The Lost Remote newsletter brings you the the best in streaming news, from staffing changes to premiere dates to trailers—to the latest platform moves. Sign up today.

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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |