Contributed by:
Eric J. Lubbers/YourHub.com
Article Contributed on: 3/19/2007 11:26:25 AM
The basketball gods do
not like me this year.
The demigods of roundball smote
not one, not two, but
three of my Final Four picks, including my champion, Wisconsin, leaving me all but finished in the YourHub.com march Madness Bracket pool. And we're not even to the third round! I had to expect Nevada to lose to red-hot Memphis, but Wisconsin? Come on Badgers, help a brother out. This is because I don't eat cheese, isn't it? And Texas? I'm just disappointed.
YourHub.com community journalist
Brendan Leonard has taken over the lead spot from first-day leader
Kevin Villegas, who is languishing in second place, exactly one point behind. I'm currently tied for sixth out of eight in the pool, but that is going to change quickly. Even if I nail every single remaining pick, I can score a maximum of 67 of the possible 192 points. In contrast, leaders Leonard and Villegas can still score 173 and 160 respectively.
The full standings are below:
| Rank | Name | Points | Correct picks |
| 1 | Brendan Leonard | 49 | 38 |
| 2 | Kevin Villegas | 48 | 36 |
| 3 | Brent Zimmerman | 47 | 36 |
| 4 | Rebecca Zimmerman | 46 | 37 |
| 5 | John Eisel | 44 | 34 |
| 6 | Eric J. Lubbers | 43 | 34 |
| 6 | KDonnely95 | 43 | 34 |
| 8 | NixPix | 40 | 31 |
| 9 | Travis Henry | 39 | 32 |
| 10 | Charmaine Robledo | 30 | 24 |
| 11 | Best Guess | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | John Brandstetter | 0 | 0 |
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