A weekend that ravaged plenty of brackets left D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s largely intact.
The mayor, who completed a bracket for ESPN’s Tournament Challenge under the username “VinceGray3,” correctly picked the winner in 32 of 48 games played since Thursday.
Even though Gray’s bracket wasn’t packed with risk — all of his picks for the Final Four are least No. 2 seeds — much of his Elite Eight and Final Four remained in the tournament by Monday morning.
No. 2 Missouri, which 15th-seeded Norfolk State defeated last week, is the only one of Gray’s Elite Eight/Final Four picks to be out of contention at the Big Dance.
One especially notable Gray pick did come to fruition, much to the chagrin of plenty in the District: The mayor had predicted that third-seeded Georgetown would be ousted by close of business on Sunday.
He was right about the upset, just not about the team that ultimately did the deed. Instead of San Diego State University sending the Hoyas packing like Gray forecasted, the pride of Raleigh, N.C. — the North Carolina State Wolfpack — sent Georgetown to another early exit.
Still no word on if Gray is a part of a pool at the Wilson Building, but had he joined The Washington Examiner’s friendly internal competition for office bragging rights, he’d be fourth in the standings.
