Neighboring States Advance Again

Yesterday for the second straight day, teams from neighboring states won regional finals games to advance to the national semi-finals next week.

Saturday the neighboring states of Washington and Oregon advanced as Gonzaga and Oregon University respectively, won regional finals games.

On Sunday it was the Carolinas as first South Carolina upset Florida and then North Carolina won by 2 points as 2 point favorites vs Kentucky.

Gonzaga is a nice favorite vs South Carolina in the first national semi tilt next Saturday while N.C. is a little less the perceived choice in its game vs Oregon.

Spelled differently, pronounced the same, the great Jim Nabors pictured above.

Alas his “Gomer Pyle” was from North Carolina, one of the states with a team in the national semis.