Four teams still could hold key to Calcutta
AMHERST – The Chieftans utilized a big
Thursday where they almost ran away with it when 10-Arkansas flamed out late in
the game. Big wins by 1-Florida and 2-Alabama catapulted the warriors to the
top of the leaderboard.
Two more teams joined the defending champs on
the sidelines as the morning line favorites lost two Sweet Sixteen games. The
ouster of the Slayers ended their hopes of a national champion selection
four-peat.
Joining the Slayers on the sidelines were the
very chirpy Counselors. In the end, team dissension did them in and they will
be watching from the peanut gallery the rest of the way.
Three teams sitting outside the Chieftans, the
Catholic Boyz on their heels one behind and Wind-Doctors left with one-seed
Houston to try and run the tape, but they’ll need help. The ole Commish making
is patented late move sits three off the pace, but some gunpower left in his
holster.
Let’s take a team-by-team capsule look into the weekend festivities:
Chieftans advance two to Elite Eight, Calcutta is in their hands.
The Bunch of Chieftans are seeking their first title since 2018, and first outright since 2014 when they set the Calcutta record of 16 wins. That record is safe, but this team is obviously loaded with two top seeds remaining. The 1-Florida v 3-Texas Tech (C-Boyz) matchup could be the defining game in the tourney and put some distance between the two top squads.
Catholic Boyz in the hunt
The Catholic Boyz are clearly up against it this round facing top seeds in both games, but a win in either of them gets them into the Final Four and if they both win a potential guaranteed team in the championship game. Lots of praying on Sunday for the altar boys, don't sleep on them.
Win-Docs down to the Cougars
Houston, we’ve got a problem, this trip is now
solo. The Docs can only get to 11 by a Cougar run to the title, but they can do
some damage on the way and can basically eliminate the Amigos and put a big
dent on the Commish with wins in the Elite Eight games. Good chance to hit the
board if their lone dog does the work.
Commish charging late, may be too late
When your bid up your two best teams and can’t
scrape up more than one other win by your six other teams, this is what you
get. Still loaded with 1-Auburn and 2-Tennessee (who proved third time was a
charm against Big Blue) on opposite sides of the bracket. Rooting for the SEC Final
Four and head-to-head games with the Chieftans for a circuitous route to the
title.
Amigos still alive, looking for natty cash and play the spoiler role
The Amigos will ride 1-Duke into the Elite Eight and can look for a Low Tide today against Nate Oats. Bama may have shot their shot on Thursday with a phenomenal showering of three-pointers. Hard to imagine they can keep that up against the Dukies. And if they pull the upset, Kate Smith is on stand-by.
Slayers exit after a rough Friday night
The Slayers didn’t exactly enjoy happy hour on Friday as both 3-Kentucky and 4-Purdue left the Slayers with six wins and can finish no higher than fifth. A disappointing year for the tax guys, but there’s always next year (see Chicago Cubs)...
Counselors get book
thrown at them
The longest Calcutta drought reached 13 years
for the Counselors who took a bad punch from 2-St. John’s in the Round of 32
and never recovered from the staggering blow. 6-BYU was nice while it lasted,
and 4-Maryland ran into a buzz saw. Back to the drawing board, another hung jury
in the Calcutta.
The results will be posted over the next few
days in the google sheet link in the top right corner as usual. Final Four report
- Monday morning with all possible outcomes.
Good luck everyone!
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