The Sweet Sixteen is set and the Sunday results have been posted and the Catholic Boyz early lead has slimmed as the Counselors had a tremendous second round winning four of five contests, earning a mention on the 'Record Books' sidebar link, tying for the second best round two ever.
The Catholic Boyz went 2-5 over the weekend, with 2-the Ohio State University and 10-Xavier still rowing the boat ashore for Elijah. This after setting a blazing pace with seven first round wins.
The Counselors roared on Sunday winning key tilts with 7-Florida, 6-Cincinnati and 2-Kansas all coming away victorious. The Counselors's fortunes could not have been better with the Gators playing a Norfolk State team that was easily overmatched and still hung over from their epic win over Missouri on Friday night. Kansas and Cincinnati won close games in the late going and now it's mano y mano in the Sweet Sixteen, with the biggest matchup looking like a OSU-Cincinnati state of Ohio championship game and a key matchup with the Boyz.
After a strong first round, the Bunch took it on the chin on Saturday, but fought back with two key wins on Sunday with 1-Michigan State and 13-Ohio to finish the weekend 2-3. They sit alone in third with seven W's, just two games back of the Boyz and one behind the Counselors.
The 'ole Commish is making Sweet Sixteen noise for the first time since anyone can remember behind the upset ramblings of 11-NC State and their two top seeds, 1-Cuse and 1-North Carolina. The Commish & Crew sit in fourth with six wins. But don't pop that champagne bottle too quickly, as soon as the North Carolina game ended it was announced that talented PG Kendall Marshall had suffered a fractured right wrist and could be out for the remainder of the tourney. Go figure.
The Amigos remained alive with two squads and sit tied in fifth with five wins with the Tax Men. The Amigos' fate will be determined in the next round as 3-Baylor has a favorable matchup with 10-Xavier (Boyz), with Kentucky looming; and 4-Wisconsin takes on the top seeded Orange.
The Tax Men are down to their final team, the 4-Louisville Cardinals, who will face top seeded Sparty in the next round. It looks like their Calcutta will be extended for another game, but we could be seeing the last of the Tax Men until next March.
With only four available wins left for the Win-Doctors (1-Kentucky) and the Elders (4-Indiana), we know they have both been mathematically eliminated from earning the Chalise (sic) in 2012. In addition, it appears one of the two will be the first team out as they will face each other in Atlanta on Friday evening, unless Louisville loses on Thursday night, then the Tax Men will take the walk of shame honors.
Good luck and Elite Eight report on Saturday morning.
The Commish
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