So I went completely winless as it relates to the CBS slate. 0-4 with Furman, Duke, Kansas, and Penn State all losing to SDSU, Tennessee, Arkansas & Texas, respectively. The Duke and Kansas falls were rather painful, PSU & Texas was a coin flip, and Furman was "supposed to lose" meaning they were up against a great team in San Diego State (and their defense).
I did think of moving off of my bracket, something I hardly do (IIRC I did last year & was correct in doing so). I had Furman advancing to the Sweet 16, but only off of a win against Charleston. Except Charleston couldn't knock off San Diego State. I should've picked SDSU, but given the abundance of upsets in grand fashion, I chose to hold firm (and I was wrong big time).
Duke was tough since they ran over everybody including & especially Pittsburgh, who has looked very good this year until their slump, which preceding a return to dominating great teams (Iowa State). They suffered an injury & they are a different team when not at full strength. Kansas was missing their HC. However, Arkansas is very good & might've escaped even if Bill Self was on the sidelines.
Princeton just has that feel that their not here to win one game, so that pick wasn't too hard. Alabama continues to look like the team to beat. UCLA might be underrated but they're managing without Jayden Clark.
PITT still has a game to play to open up Sunday's action, but in the event that they get the job done: Texas denied some viewers of an all Pennsylvania matchup with their win over Penn State, who denied some viewers of an all Texas matchup (could've been Texas A&M vs the Longhorns). PSU has come a long way. Should be interesting what's next for them in 2023-2024, but 4 of their starting 5 were seniors. So experienced veterans might not be a thing for them next season.
Despite my predictions for CBS, I went undefeated (4-0) for my picks on the Turner networks. Final day of hoops until a 3-day break before things resume on Thursday!
Sunday Picks (Round of 32):
Xavier
Kentucky
Michigan State
Connecticut
Baylor
FDU
Indiana
Gonzaga
In my main bracket, I believe I had Baylor & Kentucky losing, but to the teams that didn't make it to the weekend. Thought of sticking to Baylor still losing, but nah.
Game times & the networks are the same as Saturday. For the most part. The only difference is that the final TruTV one replaces what would've been the 4th game on CBS. The network has to have 60 Minutes as it's Sunday
