Since our last post, the Patriot League title was awarded to Bucknell (backed by 67) after the Bison beat Lehigh (liked by 7). No other championships were decided, but that didn't stop our contestants from being wrong a lot.
Our favorites in the big conferences have been going down like flies. In the Big 12, overwhelming favorite Kansas (59 votes) got knocked off in their first tournament game (as did our second-favorite Big 12 team, Baylor, chosen by 9). In the Big 10, top vote-getter Purdue (34) got dumped along the side of the runway by Michigan (picked by 2: J Broder and M Pogach). In the Atlantic 10, top dog Dayton (40 votes) got shoved aside by Davidson (selected by nobody). And in the ACC, erroneous favorite North Carolina (taken by 40) got put in their place by arch-rival Duke (chosen by 7 very clever individuals).
Add those to the four earlier conference champions selected by 1 or fewer contestants, and a fairly clear picture of our group competence (or lack thereof) is beginning to emerge.
OK, that's not true. It emerged a long, long time ago.
More conference champions decided tomorrow. See you then.
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