By Blaidd Drwg
I really need to congratulate myself. With Ohio St. losing, my bracket is officially done, before the Elite 8. I think this has to be a record for someone who was actually picking games with some degree of knowledge. There were some great games in the Sweet 16 – Bulter continues to surprise everyone, Uconn still refuses to lose, and VCU and Florida St. are in a barn burner. You have to love an Elite 8 with only one #1 seed left. Here are the gritty details :
| Coltrane | Annie S | Blaidd Drwg | Winner |
| Ohio St. | Ohio St. | Ohio St. | Kentucky |
| Syracuse | North Carolina | Syracuse | North Carolina |
| Uconn | SDSU | SDSU | Uconn |
| Duke | Duke | Duke | Arizona |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Butler |
| Florida | Florida | Michigan St. | Florida |
| Notre Dame | Purdue | Notre Dame | VCU |
| Kansas | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
| W – 3
L – 5 |
W – 3
L – 5 |
W – 1
L – 7 |
Here are the standings after the Not So Sweet 16:
| Wins | Points | |
| Blaidd Drwg | 31 | 400 |
| Coltrane | 34 | 520 |
| Annie S. | 31 | 470 |
Basically bragging rights are coming down to the Florida-Butler game. If Florida wins, Annie S. gets bragging rights and if Butler wins, Coltrane takes the crown. They both have Kansas winning the whole thing, so that is the only game where there is a chance for Annie to take the lead. Here is what we all have remaining:
| Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final 2 | Champ | |
| Blaidd Drwg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coltrane | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Annie S. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
I am pulling for Butler for the rest of the Tournament. Not that I want to see Coltrane win, I just want to see Butler have another shot at a national title. Besides, how could you not cheer for a team where the head coach looks like he is fresh out of high school himself.
FlatbreadGarden 