Well, it looks like the UCTPE championship belt is going to be changing hands come Sunday afternoon, as I’m sitting on a sizable 341-293 lead, with a lot of seeds still with a chance to sprout. The biggest swing in my favor yesterday was the Minnesota win over Michigan St. in the Big Ten tourney, as I have Minnesota in the finals and Pat had Michigan St. winning the tourney, so he can’t get that coveted 9-point bonus.

I’m pretty sure that even if every game goes Pat’s way that I’ll still come out on top, but I’m aiming to set the all-time high score mark.

Of the tournaments still to be decided …

America East – Pat’s done since he picked Stony Brook, I can pick up another champion if Sorrentine and Coppenrath pull it out.

ACC – We both picked Duke to win, so that means we can both root against them without any second thoughts.

Atlantic 10 – One of the bigger games in our matchup is the semifinal between Xavier and Richmond. Pat tabbed Xavier to win the tourney and I went with the Spiders. As an aside, the technical foul at the end of the Dayton-Xavier game was just an absurd way for a game to end.

Big East – Pat’s got no one, I’ve got West Virginia winning it all, so if Gansey comes through there it’s definitely all over.

Big Ten – We actually both lost our champs yesterday because I picked Wisconsin. I can get another 3 from Tubby and Pat’s done here.

Big 12 – We both have Kansas.

Big West – No blood left, we both lost on Pacific.

C-USA – I’ve got UTEP, Pat’s done.

MAC – Pat can get a HUGE 6 points with an Akron win here.

MEAC – Morgan St. baby, serves you right for dissing the Bears Pat.

MWC – Both blew it with the Mormons.

SEC – Big Kentucky/Tennessee game as Pat has the Vols winning that one and then losing to Vandy in the champ. game, which is still possible. I, on the other hand, made the wise decision to pick the better team to win.

Southland – We both took Sam Houston, forsaking our roots two days before Stone Cold’s return to RAW.

SWAC – I can pick up another champion if Pine Bluff pulls it out.

WAC – We both picked Utah St.

Finally, just wanted to reiterate the notion from last year that the results rely too much on the higher conferences. It is indeed a little ridiculous that correctly picking the winner of the SWAC tournament is worth the same as picking the winner of the play-in game in the PAC 10, so perhaps we need to re-work the rules a bit for next year’s edition. Until then, we’re only a day away from my coronation.