It's Crowded at the Top!

Well, it's crowded at the top of the Young Family Bracket Challenge after the first round of tournament play!  There is a four-way tie for first place... two of whom, suspiciously, live in the same household.


Eric, Jo (Mom), Joe, and Teresa are all tied for first place in the Bracket Challenge with 23 correct selections out of the 32 games.  I'd say that's a great job, but that's not even close to the all-time record for correct selections in the first round of the Young Family Bracket Challenge (28: Brad Young 2010; and I guess if we're being fair technically Jo (Mom) did the same in 2011).  So, instead, you guys did an "OKAY" job.  Pat yourselves on the back and revel in the mediocrity of not tying or breaking the record. (Editor's note: can you tell I'm a little bitter because I'm doing awful this year?  No?  Wake up!)

Teresa was the biggest winner of the day, correctly selecting 13 of the 16 games yesterday, including going 4-for-4 in the final four games of the evening.

And a big congratulations goes out to Lindsey Doodle for correctly guessing 12 of the 16 games yesterday!  In fact, she was the only one who called the LaSalle upset over Kansas St.!  It's like she's a NCAA Basketball savant!

But nobody seemed to see the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles coming from all the way down from the Florida Gulf Coast (see what I did there?) as they beat Georgetown... wow!  That hurt a lot of people.  I'm sorry that I'm not sorry.

Standings:

1.  Eric Young - 23 points
1.  Jo (Mom) Young - 23 points
1.  Joe Matters - 23 points
1.  Teresa Matters - 23 points
5.  Allison Young - 22 points
5.  Beth Bird - 22 points
5.  Jacob Young - 22 points
5.  Matt Abbott (Brutus) - 22 points
5.  Melissa Young - 22 points
5.  Robert Young - 22 points
11. Lindsey Abbott - 21 points
12. Bradley Young - 20 points
12. Gary (Dad) Young - 20 points
12. Jeremy Bird - 20 points
12. Nathaniel Abbott - 20 points
16. Heather Abbott - 19 points

Aw, poor Heather... she's in last.  I'd ask her if she's sad, but we all know she'll just say that she's so excited the Lindsey is doing well, which is the LAMEST excuse ever... c'mon, Heather, you're just as competitive as everyone else here, we know you've got to be PISSED!

Saturday and Sunday will lock in the Sweet 16!  8 games today and 8 games tomorrow!  Get pumped!

No more ties at the top... it's way too hard to get the pictures right on this new blogger.  Yikes!