devastation.

OK, not really, but that’s probably how each entrant in the Seventh Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge (Brought To You By Bocktown) felt after the basketball-related carnage this weekend.

The upsets in the first round were a thing of legend this year, but as it turned out, they didn’t mean that much to us. I attribute this to a couple things: 1) We were all pretty chalky this year and 2) Our chalky picks mostly avoided disaster.

Pitt has been a regular whipping boy in past editions of AUCNFFC, but as the Panthers aren’t in the tournament, we can turn our attention to the Midwest, the home of Missouri; the Tigers’ ridiculous first-round loss to Norfolk State put a dent in the entries of 12 of the 36 SVAUCNFFC participants. The next-most-disappointing team? Florida State, as six of us had the Seminoles going to the Final Four.

Of course, we don’t start awarding points until the final weekend, but it’s still possible to get a glimpse of how everyone is doing after the first two rounds. Lets take a look:

All four picks intact (You guys are all “Upsets? What upsets?”):
Mrs. Crappy
My Mom
Crappydad
Tim
AAA
Jaci
Barb
Grandpa Caldwell
HP
Fuzzwad
Larry
Clif
Jill

Three plus title game (You guys are still sitting pretty):
Casey
Curl Girl Michelle
Kim Z
Michael
Spoon
Kimly
Shadow
Gina
Kewyson
Otime
Carla
Mr. Burns
Calipanthergrl

Three but lost one (No worries. OK, maybe a few):
Ethel
Susan
Cindy

Two, full title game (Hanging on for dear life):
Adam Music
Garrett
John
Carolina Boy

Two but lost one (Hey, the Masters are coming up soon, right?):
Uncle Crappy
Large

One (Blutarsky candidates):
Juan

OK. Does everyone feel better? With the exception of Large, Juan and yours truly?

Fine. You guys suck.