The sun is shining, flowers are blooming and birds are chirping, yet people are screaming at their televisions, stomping their feet and throwing their hands up in frustration. It may be April, but March Madness is not officially over until Monday’s championship game.

 

This year’s upsets have been particularly crazy in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Here are a few statistics to give you an idea:

 

• Friday, March 18 was the first time in NCAA Tournament history that a No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seed lost first-round games on the same day. It was also the first time a No. 13, No. 14 and No. 15 seed won a tournament game on the same day.

 

• For the first time in NCAA Tournament history, 10 double digit seeds won a first-round game.

 

• Eight teams seeded No. 11 or worse have advanced into the second round, the highest such number in NCAA Tournament history.  

 

As you can imagine, the highs and lows of the tournament have been wreaking havoc on people’s brackets, and Milligan is no exception. Here are the most recent standings (and their pick) after taking a look at Milligan’s bracket competition:

 

• zacmac4 - Michigan State

• espnorsomething - Kansas

• espnn05087899 - Michigan State

• jordan07837 - UNC

• redsgirl11 - Kansas (Heather Jackson)

• dukefan4ever - Duke

• espn75208546 - Michigan State

• silverbrush41192 - Oregon

• ty_jorg - Oregon (Tyler Jorgensen)

• espn08366042 - Oregon (Garrett McDonald)

• teemar10 - Oregon (Taylor Martin)

 

According to Jason Onks, campus activities coordinator, the students and staff who picked Michigan State to take home the trophy will certainly go down in ranking as the tournament continues to progress. As of now, there is a four-way tie for fourth place and a 3-way tie for ninth place.

 

Another noteworthy ranking in the Milligan competition? President Bill Greer (UNC) is in a tie for sixteenth place with Director of Residence Life and Housing Kate Anderson (Indiana).