So the first day of the Tournament is now over. As typical for a first round day, there were a few surprising close games and an upset or two but for the most part, not an unsurprising day.
I managed to take in a few games on the web and on television though not any complete games. There were some like the CS Northridge-Memphis game that was interesting for awhile as CS took a lead in the game well into the second half before Memphis found its footing and cruised to the end.Similar thing with the Villanova and American game. But several games were like the Duke Binghampton game where one team that supposed to win, did so and in convincing fashion.
Now the win by Western Kentucky over Illinois would be considered to be an upset if it was not for the fact that a 12th seed team has beaten a 5th seed nearly every year now. My pick was for Arizona over Utah which may still happen.
My real out there pick of 13th seed Mississippi State over Washington did not come through as the Huskies decisively beat the SEC champs.
So my brackets are all 11-16 for the day including my crazy bracket. Not a bad day and the picks that did not work out for me do not have lasting impacts because they were not in my final 16 bracket which is the most important bracket that needs to be considered.
[...] Leon Magazine added an interesting post today on Bracket Watch: Day 1 of NCAA TournamentHere’s a small readingSo the first day of the Tournament is now over. As typical for a first round day, there were a few surprising close games and an upset or two but for the most part, not an unsurprising day. I managed to take in a few games on the web and on television though not any complete games. There were some like the CS Northridge-Memphis game that was interesting for awhile as CS took a lead in the game well into the second half before Memphis found its footing and cruised to the end.Similar thing with [...]