2023 Tournament of Art part 2

 

We are now though the first week of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and thought the first two rounds.  In general, not doing too bad with my picks- I chose #15 Princeton for two rounds, not because they are a local team, but because I have seen big schools struggle to deal with their idiosyncratic Ivy League style of play, and it paid off as they reached the sweet 16.  In fact, I did well everywhere but the East region, where I am now wiped out for the rest of the tournament.  However, everyone I have in the other three regions is still in it, with the only teams I got wrong in early rounds already eliminated by other teams.  So, 23/32 in the first round, 11/16 in the second round.  No more games until Thursday, and I'll post and update after next Sunday's games.

My art schools haven't done so well.  Both Illinois and Northwestern lost to higher seeds, so not unexpected.  Of course, with a #15 and a #16, both from New Jersey, winning on the first day and one on the second day, there will be some thought to how teams get seeded.  But probably not, as the selection committee is dominated by the large schools of the midwest, so we get lots of those teams, even if they rarely get past the first two rounds.