Treinte y dos

The first two days of the tourney are in the books. (Is that cliche' enough for you?) The good news is my elite eight is still intact. The bad news is I am tied for last place in my bracket group on ESPN. My good friend Jason Faria's BS bracket is out in front and Elysa is tied for third and she picked by MASCOT. But I have to say that the first day of this tournament was one of the best I have seen in a long time. Now let's get down to business. (More cliche' than the first!)

For me the biggest small surprise of the tourney was the Gonzaga-Florida State game. The Zags dominated the 'Noles. I thought Gonzaga would struggle mightily with the the length of Florida State. Seven different double digit seeds advanced. I of course was most surprised by the Ohio over Georgetown upset. Some of the other upsets were at least semi-understandable, but this one just looked like Georgetown slept walked into a buzz saw. Another surprise was how badly the Big East looked overall. It was very disconcerting. Despite the fun of the first round, I hope that the rest of the tournament is boring so that my bracket percentage comes back up.

I think that, although my knowledge of college basketball is limited, the NCAA bracket is one of my favorite things to predict. I love watching the tourney for the excitement, and of course the upsets. ( We all know my affinity for the underdog, despite my lack of cajones when it comes to picking upsets.) I am excited for the rest of the tournament and the excitement that may come. Live like no one is watching and make sure you fill your bracket out and pencil, and never put it online for everyone to see!