OMFG-CU!

Headline - h/t Fox Sports

The Commish was dangerously close (a Marquette buzzer beater and an Iowa State upset) from pulling an 0-fer in the first round (I refuse to call it the second round) and taking the all-time donut in the record books. Embarrassing yes, but seeing Georgetown go down to the gutty FGCU Eagles was worth bowing out of this year's contest. Alums all over the country were seen slamming the wheel on their BMWs. Plus the FGCU Coach's wife is hot. I really really thought this year was the year, back to the drawing board, I guess.

Let's move away from the self-loathing and celebrate the Amigos dominant first round with six victories. While not totally unexpected, a good ride by Florida or Michigan and sneak a win out of one of the other four schools and maybe, just maybe, a certain team will be saying Adios to the rest of us. Looking down the way a bit, the loss by Georgetown also opens up the road to a regional final game for Florida, likely to be against Kansas and the Chieftans in a mammoth game.

The rest of the pack is quite tight...

The Elders always seem to pull off that first round upset, and the LaSalle Explorers answered that bell for the old guys holding off a late charging K-State (4 seed). Their major team, Ohio State held serve and two mid-level seeds Memphis and Illinois pulled off impressive victories. The late win by Minnesota in a mild upset over UCLA catapults them into second heading into the next round.

The favored Chieftans did exactly what they needed to, by pulling off two upsets in Oregon (called it as a sleeper pick) and the aforementioned FGCU Eagles. Not only that, but Davidson had Marquette on the ropes and they could easily be sitting atop the Calcutta with a record-tying performance. Only a disappointing loss by Notre Dame cost them a shot at second place.

The 50-1 Catholic Boyz (4 wins), served up a cup of STFU to morning line maker Sheridan, by splitting its four games. However, only one of its remaining teams will be favored going into the next round and St. Louis will have to go through Louisville. Oof.

The Win-Docs are solidly sitting with four wins, with top seed Gonzaga escaping the 1-16 game, and getting wins out of 7 (Creighton) and 8 (UNC) seeds. Michigan State is always dangerous, so the Docs could still be operating well into the Sweet Sixteen.

The Tax Men (4 wins) took a big hit with third-seeded New Mexico's upset to the Crimson, and will have to ride Duke and Syracuse through the next few rounds for a shot at hitting the board. Wins by Wichita State and San Diego State help the cause, with SD State's cause helped by the G-Town upset.

The defending champs, the Counselors, big dawgs looked good, both Louisville and Miami winning in blowout fashion.  They pick up a bonus win by Harvard so their defending title hopes stay alive another day.

The next round usually separates the men from the Commish (I mean boys). We'll have a recap up on Sunday evening or Monday morning.