Here’s Who’s Leading the TVNewser Bracket Challenge Heading Into the Final Four

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:

RANK	TEAM NAME	SCORE	CORRECT	BEST SCORE	BEST CORRECT	CHAMPION
STANDINGS
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)

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