Life Goes On, Even After the Thrill of Living is Gone

Let’s see how this death march plays out:

RANK	CHAMP	GROUP BRACKETS	PTS	PCT	MAX	E8	S16	R32	R64
1		wuffster12’s Picks 1Willie Craig	840	99.1	1480	240	200	180	220
2		Egads. Here We Go Again.Michael Rosenberg	830	98.9	1470	160	240	220	210
2		StinksOnIce’s Picks 1Robert Bowsher	830	98.9	1310	160	160	240	270
4		Lock of the Week 1Ian Mills	820	98.6	980	240	160	200	220
5		Set of steak knivesJonathan Robbins	810	98.2	970	160	200	220	230
6		randylong999’s Picks 1Randy Long	800	97.7	1440	160	200	240	200
7		Cantankerous Joe’s Picks 1Frank Farricker	790	97.1	1270	160	160	260	210
8		rrouda’s Picks 1Randy Rouda	770	95.5	1410	160	160	220	230
8		maybethistimePennagardener	770	95.5	930	160	160	220	230
8		Running on EmptyJared Eberle	770	95.5	1250	160	120	280	210
8		ralphzilch’s Picks 1john howarter	770	95.5	1250	160	120	260	230
8		ESPNFAN4629828051’s Picks 1Matthew Sonn	770	95.5	930	80	200	280	210

If Alabama wins then Willie Craig wins. If Purdue wins John Howarter takes the title. If UConn beats Purdue Michael Rosenberg wins. If UConn beats NC State then it goes to tiebreaker between Rosenberg and Robert Bowsher. If NC State beats Alabama then I think Craig wins; if NC State beats UConn then I think Bowsher and Rosenberg once again go to tiebreaker. If I’m wrong about any of this please let me know in comments.

And on the other side:

RANK	CHAMP	GROUP BRACKETS	PTS	PCT	MAX	E8	S16	R32	R64
1		BaronUnderbheit’s Picks 1Karl Witter	1000	94.8	1640	240	280	240	240
2		brpalm02’s Picks 1Bradley Palmer	990	93.7	1630	240	240	260	250
2		BDY09’s Picks 1Ben Yuhas	990	93.7	1630	240	240	240	270
4		GreenWood42hunter powell	980	92.4	1620	240	240	220	280
5		JoshK42’s Picks 1Josh K	970	91.2	1610	160	280	260	270
6		bobthornberry’s Picks 1Bob Thornberry	960	88.3	1600	240	200	260	260
6		Swiftfox Picks 1Scott Bates	960	88.3	1440	160	280	260	260
6		maybethistimePennagardener	960	88.3	1600	160	280	240	280
9		Unicamman’s Picks 2Thomas Green	950	85.5	1590	240	280	200	230
10		McAllen MuskkickersSophia Blue	940	83.8	1100	160	240	280	260
10		espn96191856’s Picks 1Jerry Epplin	940	83.8	1580	160	240	260	280
10		ESPNFAN7549056021’s Picks 1Eric Killian	940	83.8	1580	160	240	260	280

If South Carolina beats Iowa, Karl Witter wins. If South Carolina beats UConn, I think John Theibault (currently in 13th place) wins. If Iowa beats South Carolina Ben Yuhas wins. I *think* the same holds if Iowa beats NC State, because I can’t find anyone who picked NC State to get to the final game. If UConn beats NC State I believe Sean Rockhold (currently in 16th place) wins, which should also hold if UConn beats South Carolina. Finally, if NC States wins it all I *think* that John James, currently tied for 56th place, wins the title. Kudos to Mr. James for being, as far as I can tell, the only person to take the Wolfpack to win in either bracket.