There’s a New Bracket Challenge Leader Going Into Tonight’s National Championship Game

It all comes down to Michigan versus Villanova. The Wolverines and Wildcats face off in the 2018 national championship game tonight at 9:20 p.m. ET on TBS.

Michigan is known for its size and defensive prowess, while Villanova is known for an extraordinary offense, particularly its record-setting three-point shooting. ‘Nova hit a March Madness-record 18 threes in their Final Four victory over Kansas, while Michigan knocked off Loyola-Chicago to earn its spot in the title game.

Villanova is a 7-point favorite tonight.

But what you REALLY want to know is who is leading the 2018 TVNewser Bracket Challenge, right?

Going into Saturday’s Final Four games, it was NBC News Sunday Today host and MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist in first place, with HLN Morning Express host Robin Meade right behind him.

The tables have turned. With 103 points, Meade now leads the 2018 Bracket Challenge field. Bloomberg Daybreak anchor David Westin has also moved past Geist, and into second place with 98 points. Geist now sits in 3rd, followed by CNN Early Start co-host Dave Briggs, and Fox & Friends correspondent Todd Piro.

Both Meade and Westin have Michigan winning it all. Geist and Briggs have Villanova taking the title.

It will likely be one of the aforementioned four newsers winning the Bracket Challenge this year, but stranger things have happened!

Stay tuned…

Here’s a look at the field:

RANK	TEAM NAME	SCORE	CORRECT	BEST SCORE	BEST CORRECT	CHAMPION
STANDINGS
1	Robin Meade	103	37	135	38	Michigan (132)
2	David Westin	98	35	130	36	Michigan (137)
3	Willie Geist	89	39	121	40	Villanova (148)
4	Dave Briggs	83	38	115	39	Villanova (136)
5	Todd Piro	82	36	82	36	Virginia (157)
6	A.J. Katz (TVNewser)	80	36	112	37	Villanova (158)
7	Kasie Hunt	79	36	111	37	Michigan (155)
8	Matt Quayle	78	34	78	34	Virginia (145)
9	Blake Burman	76	35	108	36	Michigan (150)
9	Lynn Smith	76	34	76	34	Virginia (117)
11	Dominic Chu	75	38	107	39	Villanova (129)
11	Jessica Golden	75	32	107	33	Villanova (136)
13	Andrew Ross Sorkin	74	36	106	37	Villanova (133)
13	Hari Sreenivasan	74	36	106	37	Villanova (135)
13	Michael Rancilio	74	36	106	37	Villanova (158)
13	Peter Doocy	74	31	106	32	Villanova (151)
13	Todd Bonin	74	35	106	36	Villanova (135)
18	Hallie Jackson	72	37	104	38	Villanova (163)
19	Craig Melvin	71	33	71	33	Virginia (143)
19	Dylan Dreyer	71	35	71	35	Nevada (191)
21	Bob van Dillen	70	34	70	34	N. Carolina (132)
21	Kevin Corke	70	35	102	36	Villanova (147)
23	Brian Sullivan	69	32	101	33	Villanova (161)
24	Janelle Rodriguez	68	36	68	36	Kansas (103)
24	Peter Alexander	68	37	68	37	Virginia (145)
26	Brian Steel	67	31	67	31	N. Carolina (144)
27	Lisa Desjardins	66	31	66	31	Kansas (102)
27	Liz Claman	66	34	98	35	Villanova (120)
29	Coy Wire	65	35	65	35	Kansas (137)
29	Mike Bettes	65	33	65	33	Virginia (153)
31	Sara Eisen	62	36	62	36	Virginia (136)
32	Jeffrey McCracken	61	33	61	33	Michigan St. (152)
32	Tyler Mathisen	61	36	61	36	Virginia (128)
34	Harris Faulkner	59	33	59	33	Kansas (150)
35	Ana Cabrera	58	35	58	35	Duke (144)
35	Judy Woodruff	58	33	58	33	Duke (136)
37	Becky Quick	57	31	57	31	Xavier (142)
37	Tom Keene	57	34	57	34	Purdue (136)
39	Matt Rosoff	56	27	88	28	Villanova (165)
40	Joe Kernen	54	32	54	32	Xavier (137)
41	Jason Kelly	53	32	53	32	Virginia (136)
41	Sandy Cannold	53	32	53	32	Michigan St. (152)
43	Anne Tironi	49	30	49	30	Michigan St. (156)
43	Scarlet Fu	49	31	49	31	Kansas (164)
45	Alex Wilson	43	32	43	32	Virginia (159)
46	Melody Taylor	41	29	41	29	N. Carolina (146)
47	Gerri Willis	27	23	27	23	N. Carolina (160)