Four of the Elite Eight are set! We have a new leader!

Four of the Elite Eight teams are set! And with that, we have a new leader!

For the first time in the competition, Brad is not sitting atop the standings. I know you're all sad.

Heather has taken the lead as she correctly selected two of the games last night (please enjoy this picture of Heather dancing! :-p). Nobody did particularly well with the four games last night. Only Heather, Dad, Teresa, and Matt got more than one right; and to be honest a handful of us didn't get any of them right!

In second place is Dad (Gary), Brad is holding steady in third place, and Teresa, who has continued to climb the standings, is now in fourth! Has anyone noticed that Teresa never does well in the first few rounds and then comes out of nowhere every. single. year? I'm not kidding, look:

She started out in 14th place. Then jumped up to 11th. Then jumped up to 7th. Fell to 8th. And is now in 4th place. Not to mention, she still has 3 of her Final Four teams in the competition. Unreal.

Here are the standings:

1. Heather - 111.5 points

2. Dad - 108.5 points

3. Bradley - 98 points

4. Teresa - 95.5 points

5. Matt - 95 points

6. Nathaniel - 93.5 points

7. Eric - 84 points

8. Robert - 82.5 points

9. Mom - 78.5 points

10. Jeremy - 67.5 points

11. Melissa - 67 points

12. Beth - 65.5 points

13. Lindsey - 62.5 points

14. Allison - 60.5 points

15. Jacob - 55.5 points

It is worth mentioning that Brad is no longer in the running to win the 2012 Bracket Challenge. Even though he is currently sitting in third place, has three of his Final Four selections still alive, and the two Championship contenders alive; Dad (Gary) has the EXACT same selections as Brad for the remainder of the tournament. So, as Dad is 10.5 points ahead of Brad, he will not be able to pass Dad.

Way to go, Dad, for eliminating me... ouch.