Mission WSOP

I was running well and despite a few losses here and there, I was sitting well enough to make a strong run at a nice pick’em record to a big dent to most of my brackets as I had Clemson going fairly deep.

It looked so good, too… Clemson was up 36-18!  And then they just tanked.  Terrence Oglesby had an awful game, shooting 1-11 and 1-8 on threes for Clemson.  I think I found out why.  He was shooting with his eyes closed:

Now that I’m on the edge of elimination from any type of contest with 22 wins on Yahoo and ESPN and 20 wins on the McCain contest, I am still rooting for Texas and Carolina but I’m adding UCLA into the mix and here’s why:

East: (9) Arkansas 86, (8) Indiana 72
East: (3) Louisville 79, (14) Boise State 61
Midwest: (12) Villanova 75, (5) Clemson 69
South: (1) Memphis 87, (16) Texas-Arlington 63

The St. Petersburg location was magical as four favorites lost in four match-ups.  I think they said that was an NCAA first.  Now, we have to look forward to two 12 vs. 13 matches in Round 2.  Some 45-year-old administrative assistant will be winning her office pool when she correctly put Siena and Western Kentucky in the Sweet 16 despite Hal from Accounting’s snickers. 

Conference-By-Conference

Conference USA: 1-0
Horizon: 1-0
Metro Atlantic: 1-0
Southern: 1-0
Big East: 7-1
Big 12: 5-1
Big Ten: 3-1
ACC: 3-1
Pac-10: 3-3
SEC: 3-3
Mountain West: 1-1
Sun Belt: 1-1
Atlantic 10: 1-2
West Coast: 1-2
America East: 0-1 
Atlantic Sun: 0-1
Big Sky: 0-1
Big South: 0-1
Big West: 0-1
Colonial Athletic: 0-1
Ivy: 0-1
Mid-American: 0-1
Mid-Continent: 0-1
Missouri Valley: 0-1
Northeast: 0-1 
Ohio Valley: 0-1
Patriot: 0-1
Southland: 0-1
Southwestern Athletic: 0-1
Western Athletic: 0-1