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After a year’s absence, the return of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has brought back with it The Standard’s Bracket Challenge. That year’s absence hasn’t dampened the excitement of the tournament nor the support of the Bracket Challenge.
The first two rounds of the tournament this past weekend have left the following top-24 entries, with another dozen entries tied for the 25th spot, just a single point off of this list:
Dalton Dibert 45
Jeremy Engrav 43
Janessa Weymiller 42
Gene Praska 42
Jonathan Miller 42
Ron Brinkman 42
Betty Jepsen 41
Kole McCormick 41
Morgan Weymiller 41
Brad Krambeer 40
Will Robinson 40
Mason McMillan 40
Mike Kramer 40
Charlene Baxter 40
Gary Hammel 40
Jen Moose 40
Dave Martin 40
Tami Stilwell 39
Troy Gress 39
Dennis Miller 39
McKenzie Baxter 39
Jamie Phipps 39
Amy Robinson 39
Ross Weymiller 39
As history - and this tournament - have shown, a good early showing does not necessarily lead to long-term success. Some of these top entries listed above have already lost as many as half of their final teams, while others not even included on this list still have all of their final four teams well intact.
Watch future editions of The Standard for updated standings as the tournament progresses, although the scheduling of this year’s tournament will not allow for a complete update through this coming week’s next two rounds. This year’s schedule has two Elite Eight games being played Tuesday, March 30, which will be after next week’s issue of The Standard is printed and will not allow for a complete update.