Round 1 Over!

The first round of the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament and Young Family Bracket Challenge is complete! Two days... 32 games... 32 teams eliminated... 32 teams left fighting for the National Championship... 12 people still fighting for the Young Family Bracket Challenge victory. It's an amazing time.

Brad correctly guessed 14 of the 16 games correctly on Day 2, following his 14 correct predictions on Day 1 for a total of 28 first round points - breaking the Young Family Bracket Challenge record of the most correct first round selections (25) held by Beth, Joe and Melissa from last year (See Records page -->) - and the lead.

"HOLLA!," Brad said.

Following him in the standings are ...

1. Bradley Young - 28 points
2. Robert Young - 25 points
T3. Melissa Young - 24 points
T3. Teresa Matters - 24 points
5. Eric Young - 23 points
T6. Allison Young - 22 points
T6. Beth Bird - 22 points
T6. Jacob Young - 22 points
T6. Jeremy Bird - 22 points
T6. Lindsey Abbott - 22 points
T6. Nathaniel Abbott - 22 points
12. Heather Abbott - 20 points

So the first round is over and the quest for the Sweet 16 begins tomorrow. Eight games will be played Saturday and another eight will be played on Sunday before a few days of rest begin.

Everyone is still in good position to take the Young Family Bracket Challenge. Currently, everyone's National Champion is still alive in the tournament and only a few people have lost a Final Four contender. It is still anyone's game - especially since the first round only counted for one point each.

There are some big games coming up this round and some people have some interesting upsets that could lose them some points. Keep your eyes open, just because you do well in the first round doesn't mean you do well for the whole thing.

In the meantime, you can congratulate Brad on his job very well done with his 28 correct selections in the first round.

Also, give a big round of applause for Allison, Lindsey, Jacob, and Nathaniel. Lindsey made tremendous improvement from last year with 22 points in the first round! Jacob, who was unable to participate last year due to medical issues is doing EXTREMELY WELL! And Nathaniel and Allison are continuing to prove that they are tough competitors this year! It's possible that one of the kids could be the 2010 Young Family Bracket Challenge winners! Way to go kids!!! We're all very proud of you! Keep it up!