Just like everybody else, the Tampa Debacle ruined an otherwise decent round of opening-game predictions. If form had held in Florida, I would have been a solid 25-7.
But wins by Western Kentucky ... and San Diego ... and Siena ... and Villanova, plummeted me to 21-11.
The good news is that I'm something like 1,242,524th in the ESPN Tournament Challenge rankings.
I picked No. 9 Arkansas, No. 11 Kansas State and No. 10 Davidson.
Region by region ...
East: 6-2. Have all four Sweet 16 teams remaining. Losses were St. Joseph's and South Alabama.
Midwest: 5-3. Have Kansas, Wisconsin and Georgetown alive. Losses were Vanderbilt (a Sweet 16 pick), Kent State and Gonzaga.
South: 5-3. Have all four Sweet 16 teams remaining. Losses were Oregon, Kentucky and Saint Mary's.
West: 5-3. Have three Sweet 16 teams remaining. Losses were Connecticut, Drake and Baylor. I'm in trouble, though -- I think Duke and Xavier both lose today and I had them reaching the Sweet 16.
The final tally: 21-11. Fourteen of my Sweet 16 and all of my Elite Eight/Final Four teams still alive.
