March Madness: Fourth-round strategy for the $5K USA TODAY's NCAA Tournament Survivor Pool

March Madness continues to surprise. If you're still alive in the USA TODAY's NCAA Men's Tournament Survivor Pool contest heading into this weekend's Elite 8, congrats! After Friday's action, only 210 entries out of 8,109 remain alive.

All four No. 1 seeds are gone. Some of you might have advanced by picking the 9th-seeded FAU Owls. Nicely done! But you're only half way there. You still have 3 more rounds (picks) to go.

As an employee, I'm not eligible to win this NCAA Tournament Survivor Pool contest. Had I been, I would have been eliminated in the 1st round when No. 2 seed Arizona was knocked out by 15th-seeded Princeton. I also would have been shown the door in the 2nd round with losing picks of Furman (vs. San Diego State) and Auburn (vs. Houston). At least I bounced back with Creighton defeating Princeton in the 3rd round.

For the 1st time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, there are no No. 1 seeds in the Elite 8. So, it's wide open for the national championship as fans coast to coast, from South Florida to San Diego and Spokane, have dreams of "One Shining Moment..

Here's my strategy of how to advance into the Final Four and eventually win the Men's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool .

A rules reminder: Remaining entries are required to pick just 1 team to win for the remaining rounds - no spread involved. Once you pick a team, it can't be used again, similar to an NFL survivor pool.

You'll pick 1 team in the Elite 8, 1 in the Final Four and then the National Championship Game winner - if you still have eligible teams to choose from.