One for Rachel (Or, Let's Talk Hoops)

The Final Four was set a few minutes ago, when Georgetown came from behind to nail UNC in OT. Quite a game.

While I'm out of the running in the important pool I'm in (I'm sure you can figure out what "important" means), I'm waaaay ahead in the office pool, after nailing all four Final Four teams correctly (yes, sustained, but not too exuberant, applause is appropriate right now).

This was the tourney that went according to script. Two 1 seeds and two 2 seeds are in the last weekend. By any measure, Florida and OSU were considered two of the top five teams in the country all year. UCLA has been in the mix all year, at one point ranked No. 1 in the country, and Georgetown has been coming on all year long.

In short, there has been an absence of upsets as the power teams have taken care of business throughout. For pool players who generally ignore potential upsets and instead hedge their bets (metaphorical bets, of course) by trying to keep it to the chalk late in the tourney, this year has been a good one.

Now, we have two games on tap for next Saturday. UCLA, which lost in the national final last year, must feel like it owes something to Florida, who it lost to last April. OSU and G'Town bring two seven-foot studs to the table. Good times ahead.