I was happily reminded once again today why it's called March Madness.
Three more upsets occurred on the opening day of the 2nd round action, with Northern Iowa (9-seed) taking down the #1 overall seed in Kansas being the obvious major upset.
The other two upsets were St. Mary's (10-seed) defeating Villanova and, to a lesser degree, Washington (11-seed) beating New Mexico.
With all of that laid out, this tournament is now completely wide open in the Midwest and South Regions.
It's important to point out that there's still one more potential Cinderella team in action on Sunday and that's Cornell.
The Big Red take on Wisconsin and they've got a good chance at pulling off yet another upset. They play a similar style to Northern Iowa where they rely heavily on their perimeter offense. If those three's are falling then the Badgers really have no chance.
The Badgers looked extremely sluggish against Wofford in the opening round.
There was one highly favored team who played like they were expected to and that's Kentucky. John Calipari has those freshman playing like they've been there many times before and I'm really impressed with the job he's done.
Not to look over Cornell or Wisconsin, but West Virginia is the only team left in the way of Kentucky from getting to the Final Four. The Mountaineers matchup up really well with the Wildcats and that's a game I would definitely pay a pretty price to see in person if it ends up happening.
My original National Championship pick is still alive for now. That team is Duke and they play a pesky California team in an afternoon game tommorow.
There's really no telling how this tournament is going to end up. With all of these mid-majors playing like they're the best team in the country, something is going to eventually have to give. After all, there's really only one pair of Cinderella slippers to go around.
My Elite Eight Picks Remaining: Kentucky, W. Virginia, Duke, Kansas St., and Syracuse
My Final Four Picks Remaining: W. Virginia, Duke, and Syracuse
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