Congrats to Bakeduck64, who is currently in the lead in the bracket challenge with 550 points. Surging in to second place, Pro Dwight “Godfather” Jaynes. Pro Brooke Olzendam is in 8th place, Pro Yvenson Bernard is tied for 11th place, Pro Lester Conner is tied for 14th with several others, including former sports reporter Steve Mims.

With two number one seeds going down on Thursday (Gonzaga and Arizona), many brackets are now busted. UCLA is the last hope for a west coast team to bring home a National Championship.

You can view up-to-the-minute results here.

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