Couple that with my alma mater's first-round knockout to a team of Catamounts, and this tourney was like a three-week kick in the nuts. Trying to teach Kevin Millar how to use utensils would have been less painful.

However, there are some who find themselves happier than Roy Williams getting French kissed by Dean Smith, and I like to call these people the top finishers in the PK.com 2005 NCAA Tournament Pool.

Our top five, who all picked UNC as eventual champ, are:

1. At Least It's Not Purdue, A. McGuire
2. Sex Panthers, R. Burgundy
3. New York DSilverNY, D. Silversten
4. East Texas Moosebumps, J. Woodworth
5. NY O's Rock, B. Gould

As promised, the top three will get some cheap prizes, ribbons and a signed certificate of honor. So, Messrs. McGuire and Silversten, e-mail me your favorite sports teams and I'll see what I have to send you.

Mr. Burgundy, whom I've known since the ninth grade, will receive one free Yanks-O's ticket when we hit Camden Yards in couple of weeks. (On the condition he admits the obvious: that Anchorman was a pile of crap.)

Thanks to everyone for participating. I'd like to do a player pick 'em for the NBA playoffs, so if you see a link for that let me know.