The little guys put college basketball on their shoulders Thursday.

Leading off

I'm bleary eyed and happy this morning as I was reminded why the NCAA Tournament is so fun. 

If the NCAA Tournament had 96 teams Villanova would have had a bye instead of hanging on for dear life against Robert Morris. Ohio and Murray State might have been playing each other. Texas and Wake Forest were so even that they went to overtime, but the Longhorns would have had a bye in a 96-team field.

What to look forward to today

The possibility that today could be anywhere near as good as yesterday.

Fearless Prediction of the day

(1-for-1 so far)

Temple beats Cornell.

UMass connected games:

Travis Ford's OK State vs. Georgia Tech
Questions I don't know the answer to:

How does Texas blow an eight-point lead in overtime?

Obama vs. Vautour II

vs.

I'm leading the president 13-12. Plus he had Georgetown in the Elite Eight and I had the Hoyas losing to Tennessee on Saturday.

On the home front my wife is 10-6, which is bad news for her because I hold bragging rights. Both the Pres and Mrs. V would have been crushed if Robert Morris had got fair treatment from the refs.

Links:

Wetzel called it the best first day ever. 

Mark Schlabach agrees. Well everyone does, but Schlabach writes so here.

Gary Parrish too. 

Buzzer beaters:

 The only thing that could top yesterday is a win today by a No. 16 or 15 seed.You could fill a lot of One Shining Moment from Thursday alone.

...4 hours til tip...