With one game remaining in the Glimm Memorial men’s basketball pool, the big drama is over. The Michigan Wolverines took care of that.
With yet another dominant performance in this NCAA tournament, Michigan dispatched of Arizona with shocking ease — eliminating the champion picked by 60 Glimmers, and essentially ending the competition in the Glimm.
The Glimm is full of Michigan fans, so this result — and this entire three-week run by the Wolverines — was joyous for so many of us. But the biggest winner was Christopher Bowman, whose BOCH2 bracket jumped not only jumped into first place, but sealed the victory.
Two outcomes remain, and both end with BOCH2 on top.
Bowman picked Michigan to beat UConn, which means if that happens, he remains in first (and there will be much joy in Glimmland overall). If Michigan does fall to the Huskies, the biggest beneficiary is Joseph DeMichele’s Googootz. Currently in 10th place, Googootz is the only of the top 10 to pick UConn to win it all. But BOCH2 has 129.5 points, and Googootz has currently sits at 116.5 — which means the 12 points for picking the champion correctly is not enough for DeMichele to catch Bowman.
While the drama is gone from the top of the Glimm men’s pool, there’s plenty of drama elsewhere.
- In the women’s pool, there are two contenders: If South Carolina wins the title today, Michael Rosenberg takes the women’s prize. If UCLA wins, Rudy Chinchilla’s ths won’t end well bracket will end very well, and Rudy will finish in first.
- Second and third place are also up for grabs in both pools. Jhsmith2 will take second and Chris Kern third if Michigan wins, while Googootz takes second if UConn wins (and third could come down to a tiebreaker). In the women’s pool, Rosenberg and Chinchilla will both finish in the top three no matter what (Rudy, in fact, will take second and third place if South Carolina wins), but Jon Lloyd’s jon’s best guesses can join them if UCLA wins.
- In the kids tournaments, we have our two winners: Clare Kerns will win the men’s pool (she picked Michigan to win, and no kids picked UConn), and Simon Stamm’s the stuffy braket will win the women’s pool (his 14 point lead is big enough to win no matter what, even though his champion has already lost).
- Owen Lester’s OWL1 bracket has clinched the Glimm Family Scholarship.
- The Orlov is still very much up for grabs.
- An apology from me: It’s been a while since the last Glimm update. I meant to send one after the women’s Elite Eight games ended, but life intervened.
- A final note: Please be healthy on Monday, Yaxel. And Go Blue!!!
The Leaderboard (full men’s standings here, full women’s standings here):
| Rank | Name | Score | Pick % | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOCH2 | 129.5 | 74.2% | Michigan (151) |
| 2 | GDTBATH 2 | 126 | 82.3% | |
| 3 | OWL1 | 122 | 77.4% | |
| 3 | Riot Juice | 122 | 75.8% | |
| 5 | Jhsmith2 | 121.5 | 79% | Michigan (170) |
| 6 | Sean Ceglinsky | 120.5 | 74.2% | |
| 7 | PennyK2 | 119.5 | 72.6% | |
| 8 | Chris Kern | 117.5 | 74.2% | Michigan (149) |
| 8 | Shannon Ceglinsky | 117.5 | 75.8% | Michigan (148) |
| 10 | Googootz | 116.5 | 75.8% | UConn (125) |