It comes down to today. The NCAA Final Four as Loyola takes on Michigan, followed by Kansas v. Villanova. The action starts tonight around 6 p.m. ET on TBS.
But what you want to know is who’s leading the 2018 TVNewser Bracket Challenge?
It’s Sunday Today host and MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist. Just behind is 2 HLN Morning Express host Robin Meade. Willie has Villanova to win the championship, while Meade has Michigan winning it all.
Rounding out the top 5 NBC News svp of editorial Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News national correspondent Peter Alexander, and CNN Early Start co-host Dave Briggs. Briggs, who previously worked at Fox News and NBC Sports, held first place going into Final Four Weekend in our 2017 Bracket Challenge.
Here’s a look at the field:
STANDINGS | ||||||
RANK | TEAM NAME | SCORE | CORRECT | BEST SCORE | BEST CORRECT | CHAMPION |
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1 | Willie Geist | 73 | 38 | 121 | 40 | Villanova (148) |
2 | Robin Meade | 71 | 35 | 135 | 38 | Michigan (132) |
3 | Janelle Rodriguez | 68 | 36 | 116 | 38 | Kansas (103) |
3 | Peter Alexander | 68 | 37 | 68 | 37 | Virginia (145) |
5 | Dave Briggs | 67 | 37 | 115 | 39 | Villanova (136) |
6 | David Westin | 66 | 33 | 130 | 36 | Michigan (137) |
6 | Lisa Desjardins | 66 | 31 | 114 | 33 | Kansas (102) |
6 | Todd Piro | 66 | 35 | 82 | 36 | Virginia (157) |
9 | Coy Wire | 65 | 35 | 113 | 37 | Kansas (137) |
9 | Mike Bettes | 65 | 33 | 65 | 33 | Virginia (153) |
11 | A.J. Katz (TVNewser) | 64 | 35 | 112 | 37 | Villanova (158) |
12 | Kasie Hunt | 63 | 35 | 111 | 37 | Michigan (155) |
13 | Matt Quayle | 62 | 33 | 78 | 34 | Virginia (145) |
13 | Sara Eisen | 62 | 36 | 62 | 36 | Virginia (136) |
15 | Jeffrey McCracken | 61 | 33 | 61 | 33 | Michigan St. (152) |
15 | Tyler Mathisen | 61 | 36 | 61 | 36 | Virginia (128) |
17 | Blake Burman | 60 | 34 | 108 | 36 | Michigan (150) |
17 | Lynn Smith | 60 | 33 | 76 | 34 | Virginia (117) |
19 | Dominic Chu | 59 | 37 | 107 | 39 | Villanova (129) |
19 | Harris Faulkner | 59 | 33 | 107 | 35 | Kansas (150) |
19 | Jessica Golden | 59 | 31 | 107 | 33 | Villanova (136) |
22 | Ana Cabrera | 58 | 35 | 58 | 35 | Duke (144) |
22 | Andrew Sorkin | 58 | 35 | 106 | 37 | Villanova (133) |
22 | hari sreenivasan | 58 | 35 | 106 | 37 | Villanova (135) |
22 | Judy Woodruff | 58 | 33 | 58 | 33 | Duke (136) |
22 | Michael Rancilio | 58 | 35 | 106 | 37 | Villanova (158) |
22 | Peter Doocy | 58 | 30 | 106 | 32 | Villanova (151) |
22 | Todd Bonin | 58 | 34 | 106 | 36 | Villanova (135) |
29 | Becky Quick | 57 | 31 | 73 | 32 | Xavier (142) |
29 | Tom Keene | 57 | 34 | 57 | 34 | Purdue (136) |
31 | Hallie Jackson | 56 | 36 | 104 | 38 | Villanova (163) |
32 | Craig Melvin | 55 | 32 | 71 | 33 | Virginia (143) |
32 | Dylan Dreyer | 55 | 34 | 71 | 35 | Nevada (191) |
34 | bob van dillen | 54 | 33 | 70 | 34 | N. Carolina (132) |
34 | Joe Kernen | 54 | 32 | 54 | 32 | Xavier (137) |
34 | kevin corke | 54 | 34 | 102 | 36 | Villanova (147) |
37 | Brian Sullivan | 53 | 31 | 101 | 33 | Villanova (161) |
37 | J Kelly | 53 | 32 | 53 | 32 | Virginia (136) |
37 | sandy cannold | 53 | 32 | 53 | 32 | Michigan St. (152) |
40 | Brian Steel | 51 | 30 | 67 | 31 | N. Carolina (144) |
41 | Liz Claman | 50 | 33 | 98 | 35 | Villanova (120) |
42 | Anne Tironi | 49 | 30 | 49 | 30 | Michigan St. (156) |
42 | Scarlet Fu | 49 | 31 | 97 | 33 | Kansas (164) |
44 | Alex Wilson | 43 | 32 | 43 | 32 | Virginia (159) |
45 | Melody Taylor | 41 | 29 | 41 | 29 | N. Carolina (146) |
46 | Matt Rosoff | 40 | 26 | 88 | 28 | Villanova (165) |
47 | gerri willis | 27 | 23 | 27 | 23 | N. Carolina (160) |