Brooklyn Rados’ Final Four picks were pretty conventional: Duke, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Virginia. Four #1 seeds. No major surprises.
Only one of the four actually reached the Final Four. But for 10-year-old Brooklyn, it didn’t matter: She picked nearly three quarters of the games right throughout the tournament and nailed a handful of early round upsets. Entering the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, Brooklyn’s TheDodgerFans bracket has 98 points. enough to clinch the first ever Glimm Kids Championship.
For 23 of the 24 kids that entered the Glimm Kids Championship, both the champion and runner-up have been eliminated. The only kid who can still gain points is Hana Miller, if Virginia wins tomorrow. But even if that happens, Hana’s Champion Basketball Players Bracket would finish with 92.5 points, tied with Audrey Rosenberg for second place and well behind Brooklyn.
So Brooklyn can hoist the trophy (or certificate, as the case may be) before the Final Four is even played. But much is still at stake in the Final Four.
With three games remaining, six Glimmers remain alive for the big championship: Sean Bear 1, MikeLaz Bracket, Jesse D 2, Dubois1, Nick Stuart 15 and Ottomatic #2.
If you followed the Glimm standings closely during the first three rounds of the tournament, this may be a surprise — none of these Glimmers were among the leaders for most of the tournament. But the Final Four thinned out the heard, especially after Duke lost to Michigan State.
Ottomatic #2 enters the Final Four in first place. He needs Texas Tech to either win the national championship or lose to Auburn in the championship game to stay there. Sean Bear and MikeLaz are relying on Virginia, and Jesse D 2 and Dubois 1 are leaning on Michigan State. Nick Stuart needs Auburn to beat Michigan State for the national title to have a chance.
The Orlov, which will be awarded to whoever finishes in 159th place, also remains up for grabs. With lots of possible movement in the middle of the standings, the race for the Orlov remains wide open.
Finally, the Glimm Scholarship, awarded to the top finisher related to Mrs. Glimm, is also up for grabs, although Richard Lester’s son-in-law bracket appears to be the team to beat.
The Final Four tips off at 6pm tomorrow, and the national championship game is Monday night.
The leaderboard (click here for full standings):
| Rk | Entry Name | Score | Upset Pts | Poss | Pick Pct. | Champion |
| — | The Results | 158.5 | 30.5 | 198.5 | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Ottomatic #2 | 116.5 | 16.5 | 146.0 | 75.0% | Texas Tech |
| 2 | Nickstuart15 | 113.5 | 19.5 | 127.5 | 70.0% | |
| 3 | Dubois1 | 108.0 | 19.0 | 136.5 | 76.7% | MSU |
| 4 | Jesse D 2 | 107.5 | 16.5 | 148.0 | 68.3% | MSU |
| 5 | Son-in-Law | 107.0 | 16.0 | 121.0 | 80.0% | |
| 6 | MikeLaz Bracket | 106.0 | 19.0 | 134.0 | 71.7% | Virginia |
| 7 | Mike Mahoney | 105.5 | 12.5 | 135.0 | 71.7% | Texas Tech |
| 8 | Go to Hell Dook 5 | 105.0 | 19.0 | 117.0 | 76.7% | |
| 9 | pineapples | 104.5 | 9.5 | 116.5 | 80.0% | |
| 9 | Kelly Bohling 2 | 104.5 | 12.5 | 104.5 | 76.7% |
