"Non-expert" wins Pool o' Experts

Kansas wasn't the only one that rallied to win in the NCAA Tournament. Yoni Cohen of the blog YoCoHoops.com recovered from a shaky first round to win the fifth annual [Salon.com] Pool o' Experts.

Cohen had declared himself "not much of an 'expert' these days" upon turning in his bracket because over the last year he'd focused his attention on political work rather than writing about hoops for Fox Sports.

But he was one of only two experts, or at least two panelists, to have Kansas winning -- yours truly was the other -- and he was the only one who correctly identified Kansas and Memphis as the Championship Game contestants...

Cohen's prize is dinner at my house, home cooking or actual house neither implied nor guaranteed. Here are the final standings:

Expert Points

1. Yoni Cohen, YoCoHoops.com 1,260
2. NCAA Selection Committee 1,100
3. King Kaufman, Salon 1,010
4. Jonah Keri, ESPN/N.Y. Sun 1,000
5.Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated 990
6. CBS SportsLine users 980
7. Stewart Mandel, Sports Illustrated 950
8. Tony Kornheiser, Washington Post 940
9. Seth Davis, CBS/S.I. 900
10. Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated 860
11. Gregg Doyel, CBS SportsLine 800
12. Barack Obama, D-Ill. 780
13. Michael Wilbon, Washington Post 720
14. John McCain, R-Ariz. 710
15. Buster, Coinflip 4 Kids 390