Bracket Buster Bonanza

Well, needless to say.....Saturday didn't go the way that most of us thought it might. Every single contestant except one, Beth, has been eliminated from having a pick alive in the final championship game. Only 4 people had a winning pick on Saturday, with only one person, Julie, picking those Buckeyes of Columbus.

As it stands, if Ohio State wins tomorrow night....Ray wins the pool. BUT, because of the increased point values in the final round, if Florida wins tomorrow night......Beth will win the pool.

This is how the score sheet looks at the moment, Beth's score is the only one that can be affected by the final game (remember, a win in the final round is worth 5 points!):

The implications of tomorrow's game must briefly be pointed out.......the match-up between Florida and Ohio St. will replicate the match-up between these two schools in this year's College Football National Championship (for the record, the Gators of Gainesville were the victors there). Not only did Florida win that championship game, but their win put them in the record books as the only school to simultaneously hold the National Championship trophy for Football and Basketball (having won March Madness in 2006). On top of all of that, Florida and Ohio St. have already met up this year in regular season play in a game that Florida came out on top of. And yet, the importances of Monday's game keep going......Greg Oden (OSU) and Joakim Noah (Fla.) are both viable contenders to be the number 1 draft pick in next year's NBA draft. Whose stock will rise, whose will falter? As a footnote, Oden is a freshman while Noah is a senior.

And with that....enjoy the game tomorrow night. The Madness has come down to this, 2 football powerhouses vying to cut down the nets in Atlanta. Who'll it be?!?