Exciting So Far?? Well....

Thrill

Agony

Other than Saturday's games, the 2007 Big Dance has been pretty ho hum. No double-digit seeds left--first time in more than 10 years--and no real upsets. Sure, everyone jumped on the Winthrop bandwagon for about a half-second, but the highest seed left standing for the Sweet 16 is a number 7. Yawn.

How dull has it been? Pretty bad, unless you look at the Saturday games. Take a look:

Thursday (16 games)

Games Decided By Less Than 10 (3) 19%

Games Decided By Less Than 5 (2) 13%

OT Games (0) 0%

Friday (16 games)
Games Decided By Less Than 10 (5) 31%
Games Decided By Less Than 5 (3) 19%
OT Games (1) 6%

Saturday (8 games)
Games Decided By Less Than 10 (7) 88%
Games Decided By Less Than 5 (3) 38%
OT Games (3) 38%

Sunday (8 games)
Games Decided By Less Than 10 (2) 25%
Games Decided By Less Than 5 (1) 13%
OT Games (0) 0%

Overall (48 games)

Games Decided By Less Than 10 (17) 35%

Games Decided By Less Than 5 (9) 19%

OT Games (4) 8%

How about upsets, you ask? Well, take a look:

Midwest: 4 (33%)

West: 1 (8%)

East: 3 (25%)

South: 2 (17%)

Overall: 10 (21%)

Largest seed to fall: #2 Wisconsin

So, if you just filled out your brackets and picked all top-seeds you are looking good at 79% accuracy. Surely that middle-aged woman in the cubicle next to yours who has never watched a college basketball game in her life(and has an irritating laugh) is probably leading your office pool right now, while you lament over your Long Beach State and Creighton upset picks.

How are we doing? Well, depends on which bracket you're asking about.

1. 35-13 (73%) Blog

2. 36-12 (75%) CBS

3. 36-12 (75%) ESPN

4. 28-20 (58%) ESPN

5. 24-24 (50%) ESPN

6. 38-10 (79%) ESPN

7. 30-18 (63%) ESPN

We're not disappointed. It could have been much worse. Hope your brackets are doing well. Let us know.

Dé al hoy pobre.