Business Newsers Lead 2022 TVNewser March Madness Bracket Challenge After First Weekend

We’re on to the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the leaders after the first weekend of the 13th annual TVNewser March Madness Bracket Challenge hail from the business TV news world.

Bloomberg QuickTake chief correspondent Jason Kelly, and Bloomberg Radio news anchor Michael Barr are tied atop the leaderboard with 43 points each. Kelly and Barr also happen to co-host the Bloomberg Business of Sports radio show, so it’s more than likely they know a thing or two about college sports.

CNBC Closing Bell anchor Sara Eisen, who seems to find herself near the top of the leaderboard each year, and TVNewser senior editor/TV writer A.J. Katz are also tied for first place after the first weekend with 43 points a piece.

Kelly and Eisen have chosen the University of Arizona to win it all, while Barr has the University of Kansas finishing as this year’s national champion. Katz, however, will have a tougher time staying tied for first. He chose the University of Kentucky to win it all, and unlike Arizona and Kansas, Kentucky is no longer in the tournament.

Six participants are right on the heels of Kelly, Barr, Eisen and Katz. They include executive producer of CNBC’s new 4 p.m. show Closing Bell: Overtime Kevin Flynn, CNBC Fast Money senior executive producer Sandy Cannold, The Weather Channel on-air meteorologist Alex Wallace, CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer, Bloomberg TV anchor Scarlet Fu, and CNBC correspondent Dominic Chu. All six have 42 points each.

Needless to say, this challenge is still WIDE open going into the Sweet 16, which begins on Thursday, March 24 at 7:09 ET with Arkansas taking on Gonzaga in San Francisco. CBS will broadcast that contest.