At the start of this basketball season, my daughter Stephanie sat down next to me during a Michigan basketball game. She had just recently gotten into basketball, and, somehow, had never really watched Michigan games with me.
A few minutes after she sat down, Elliot Cadeau made a great pass.
“Who was that!?” she said. “That was the GOAT!”
And Goat Cadeau was born.
Now, GOAT CADEAU is in the Glimm – naturally, that’s the name of Stephanie’s bracket. It’s not doing great – currently sitting in 184th place after the first round. But it has something the rest of you don’t: An Island.
At the start of this basketball season, my daughter Stephanie sat down next to me during a Michigan basketball game. She had just recently gotten into basketball, and, somehow, had never really watched Michigan games with me.
A few minutes after she sat down, Elliot Cadeau made a great pass.
“Who was that!?” she said. “That was the GOAT!”
And Goat Cadeau was born.
Now, GOAT CADEAU is in the Glimm – naturally, that’s the name of Stephanie’s bracket. It’s not doing great – currently sitting in 184th place after the first round. But it has something the rest of you don’t: An Island.
Today, Stephanie and I are going to watch Michigan play St. Louis in the second round. The game is in Buffalo, NY. We spent the night in Niagara Falls, and took a morning walk to see the falls — and we found Cadeau’s island.
Hopefully this brings Michigan good luck today.
As far as we know, none of the Glimm leaders have an island. Joe’s Best Bracket (39.5) and Winner Winner (39) remain atop the standings, with Ottomatic 2 (38.5), Big 3.0 (37.5) and Buddha 2 (36.5) rounding out the top five.
But there are already cracks at the top: John Cusimano’s Winner Winner has already lost its champion (Santa Clara). In fact, seven Glimmers lost their champion in the first round, thanks to losses by Santa Clara, North Carolina, Wisconsin, BYU and Miami (Ohio). Three more people lost their runner-up, and 14 lost at least one Final Four team.
In the women’s tournament, the chalk prevailed: The higher seed won every game on the first day, and 13 people correctly predicted that.
The men’s second round kicks off at noon ET today from Buffalo, and the women’s first round continues at 11:30 am ET.
The men’s leaderboard (men’s full standings here, women’s full standings here):
| Rank | Name | Score | Pick % | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joes best bracket | 39.5 | 87.5% | UConn (142) |
| 2 | Winner Winner | 39 | 84.4% | |
| 3 | Ottomatic 2 | 38.5 | 84.4% | Houston (158) |
| 4 | big 3.0 | 37.5 | 87.5% | Arizona (129) |
| 5 | Buddha 2 | 36.5 | 84.4% | Michigan (144) |
| 6 | Brenner1 | 36 | 81.3% | Duke (145) |
| 6 | Crotar3 | 36 | 87.5% | Michigan (143) |
| 8 | GDTBATH 2 | 35.5 | 84.4% | Duke (150) |
| 8 | Googootz | 35.5 | 84.4% | UConn (125) |
| 8 | hi guys | 35.5 | 87.5% | Arizona (109) |
| 8 | Otter4 | 35.5 | 87.5% | Arizona (160) |
| 8 | Yahtzee | 35.5 | 78.1% | Duke (143) |