Exciting games but no upsets tonight. Standings after the regional semis:

1 Arlene 75 points, 43 of 56, Max 171
1 Betty K 75 points, 43 of 56, Max 171
3 Anne 73 points, 42 of 56, Max 161
4 Dena H 72 points, 42 of 56, Max 160
5 Gary 70 points, 44 of 56, Max 166
6 Kristin 67 points, 37 of 56, Max 155
7 Gil 66 points, 41 of 56, Max 154
7 Donna 66 points, 37 of 56, Max 162
9 Sue 63 points, 39 of 56, Max 159
10 Marc 55 points, 37 of 56, Max 111

I already have no nails, so refuse to watch except during my shows commercials. Keeps me from getting nuts. LOL Anyway, Cuse isn't in it. :(

An update. Max points have started decreasing for most of us :(

1 Arlene 91 points, 45 of 58 Max 171
2 Gary 86 points, 46 of 58, Max 166
3 Betty K 83 points, 44 of 58, Max 163
4 Anne 81 points, 43 of 58, Max 153
5 Donna 74 points, 38 of 58, Max 154
6 Dena H 72 points, 42 of 58, Max 104
7 Sue 71 points, 40 of 58, Max 103
8 Kristin 67 points, 37 of 58, Max 75
9 Gil 66 points, 41 of 58, Max 146
10 Marc 63 points, 38 of 58, Max 111

My pick is still UCLA! Ohio, though is looking pretty strong. Good games today with NC playing Georgetown and Florida playing Oregon. I think Georgetown will squeeze by NC and Florida will prevail over Oregon.

GO GATORS !!!!!! I can't take these thrillers much longer!! Oregon is a great team, however, 85-77 :app: :app: :app: :app: :app:

Georgetown ~ NC!! Another great game!!!!!! WOW!

OH YES!!!! I had to take long distance phone call but Tony kept running in giving me the blow by blow - Go Hoyas!!!!

Well, I went two for two today. It was looking a little doubtful until the Tarheels fell apart at the end of the 4th and couldn't hit the broad side of the barn in overtime!!!

Next picks are Ohio over Georgetown and as a 40+ year Bruin fan, UCLA over Florida. OK, you Gator fans can laugh at me if Florida stomps on the Bruins. I can take it! Great games so far!

Current standings after Regional Finals:

Arlene 107
Gary 102
Betty 99
Dena 88
Donna 82
Gil 82
Anne 81
Sue 79
Kristin 67
Marc 63

Here are the final results based on each of the alternative endings for the Final Four:

If UCLA defeats Georgetown:

1. Arlene 139
2. Marc 111
3. Dena 104

If UCLA defeats Ohio State:

1. Arlene 123
2. Gary 118
3. Betty 115

If Flordia defeats Georgetown:

1. Gary 150
2. Betty 147
3. Arlene 123

If Flordia defeats Ohio State:

1. Gary 166
2. Betty 163
3. Arlene 107

If Georgetown defeats Florida:

1. Arlene 155
2. Gil 146
3. Gary 118

If Georgetown defeats UCLA:

1. Arlene 171
2. Gil 130
3. Dena 104

If Ohio State defeats Florida:

1. Gary 134
2. Betty 131
3. Anne 129

If Ohio State defeats UCLA:

1. Anne 129
2. Arlene 123
3. Gary 118

So, out of the eight combinations, Arlene will win with four of them (UCLA or Georgetown win Championship), Gary wins with three of them (Florida wins Championship or Ohio State defeats Florida but not UCLA), and Anne wins if Ohio State defeats UCLA.

The rest of us have been eliminated. :(

Congrats to Arlene and Gary who still can manage totals of 171 and 166, respectively and Betty who still can score 163 but not win overall.

Thanks, Marc, for the update on each scenario!

Regardless, we have seen some great games, and there's promise of more to come. Of course, we are hoping, for our GATORS to "do it again"!

Congrats to all you potential winners! Arlene, Gary & Anne!!! Great pickin'!!!!!

Well done, Arlene and Gary, for correctly picking all of the Final Four!

Dena

Good pickin' Arlene & Gary! I'm still going with the Bruins, too, Texas Don. Rest up!

You guys know how to pick them better than ! for sure! Still trying to figure out why KU missed 19 layups/dunks in that last game..... :mecry:

That Georgetown game was incredible. I think it was with 3 minutes remaining, I told Gil that it was nice while it lasted. It's all a crap shoot. LOL

I just looked at Fox Sports and who they picked to win it all. This is how they picked them:

Florida 40% chance
UCLA 30% chance
Ohio 20% chance
Georgetown 10% chance

I still think they have Florida and UCLA reversed! I like Arlene's chances!!! LOL

well i hope they're wrong.

I sure didn't pick too well!!! :ohmy: Oh well, it's always fun to try. I hope we get to see some exciting games in the final four!

IT IS SOOOOO GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR - I NOAH I NOAH I NOAH - SO MANY TALENTED GUYS!!!! yeah!!!! 76-66

Woooooo Hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!

Gotta,...... gotta, love them GATORS!!!!!!!!

A great team effort: Hats off to those GATORS! GATORS really deserved the win, all the way. We're passing the (UCLA) crow around here! Congratulations & on to the Championship :) !

In our bracket challenge, the winner is:

Gary

with Betty finishing second.

Congrats!!!

Too bad the Pac-10 came up short again... :(

....maybe next year. ;)

ah well it was a fun run while it lasted. :(

Congrats Gary!!!!!

My hat is off to you!!!


Enjoy your teapot of higher learning!!!!! :)

I know what you mean. I got up for breakfast this morning and this was what I found.


Actually, I thought it was pretty bonehead of the UCLA coach to try the same defense that they used last year. What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. You can't double on a team that can burn you from both the inside and the outside! Case proven last year! Why try it again this year? OK, I will take off my coaching hat now!

Congratulations Gators on a game well played!

Wait until I tell Gary! He's been itching to catch up on the bracket challenge.

Betty - congratulations on runner-up. Great picking, girlfriend!

Strictly for domestic bragging rights, I'm pulling for the buckeyes.

Cheers, Anne

Anne...had to pull against you, but GO Gators!

We're hoping the TV reception will be better tonight on the Mariner - during the last game - sometimes we missed the net swoosh - they were running down the court and we weren't sure what had happened!

One more time...
................GO GATORS!!!!!............

Betty: We will be watching and cheering!!!! :ch: :ch: :ch: :ch: :ch:

WHAT A TRIP!!!!!!! We are soooo happy!!!~

Congratulations Gator fans!!!

"Unselfish. No holes in this team." ...just some of the words I heard ...... What a tough, scrapper of a team, them GATORS! Yes, Ohio State played their hearts out.....but, may I offer a Big Congratulations to the ENTIRE Florida GATORS on their big win!! "Never Die", ...WHAT a tradition!

And Joakim found his MOM at end of game !!! I am sucker for that stuff :mecry: :mecry: :mecry: :mecry:

You betcha, Joanna. Joakim stole my heart when he climbed up the stands to hug his MOM. WOW - A++++!!

Congratulations! Margo, I hope you got to see the game. We couldn't get coverage here. Hours and hours of political talking heads on CNN, Fox and ABC .. not even a headline about the NCAA finals. Harrumph!

I just read it on Yahoo! Sounds like a powerful performance by dem GATORS!! Well done, guys!!

Speaking of well done - Betty, your score is amazing. Arlene, that was great picking on your part. Congrats on the third place finish. We'll have to get the Big East roadshow back on track for next year.

I will now eat Buckeye Borscht for breakfast. Gary's gonna order a big glass of Gatorade once I get off this computer & give him the good news.

Cheers, Anne

How 'bout those Gators???

Congratulations GATOR fans and to Gary the big LCT winner. Betty and Arlene, you made us gals proud.

Congratulations to the Gators and their fans, and to Gary, Betty and Arlene for their outstanding picks! Well done!

Florida has sure had a great run with championships in the major sports the last couple of years...

Dena

Congrats to the Gator fans! To repeat is a huge accomplishment.

Thanks Anne, Donna,& Dena! Larry gets most of the credit!

I am very, very :D :D :D that our GATORS won again!!!!!, but