March Madness Bracket Update

By James Sheldon on March 19th, 2010

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WOW!

It’s why the first two days of March Madness are better than Christmas. Sorry if that is sacrilegious to some, but let’s be honest, Jesus wasn’t born on the 25th of December. Back to basketball.

It started with a gem between Florida and BYU, and how about those upsets offered by Murray State, Old Dominion, Washington and The University of Ohio Bobcats!? How about the Baylor Bears winning their first tournament game in 60 years, and thus solidifying the reputation of coach Scott Drew, who has taken Baylor basketball from the brink of extinction to a threat to beat any team in the nation.

Sweet mercy, there were some wonderful stories after one day. If today compares to yesterday, increase your calorie count by 1,000 to replace what you’re losing as an observer–there’s no way you’re watching this sitting down.

Your bracket. How’s it looking? Across facebook and twitter last night, I had to shake my head and roll my eyes at all the people who felt their bracket was busted. Peeps. The 2010 March Madness has already displayed, everyone is a contender! If your Final Four teams are still in the mix (whew, I almost lost one of mine yesterday in Villanova), then there is no need to panic. More than likely, your bracket is weighted. You’ll start taking more points per correct pick as the tournament moves into the Round of thirty-two, the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four.

If you’re ripping through a round-by-round bracket contest or challenge, put little weight on the seeds when you’re dealing with any match-up higher than a 5-seed. Do a little research and look at the individual match-ups – guards vs. guards, bigs vs. bigs. Then consider giving the advantage to the more athletic or better 3-point shooting team. The 3-ball has been, and will continue to be the great equalizer.

(Image via: Seattle Pi)