The Madness Returns

Thursday saw the return of the Madness as St. Peters shocked Kentucky (and the world) that sent the 2 seed Wildcats back to Lexington. Kentucky is the fourth most selected champion of this pool. Tough break for those brackets on day one.

St. Peter’s was not the only upset of the day as 12 seeds Richmond and New Mexico State both pulled off stunners too. Richmond held off Iowa while New Mexico State outlasted UConn. Three mid-majors knocking teams from the SEC, Big Ten and Big East. Welcome to the Madness!

Friday saw a return with a couple of upsets with 11 seeds Iowa State and Notre Dame moving on. Illinois survived a major upset as it led for only 25 seconds in their win over Chattanooga. However those were the 25 seconds to lead.

The HoopsHysteria pool has 125 submitted brackets. Once payment is verified, the payout structure will be posted. The 125 is a 10% increase from last year and matches the 2018 totals. Thanks to everyone for participating.

After the first round, the leader is Mike Duckett with 28 points. This weekend’s games are now worth two points each. The next update with come Monday. Until then sit back and enjoy these sixteen games over the next two days.