By Peter Tsipis
The first two rounds of March Madness is over and only 16 teams remain. The most surprising thing that has happened this year is the number of upsets there have been.
One of the big upsets was George Mason beating Villanova. George Mason came out of nowhere this year and got a 8 seed, then beat Nova. But their season came to an end as they got destroyed by the #1 seed, The Ohio State University. Another big one was Moorehead State beating Louisville. They got sent home by Richmond…oh ya Richmond. The 12 seed beat the 5 seed Vanderbilt, then beat Moorehead state and now there in the sweet 16. Now there is this one upset team who might have a chance going to the final 4. VCU.
They won the 11 seed play-in game, upset Georgetown, then upset Purdue, and now are facing Florida State (who upset Notre Dame in the second round) who they could probably beat and just like that there in the elite 8. And there is more like Marquette beating Syracuse in the second round, Gonzaga beating St. Johns (N.Y.) in the first round, and 8 seed Butler beating 1 seed Pitt in the second round. There are many teams like Richmond, VCU, Florida State, Butler, Marquette, and Arizona who were a surprise to the sweet 16 (but not Zona for me. I predicted them going to the sweet 16).
The road to Houston continues with three point teams like Ohio State, and comeback teams Like VCU and Richmond, that could have a chance. The final 4 spots are still open for an upset team… Then again, Ohio State, San Diego State, and Duke are very good.