We’re through the first weekend of games that matter in the Third Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge, and a group of three contestants have emerged as the clear front-runners. Here’s your complete standings:

• Carolina Boy: 4
• The Wife: 3
• Ethel: 3
• Father Spoon: 3
• Carla: 2
• Uncle Crappy: 2
• Kewyson: 2
• Mr. Burns: 2
• Chris: 2
• Cindy: 2
• Large: 2
• The Sister: 2
• HP: 1
• Fred: 1
• Robyn: 0
• Dawn: 0
• Juan: 0

With all four of his picks still in the game, Carolina Boy is our clear front runner. And if his picks continue to hold up, there’s nothing we can do to catch him. Of the group sitting with three points, The Wife and Ethel are better among equals — they both have their title games intact, and would tie for the THAUCNFFC championship if UNC beats UCLA a week from today. But the news is not bad for Father Spoon — he still has room to advance.

There’s a big mess of people with two points, but a few of us — Carla, Kewyson, Mr. Burns and yours truly — still have the potential to add to our totals. And while Chris, Fred, HP, Large and The Sister can continue to add points as well, we’re going to go ahead and say they can’t catch up.

And Juan? Uh, sorry about that. Maybe next year we’ll give you Kornheiser’s picks instead.