For two straight years I’ve knocked myself out of the running before the first weekend was through. I made my share of boneheaded picks (why does the Pac-10 hate me?!?), but I made it through the weekend alive in my pool. Small victories kids. Small victories.

But you’re here because you want to see the standings in the RUWT? Pick-em’ Challenge! Here are the top 50 members after 4 days and 48 games of madness, with the top pickers winning RUWT? T-shirts. How’s your bracket looking?

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Member		Correct Picks
	bigsexy	39
	lpickrell	37
	senorpepr	37
	Militia	37
	Nuno	36
	alamowx	36
	DDrake	36
	anorexicivan	35
	BIGDAWG	35
	sparticis	35
	McTool	35
	flynnwt	34
	colguy	34
	jo36	34
	shopgirl	33
	kosukeson	33
	bouch	33
	SOLRAC	33
	jemurray	32
	bigbelly	32
	coolguy	32
	SuketoKetchi	32
	OICU812	31
	FRUITCAKE	30
	Heavymeddler	30
	razor	29
	FOOTBALL	29
	virgilm	28
	klong3	28
	Pizznerkins	27
	mark	27
	SUPERMAN	25
	mack788	24
	DaSaintFan	24
	Dodge298	23
	Pasta2000	22
	RubberSoul	21
	redsoxfan2133	19
	creede1	19
	19
	KNOWLEDGE	18
	420fire	18
	LionO	17
	marcman9	16
	MobiCat	15
	Stevie22	15
	Eltrutori3	14
	mrman226	14
	QUICKPICK	13
	nertho	13

Hey kids. I just got back from a vacation to Mexico and boy, did I miss you. It’s tough when you’re forced to just get RUWT? on a tiny phone screen, can’t get alerts cause T-Mobile wants to charge you $8 gajillion for each text, and ESPN Deportes is the only sports channel you get. It’s the longest I’ve been “away” from the site, but with March Madness starting and Opening Day just around the corner it’d be the best time to call a TO and sit on the bench for a bit.

We have a few days until the games start (other than the play-in), but here is a heads-up that there will definitely be a contest for March Madness. It won’t be a bracket, but like the NFL Challenge, you’ll have to pick the most games correctly with later games counting for more. Stay tuned.

I’m gonna go pass out.

The NHL finally has some company. CBS has decided to post great plays during games, and a game recap once it’s finished, for all 64 games of March Madness. Did you see the Vandy player hitting a shot from his knees? Did you miss Player of the Year Durant’s quiet 27 and 8? Or maybe you’re a Duke-hater and want to relive the silky smooth jumper that took VCU to the second round? Simply click on any game to view the clips courtesy of CBS, or if you can’t decide what to watch, just check out our Latest Videos page.

If you want to catch March Madness live you can head over to CBS’s March Madness on Demand, but what if you’re using a computer MMOD doesn’t support? I’m looking at you Mac and Linux users… Inspired by a computer science student at Columbia (via), we were able to strip out all the extra stuff and give you the direct link to the stream. Enjoy.

Well it’s been two months since this crazy idea got off the ground. My lame excuse that “I bought it with cash so I don’t have a receipt” or my uber-witty comments to the cute girl at the returns counter just won’t work anymore—might as well celebrate. To mark a whopping two months of existence, we’re rolling out three new, great features on Monday. And you don’t even have to get us anything.

WHester asked if Wednesday’s Texas vs. Texas A&M game was the highest rated game we’ve had so far and surprisingly the answer is no. The whopping 203 points was a close second to the women’s double OT game between Texas Tech and Oklahoma back in January, but I have a feeling this game had more folks watching.

People, has there been a more exciting conference than the Big 12 this year? At first I thought maybe I was being a homer, but just about every week there’s another classic from that conference. Strap in for the Big 12 Tournament—you can bet it’s going to be nuts.

update: I know I said the new stuff was coming out today. But my dog ate it. I left it at home. The Internet was broken? Yeah. It’ll be out tomorrow. Almost definitely.

I hope you kept the receipt Gonzaga, cause you can’t wear that glass slipper anymore. But it’s not all bad Bulldogs—once you have a pair of your players arrested for drug possession, you’re officially a big-time program.

I’ve shouted my congrats to Gonzaga and now you can too. Starting tonight, you can not only post shouts for games, but for any article you see on the site. And if the article is about a game, your shouts will be automatically added to the bleacher section.