Bracket Buster Bonanza

With 1 day in the books, here's how things have flushed out:

The first day yielded 3 upsets, two stemming from that perennial hotbed of tough competition, the 8 vs. 9 match-up. The historical streak of Number 1 seeds never being beaten by Number 16's is still in tact with two more on the line today: Kansas and Florida.

Some games to keep your eye on today:

-UVA and Albany: I can't believe Bob and I are the only ones sensing upset here

-Illinois and VA Tech: the Hokies haven't been in the Big Dance since '96, time to make a stand and play on thru to the next round.....too bad you have to play in Illinois' backyard

- The 2 outstanding 8/9 match-ups (Villanova vs. Kentucky and Purdue vs. Arizona): as an aside, I dare you to find me another year where 3 out of the 8 teams in the 8/9 match-up have the same mascot. Anyway, which Wildcat team(s) is/are going to advance to Sunday?

-Can this be the Holy Cross Crusaders year, their first test comes against the Salukis of So. Illinois (by the way, this is what a saluki is..... I can't say that I'd want this as my mascot).

-And finally, will the defending champs, the Florida Gators, make it past their first game to continue their title defense?

Games tip-off at 9:15, get your score tickers fired up......Day 2 is upon us!