
10 N.C. St over 2 Marquette?
10 Colorado over 7 Florida?
Luck Stackwater
61
Paul Lewis, Rob Benne
55
Dave Koelper
58
Paul Astorino
54
Catey Cohen
57
Matt Tracy
53
11 Duquesne over 6 BYU?
11 Oregon over 6 S. Carolina?
Gerry Sexton
51
Gary Pietrzak, Ash,
ROS6007 #2
48
& Harry Jaffe
57
Scott Meyer, Erich Adams 2
Goose, Catamounted
& Chris Colmone
45
& Chris Colmone
56
6 Clemson over 2 Arizona?? 12 Grand Canyon over 5 St Mary's??
Devin Warnken
63
Dave Koelper 2
62
Goose
58
Michael Boik 2
60
Jeff Gaut, Scott Meyer
Michael Boik
55
& James Thomas 2
55
5 Alabama to Final Four?? 12 James Madison over
5 Wisconsin??
DreamDreamyDreams 61 Dave Koelper 2
63
King/Dogs & Karl's Upsetto Pool
60 Catamounted
60
Marc'sBros, LNC
Scratchy
58
Chris Comone & Karl's Upsetto Pool 59
13 Yale over 4 Auburn??
14 Oakland over 3 Kentucky???
Michael Boik
45
Larry Cohen
44
Catamounted
35
Larry Rothenberg
35
Joe Joo
31
E Hooter
33
It never fails to amaze that there are so many people out there than can predict these upsets with such confidence! Let's move on to the standings.