Sunday, March 18, 2007

Second Round Recap: Day One

Best Game: Washington State-Vanderbilt. A double OT thriller on a day with three overtime games. Very evenly matched throughout as Vandy pulled off the mild #6 over #3 upset. Clearly Vandy is a team to be feared and Georgetown will have a battle on their hands in the second round.

Most Impressive Team: A tie between North Carolina and Butler. North Carolina played a very tough Michigan State team and was able to pour it on late for a 14 point win. Butler played nearly flawlessly against Maryland. If they keep playing like that, it's going to be damn hard to beat them.

Moral Victory: VCU cutting a 19 point deficit against Pitt to force overtime. Indiana playing incredibly ugly basketball until finally giving UCLA a game.

My ranking of the eight teams in the round of 16 so far from best to worst (not that any of these teams are bad at all): North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgetown, Texas A&M, UCLA, Pittsburgh, Butler, Vanderbilt.

Jeb's Tourney Picks: 33-8

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