Egg is on the face of NCAA basketball tournament organizer Greg Shaheen, as a severe bracket error has allowed five teams, rather than the customary four, to survive to the tournament's final weekend.
"I forgot to count up all those lines," said Shaheen, pictured here apologizing on CBS radio. "In fairness, around 10 million people participate in office pools, so you would have thought that someone else would have caught it before now."
The final five teams are UCLA, Ohio State, Florida, Georgetown, and Ohio State a second time.
"Since Ohio State qualified twice, it is not fair to simply eliminate one of their slots," said Shaheen.
In a sense of fairness, all five teams will play in a "cutthroat" format, in which all teams play on a single court at the same time, scoring on either basket at will. Ohio State, having qualified twice, will be allowed to field 10 players for this game.
The team with the lowest score after 5 hours will be eliminated. The Final Four will start 10 minutes thereafter, right after Dick Vitale is roasted and eaten.
"I forgot to count up all those lines," said Shaheen, pictured here apologizing on CBS radio. "In fairness, around 10 million people participate in office pools, so you would have thought that someone else would have caught it before now."
The final five teams are UCLA, Ohio State, Florida, Georgetown, and Ohio State a second time.
"Since Ohio State qualified twice, it is not fair to simply eliminate one of their slots," said Shaheen.
In a sense of fairness, all five teams will play in a "cutthroat" format, in which all teams play on a single court at the same time, scoring on either basket at will. Ohio State, having qualified twice, will be allowed to field 10 players for this game.
The team with the lowest score after 5 hours will be eliminated. The Final Four will start 10 minutes thereafter, right after Dick Vitale is roasted and eaten.
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