NCAA Bracket Challenge Update: Standings Headed Into the Final Four

After four rounds and two weeks of NCAA Tournament action, the Final Four is set.

Out of 105 bracket entries, here are a few notables from your picks:

Round 1 Notes

• Just four brackets had FGCU over No. 13 seed UCF. An injury potentially impacted this match with UCF playing without second setter Erin Olson, which prevented the Knights from running their typical 6-2 offense.
• Just 10 brackets had San Diego topping Cal Poly, a match impacted by the fact that Mustang star Torrey Van Windenmissed the match due to injury.
• Just 39 had Pepperdine over Northern Iowa
• Just 42 had Utah beating Denver
• Just 43 had South Carolina over Colorado

Round 2 Notes

• Not a single bracket had San Diego advancing to the Sweet 16 – 79 had No. 11 seed USC and the remaining 26 picked Cal Poly.
• Just 13 picked Washington to win the Omaha regional over NO. 9 seed Creighton.
• Just 40 picked Michigan for the upset over No. 12 Pittsburgh

Round 3 Notes

• Just three picked had Oregon moving on to the Elite 8 with a Sweet 16 victory
  • 101 brackets picked Minnesota to the Elite 8; the only other had Hawaii moving on
• 32 picked Minnesota to win the National Championship

Round 4 Notes

• 53 picked Texas to move on to the Final Four; 11 others chose either Florida or Pittsburgh out of BYU’s Region
• The least pick team to advance to the Final Four was Nebraska, with 16 brackets making the prediction

Out of 128 points (32 from first round action – 1 point per match; 32 from second round action – 2 points per match; 32 from the Sweet 16 action – 4 points per match; 32 from the Elite 8 action – 8 points per match), here’s a look at how things stand.