2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: The Sports Thread's Sweet 16 Bracket

After going 22-14 in the first two rounds, I was 8-8 in my bracket in the third round.

To make matters worse, two of my Final Four teams (Pittsburgh and Purdue) have already been eliminated. I also had the Pitt Panthers in the championship game.

So at this point, I have pretty much checked out. Maybe if the Chicago Bulls win the NBA Finals (or if the Blackhawks miraculously repeat as Stanley Cup champs), my brackets would make good confetti for a ticker-tape parade.

As you can see, I have turned my bracket into Cinderella City, predicting VCU to pull off a Butler-type run by getting past (you guessed it) Butler in the semifinals.

But like I stated, I have completely checked out.