Over Easter break the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight rounds were played out and set the stage for the Final Four to be played on Saturday, April 6th.
In the BluePrint Bracket Challenge there is now a new leader. Jordan Hescox made the move from second to first place after last weeks tournament play. He has made a total of 39 correct picks so far, earning him a total of 73 points.
Jordan Hescox and Chloe Brown are the only two people with their championship pick still in the tournament.
There were plenty of high seed bracket breakers throughout these two rounds. Four seed Alabama beat one seed UNC, 6 seed Clemson defeated 2 seed Arizona, and 11 seed NC State brought down both 2 seed Marquette and 4 seed Duke on their way to the Final Four.
The four teams to face off in the Final Four are 1 seeded UConn, 4 seed Alabama, 11 seed NC State, and 1 seed Purdue.
- 1st Jordan Hescox – 73 pts – max pts 121 – Champion pick: Purdue
- 2nd Chloe Brown – 61 pts – max pts 109 – Champion pick: UConn
- 3rd Connor Cobaugh – 57 pts – max pts 57 – Champion pick: Auburn
- 4th Ethan Johnston – 56 pts – max pts 72 – Champion pick: Houston
- 5th Olivia Hess – 53 pts – max pts 53 – Champion pick: Auburn
- 6th Anthony Caracciolo – 52 pts – max pts 52 – Champion pick: Auburn
- 7th Zach Pier – 45 pts – max pts 45 – Champion pick: Houston
The Final Four picks are worth 16 points and Championship picks are worth 32 points each.
