AMHERST – Backed by a record-tying three teams advancing to the Final Four, the Slayers put away the 2023 Calcutta in dominating fashion. The Slayers lived up to their morning line favorite role with their three squads winning in each round to head to the Final Four with 12 wins and back-to-back titles. It will be their sixth title (third outright) since 1999 and the yellow jacket will stay home in 2023.
They tie the Bunch of Chieftans (2014) for advancing three teams to the Final Four. That year the Chieftans set the all-time win record with 16.
The Slayers used the final five minutes to springboard wins from their Florida-based teams. FAU got hot late on Saturday night to eliminate the higher seed Wildcats (Chieftans) and Miami trailing for most of the game stormed back to set Calcutta history with the big win against Texas (Commish).
The battle now is for second-place between the Counselors (10) and the Win-Docs (9) who snuck into the Final weekend with 5-San Diego State outlasting the BJs on a sucky last second call. The Win-Docs have outplayed their odds, but need a win in the national semis to tie and in the natty to take sole control of the placing.
The Counselors had a rough weekend with both teams losing and hopes of catching the Slayers slipped away with the Creighton loss. “I object,” motioned Counselor co-owner Mark Aquino, but the objection fell on deaf ears and the jury rested.
The Chieftans failed to menace and will finish out of the money. Sad day, indeed. Never not funny.
A disappointing last-place finish (along with the Amigos) resulted from the Longhorn collapse in the final 10 minutes, squandering a 13-point second half lead and all but handing the Slayers the title and putting the Win-Docs out of reach from a miracle finish.
Here are the eight scenarios and payouts heading to Houston
for the Final Four:
UConn or Miami over
San Diego State
Slayers $1,200
Win-Docs $400
Counselors $400
UConn or Miami over FAU
Slayers $1,200
Counselors $500
Win-Docs $300
FAU over UConn or Miami
Slayers $1,200
Counselors $500
Win-Docs $300
San Diego State over UConn or
Miami
Slayers $1,000
Win-Docs $700
Counselors $300
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