At 8:53 AM, a mere 14 hours after the brackets were released , my brother, Patrick Kennedy, submitted his picks. I have no idea what the old record was, but it wasn't Monday morning. As well as I know most of you, I'm fairly certain 83% you waited until about 4:45PM on Thursday and tried to pull the old "I was working and haven't seen any scores." The other 17% waited until Friday.
Great enthusiasm from PK! Clearly he's motivated to bounce back from a controversial 3rd place finish in last month's Pour House Chili Contest.
Speaking of records, I have a feeling the record for "percentage of entrants who pick the same #1 seed" won't last much longer. Last year, 43 of 63 contestants picked Florida. I might be crazy, but I don't anticipate much love for Duke, Villanova, or Wisconsin.
Finally, I'm disappointed Duke is a #1 seed. As a 2, Duke would've drawn a ton of Shamrock support from all you misguided Blue Devil fans. The Committee's decision to make UK & Duke 1's renders it unlikely that a Duke loss in the first round, which would be their third in four seasons, will impact the Shamrock's outcome. I was looking forward to the collective anguish.
Alas, hope is not lost. Check out this interactive bracket from the folks at The Power Rank. Duke plays the winner of the
