Analysis: MGoBlog Tourny Challenge
Happy Monday everybody! I feel like this is worse than a typical Monday coming off opening weekend of the tournament (simply judging by Twitter). A quick update: nobody has a perfect bracket; things are still tight at the top, but it's still early; not a lot of parity when it came to picking a champion.
The following are teams picked to win and the percentage of the total:
Michigan(177) - 17.42%
UNC(171) - 16.83%
UCLA(121) - 11.91%
Villanova(115) - 11.32%
Gonzaga(110) - 10.83%
Duke(101) - 9.94%
Arizona(84) - 8.27%
Kansas(80) - 7.87%
Kentucky(37) - 3.64%
Louisville(8),Oregon(2), Baylor(1), WVU(2), FSU(2), UVA(3), Notre Dame(1), Wichita St(1) < 1%
So that's it. Only 17 teams chosen from the vast # of entries submitted. Aside from the Michigan bias, UNC is the overwhelming favorite. I'm sure there is some pickers remorse over that after the weekend.
There are a whopping 1016 entries this year! Up almost 300 from last year. And don't forget we do have prizes at stake this year. I thought it was a pretty good first weekend. Two prevailing topics by media and coaches: seeding and the refs. Both awful.
Isn't Ace Williams ahead of you?
/s
BEAT OREGON!
/ducks
Are there any prizes for 200th place?
*Fingers crossed*
Currently in 77th place and I will be overtaking most when my Wisconsin to the Final Four pick materializes.
the one year i drink their disgusting koolaid, and they gack it up...that loss sent me from top 5 to the 50s.
my god, i hate those guys.
You should be thrilled. The thought of this unbearable asshole holding a trophy is, well, unbearable.
i can't tell you how much it hurt to be...gulp...hoping duke would win.
i should've known better.
Good luck next year.
Good luck next year.
EDIT: Sorry about the double post. I wasn't even using a smart phone either so I can't use that excuse.
please pick them every year from now on.
I have Maryland and Duke in my final four with Duke winning. I admit to being a somewhat casual NCAA basketball fan, so I just guessed with every pick.
My bracket is insanely broken.
Villanova. Yeah. That worked well.
I forgot a few rules:
1. Never bet against Wisconsin prior to Elite 8.
2. Never bet against Butler before sweet 16.
3. Don't overdo it on the upsets.
Literally, my worst bracket ever.
383rd at the moment. The East royally screwed my bracket (thanks SMU).
I'm sorry to tell you this but Larry is gone. Sounds like that might have been vital information to your bracket...... (For the record, I had SMU beating Duke, so I got my wish in the end, no Dookies).
Somehow I'm 16th right now, but only 960 PPR. 100th percentile, but I'm most definitely going to drop. I had a perfect sweet sixteen except for Duke and Villanova, both of whom I have in the elite 8.. sigh.
I find myself in the mass of people with 500 points and tied for 45th.
I guess that since I set the prize precedent, that's a good negbang and a half-eaten packet of Necco wafers.
Thoughts?
I had a pretty great round of 64 and then got absolutely destroyed with the round of 32. How dare anyone pick against Michigan when we actually have at least an outside shot.