Wins by Southern Illinois and USC in the final games of the first round vaulted Ginny Zak into sole possession of the lead in the 12th annual Living Room Times men’s basketball pool.
Zak, Becky Loy’s mother, did not have a perfect evening — she incorrectly picked Villanova over Kentucky — but a 3-for-4 record in Friday’s final quartet was enough to give her sole possession of first place with 145 of a possible 160 points.
Fourteen contestants are tied for second place with 140 points. Former co-leader Luke Zanger went 1-for-4 in Friday’s late games and fell into a 18-way tie for fifteenth place.
Complete standings here and after the jump.
1. Ginny Zak - 145
2. Clayton Bassett - 140
2. Weston Cross - 140
2. Steve Koppitsch - 140
2. Tristin Thomsen - 140
2. Jay Johnson - 140
2. Earl Baker - 140
2. Roland Opena - 140
2. Mark Nabong - 140
2. Cam Thomas - 140
2. Adam De Guire - 140
2. Emily Merkler - 140
2. Kendall Houk - 140
2. Scott Pollock - 140
15. Danielle Davis - 135
15. Karin Back - 135
15. Paul Lucht - 135
15. John McBride - 135
15. Todd Mefferd - 135
15. Jason McMahon - 135
15. Brian Dupuis - 135
15. Andrew Long - 135
15. A.J. St.. John - 135
15. Scott Robertson - 135
15. Luke Zanger - 135
15. Dennis Chow - 135
15. Soren Hammerschmidt - 135
15. Michael Walsh - 135
15. Marlene Saviola - 135
15. Joey Serfass - 135
15. Mike Marchand - 135
15. Scott Fort - 135
33. Eli Styles - 130
33. Matthew Thomsen - 130
33. Tom K. - 130
33. Amy Greca - 130
33. Trisha Neudorff - 130
33. Michael Tran - 130
33. Jeff Freeze - 130
33. I R A Darth Aggie - 130
33. Johanna Cummings - 130
33. Dmytro Aponte - 130
33. Randy Styles - 130
33. Scott Loomer - 130
33. Matt Scarborough - 130
33. Brian Neudorff - 130
33. Alex Whitfield - 130
33. Shari Long - 130
33. Joe McDade - 130
33. Joshua Carpenter - 130
33. P.J. Wanecski - 130
33. John Chung - 130
33. Sean Sullivan - 130
33. Brian Paine - 130
33. Michael Rosenkrantz - 130
33. Chris Bossman - 130
33. Andrew Leyden - 130
33. Ryan McBride - 130
33. Rick Boeckler - 130
33. Jeff Dickens - 130
33. Christine Pierce - 130
33. Derek Walden - 130
63. Lauren Davis - 125
63. Tyler Condon - 125
63. Alex Fleming - 125
63. Bill Pancoast - 125
63. Brian Newbold - 125
63. Ryan Dalidowitz - 125
63. Dan Dinunzio - 125
63. Kristy McCray - 125
63. Paul Zak - 125
63. Gary Atkinson - 125
63. Tom Greca - 125
63. Bill Weinstein - 125
63. James McGinnis - 125
63. Jon Sandlin - 125
63. Rachel Wetherill - 125
63. Helen Cochran - 125
63. Shireen Garcia - 125
63. Tim Sheridan - 125
63. Pat Caplin - 125
63. Rachel Luberda - 125
63. Jennifer Elam - 125
63. Jeremy Gist - 125
63. Gary Kirby - 125
63. Nathan Origer - 125
63. Jeffrey Grubin - 125
63. Ian Auzenne - 125
63. Casey Zak - 125
63. Matt Higgins - 125
63. Jack Strayer - 125
63. Larry Caplin - 125
93. Rick Garnett - 120
93. Idalina Cultrera - 120
93. Keith Stefanczyk - 120
93. Patrick Cullen - 120
93. Lauren Moy - 120
93. Tim Wendling - 120
93. Laurel VanBuskirk - 120
93. Josh Rubin - 120
93. Barry Caro - 120
93. Denise Reidy - 120
93. Kirby Bullard - 120
93. Joe Loy - 120
93. John McCaffrey - 120
93. Danielle Thomsen - 120
93. Wilson Loftis - 120
93. Conor Sullivan - 120
93. Arash Markazi - 120
93. Ashley Hughes - 120
93. Joaquin Halsey - 120
93. Diane Huffman - 120
93. Germaine Gray - 120
93. Colin Pedicini - 120
93. Matt Metcalf - 120
93. Frank Nolan - 120
93. Chris L. - 120
93. Mark Saviola - 120
93. Mike Thompson - 120
93. Brian Richmond - 120
93. Robbie Zak Loy - 120
93. Josh Britton - 120
93. Dave Martins - 120
93. Greg Shtraks - 120
93. Beth Milewski - 120
93. Nate Evangelista - 120
93. Nick Genco - 120
93. Jeff Cultrera - 120
93. Chris Aemisegger - 120
93. Timothy Benson - 120
93. Chris Evans - 120
93. Don LaPlante - 120
93. Ben Sloniker - 120
134. Stephen Leys - 115
134. Cam McLachlan - 115
134. Ricardo Valenzuela - 115
134. John Knowles - 115
134. Cath Doo - 115
134. Crystal Dalangin - 115
134. Mark Jordon - 115
134. Daniel Port - 115
134. F X McGahee - 115
134. Marc LaPlante - 115
134. Charles Franz - 115
134. Tim Brothers - 115
134. Greg Kagan - 115
134. Kendra Krauss - 115
134. Victoria Wags - 115
134. Mike Quinn - 115
134. Russell Caplin - 115
134. Marcus Hill - 115
134. Colleen Duggan - 115
134. Steve Hartranft - 115
134. Jay Barasch - 115
134. Matt Wiser - 115
134. Dave Whelan - 115
134. Joe Resper - 115
134. Patrick Roach - 115
134. Kate Spitz - 115
134. Ken Wagner - 115
134. Steve McLachlan - 115
134. Jessica Cowans - 115
134. Rob Atherton - 115
134. Jon Caplin - 115
134. Ted Zak - 115
134. dean - 115
134. Joel Thrift - 115
134. Ashley Johnson - 115
134. Kurt Osterlitz - 115
134. Mike Wiser - 115
134. Mike Davis - 115
134. Liz Janelle - 115
134. Shaun Sullivan - 115
134. Logan Pugh - 115
134. Kay Torg - 115
134. T. Gritten - 115
134. Mark Gardner - 115
134. Sarah Wake - 115
134. Stacey Tetreault - 115
180. Josh Krause - 110
180. Jon Schoenwetter - 110
180. Lauren Taylor - 110
180. Kevin Hauschulz - 110
180. Carolyn Blessing - 110
180. Matt Kagan - 110
180. Keith Wood - 110
180. Sandy Pilz - 110
180. Tripp Tart - 110
180. Craig Frizzell - 110
180. Jen Mason - 110
180. MT Swanson - 110
180. Greg Pimentel - 110
180. Jeff Morrison - 110
180. Tyson Rothermich - 110
180. Greg Plank - 110
180. Miranda Epperson - 110
180. Steve Shim - 110
180. Jessica Stolte - 110
180. Ben Eng - 110
180. Khalil Aboukhaled - 110
180. Brian Kiolbasa - 110
180. Becky Loy - 110
180. Gabrielle Rose - 110
180. Dan O’Hara - 110
180. Bonnie Stone - 110
180. Melanie Dickson - 110
180. David Kreutz - 110
180. Brendan Loy - 110
180. Greg Rauen - 110
210. Dave Roberts - 105
210. Brian Krusell - 105
210. Eric Soskin - 105
210. Nick Voelker - 105
210. Lisa Velte - 105
210. Aaron Garcia - 105
210. Mike Dagen - 105
210. Brandon Cox - 105
210. Kristen Everson - 105
210. Rosalie Town - 105
210. George Heidkamp - 105
210. Sam Werner - 105
210. Peter Timbrell - 105
210. Matt Drachenberg - 105
210. Jenn Castelhano - 105
210. Scott Schmidt - 105
210. Buttercup Zak Loy - 105
210. Todd Stigliano - 105
210. Josh Townes - 105
210. Derek McDonald - 105
210. Andy Wendeln - 105
210. Andrew Hunter - 105
210. Ace Purple - 105
210. Justin Stolte - 105
234. Brandon Minich - 100
234. Carol LaPlante - 100
234. Brian Nicholson - 100
234. Kristy LaPlante - 100
234. Brenden Roche - 100
234. Charles Fenwick - 100
234. Nick Surmacz - 100
234. Bridget Saviola - 100
234. Chris Pearsall - 100
234. Kevin Mocogni - 100
234. Gerry deSimas, Jr. - 100
234. Justin Vale - 100
246. Tommy Murray - 95
246. Steve Copenhaver - 95
246. Danny Pilz - 95
246. Shannon Steinmiller - 95
246. Logan Wanecski - 95
246. Dane Lindberg - 95
246. Joey Perucki - 95
246. Nicole Simmons - 95
246. Matt Fairchild - 95
255. Jarrad Hedes - 90
255. Bob Lutts - 90
257. Katrina Lewonczyk - 85
257. Toby Zak Loy - 85
259. Jen H. - 80
259. Courtney Tawresey - 80
261. Roger Snyder - 75
262. Bryan Rudolph - 70
262. Barbara Cross - 70
264. Sasha Zak Loy - 50
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March 17th, 2007 at 12:45:53 am
Ginny, you’re the goddess of the “Round of 32″, I bow before you.
March 17th, 2007 at 7:38:52 am
Good God, it’s a Bracketaster…
Well, one of the teams I was rooting for advanced and one didn’t. Kansas politely explained to Niagara why, exactly, they were a play-in team in the tournament, hanging 107 points on them and cruising to a 40-point victory.Kansas’ next……
March 17th, 2007 at 7:59:30 am
Oh no! This will surely only fuel mom’s basketball obsession.
March 17th, 2007 at 9:28:23 am
Ginny, you sure know your men!
March 17th, 2007 at 9:41:17 am
Dagnabit! I thought I was choosing the schools with the best pools!