March Madness is going....

[Guest072311]

anyone interested in NCAA Division 1 Basketball?

[Guest052813-01]

Not until the brackets are revealed. Then I fill out five different ones, all (this year) with Kansas as the champion.

[old-tyme-racer]

Yes, Lets go to Vegas

[Guest072311]

Originally Posted by fritz3552

Not until the brackets are revealed. Then I fill out five different ones, all (this year) with Kansas as the champion.

This one is a little different.

1.Pick your top 65 teams - who ever gets the most correct gets a prize....
Must be in by March 12th Midnight Central time

2. When the brackets come out, pick your winners for each round, most correct up to the final 4 gets a prize.
Bracket is out on the 14th. First round games start on the 16th, submit before the end of the first game completed!

3. Your final four and the winner. Who ever has the correct Final Four list is eligible for a last chance prize. Pick your winner, all who go 5 for 5 share a prize?
April 3rd is the Finals. If NO one gets all 4 correct, best 3 will "play off", etc.

[Guest052813-01]

Here's how I fill out my brackets:

1) The best team wins - normally the bracket I submit when pools only allow one bracket;
2) Chalk - the highest seeded team is selected until the Final Four, then best team;
3) The Big 12 - when a Big 12 team is in a game, it's selected, otherwise best team is selected - when two Big 12 match up against each other, best team is selected;
4) Upset Special - other than 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15 and 3 vs. 14, pick the lowest seeded team to win each game;
5) Anyone other than the ACC - when an ACC team is in a game, select the other team, otherwise best team is selected.

I haven't won any pools with this system, but 1 and 2 have given me an 85% winning percentage the last three years - 4 was a fluke 79% in 2005.

In determining best team, I rely on regular season record, conference, RPI, gut instinct, favoritism and, when all else fails, a dart board or quarter. However, I have had good luck when these teams are in the tourney regardless of seeding - Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina, UCLA, Valpariso, Gonzaga.

[BigMikeinKC]

Originally Posted by fritz3552

Not until the brackets are revealed. Then I fill out five different ones, all (this year) with Kansas as the champion.

I always pick Kansas to lose in the 1st round, which means I don't win the brackets.

But it just gives me a nice warm fuzzy feeling on the inside.

[Guest072311]

always pick Kansas to lose in the 1st round, which means I don't win the brackets.

But it just gives me a nice warm fuzzy feeling on the inside.

So you are not a "hawk" ? Then you must be a "DOVE"?

Originally Posted by fritz3552

Here's how I fill out my brackets:

......I haven't won any pools with this system, but 1 and 2 have given me an 85% winning percentage the last three years - 4 was a fluke 79% in 2005.

In determining best team, I rely on regular season record, conference, RPI, gut instinct, favoritism and, when all else fails, a dart board or quarter. However, I have had good luck when these teams are in the tourney regardless of seeding - Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina, UCLA, Valpariso, Gonzaga.

But can you pick the best 65?... http://sparelink.yolasite.com/

[Guest072311]

TOP 25 is easy:
1. Syracuse (59)27-2
2. Kansas (6)27-2
3. Kentucky27-2
4. Duke25-4
5. Kansas State24-4
6. Ohio State23-7
7. Purdue24-4
8. New Mexico27-3
9. Villanova23-5
10.West Virginia22-6
11.Michigan State22-7
12.Butler26-4
13.Vanderbilt22-6
14Brigham Young26-4
15Wisconsin21-7
16Tennessee21-7
17Pittsburgh22-7
18Gonzaga24-5
19Georgetown19-8
20Temple24-5
21Baylor22-6
22Maryland21-7
23Texas A&M20-8
24UTEP22-5
25Xavier21-7

Next 25 are more difficult to pick:
26Texas
27Richmond
28Northern Iowa
29Oklahoma State
30Marquette
31Missouri
32Illinois
33Utah State
34Virginia Tech
35Mississippi State
36UAB
37Cornell
38Louisville
39Notre Dame
40Old Dominion
41Stoney Brook
42Vermont
43Webster State
44Northern Colorado
45Costal Carolina
46Radford
47UC Santa Barbara
48Pacific
49Kent State
50Akron

These are like picking your nose:
51Morgan State
52Delaware State
53UNLV
54Quinnipiaci
55murray state
56Morehead
57Californai
58Arizona State
59Leigh
60Bucknell
61Jackson State
62New Mexico State
63Northen Iowa
64Wichita State
65University of South Dakota

If anyone is interested in any of the 3 phases, click the link and get started.
http://sparelink.yolasite.com/

[Guest052813-01]

[quote=ss4699;157068]TOP 25 is easy:
1. Syracuse (59)27-2
2. Kansas (6)27-2
3. Kentucky27-2
4. Duke25-4
5. Kansas State24-4
6. Ohio State23-7
7. Purdue24-4
8. New Mexico27-3
{/quote]

I'm sure it will change over the next week, but the order will probably be:

Overall Seed
1 1 - Midwest Kansas
2 1 - East Kentucky
3 1 - South Syracuse
4 1 - West Ohio State

5 2 - West Kansas State
6 2 - South Duke
7 2 - East New Mexico
8 2 - Midwest Purdue

[Guest072311]

[quote=fritz3552;158592]

Originally Posted by ss4699

TOP 25 is easy:
1. Syracuse (59)27-2
2. Kansas (6)27-2
3. Kentucky27-2
4. Duke25-4
5. Kansas State24-4
6. Ohio State23-7
7. Purdue24-4
8. New Mexico27-3
{/quote]

I'm sure it will change over the next week, but the order will probably be:

Overall Seed
1 1 - Midwest Kansas
2 1 - East Kentucky
3 1 - South Syracuse
4 1 - West Ohio State

5 2 - West Kansas State
6 2 - South Duke
7 2 - East New Mexico
8 2 - Midwest Purdue

about 57 more....and send them in to:
http://sparelink.yolasite.com/ and get the prize

[Adrielle]

I'm sort of wanting KState to get the 4th number 1 seed... I'd feel like a kid in a candy store when KU beat then in the final four...

[Guest072311]

Originally Posted by Adrielle

I'm sort of wanting KState to get the 4th number 1 seed... I'd feel like a kid in a candy store when KU beat then in the final four...

The clock is ticking.... 7 days to pick 64 more Adrielle

Then submit them at http://sparelink.yolasite.com/ and get the prize if you have the best guesses on part 1. Part 2 starts after the brackets come out....up to that final four.