{"id":9898,"date":"2016-03-24T08:29:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=9898"},"modified":"2016-03-25T10:46:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:46:42","slug":"sweet-sixteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sweet-sixteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Sixteen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head in to the Sweet Sixteen, I\u2019m currently towards the bottom in my work pool, thanks to upsets galore that have wiped out many of my picks. \u00a03 out of my 4 Final Four picks are still alive, but with plenty of people picking Kansas to\u00a0win the whole thing, I\u2019ll need to get as many early points as I can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sweet-sixteen\/2016souths16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10052\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Souths16.jpg\" alt=\"2016Souths16\" width=\"630\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Souths16.jpg 630w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Souths16-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some tough breaks here in the South bracket, but the good news is that my champion is still alive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sweet-sixteen\/2016easts16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10053\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Easts16.jpg\" alt=\"2016Easts16\" width=\"630\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Easts16.jpg 630w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Easts16-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My best bracket to date, with only 3 losses.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sweet-sixteen\/2016wests16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10054\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Wests16.jpg\" alt=\"2016Wests16\" width=\"629\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Wests16.jpg 629w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Wests16-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another poor showing in the West, where upsets left me lacking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sweet-sixteen\/2016midwests16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10055\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Midwests16.jpg\" alt=\"2016Midwests16\" width=\"629\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Midwests16.jpg 629w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016Midwests16-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things went horribly awry here in the Midwest region, where my Final Four pick lost in the first round and my alma mater found a way to blow a late lead and lose in double OT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we head in to the Sweet Sixteen, I\u2019m currently towards the bottom in my work pool, thanks to upsets galore that have wiped out many of my picks. \u00a03 out of my 4 Final Four picks are still alive, but with plenty of people picking Kansas to\u00a0win the whole thing, I\u2019ll need to get 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