Brick's Bracket: Round Two/Day One

Brick Stevens

SportingPress.com Basketball Beat Writer

Apparently President Obama went 8 for 8 yesterday. The Brickster managed only a 6-2 record, thanks to Illinois' early departure and Texas' inability to pull the Duke upset.

Similar problems await me in today's games with early outs by Wake and Florida State. I have to be honest, I'm still scratching my head and wondering why I flirted with a Leonard Hamilton team. I also need a Dayton win over Kansas to do well today. Seems unlikely.

Still, like most Americans who went with the faves and near faves, my Final Four remains intact. Although after a couple games, I'm now wondering why I picked Memphis over UConn and UNC to win it all. 

If I were to shuffle things after the first round, I'd take Oklahoma to beat the Tar Heels and Connecticut over the Tigers.

Today's Most Interesting Game? Oklahoma State vs Pitt. If Oklahoma State hits threes, they're in any game. Pitt was underwhelming in its opener. 

Today's Least Interesting Game? Arizona and Cleveland State, an unlikely battle of 12 and 13 seeds, the winner of which has absolutely no chance to win its next game.