[1]Photograph Credit: NCAA Tournament
March Madness was exciting and full of surprises again this year. With the teams ranked from a panel of sports experts, I found it interesting to see a team like Mercer, ranked #14, knock off a #3 seed Duke in the first round.
Poor Paul! He pretty much gave up on the NCAA Tournament after his team went out after the first game. 🙁
Though I was hanging in there through the Final Four, where Florida played, I lost interest once Florida lost to UConn (University of Connecticut) by 10 points. Although, if my team had to lose, I’m glad they lost to the National Champion.
Having shared how we setup our family competition through Sports Illustrated [2], I am not going to leave you wondering who actually won our family bracket. With our son being the reigning champion from 2013, we were all looking to bump him off.
So, the winner of this year’s 2014 Morrison March Madness Competition is . . .
Mr. 8
For the second year in a row, he beat us all again, and he’s not shy about telling anyone who will listen. He is very excited as he had no teams remaining in the Final Four.
In order to beat him, I needed Florida to make it to the final game. Well, it did not happen this year. So, our family’s final scores were as follows:
|
Family Member |
Points Scored |
|
Mr. 8 |
132 |
|
Tracy |
116 |
|
Paul |
110 |
|
Miss 6 |
76 |
| Miss 4 |
52 |
Second place seems to be my spot for sports competitions this year. I played in a fantasy football league and was winning all season until the final game. Where out of the blue, one player in our league swept in and snagged first place. Oh well, there’s always next year. 😉
In using time wisely, our family enjoyed rooting for the teams we picked; or, if your chosen team was already out, then rooting against the team another family member picked – just to keep the competition going. Our son kept us informed on the winners as he watched his iPod Touch closely for the final scores.
As March Madness has come to a conclusion for 2014, our son is our family champ for another year. But, we’ll get him one of these times when either Florida or Duke makes it to the final game.
Until that happens, we will enjoy this fun family activity as we pick, watch, and win or lose. Happy playing!
Question:If you participated in March Madness, then how were your results?