Not bad.

After the first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament, we’ve seen an ungodly comeback by my Buckeyes against Xavier — a game that had me ready to walk outside and start looking for the nearest defibrillator — and most of us got through the first two games of the Second Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge in decent shape.

And by decent shape, I actually mean perfect. Eight of the 12 contestants have their Final Fours intact; Those who lost are, for the most part, still alive, although in varying states of health.

The teams that bit us on the ass over the weekend? Terrapins and Longhorns. Texas got crushed on Sunday by Southern Cal — who knew they played basketball there too? — and Maryland, which finished the regular season as hot as any team in the country, continued the gagging that began in the ACC tournament, losing to Butler. Quick — name Butler’s mascot. Yeah, I couldn’t do it either.

Oddly, the only two entries — Ethel and HP — with Texas and Maryland had them both. Sorry about that, ladies. Don’t cry for HP, though. She still has her championship game picks — Ohio State and Kansas — in her pocket.

Ethel made it clear she was delirious with the plague when she made her picks last week, picked the Porterhouses to win the national championship. And she said they would beat the Turtles in the championship game. Ouch. Her Second Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge entry is not looking so hot at the moment.

The non-turtle-or-cow loss was foisted on ahomer, when Wisconsin, which I think is the highest seed in the tournament to lose so far, lost on Sunday to UNLV. He had the Badgers making the final game, but his pick for champion, Georgetown, is still looking good.

And then there’s Juan. He was game to take on the picks of Phil’s Mom; unfortunately, it looks like Phil’s Mom isn’t going to duplicate last year’s magic. Holy Cross, Creighton and Marquette all were dumped over the weekend, leaving Juan’s only hopes with UNLV. He doesn’t have the Runnin’ Rebels winning, but if they make the Final Four, Juan’s going to have some points that nobody else in the Second Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge will have.

A final note. It’s true that Uncle Crappy would be absolutely delirious if Ohio State were to win the championship. It’s true that the delirium would be compounded if the Buckeyes were to beat Florida in the title game — which would happen, interestingly enough, about 10 days before the entire Uncle Crappy family meets in the Sunshine State for a short vacation. But in terms of the Second Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge, we could be looking at a three-way tie for the second year in a row. Hm.