SCOTT JACOBS

Syracuse finally ran out of gas, Baylor didn’t have one final stunner in them, and Memphis padded its resume as the best team that no one wants to take seriously– and that wasn’t even the half of it.  In a wild day that saw more potential number one seeds fall, and an SEC bid stealer potentially emerge, you couldn’t help but think that this is the most wonderful time of the sports year.

FSU hadn’t beat the Tar Heels in 10 straight tries, and they had never advanced to the ACC Tournament Final, so what better time for them to accomplish both by upsetting number one North Carolina in a thriller that came down to clutch FSU foul shooting and who else– Toney Douglas.  FSU’s rise from ACC afterthought to legitimate threat is certainly complete now, and if they can beat Duke tomorrow to claim their first ever ACC crown, well that would just be the icing on the cake for a team that no one thought would be here.  Moving on…

Michigan State made a crappy case for a one seed today falling to Ohio State.  Louisville won the Big East, and in doing so locked up a number one seed in the tourney.  And if they’re not a top seed, well, I’d be stunned quite honestly. 

So here are some predictions tomorrow, because I won’t be able to watch any of the games on Sunday:

One seeds
Louisville- Big East regular season title, Big East tournament title, no doubts, no more.
Memphis- I know, I know it’s Memphis!  But c’mon, they lost three games all year, ran over their conference (AGAIN!) and have proven in the past (LIKE LAST YEAR) that they can compete with anybody.  So what the hell, here you go Tigers.
North Carolina- Hard to penalize them for losing without ACC Player of the Year Ty Lawson, and they played FSU nails tough.  We’ll take their body of work overall, and give ‘em a one.
Pitt- They beat UConn twice this year, and I don’t by the whole 6 OT thing.  Pitt’s been playing better overall lately, and they deserve this.  UConn will be a terrific two.

**(by the way, my projections have no relevence to any other Bracketologist, simply my opinion)

All I have to say is this: let the madness begin.  O wait a minute, I think it’s safe to say it’s well underway!