Bracket Challenge Elite 8 Update

Well, this year’s TVNewser Bracket Challenge has gone from a “Boss of All Bosses” competition to a “Last Boss Standing” contest.

“Early Show” EP David Friedman, who has led the way since the first days of the tournament, slid back to 5th with losses by Kentucky and Baylor this weekend. “O’Reilly Factor” EP David Tabacoff jumps into first, while “Nightly News” EP Bob Epstein and your own TVNewser rocketed from outside the top ten into a three-way tie for second place with “FOX Report” EP Kim Rosenberg. MSNBC’s Chris Licht and “Meet the Press” EP Betsy Fischer also made their way into the top ten.

With late-round wins carrying more weight, the sleeper right now is “BBC World News America” EP Rome Hartman who is the only competitor left with their National Championship selection, Duke, still in the running.

Here are the top half of the standings following the Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen games showing the current and best-possible scores:

Rank	Name	Score	Correct	Best Score	Best Correct	Champion
1	David Tabacoff	75	39	91	40	Kansas
2	Bob Epstein	68	34	84	35	Kansas
2	Kevin Allocca	68	35	84	36	Kansas
2	Kim Rosenberg	68	37	84	38	Kansas
5	David Friedman	67	41	67	41	Kansas
5	Gary Schreier	67	36	67	36	Kansas
7	Tom Cibrowski	66	37	66	37	Kansas
8	Chris Licht	65	35	81	36	Kansas
9	Betsy Fischer	59	33	75	34	Kansas
9	Stephanie Todd	59	35	75	36	Syracuse

> Update after the first two rounds
> List of competitors

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