Taking out the Magic Eight Ball

Breaking out the spreadsheet again to cure your insomnia.  Here's a quick analysis of who has the best shot left at winning the big prize, a lifetime subscription to MPMN magazine.  From the Sweet Sixteen through the final there are 128 points available.  Looking at who is already eliminated from your brackets we can determine the maximum points each entry could get if the remaining games are all predicted correctly.

Name	Current Total	Max future score
Ben	46	166
Ryan	42	162
Matias	41	161
Devin2	38	158
Devin1	45	157
Johnson	45	157
Healey	44	156
Tony	44	156
Dylann	44	156
TD1	46	154
Cantaloupe 3	36	152
TD2	39	151
Wilson1	37	149
Regan	40	148
Steve A.	36	148
Oordt2	36	148
Cantaloupe2	36	148
Oordt1	38	146
Serena	38	142
Joe	43	139
The Champ	36	136
Wilson2	42	126
Cantaloupe1	38	106
Holla	37	101
TD3	38	70

Obviously, there is a lot of reshuffling from this hypothetical leaderboard compared to the current standings.  Wilson2, TD2, and Joe all suffer immensely from the Big East no-show.  (Rechristening that conference "The Big No-Show" would be appropriate.)

At the top is a different story.  The top four on this list could still earn an impressive 120 points.  They weren't swayed by the allure of The Big No-Show, by and large.

From the How the Mighty Have Fallen Department, we have a Gordon sighting.  The reign of The Champ will be short lived.  One year, in fact.  It would take quite a turnaround for him to jump back up there, but then again, isn't that how he won it last year too?

Then there is TD3.  Thanks to Texas' youngsters blowing it against Arizona, and Purdue running into the buzz saw that is the VCU Rams that bracket is K.I.A.  Barring complete armageddon the rest of the way, 32 more points aren't going to win this.  The Sombrero of Eternal Sadness won't have to travel far from it's current home where it has resided ever since the debacle that was the Fall Classic.