The field of the NCAA Tournament is down to 16 teams, and there’s a fierce competition to take home the grand prize in the I-81 Sports Bracket Challenge.
Here’s a look at the current leaderboard:
Ryan Peoples and Eric Howard currently share the lead, with 50 points each. Peoples got 12 of the final Sweet 16 correct and still has his Final Four intact. Howard has 13 of the final 16 still alive in his bracket, and his entire Final Four.
There’s a three-way tie for third place, between Kevin Baket, Josh Floyd, and Lexie Miyares, who have 51 points each.
A reminder…
First prize is two tickets to the Tennessee football season opener on Sept. 5 against Furman.
Second prize is a $20 gift card to Uptown Cheesesteak Company, which also sponsors my column every week, including the many, many words in this article.
Prognosticators whose brackets finish third through fifth get an I-81 Sports T-shirt.
Good luck to all our Challenge participants the rest of the way!