Looks like you had to stay up past midnight on the east coast to see one of the biggest upsets of the tournament this year, as the men of Harvard knocked off RPI darling New Mexico in a day not lacking of seed upsets. Let's take a look at the standings...
Suicide Pool
Knocked Out Today: 17
Remaining: 63
New Mexico and Pitt cleared out a few people, but we also had a few people really bolster their tiebreaker score. Their names should look familiar if you've been in these contests in the past. Derek Wild, who had 12th-seeded Oregon, pulled this move in 2011. Heather Knauf, a first-time survivor pool participant who also had Oregon, is still counting her conference tournament winnings, after walking away with... well all of it basically. And then there's Ryan Patterson, who I mocked for his risky strategy of choosing four teams over an 8 seed w/ his four entries, catches both Oregon & Cal, putting him squarely in the driver's seat... assuming he doesn't blow it tomorrow.
Super 7
The day started off entertaining when Bryan Hartman lost 3 teams before some of you had even eaten lunch probably. The only people really hurt here are the 7 people who picked New Mexico.... and I'm sure the majority of you that picked Davidson are still a little miffed as well.
See you all tomorrow for Day 2! Suicide pool participants, don't forget to submit Friday picks! Also, I plan on posting payouts tomorrow, hopefully prior to the start of the games.
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