And then there were Eight

The weekend saw the cream rise to the top as the higher seeds moved on with the exception of Alabama which lost to 11-seed UCLA. Congrats to Mick Cronin on his first Elite 8. This team was one of the last to make the tournament playing in a play-in game against Michigan State and that game went to overtime. On the edge of missing the tournament then close to losing in the play-in game but now they are 40-minutes (or more) from moving onto the Final 4.

The leader is still Joe Lapensee with 62. The games today and tomorrow are worth eight points each so the standings will change. According to PickHoops’ Best Results report, 16 brackets can win the tournament. The next update will be posted on Wednesday which will have the prize breakdown.