We’re one-third of the way through the Glimm, which means it’s a good time to look beyond the main event.
Sure, we still care about the big prize: Mike Mahoney reclaimed the lead late Monday thanks to USC’s victory over Kansas. Mahoney’s MizzouTgr11 1 bracket’s upset approach, which put him in first place after the first round, continued to be effective, giving him 65 points. But how long will it last? He’s already lost five of his Elite Eight teams and two of his Final Four teams.
Jordan Brenner’s JBrenner bracket (64.5 points) and Ramona Shelburne’s Dragonfly bracket (64) lurk just behind, although Brenner already lost his champion, Illinois. Shelburne has her entire Final Four intact.
In fact, 62 Glimmers still have a shot at the championship, and 93 have a shot at finishing in the top three.
But even for the other 185 of you, there’s a lot at stake:
The Kids Championship: After two rounds, Kendall Gregor and Zoe Sevilla are tied for first in the Kids Championship with 61.5 points. Eli Lester, JoJo Kleinbaum and Eden Lazarus round out the top five.
The Pity Money: Pete Catapano’s PeteCat2 bracket is in last place with 27 points, but he still has all Final Four teams alive, so he’s got room to move. In fact, the Pity Money race is wide open: The bottom four all have at least two Final Four teams alive.
The Orlov: Eight people are tied for 137th place right now. As we know, the Orlov goes to the 139th-place finisher, so if the tourney ended today, the Orlov would come down to a tiebreaker.
The Glimm Scholarship: Owen Lester is in 5th Place overall, leading all relatives of Mrs. Glimm.
The Women’s Tournament: Stephanie Kleinbaum’s Mrs. Banana bracket is in first place in the Women’s Tournament with 270 points midway through the second round. Paul Mordaski is in second, with 260 points.
Important note on the women’s tournament: If you entered, please shoot me an email with your bracket name. Some are obvious, but others less-so, and ESPN doesn’t make it easy to figure out who everyone is.
Full standings for the men’s pool are here, and standings for the women’s pool are here.