Tournament Thread 2016 NCAA Tourney Challenge

[iowajerms]

I went from 30th to 10th in Round of 32. I think apachef will just tie me if St Joes wins. If he passes me, I go from 30th to 11th.

 

[iowajerms]

Who they picked to win it all

1st place: 520 points

@NinersFan80 (bracket) - North Carolina

2nd place: 490 points

@LambeauLegs (bracket) - Michigan State

3rd place: 480 points

@ChicagoIrish (bracket) - Michigan State

4th place: 470 points

@UTVolCountry (bracket) - Kansas

5th place: 460 points

Fudgey (bracket) - North Carolina

@mall3013 (bracket) - Kansas

7th place: 450 points

@pitman (bracket) - Kansas
@oaknightshockey1 (bracket) - Michigan State
@SpartyNash13 (bracket) - Michigan State

10th place: 440 points

@iowajerms (bracket) - North Carolina
@bamafan4evr12 (bracket) - Kansas

12th place: 430 points

@apachef4 (bracket) - North Carolina

Suns7 (bracket) - Kansas

@moxie (bracket) - Michigan State
@cowboys5xsbs (bracket) - Michigan State
@VFL1995 (bracket) - Michigan State

 

[LambeauLegs]

awe thanks for the work but you are a game short that werent done before you posted.

Sparty and Purdue killed me I will get no more points from the Midwest region as I have Sparty and Purdue playing each other in the sweet 16. I was 13 of 16 on the sweet 16 would have had all the other regions than the Midwest correct if Northern Iowa didnt melt down damn the luck

 

[iowajerms]

Top 17 after Round of 32

1st place: 540 points

@NinersFan80 (bracket)

• Round of 64: 280 points + Round of 32: 260 points
• Elite 8 still alive: 7
• Final Four: 3

2nd place: 510 points

@LambeauLegs (bracket)

• 250 points + 260 points
• Elite 8: 7
• Final Four: 3

3rd place: 500 points

@ChicagoIrish (bracket)

• 260 points + 240 points
• Elite 8: 4
• Final Four: 3

4th place: 490 points

@UTVolCountry (bracket)

• 270 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 4

5th place: 480 points

Fudgey (bracket)

• 260 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

@mall3013 (bracket)

• 240 points + 240 points
• Elite 8: 7
• Final Four: 3

7th place: 470 points

@pitman (bracket)

• 230 points +240 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

@oaknightshockey1 (bracket)

• 250 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

@SpartyNash13 (bracket)

• 250 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

10th place: 460 points

@iowajerms (bracket)

• 220 points + 240 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

@bamafan4evr12 (bracket)

• 260 points + 200 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

12th place: 450 points

Suns7 (bracket)

• 250 points + 200 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 2

@moxie (bracket)

• 230 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

@cowboys5xsbs (bracket)

• 250 points + 200 points
• Elite 8: 4
• Final Four: 3

15th place: 430 points

@jeffro151 (bracket) - Virginia

• 220 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 4

@tducey (bracket) - Kansas

• 220 points + 220 points
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 2

sportsguy (bracket) - Michigan State

• 200 points + 240
• Elite 8: 6
• Final Four: 3

 

[Tin Man]

What do I get for winning the first round?

You get the unique privilege of a private convo with Hammer on the current state and future of Vanderbilt athletics.

 

[Tin Man]

Woe is my bracket?

Looking at the S16 matchups
Kansas vs Maryland
UNC vs Indiana
Villanova vs Miami
ND vs Wisconsin
Oregon vs Duke
UVA vs I. State
TAMU vs OK
Gonzaga vs 'Cuse
Nine out of sixteen, with 3 picks still possible for the Final Four, and Kansas still alive for the championship game.

Perspective comes from my score - 400 out of a possible 960, my Hoop ranking - 39th, and my ESPN ranking - 5,736,429. Yes, 5,736,428 people have done a better job filling out their bracket on ESPN. With 318.9 million humans in the USA and 7.125 billion humans on the planet, I'm not displeased with my lawn dart picks. Tip it off!

 

[Tharvot]

I stopped checking when Sparty lost.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[jonvi]

What? No SU. Bullshit I tell ya.

 

[iowajerms]

I have all 3 Iowa teams winning first round and losing 2nd

• Iowa beating Temple then losing to Villanova
• Iowa State beating Iona then losing to Purdue
• UNI beating Texas then losing to Texas A&M

Gonzaga is my Cinderella team. 11th seed making Sweet 16.

My Elite 8

• Villanova over Kansas
• Oklahoma over Oregon
  • Oklahoma over Villanova
• North Carolina over Notre Dame
• Michigan State over Purdue
  • North Carolina over Michigan State
    • North Carolina over Oklahoma

Not too bad so far

 

[iowajerms]

Bold = Predicted in Championship Game
Red = Predicted Champion
Strike through = Prediction has been eliminated

Heading into the Final Four

940 points - 1st place

@NinersFan80 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma, North Carolina vs Michigan State
@iowajerms (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

870 points - 3rd place

@LambeauLegs (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

840 points - 4th place

Fudgey (bracket) - Villanova vs Oregon; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@jeffro151 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia

830 points - 6th place

@hokiehi21 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@oaknightshockey1 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

790 points - 8th place

@apachef4 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@pitman (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@SpartyNash13 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

780 points - 11th place

purgulator (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@ChicagoIrish (bracket) - Maryland vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@bamafan4evr12 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

770 points - 14th place

@cowboys5xsbs (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

760 points - 15th place

@uncfan103 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
LA 96 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

750 points - 17th place

@Monte Carlo Wildcat (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
BubbasBackYard (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@Tharvot (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

 

[jontaejones]

Bold = Predicted in Championship Game
Red = Predicted Champion
Strike through = Prediction has been eliminated

Heading into the Final Four

940 points - 1st place

@NinersFan80 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma, North Carolina vs Michigan State
@iowajerms (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

870 points - 3rd place

@LambeauLegs (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

840 points - 4th place

Fudgey (bracket) - Villanova vs Oregon; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@jeffro151 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia

830 points - 6th place

@hokiehi21 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@oaknightshockey1 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

790 points - 8th place

@apachef4 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@pitman (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@SpartyNash13 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

780 points - 11th place

purgulator (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@ChicagoIrish (bracket) - Maryland vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@bamafan4evr12 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

770 points - 14th place

@cowboys5xsbs (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

760 points - 15th place

@uncfan103 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
LA 96 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

750 points - 17th place

@Monte Carlo Wildcat (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
BubbasBackYard (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@Tharvot (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

OMG. You picked phenomenally.

 

[iowajerms]

I don't believe anybody in SportsHoopla's group picked all Final Four teams. LambeauLegs and I are the only ones to have 3 of the final 4, and both of my championship teams are still alive.

 

[iowajerms]

OMG. You picked phenomenally.

Yeah, I'm sure it's the best I have ever done and kind of ironic. There was 1 year where I picked 6 out of the elite 8 and 2 of the final four. It was the year Butler (I think) made the championship game as a 8-9 seed. I picked Michigan State in the Championship game, but they lost to Butler in the 1st round.

I'm 11,414th place overall in ESPN (I'd be willing to bet the majority of those above me are ACC fans). I'm 1,202nd in the NCAA March Madness app on my phone. In the Capitol One Bracket Challenge Group (293.4k brackets), i'm 265th place.

In the Fans of Iowa group on ESPN (11,000+ brackets), I'm tied for 7th place. They bracket that is tied with me has MSU winning it all, same with 3 brackets above me. I'm also 40 points under the person that is 1st.

Now, for the next few years, I will have a horrible bracket.

 

[LambeauLegs]

Yeah, I'm sure it's the best I have ever done and kind of ironic. There was 1 year where I picked 6 out of the elite 8 and 2 of the final four. It was the year Butler (I think) made the championship game as a 8-9 seed. I picked Michigan State in the Championship game, but they lost to Butler in the 1st round.

I'm 11,414th place overall in ESPN (I'd be willing to bet the majority of those above me are ACC fans). I'm 1,202nd in the NCAA March Madness app on my phone. In the Capitol One Bracket Challenge Group (293.4k brackets), i'm 265th place.

In the Fans of Iowa group on ESPN (11,000+ brackets), I'm tied for 7th place. They bracket that is tied with me has MSU winning it all, same with 3 brackets above me. I'm also 40 points under the person that is 1st.

Now, for the next few years, I will have a horrible bracket.

Great job thanks for all the work you do on this

 

[Monte Carlo Wildcat]

Im getting worse and worse every year on predicting brackets haha. But man has it been fun to watch the upsets! Love March Madness!

 

[pitman]

Bold = Predicted in Championship Game
Red = Predicted Champion
Strike through = Prediction has been eliminated

Heading into the Final Four

940 points - 1st place

@NinersFan80 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma, North Carolina vs Michigan State
@iowajerms (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

870 points - 3rd place

@LambeauLegs (bracket) - Villanova vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

840 points - 4th place

Fudgey (bracket) - Villanova vs Oregon; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@jeffro151 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia

830 points - 6th place

@hokiehi21 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@oaknightshockey1 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

790 points - 8th place

@apachef4 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@pitman (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@SpartyNash13 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

780 points - 11th place

purgulator (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
@ChicagoIrish (bracket) - Maryland vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@bamafan4evr12 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

770 points - 14th place

@cowboys5xsbs (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

760 points - 15th place

@uncfan103 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Virginia
LA 96 (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

750 points - 17th place

@Monte Carlo Wildcat (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
BubbasBackYard (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State
@Tharvot (bracket) - Kansas vs Oklahoma; North Carolina vs Michigan State

Well my bracket is done, down the ladder I go.

 

[NinersFan80]

@iowajerms has UNC (75-71)

@NinersFan80 has UNC (70-67)

And someone has Villanova winning.

 

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@iowajerms has UNC (75-71)

@NinersFan80 has UNC (70-67)

And someone has Villanova winning.

Already have 6 vhookers and a few grams of vblow lined up

 

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