America, you voted….er…the teams played, and I’m sorry, but the bottom four are Purdue, Memphis, Xavier and Duke.

I’ll go into more details in the morning but I wanted you to have a quick update!

These are the first four teams who advance to the Elite 8, by next round matchups! I’ll be adding my thoughts and insights in the morning. I’m still a bit cranky about some of my losses! My brackets had been doing so good!

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The Elite 8

#1 UConn (27-4)

• Big East
  
• Location: Storrs, Conn
• Mascot: Huskies
• School Colors: National Flag Blue and White
• Song:” UConn Husky”
• Coach: Jim Calhoun
• Players: Jeff Adrien,
• Big Name Alumni: Ray Allen, of the Boston “Three-Party” Celtics

#3 Missouri (28-6)

• Big 12 Champs
• Location: Columbia, Missouri
• Mascot: Tigers
• School Colors: Old Gold and Black
• Nickname: Mizzou
• Coach:  Mike Anderson
• Arch Rival: Kansas
• Players: DeMarre Carroll, Leo Lyons, J.T. Tiller, Matt Lawrence

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#1 Pittsburgh (28-4)

• Big East
  
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Nickname: Panthers
• Mascot: Roc the Panthers
• School Colors: Blue and Gold
• Coach: Jamie Dixon
• Rivals: West Virginia
• Fanatical Fans: The Oakland Zoo. Pitts fans have been ranked the top in country and labeled “phenomenal” and “formidable.” Oakland refers to the neighborhood in Pitts where the college is.
• Players: Sam Young, DeJuan Blair, Jermaine Dixon, Levance Fields, Brad Wannamaker

#3 Villanova (26-7)

• Big East
  
• Location: Villanova, PA
• Nickname: Wildcats
• Mascot: Will D. Cat
• School Colors: Blue and White
• Coach: Jay Wright
• Rivals: Part of the Philadelphia Big 5, which is the rivalry between the schools of the city. “The Holy War” is the battle between Nova and St Joseph’s.
• Claim to Fame: When the famous Liberty Bell cracked, a new one was made called “the Sister Bell.”  Nova proudly houses the bell on their campus
• Players: Dante Cunningham, Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes—I like to think of them like as the Two Coreys (for those of you who are not children of the 80s, that means the bromance team of Corey Haim and Corey Feldman)

My Amazing Insights and Picks: I still hold a grudge against Pitts for that whole winning the Super Bowl thing. I’m kinda anti-the whole state of Penn actually if you throw in the World Series winning Phillies and the fact that my hottie doctor boy decided to do his residency there and not in Florida…..

And my boy Shelton is a huge ‘Nova fan so go ‘Nova!

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For the rest of the Sweet 16 Matchups, check out My Super 16!

Stay tuned more insights and analysis will be up in the morning! Plus the rest of the Elite 8 as soon as the games are decided!

About the author: Jennifer Taglione is the owner of this fabulous website Stiletto Sports. Despite writing well over 500 posts, she still maintains that she is not a sports writer! She is however a huge fan of Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Mark Sanchez, the Celtics, and totally kicks butt on March Madness brackets! Connect with her by following her on Twitter @StilettoSportsJ and subscribing to her weekly newsletter. For more info check out the About the Editor page!

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