as the president s re-election team gears up for november. it could be a tight race. president obama in a statistical dead tie at this moment with mitt romney and rick santorum. still ahead on way too early, it s like a quiz bowl with sneakers when my commodores fresh off their upset take on harvard in the ncaa tournament. we ll have some other teams for you to watch as you fill out your brackets this morning. that s ahead in sports. and mitt romney did tell the crowd in mississippi last week that he s begun to say y all and eat grits. newt gingrich saying he likes grits more. this and more when way too early comes right back. elizabeth smart s family
seed in the east. and michigan state, which won the big 10 title yesterday, out west. you can check out the full brackets at madness.nbc.com. we have some teams to watch thursday and friday. vandy plays harvard. how is that for a match-up? fifth-seeded vanderbilt, 12th seed harvard. first ncaa appearance since 1946, vandy s third straight appearance in the big dance though they have been losing quite a bit in the first round lately. let s hope that changes. in the south, south dakota state jack rabbits play three seed baylor in the first round. south dakota state became a division one program only four years ago. in the midwest, three seed georgetown plays a dangerous 14 seed belmont. and vcu back in the dance. they went to the final four last year, getting the 12 seed this year. playing five seed wichita state.