Not to pat myself on the back, but my sleeper pick for the Tax Men was THE Wichita State University. So the Tax Men march into the Final Four with two teams, temporarily take over the top spot in the Calcutta and will await the Amigos Florida-Michigan auto-winner in Atlanta.
The Sweet Sixteen was anything but that for the Bunch of Chieftans, losing both top seeds in upset games in the regional semis. Posting a big goose egg (0-4) in the Sweet Sixteen was probably a 5-10% probability before Thursday night, but the Amigos were the first to wave Adios to the Chieftans. They'll hope for a Louisville loss in one of the next two games to clinch a tie for third with the Elders.
The Elders hopes ended by the Shockers with the unexpected Ohio State loss in the Elite Eight tonight and the regional semi beat down they applied to LaSalle. They, too, will root heartily against the Cardinals.
The Counselors can snake a third place prize should Louisville run the table and a tie for third should they lose in the Championship game. There will not be a repeat in 2013.
So it comes down to a two team mano y mano race that will likely be decided by the Syracuse-Florida/Michigan game winner. The Tax Men can go into the Final Four with a one game edge should Duke upset Louisville tomorrow in the biggest game of the tournament so far.
It should be interesting and it's great that it's down to two teams battling it out...fighting for the elusive yellow jacket. The Tax Men looking for their first Calcutta championship since 2004 and the Amigos since 2001. Neither team has ever won it outright...
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