John Berger
Senior Editor
It’s that time of year again. Every March, millions of people across the country fill out a March Madness bracket, whether it’s an office pool or with friends and family. Before every week’s games during the tournament, I’ll break down the bracket and the upcoming match-ups. Right now we’ll start with the opening weekend of the tournament, where upsets are frequent, and brackets are often burst.
John Berger
Reporter
The second weekend of the NCAA tournament gave us a great slate of games. Every single one of the 12 games was entertaining in its own way. There are now just four teams that are left: Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, and Kansas. There are no more mid majors left in the field. Just the big boys. The four teams have combined for 49 final four appearances. That’s a ridiculous number.
Before we look ahead to this weekend, let’s look back at this past weekend and what we learned:
First things first here’s a video (with captions below) of the conversation between my dad and I when I told him I had Missouri in the final four;
“Yeah I had picked Mizzou in the final four…”
“I didnt know you had.”
John Berger
Reporter
By now, you are probably in the same position as I am. In other words, your bracket probably has been busted.
I had a very good opening session on Thursday. I only missed one game. But then, I started missing left and right. South Dakota State lost to Baylor. VCU beat Wichita State. UNLV lost to Colorado. And so on and so forth.
I don’t want my bracketing mishaps to take away from a very good first weekend of games. Friday was particularly crazy, with two 15 or 2 seed upsets.
John Berger
Reporter
The official March Madness bracket was released on Sunday night. Now that we know the tournament field, it’s time to predict the matchups. But first, here are a few thoughts on the bracket:
The committee did a really good job this year, all things considered. The most questionable inclusion into the tournament is Iona, a team that most people had written off after they lost to the Fairfield Stags in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Iona will play on Tuesday against BYU. Teams like Seton Hall and Drexel have legitimate gripes with Iona being chosen over them.
