The first full round of competition in the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is in the books, and upsets were the story, as both Duke and Ohio State were beaten by Mercer and Dayton, respectively.
The third round will be played today and tomorrow, resulting in the teams that will go on to play in the “Sweet 16.”
The competition is scoring huge TV ratings as usual, as well as record-breaking digital traffic, our sister site Lost Remote reports.
TVNewser’s bracket challenge is also underway, and the participants are some of the TV news industry’s biggest on-air and behind-the-scenes names. This early on, the standings are very close, with the leader up by just one point.
Take a look at the full standings, after the jump.
| Rank | Name | Score | Champ (Final score) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Steel | 27 | Florida (150) |
| 2 | Bill Karins | 26 | Virginia (133) |
| 2 | Martin Hill | 26 | Michigan St. (141) |
| 4 | Chad Myers | 25 | Florida (152) |
| 4 | Gio Benitez | 25 | Florida (155) |
| 4 | Paul McNamara | 25 | Wichita St. (141) |
| 4 | Rick Leventhal | 25 | Florida (80-74) |
| 4 | Ty West | 25 | Florida (153) |
| 9 | Brooke Baldwin | 24 | Michigan St. (132) |
| 9 | Don Lemon | 24 | Florida (96) |
| 9 | Martha MacCallum | 24 | Villanova (120) |
| 9 | Rich Edson | 24 | Florida (170) |
| 9 | Shannan Siemens | 24 | Louisville (124) |
| 9 | Touré | 24 | Florida (63-58) |
| 9 | Tyler Mathisen | 24 | Louisville (152) |
| 16 | Becky Quick | 23 | Florida (129) |
| 16 | Bill Wolff | 23 | Florida (140) |
| 16 | Chris Licht | 23 | Florida (123) |
| 16 | Joe Kernen | 23 | Florida (135) |
| 16 | Matt Miller | 23 | Florida (159) |
| 16 | Norah O’Donnell | 23 | N. Carolina (84-79) |
| 16 | Todd Bonin | 23 | Duke (139) |
| 24 | Betsy Fischer | 22 | Michigan St. (144) |
| 24 | Brian Sullivan | 22 | Florida (153) |
| 24 | Carl Leibowitz | 22 | Florida (144) |
| 24 | Carol Costello | 22 | Florida (97) |
| 24 | Dominic Chu | 22 | Florida (129) |
| 24 | Erin McPike | 22 | Wichita St. (157) |
| 24 | Gary Shreier | 22 | Florida (138) |
| 24 | Janelle Rodriguez | 22 | Michigan St. (85) |
| 24 | Joe Johns | 22 | Louisville (72-68) |
| 24 | Jordan Chariton | 22 | Michigan St. (118) |
| 24 | Matt Quayle |
22 | Wichita St. (140) |
| 24 | Rob Kirkpatrick | 22 | UL-Lafayette(141) |
| 24 | Sandy Cannold | 22 | Florida (134) |
| 24 | Steve Doocy | 22 | Villanova (181) |
| 24 | Steve Friedman | 22 | Michigan St. (63-59) |
| 24 | Steve Kornacki | 22 | Florida (147) |
| 40 | Jake Novak | 21 | Louisville (171) |
| 40 | Rick Klein | 21 | Michigan St. (66-59) |
| 42 | Greg Bracco | 20 | Florida (78) |
| 42 | Greg Hand | 20 | Florida (129) |