The Madness Has Returned

It’s good to be back. After the cancellation of last year’s tournament, I didn’t know what to expect in regards to participation. I’m glad to report that we 113 entries this year which is close 2018 but down from our record high in 2019. The payout totals will be communicated on Thursday once the prize pool has been confirmed. Thank you to everyone for jumping back in.

As for the tournament, it did not take long for Cinderella to make an appearance as 15-seed Oral Roberts upset 2-seed Ohio State sending many brackets into chaos. Only one HoopsHysteria bracket picked Oral Roberts – Joe Flaherty #2. Congrats Joe. However Oral Roberts wasn’t the only upset of the day. 13-seed North Texas, 11-seed Syracuse and 12-seed Oregon State experienced some of that March magic. Four upsets on day one is a lot of bracket chaos.

The leader after day one is Chip Lindon #1. Unfortunately this bracket was not immune to the chaos. It has Ohio State reaching the Final Four. Ouch. 

Tip-off for day two begins in a little over an hour. I look forward to another day of fun, exciting games.