Author Topic: March Madness w/ The Elite! (Read 3414 times)

Ngamer · « **on:** March 12, 2006, 11:36:00 pm »

It's the moooost, wonderful time... of the yeeeear!

Yes sir, the greatest playoffs in all of sport are here again- it's college basketball's Big Dance! But which of the 64 teams will come out on top? Fill out a bracket, and let's find out together!

As always, we're running an Elite bracket competition at ESPN.com, and everyone's invited. Just start here:

games.espn.go.com/tcmen/frontpage

After you log in/sign up, pick an entry name (like "Ngamer's Superpicks!") and then click Create/Join a Group. Do a search for

The March Madness Elite

Our pass, as always, is "elite."

It's going to be another great tourney, hope you choose to join in. Go Duke!

TreAKAHotdog · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2006, 01:42:00 am »

go villanova! and syracuse!

Lark · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:07:00 pm »

Hell yeah!
Syracuse all the way. Die Duke, this is your seventh year in a row making the NCAA tourny. Hope you loose in the sweet sixteen. :lol

the Blueline Goddess · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2006, 01:06:00 am »

*hates March Madness but fills out a bracket anyway*

>.>

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2006, 02:47:00 pm »

Go Zags!
Else, go Air Force
Else, go Duke

Soft-Hedwig · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2006, 04:37:00 pm »

Why is college basketball such a big deal?

bcks · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2006, 10:24:00 pm »

Its not, but its fun to watch the upsets that always happen.

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2006, 03:48:00 am »

Because we like our ball sports tournament to be more fast-paced than you European World Cuppers.

Plus, why not root for your university (or favorite) to win the championship?

Fal2002 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2006, 09:12:00 am »

Jon held me to ransom, so against my own will i will be entering this.

Smasher · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2006, 04:26:00 pm »

Incidentally, Jon's indescribably incessant insistance induced my involvement.

My picks are almost totally random. If I beat you and you didn't do the same thing, you should be ashamed.

Ngamer · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2006, 05:01:00 pm »

Oh, nice one RD! But I was hoping you'd go for the sweep.

Incidentally, ImNgamers's indescribably incessant insistance induced increased involvement.

MostFrantic · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2006, 11:30:00 pm »

Ok, I got my entry in. I don't really know much about many of the teams except San Diego State. I think they're better than their record shows. They played poorly throughout their conference tourney but I think they'll step it up against Indiana in the first round. As dominant as Gonzaga is, I've got SDSU over them in the second round. After that, who knows. Plus there's buzz that two of the juniors may go pro. Then again I came in dead last a year ago so I don't anticipate winning the car or whatever it is they're giving away.

Good luck to all!

Ngamer · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:30:00 pm »

To me, the next two days are the best days of the year, sports-wise. 16 games a day, and every one of them meaningful? It just doesn't get any better than that.

As a for instance, a team me and several others have picked all the way to the Final Four was just taken into double overtime. And that's just in the first game of the day!

Here's what BC/Pacific looked like in Chat:

CieloAzor (1:56:23 PM): Ding ding ding!
nstinson2004 (1:56:26 PM): WOW
Im Ngamer (1:56:28 PM): NOOOO
nstinson2004 (1:56:31 PM): its over!
octoinky (1:56:32 PM): done
Im Ngamer (1:56:35 PM): *bracket starts to crumble*
CieloAzor (1:56:37 PM): Get up!
CieloAzor (1:56:40 PM): Get the fruck up!
nstinson2004 (2:01:20 PM): OM
nstinson2004 (2:01:23 PM): G
Im Ngamer (2:01:25 PM): NOOOO
octoinky (2:01:25 PM): FDJSglerjio;tjweakl;jdlkhsdaklgjshaklfasdhjkfASD
octoinky (2:01:27 PM): vslgo; jh opsdfjs
octoinky (2:01:27 PM): fsdajklfhsakl'g
octoinky (2:01:27 PM): sd;agh
octoinky (2:01:28 PM): asdghlwda
Im Ngamer (2:01:30 PM): RARRRRRR
octoinky (2:01:39 PM): SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
octoinky (2:01:41 PM): COUNT IT
octoinky (2:01:44 PM): STOP STOP STOP
Brian19King (2:04:54 PM): DONT CHOKE
octoinky (2:04:57 PM): OOOEEEE
octoinky (2:05:15 PM): MAKE IT BITCH
nstinson2004 (2:05:20 PM): NO@
octoinky (2:05:20 PM): YES!!
nstinson2004 (2:05:22 PM): go pac!
Brian19King (2:05:25 PM): Clllllllllutch
octoinky (2:05:25 PM): GUARD HIM
nstinson2004 (2:05:29 PM): NO
nstinson2004 (2:05:30 PM): TOO LATE
octoinky (2:05:32 PM): foulded him... but too late
octoinky (2:05:32 PM): wowowow
Im Ngamer (2:05:37 PM): OH MAN
Im Ngamer (2:05:40 PM): holy crap!
octoinky (2:06:00 PM): madness in the first game, jeez

March Madness with The Elite Chat
Miss one game... miss a lot

EDIT - wheat's Elite Eight, so he can't swap in another of his 4 brackets and say he really meant that all along.

Duke over Cal
Memphis over Marquette
Duke over Memphis to the Final

Uconn over UNC
OSU over Nova
Uconn over OSU to the Final

Uconn over Duke for the Win.

wheatrich · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2006, 12:21:00 am »

To be fair, I can't recall ever doing that nor was I ever going to do something like that ngamer. In fact I hadn't even intended to even let you or anyone else know who I picked unless they asked valuing my advice rather than comparing--you were the one badgering me about it.

I also don't think that is accurate with what I actually did but I don't care nor am I competing here so it doesn't matter.

Marquette just ran into a team with one guy making 8/11 3's. Grrrr. I'll bite that and the other games I lost. I didn't care before this tourn started nor do I care now. I only submitted brackets for the free 10k shot. I only care when my integrity is being questioned which obviously you are doing.

I know you won't believe me so why do I even bother?

You can't leave the elite--because ngamer will hound you till the end of the earth to come back.

Ngamer · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2006, 03:46:00 am »

Wait a minute... the Big Ten sucks? Why didn't anyone tell me?!

Standings after two rounds of tournament play!

1 sdkess , S. Kessler 250 220 0 0 0 0 880 470 97.4
2 D-12 , B. Sanford 270 180 0 0 0 0 840 450 91.3
   BK , B. King 250 200 0 0 0 0 840 450 91.3
4 packattack , M. Flees 220 220 0 0 0 0 960 440 85.6
   MKE Max , M. Jansen 220 220 0 0 0 0 920 440 85.6
   Octo's Picks , P. McCanna 240 200 0 0 0 0 880 440 85.6
7 Chief Cornerstone , J. Weisshaar 250 180 0 0 0 0 1000 430 78.0
   Spider-Waffle , B. Pile 210 220 0 0 0 0 1000 430 78.0
   Bosshardt 1 , B. Bosshardt 230 200 0 0 0 0 960 430 78.0
   Huskies fo' life! , M. Kasten 230 200 0 0 0 0 920 430 78.0
   Matisko 1 , M. Matisko 250 180 0 0 0 0 880 430 78.0
   Q-Bizzle's "Fo Shizzles" , J. Lay 250 180 0 0 0 0 840 430 78.0
   Ng's Duke Nukems! , J. Bearder 250 180 0 0 0 0 560 430 78.0
14 Come , s. bryze 220 200 0 0 0 0 880 420 67.3
   Joakley , J. Oakley 220 200 0 0 0 0 880 420 67.3
   Woll , G. Woll 220 200 0 0 0 0 760 420 67.3
   mikerspd's monkeys , M. Dolejsi 220 200 0 0 0 0 760 420 67.3
   Jayhawks 4 Life , J. Bearder 220 200 0 0 0 0 600 420 67.3
19 Cutler 1 , B. Cutler 210 200 0 0 0 0 920 410 57.2
   matis 2 , a. matis 230 180 0 0 0 0 520 410 57.2
21 hovis 1 , t. hovis 220 180 0 0 0 0 960 400 46.8
   ☼NOAKEVBO☼ , K. Booth 240 160 0 0 0 0 880 400 46.8
   Fal , I. Fallens 240 160 0 0 0 0 560 400 46.8
24 Dirk's domination station , D. Olson 230 160 0 0 0 0 1000 390 37.2
   Esox magnus , R. Bearder 190 200 0 0 0 0 960 390 37.2
   Youse's Picks O' Death , b. youse 190 200 0 0 0 0 760 390 37.2
27 Shade , J. Dubreuil 180 200 0 0 0 0 680 380 28.8
   Wiff Wins! , T. Andrews 220 160 0 0 0 0 560 380 28.8
29 MostFrantic , b. frantic 210 160 0 0 0 0 1000 370 21.8
   Mike 1 , M. Mike 190 180 0 0 0 0 880 370 21.8
   Wiszowaty 1 , P. Wiszowaty 230 140 0 0 0 0 840 370 21.8
32 Dayle ROCKS! , D. Steinke 180 140 0 0 0 0 680 320 4.6
   MMF Moles , E. Tapani 200 120 0 0 0 0 440 320 4.6
34 Stinson 1 , N. Stinson 160 140 0 0 0 0 760 300 2.5
35 MouseMouse , M. Kirkness 180 100 0 0 0 0 400 280 1.4
36 Smasher , g. sdgf 170 100 0 0 0 0 560 270 1.1
37 Dunkingdonuts 1 , D. Dunkingdonuts 140 120 0 0 0 0 880 260 0.8

I peaked at 99.3% after the first round... our top Elite score was Bcks, who was 99.9% (ranked 3000th overall) for a little while between rounds.

Basically, it's time to root Duke, BC, and every single upset possible from here out.

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2006, 03:50:00 am »

I don't like that pool. I prefer that facebook pool

bcks · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2006, 07:28:00 am »

Actualy at one point, i was around the top 1990 something.

Boss · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2006, 12:36:00 pm »

Max score is what really matters, not your current score.

sdkess · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2006, 08:20:00 pm »

Right, the PPR is the most important number. Unfortunately my PPR took a major hit when UNC lost yesterday. I still stand to do well if Duke and Villanova are in the championship game. If UConn continues to win, I'll be leapfrogged by quite a few people.

the Blueline Goddess · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:25:00 am »

Basketball is pretty lame. Unless you're playing. And even then, I'm a short, white chick, which means I'm not best suited for basketball. That didn't stop me in junior high from being one of the better JV players though.

Memories...

Anyway, basketball sucks. I hate the month of March. Except the 31st. >.>

TreAKAHotdog · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2006, 08:13:00 pm »

NathanStinson · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2006, 11:50:00 pm »

wow, I'm not in last!

bcks · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2006, 03:10:00 am »

Duke FTL

The only @#%$ game i watch fully, and jj iradickhead sucks it up, i swear i jinx every game i watch. Had i just did something else, they would have won.

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:38:00 pm »

well, we'll get 'em next year, Zags

sdkess · « **Reply #24 on:** March 24, 2006, 03:18:00 pm »

I didn't get to see the Duke game, but I was told that it was heinous. I'm still a little bitter about how poorly UNC played in their loss too. My NC connection has let me down this year. I'm always biased towards teams from my home state, and my bracket is paying for it. Unless Nova wins/makes the final game, my bracket is toast.

I got to see the end of the WVU/Texas and Zaga/UCLA games, and wow were they tight. I thought WVU had forced an OT, and that UCLA comeback was nothing short of incredible. I'm still stunned by it.

mikerspd · « **Reply #25 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:33:00 pm »

I was actually tied (with lots I'm sure) for 70th in the women's after the first day (29/32). However, that has since changed considerably. ;p

Looks like Duke F'd a lot of people, our group is kind of sad in potential right now.

packattack · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2006, 12:19:00 am »

Nova squeaked one out and im still haning in. Hopefully Uconn wins tonight.

sdkess · « **Reply #27 on:** March 25, 2006, 03:23:00 am »

Watching UConn beat Washington at the end was painful. UConn should have lost that game in regulation. I knew it was over once it went to OT due to the foul troubles of Washington.

I don't like UConn, and I was hoping for a little upset since so many people have them winning it all. At least Nova survived...

Ngamer · « **Reply #28 on:** March 25, 2006, 05:59:00 pm »

*sigh*

Results heading into the Elite Eight.

1 sdkess , S. Kessler 250 220 200 0 0 0 280 670 98.0
2 packattack , M. Flees 220 220 200 0 0 0 520 640 94.1
3 Dirk's domination station , D. Olson 230 160 240 0 0 0 520 630 91.9
   Chief Cornerstone , J. Weisshaar 250 180 200 0 0 0 520 630 91.9
5 Woll , G. Woll 220 200 200 0 0 0 520 620 88.1
   Jayhawks 4 Life , J. Bearder 220 200 200 0 0 0 280 620 88.1
7 MostFrantic , b. frantic 210 160 240 0 0 0 360 610 85.0
   D-12 , B. Sanford 270 180 160 0 0 0 280 610 85.0
9 hovis 1 , t. hovis 220 180 200 0 0 0 520 600 81.3
   Octo's Picks , P. McCanna 240 200 160 0 0 0 440 600 81.3
11 Bosshardt 1 , B. Bosshardt 230 200 160 0 0 0 520 590 77.2
   Spider-Waffle , B. Pile 210 220 160 0 0 0 200 590 77.2
13 mikerspd's monkeys , M. Dolejsi 220 200 160 0 0 0 560 580 72.5
14 matis 2 , a. matis 230 180 160 0 0 0 0 570 67.6
15 MKE Max , M. Jansen 220 220 120 0 0 0 520 560 62.3
   Fal , I. Fallens 240 160 160 0 0 0 280 560 62.3
17 Esox magnus , R. Bearder 190 200 160 0 0 0 560 550 56.9
   Q-Bizzle's "Fo Shizzles" , J. Lay 250 180 120 0 0 0 440 550 56.9
   Huskies fo' life! , M. Kasten 230 200 120 0 0 0 440 550 56.9
   Matisko 1 , M. Matisko 250 180 120 0 0 0 360 550 56.9
21 Joakley , J. Oakley 220 200 120 0 0 0 440 540 51.5
22 Wiszowaty 1 , P. Wiszowaty 230 140 160 0 0 0 280 530 46.2
   BK , B. King 250 200 80 0 0 0 0 530 46.2
24 ☼NOAKEVBO☼ , K. Booth 240 160 120 0 0 0 520 520 40.9
25 Youse's Picks O' Death , b. youse 190 200 120 0 0 0 200 510 36.0
26 Shade , J. Dubreuil 180 200 120 0 0 0 360 500 31.3
27 Mike 1 , M. Mike 190 180 120 0 0 0 440 490 27.0
   Cutler 1 , B. Cutler 210 200 80 0 0 0 280 490 27.0
29 Come , s. bryze 220 200 40 0 0 0 80 460 16.5
30 Ng's Duke Nukems! , J. Bearder 250 180 0 0 0 0 0 430 9.5
31 Stinson 1 , N. Stinson 160 140 120 0 0 0 360 420 7.8
32 Dayle ROCKS! , D. Steinke 180 140 80 0 0 0 360 400 5.3
   MMF Moles , E. Tapani 200 120 80 0 0 0 0 400 5.3
34 Dunkingdonuts 1 , D. Dunkingdonuts 140 120 120 0 0 0 640 380 3.5
   Wiff Wins! , T. Andrews 220 160 0 0 0 0 0 380 3.5
36 Smasher , g. sdgf 170 100 80 0 0 0 440 350 1.9
37 MouseMouse , M. Kirkness 180 100 40 0 0 0 360 320 1.1

Monkey Ball much?

Bizichyld · « **Reply #29 on:** March 27, 2006, 02:27:00 am »

Yes, the Washington Uconn game was worse than the Gonzaga loss. If Mike Jensen wouldn't have fouled that guy for the extra point, that three at the end of regulation wouldn't have tied it. He was an asshole to me in highschool, so he deserves the blame.

mikerspd · « **Reply #30 on:** March 27, 2006, 12:14:00 pm »

"He was an @#%$ to me in highschool, so he deserves the blame. "

Lol nice

At any rate, GO UCLA! If they make it further than Florida, I'm the winner! If both Florida and UCLA lose, Weisshaar wins (who the freak?), and if Florida makes it further than UCLA Woll is the Elitest Marcher.

Ngamer · « **Reply #31 on:** March 27, 2006, 05:21:00 pm »

Weisshaar is better known to the Elite as "Lanky."

I've got to say, this has to be the most unlikely Final Four in tournament history. Of the 2.8 million brackets entered at ESPN, exactly three correctly predicted this Final Four. Three! And two of those were on "joke" or throwaway brackets, the 4th or 5th ones the guys threw together just for giggles. This is nuts. Additionally, not a single person nailed the entire Elite Eight, though quite a few managed 7/8, surprisingly.

Standings heading into the Final Four!

1 Chief Cornerstone , J. Weisshaar 250 180 200 80 0 0 0 710 93.5
2 Woll , G. Woll 220 200 200 80 0 0 280 700 92.2
   Jayhawks 4 Life , J. Bearder 220 200 200 80 0 0 0 700 92.2
4 D-12 , B. Sanford 270 180 160 80 0 0 0 690 90.7
   MostFrantic , b. frantic 210 160 240 80 0 0 0 690 90.7
6 hovis 1 , t. hovis 220 180 200 80 0 0 0 680 88.9
   Octo's Picks , P. McCanna 240 200 160 80 0 0 0 680 88.9
8 sdkess , S. Kessler 250 220 200 0 0 0 0 670 87.0
9 mikerspd's monkeys , M. Dolejsi 220 200 160 80 0 0 280 660 84.8
10 packattack , M. Flees 220 220 200 0 0 0 0 640 79.8
   Fal , I. Fallens 240 160 160 80 0 0 0 640 79.8
   MKE Max , M. Jansen 220 220 120 80 0 0 0 640 79.8
13 Dirk's domination station , D. Olson 230 160 240 0 0 0 0 630 76.9
   Huskies fo' life! , M. Kasten 230 200 120 80 0 0 0 630 76.9
15 Wiszowaty 1 , P. Wiszowaty 230 140 160 80 0 0 0 610 69.3
16 ☼NOAKEVBO☼ , K. Booth 240 160 120 80 0 0 0 600 65.7
17 Bosshardt 1 , B. Bosshardt 230 200 160 0 0 0 0 590 62.0
   Spider-Waffle , B. Pile 210 220 160 0 0 0 0 590 62.0
19 Cutler 1 , B. Cutler 210 200 80 80 0 0 120 570 53.8
   matis 2 , a. matis 230 180 160 0 0 0 0 570 53.8
21 Matisko 1 , M. Matisko 250 180 120 0 0 0 0 550 45.3
   Q-Bizzle's "Fo Shizzles" , J. Lay 250 180 120 0 0 0 0 550 45.3
   Esox magnus , R. Bearder 190 200 160 0 0 0 0 550 45.3
24 Joakley , J. Oakley 220 200 120 0 0 0 0 540 41.1
25 BK , B. King 250 200 80 0 0 0 0 530 37.0
26 Youse's Picks O' Death , b. youse 190 200 120 0 0 0 0 510 29.1
27 Shade , J. Dubreuil 180 200 120 0 0 0 0 500 25.4
28 Mike 1 , M. Mike 190 180 120 0 0 0 0 490 22.1
29 Come , s. bryze 220 200 40 0 0 0 0 460 13.8
30 Ng's Duke Nukems! , J. Bearder 250 180 0 0 0 0 0 430 8.1
31 Stinson 1 , N. Stinson 160 140 120 0 0 0 0 420 6.7
32 Dayle ROCKS! , D. Steinke 180 140 80 0 0 0 0 400 4.6
   MMF Moles , E. Tapani 200 120 80 0 0 0 0 400 4.6
34 Dunkingdonuts 1 , D. Dunkingdonuts 140 120 120 0 0 0 0 380 3.1
   Wiff Wins! , T. Andrews 220 160 0 0 0 0 0 380 3.1
36 Smasher , g. sdgf 170 100 80 0 0 0 0 350 1.7
37 MouseMouse , M. Kirkness 180 100 40 0 0 0 0 320 1.0

Interestingly, one more GMU win (and a UCLA loss) will mean that Woll ties for silver with the girl he once attempted to facebook.

youreliteness.thengamer.c...?quote=250

When reached for comment, Jenny said "I can't believe he's even stalking my bracket now. Creepy."

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #32 on:** March 27, 2006, 06:31:00 pm »

GMU ftw!

Matis · « **Reply #33 on:** March 28, 2006, 09:05:00 pm »

i hate basketball, espically colllege basketball. Its boring and a total buzz kill.

Ngamer · « **Reply #34 on:** April 04, 2006, 09:47:00 pm »

Say hello to your 2006 March Madness Champion... Greg Woll! His correct prediction of FL for the win puts him in the top 99.6% overall; quite impressive!

Final Standings for 2006

1 Woll , G. Woll 220 200 200 80 120 160 0 980 99.6
2 mikerspd's monkeys , M. Dolejsi 220 200 160 80 120 0 0 780 94.7
3 Chief Cornerstone , J. Weisshaar 250 180 200 80 0 0 0 710 88.3
4 Jayhawks 4 Life , J. Bearder 220 200 200 80 0 0 0 700 87.0
5 D-12 , B. Sanford 270 180 160 80 0 0 0 690 85.5
Cutler 1 , B. Cutler 210 200 80 80 120 0 0 690 85.5
MostFrantic , b. frantic 210 160 240 80 0 0 0 690 85.5
8 hovis 1 , t. hovis 220 180 200 80 0 0 0 680 83.9
Octo's Picks , P. McCanna 240 200 160 80 0 0 0 680 83.9
10 sdkess , S. Kessler 250 220 200 0 0 0 0 670 82.2
11 Fal , I. Fallens 240 160 160 80 0 0 0 640 75.7
packattack , M. Flees 220 220 200 0 0 0 0 640 75.7
MKE Max , M. Jansen 220 220 120 80 0 0 0 640 75.7
14 Huskies fo' life! , M. Kasten 230 200 120 80 0 0 0 630 73.2
Dirk's domination station , D. Olson 230 160 240 0 0 0 0 630 73.2
16 Wiszowaty 1 , P. Wiszowaty 230 140 160 80 0 0 0 610 66.3
17 ☼NOAKEVBO☼ , K. Booth 240 160 120 80 0 0 0 600 63.0
18 Spider-Waffle , B. Pile 210 220 160 0 0 0 0 590 59.6
Bosshardt 1 , B. Bosshardt 230 200 160 0 0 0 0 590 59.6
20 matis 2 , a. matis 230 180 160 0 0 0 0 570 52.1
21 Esox magnus , R. Bearder 190 200 160 0 0 0 0 550 44.1
Q-Bizzle's "Fo Shizzles" , J. Lay 250 180 120 0 0 0 0 550 44.1
Matisko 1 , M. Matisko 250 180 120 0 0 0 0 550 44.1
24 Joakley , J. Oakley 220 200 120 0 0 0 0 540 40.1
25 BK , B. King 250 200 80 0 0 0 0 530 36.1
26 Youse's Picks O' Death , b. youse 190 200 120 0 0 0 0 510 28.5
27 Shade , J. Dubreuil 180 200 120 0 0 0 0 500 25.0
28 Mike 1 , M. Mike 190 180 120 0 0 0 0 490 21.7
29 Come , s. bryze 220 200 40 0 0 0 0 460 13.6
30 Ng's Duke Nukems! , J. Bearder 250 180 0 0 0 0 0 430 8.0
31 Stinson 1 , N. Stinson 160 140 120 0 0 0 0 420 6.6
32 Dayle ROCKS! , D. Steinke 180 140 80 0 0 0 0 400 4.5
MMF Moles , E. Tapani 200 120 80 0 0 0 0 400 4.5
34 Dunkingdonuts 1 , D. Dunkingdonuts 140 120 120 0 0 0 0 380 3.1
Wiff Wins! , T. Andrews 220 160 0 0 0 0 0 380 3.1
36 Smasher , g. sdgf 170 100 80 0 0 0 0 350 1.7
37 MouseMouse , M. Kirkness 180 100 40 0 0 0 0 320 1.0

EDIT - To put it in perspective, Woll only correctly predicted 3 of the Elite Eight, only one of his Final Four made the field, and one of his Finals picks got spanked in the opening round already, earning him 0 of a possible 31 points. And he still blew the rest of us right out of the water. What a crazy year!

GoldenGreg007 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:23:00 am »

PWNED MOTHERFUCKERS

octoinky · « **Reply #36 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:17:00 pm »

The saddest part about this year, is that we all get pwned by the shittiest brackets.. Yet then to have even less points means ours are even shittier. Not many people on the leaderboard even had good brackets, unless you consider randomly picking GMU "good" (read the writeup on winner, he meant to have george WASHINGTON as his cinderella, did it wrong and just said eh what the hell, I'll keep it) and missing half of the round 2 games, but getting lucky that the rest of the wild/random picks make the elite 8 "good." With 3,000,000 brackets, SOMEBODY is going to get lucky, eh?

w00t at having like nothing right in the last 4 rounds and getting in the 80%ile

Fal2002 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:21:00 pm »

How the hell did i come 11th? If any americans are below me be ashamed!

octoinky · « **Reply #38 on:** April 07, 2006, 03:56:00 am »

round 1: 10 points
round 2: 20 points
sweet 16: 40 points
elite 8: 80 points
final 4: 120 points
final: 240 points

Am I right or am I right?

EV round 1: 1/2 * 32 games * 10 points = 160
EV round 2: 1/4 * 16 games * 20 points = 80
EV round 3: 1/8 * 8 games * 40 points = 40
EV round 4: 1/16 * 4 games * 80 points = 20
EV round 5: 1/32 * 2 games * 120 points = 7.5
EV round 6: 1/64 * 1 game * 240 points = 3.75

total: 311.25 points for PURE randomness.

Oh damn, thats just one game below the bottom of our list, oh well. I was hoping I'd find somebody who did worse than that.

I'd restrict half the field from winning later games if it weren't for GMU, screws that idea.

wishiwasfamous · « **Reply #39 on:** April 07, 2006, 01:35:00 pm »

Congrats to UF! Congrats to Woll for ALSO winning the very selective Facebook pool!

Player Bracket R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total
Greg Woll view 28 20 20 16 15 25 124
Ryan Strom view 30 18 12 16 0 0 76
Thomas Andrews view 26 30 4 16 0 0 76
Dirk Olson view 36 16 20 0 0 0 72
Blake Piepho view 28 22 12 8 0 0 70
Phil McCanna view 19 20 8 8 0 0 55
Jon Bearder view 31 18 0 0 0 0 49

octoinky · « **Reply #40 on:** April 13, 2006, 02:08:00 pm »

lolol I tried a new facebook bracket and it got pwned, whoops

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