The big problem with these bracket contests is that they show everybody how little you really know. Unless, of course, you are one of the 14 people ahead of me in the standings after the first round, in which case yoiu get to say "I kicked the so-called expert's ass."

Here's how things stand in the NO SPONSOR STEPPED UP HOOP TIME BRACKET CHALLENGE:
1 patrick o. 27
2 Greg K. 26
3 tom w. 25
4 harry c. 22
5 Drew W. 21
5 tim c. 21
7 Justin S. 19
7 Russ N. 19
9 Andrew L. 18
9 Peter M. 18
11 Brian O. 17
11 steve c. 17
11 Todd L. 17
14 Robert C. 13
15 Chris C. 12
16 Robert S. 10

To track your results in real time, go to http://bracketmanager.com/ViewLeague and enter league nomber 212.