An entourage of winners

It's possible that I have absolutely nothing to do with any of these events, but - I'd just like to point out my geographic association with a variety of winners this weekend.

• My undergraduate alma mater, the University of Illinois, is the top-ranked team going into the NCAA basketball championships. Go Illini!
  
• My graduate alma mater, the University of Washington, is also a number-one seed in the aforementioned tournament. Go Huskies!
  
• This year's US Barista Champion is - for the second year in a row - from my lovely state of Washington. She will represent the US in the World Barista Championship right here in Seattle next month. Go Phuong Tran!