There’s more than one way to skin a Cat.

Davidson’s journey to the Sweet 16 is the story of the Tournament thus far. Can this Cinderella story go all the way to the championship? How about we settle for the Midwest Region at 8-1. The competition is tough: first Wisconsin (5-2), and then probably Kansas (4-9). But giving the Wildcats this smaller task to complete makes them far more likely to cash in than tacking on another two elite opponents in the Final Four.

Villanova is the other team still in the Midwest hunt at 10-1. This species of Wildcat is already a 12-point underdog (no moneyline at press time) against Kansas. Davidson is only getting five points from the Badgers and would figure to be a tougher matchup for the Jayhawks.

Here are the odds for the remaining Sweet 16 teams to win the South Region:

Memphis    3-2
Texas        2-1
Stanford    5-2
Michigan St.    9-2

How’s your March Madness bracket holding out? Tell me you didn’t actually think that Georgia could win against an experienced Xavier team? Bet with your head, not your heart. That’s rule No. 1.

I’m telling you, it’s not always about how many three-pointers you can nail, but how many free throw shots you can make. And Xavier shot 29 free throws in the second half compared with only 5 for Georgia.

“It’s hard to compete with that,” Georgia guard Billy Humphrey said. “They’re taking wide-open shots at the free-throw line, and they’re doing it five times as much as we are, almost six times as much. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

The day’s action is not yet over, with a number of teams still fighting to make it through to the second round. Earlier today you may have seen Xavier rally back in the second half to win the game against Georgia, and what about Duke and Belmont?

There are 16 games scheduled for tomorrow, including matchups featuring top seeds North Carolina and Memphis. As of right now, however, here are the final scores in the opening round of the NCAA basketball tournament:

Xavier 73, Georgia 61
Kansas 85, Portland State 61
Michigan State 72, Temple 61
Marquette 74, Kentucky 66
UNLV 71, Kent State 58
Pittsburgh 82, Oral Roberts 63
Purdue 90, Baylor 79
Stanford 77, Cornell 53
Kansas State 80, USC 67
Duke 71, Belmont 70
Washington State 71, Winthrop 40
Texas A&M 67, Brigham Young 62

For all your NCAA Tournament scores and updates the best place to go is NCAA.com

Are you ready to pencil in the Wisconsin Badgers to go to the Final Four? No? Fair enough. The Badgers don’t have the pedigree; they’ve been there twice, most recently in 2000, while North Carolina has been there 16 times.

So let’s try another gimmick for filling out that March Madness bracket. Let’s look at the teams with the most dominant centers – the big men on campus, if you will. Center is a premium position on the floor, and last year’s Final Four gave us Greg Oden, Roy Hibbert and Joakim Noah.

This is where the UCLA Bruins have made their move with the addition of Kevin Love. The freshman sensation was the best player on the team from the minute he walked into Pauley Pavilion. Hibbert is still taking care of business for the Hoyas; how about Tyler Hansbrough for UNC and David Padgett for Louisville to round out your Final Four? We’ll see Sunday whether the bracket allows.