57 entrants loved the Drake, and they were right. Now there are 29 people tied for first (new standings posted over there on the right side, where it says "Standings").
A bunch of semifinals today. In the Southern Conference, 64 of us picked Davidson and nobody picked Elon (the other league finalist). The only people out of this one are Acchione, who took Chattanooga, and McKillip, who chose Appalachian State. That is, they're the only people who are out of it unless Davidson loses... In the MAAC, 28 people liked Siena and 23 went for Rider. It's the 11 who chose Niagara, the two who tried Loyola-Maryland, and the individualists who checked the box for Marist and Fairfield (one each) who aren't so happy right now. In the America East Conference, 58 of us will be rooting for UMBC while only ME Donadio had the guts to come out for Hartford. The five people who chose Vermont (Dallas, M Leach, Reilly, Siegel, R Simon) and the two who picked Albany (J Donadio, S Leach) presumably used something other than guts. In the Patriot League, we had no clear favorite, although the most votes went to league finalist American (31). Un-American choices included Navy (15), Lafayette (11), Bucknell (6), and Holy Cross (Batman)(3). Nobody, however, smiled for Colgate, the other team who'll be playing for the conference title.
It's an entirely different kettle of picks in the Northeast Conference, where Mt. St. Mary's (chosen by no one) whupped Bob Morris (chosen by 46 of us), and will play Sacred Heart (picked by 9 -- Siegel, Wetherell, ME Donadio, Kasprzak, P Leach, S Leach, Nowlan, Reilly, Selarnick) for the conference championship. Eleven unfortunate music lovers went with Wagner. And in the Colonial Athletic Association, our overwhelming favorite, VCU (picked by 58), went down meekly to William & Mary (picked by a big fat zero). The Tribe moves on to face George Mason, chosen by eight astute entrants (Jon B, Brenner I, Brenner II, Dallas, P Leach, McAtee-Gattone, M Peloso, Selarnick).
San Diego beat St. Mary's in double OT, but it still allows us to mention three teams with "Mary" in their name in the same men's basketball blog entry. Nobody picked the Toreros -- though they were playing on their home floor and thus probably deserved some love -- who will face off against Gonzaga (chosen by 47) in the WCC championship. 19 misguided souls selected St. Mary's.
Four championships (MAAC, Colonial, WCC, Southern) tonight, plus two semifinals (Summit, Sun Belt). Have a great day.
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