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So You Picked the Final Four? Join the Club

· Tuesday, March 27, 2007 · 2 comments

Pete Thamel reports that, if you picked all four teams in this year’s NCAA tourney, you’re not alone.

Last year at this time, of the 3.1 million entries in ESPN.com’s bracket pool, only four chose the correct Final Four teams. This year, 161,869 of 3.3 million entries have the Gators, the Buckeyes, the Bruins and the Hoyas still alive.

Sadly, I was not among them. Having followed college basketball news even less closely this year than in the past, I picked several used-to-be-good teams to upset highly ranked teams whose recent resurgence flew under my radar screen. While I picked seven of the Elite Eight, only Florida remains alive in my Final Four bracket.

via Dan Drezner

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  1. Appalachian Scribe » Final Four Fun says:
    Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 15:44

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  2. Conservative Musings says:
    Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 21:04

    Final Four Picks…

    Did your pre-tournament bracket picks include those now actually in the Final Four? Surprisingly, you’re not alone.Last year at this time, of the 3.1 million entries in ESPN.com’s bracket pool, only four chose the correct Final Four teams. This year…

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