With only three games to play, the true contenders in Santa Barbara’s NCAA Bracket Contest have emerged.
Irish017 leads the group with 800 totals points, leading Bodard14 (760) and Ninja Slapper (750).
Irish017, who named his bracket “Purdue,” is in good shape having chosen Florida to win the whole tournament. Twenty-two people chose Florida to win it all, but nobody chose UConn or Kentucky. Bodard14 took Michigan and Ninja Slapper took Michigan State – two teams who have already been knocked out.
Only one bracket, hoopskirt22, has Wisconsin winning the national championship. Currently tied for 41st place, hoopskirt can still win if UConn beats Florida on Saturday and Wisconsin wins out.
Defending champion Warpath U, currently tied for 13th place, was among the leaders after the tournament’s first weekend but fell off the pace when Wichita State and Michigan State – his two finalists – lost.
The NCAA Tournament concludes this weekend with the two Final Four games on Saturday and the National Championship game on Monday. The Final Four matchups are Florida vs. UConn and Wisconsin vs. Kentucky.
Below are the standings for the top-20 brackets.
The first-place champion will receive a $100 gift card to Santa Barbara Brewing Company and get their picture printed in the Santa Barbara Sentinel that is released on Saturday, April 19. Additional prizes for the top finishers come from Natural Cafe, Santa Barbara Running Company, and Spa del Mar at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort.
The Santa Barbara Bracket Contest is presented by Presidio Sports and the Santa Barbara Brewing Company.
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RANK BRACKET R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 NCG CHAMPION PPR TOTAL PCT 1 220 220 200 160 0 0 Florida 480 800 98.3 2 280 200 200 80 0 0 Michigan 160 760 95.2 3 230 200 160 160 0 0 Michigan St 0 750 94.0 4* 240 220 200 80 0 0 Florida 480 740 92.6 4* Bracketlicious
260 240 160 80 0 0 Louisville 0 740 92.6 4* 220 200 160 160 0 0 Michigan St 0 740 92.6 7 270 220 160 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 730 91.0 8* Presidio Punisher
240 200 200 80 0 0 Wichita State 160 720 89.1 8* 240 200 120 160 0 0 Virginia 160 720 89.1 10* 250 220 160 80 0 0 Florida 480 710 86.8 10* 250 220 160 80 0 0 Florida 480 710 86.8 10* 230 200 120 160 0 0 Florida 480 710 86.8 13* Tyler Rosenow
220 160 160 160 0 0 Florida 480 700 84.4 13* 260 200 160 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 700 84.4 13* 220 200 200 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 700 84.4 13* 260 200 160 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 700 84.4 13* 260 240 120 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 700 84.4 18* mckeand28
230 180 120 160 0 0 Florida 480 690 81.7 18* 230 220 160 80 0 0 Michigan St 0 690 81.7 20 gbforce12 240 200 160 80 0 0 Florida 480 680 78.6 **Bracket Challenge Game run by ESPN
