Butler gives Casey Zak pool lead

Out of 182 contestants in the 15th annual Living Room Times NCAA men’s pool, only five picked Butler to reach the Final Four. One of those five, Casey Zak, now leads the pool thanks to the Bulldogs’ victory.

The others are Ryan Dalidowitz (4th place), Jessica Cowans (5th), Monique Wiard (T-14th) and Bob Lutts (29th). But none of those contestants are still alive to win the pool. Only Zak, Matt Wiser, Sharon Greggs, Darrell Kindle and Ken Wagner are still mathematically alive. A win by Kentucky tonight would eliminate Greggs; a West Virginia win would eliminate Kindle and Wagner.