So through 12 games on the first day of the NCAA Tournament, I find myself with 6 wins and 6 losses on my bracket.

Wow. I’m not sure I’ve ever struggled so much. And with 4 close games going on as I type this  — although I can’t imagine Lehigh hanging with Kansas for much longer — it could wind up even worse.

Still, from a fan’s standpoint, this has been a great day of basketball. Robert Morris pushing No. 2 seed Villanova to overtime, Northern Iowa, Washington and Murray State hitting  last-second shots to pick up wins as underdogs and Florida and BYU starting the day with a double-overtime battle at the Ford Center. And don’t forget Ohio University, a week ago the ninth-place regular season finisher in the Mid-American Conference, now the slayers of Georgetown and headed to the second round.

Hopefully the best is yet to come. And maybe I’ll start to win some games.