March Madness 2012 Contest

[DU]

The Bracket has Been Made.

Here's a free contest - using the same names from the Indy 500 I have the following draw.

43 members - these were randomly assigned (using random.org) to the top 43 teams.

The remaining seeds 11-16 were then randomly assigned to 43 members.

Some NPers get TWO teams! Some get one.

100 NP for Winner
50 NP for Final
25 NP for Final Four Losers

Here's the draw!

SOUTH
1 KENTUCKY (3D)
16 WESTERN KENTUCKY (the_poet)

8 Iowa St (iowadawg)
9 Connecticut (The Dot Stop)

5 Wichita St (scorpionagency)
12 Virginia COMMONWEALTH (twomoon)

4 Indiana (wordsworth)
13 NEW MEXICO ST(ninjadomain)

6 UNLV (robin)
11 COLORADO (slimpickins)

3 Baylor (BD)
14 SOUTH DAKOTA ST (iowadawg)

7 Notre Dame (Michelle)
10 Xavier (namenut)

2 Duke (Archangel)
15 LEHIGH (BD)

MID WEST
1 Michigan ST (ritedomains)
16 LIU BROOKLYN (liquidcherry)

8 MEMPHIS (gilescoley)
9 Saint Louis (HostMantis)

5 NEW MEXICO (ninjadomain)
12 LONG BEACH ST (nayfee)

4 LOUISVILLE (hopkism)
13 DAVIDSON (wordsworth)

6 MURRAY S St (ecalc)
12 COLORADO St (ecalc)

3 Marquette (LiquidCherry)
14 Brigham Young (emjohn)

7 Florida (gemstar)
10 Virginia (Blake)

2 MISSOURI (defaultuser)
16 NORFOLK ST (Blake)

EAST
1 NORTH CAROLINA (ecalc)
16 VERMONT (mis_chiff)

8 CREIGHTON (vwblubug)
9 Alabama (Jawed)

5 Temple (Briguy)
12 South Florida (m-i-k-e)

4 Michigan (FireFly)
13 OHIO (archangel)

6 San Diego St (slimpickins)
11 NORTH CAROLINA St (Robin)

3 Georgetown (m-i-k-e)
14 BELMONT (bmugford)

7 SAINT MARY'S (the_poet)

10 Purdue (mis_chiff)

2 Kansas (JB ons)
15 DETROIT (hopkism )


EAST
1 Syracuse (bizbot)
16 UNC-ASHEVILLE (the dot stop)

8 Kansas St (CureCancer)
10 Southern Miss (namenut)

5 Vanderbilt (Matt)
12 HARVARD (emjohn)

4 Wisconsin (archangel)
13 MONTANA (gemstar)

6 Cincinnati (dgridley)
11 Texas (Corey)

3 Florida St (sdsinc)
14 ST. BONAVENTURE (HostMantis)

8 Gonzaga (nayfee)
10 West Virginia (Keith)

2 OHIO St (enlytend)
15 LOYOLA (MD) (defaultuser)

For another 100 NP is to he who chooses the best bracket (you can have up to 6 brackets) at ESPN. I have a group :

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=31905&entryID=355525

Good Luck Everyone.

 

[DU]

bizbot in the sweet 16


i am still pissed at duKE

I got Syracus in the championship game so that helps my blanked up bracket

We're tied right now!

Mis_Chiff is at 10% - her choices SUCK! lol

 

[johname]

We're tied right now!

I read it as:

johnamePicks, johnameNP 210
Namepros DU, exquicorp 200

 

[DU]

I read it as:

johnamePicks, johnameNP 210 230
Namepros DU, exquicorp 200 260

Mis_chiff 230
Ohio? 290 (for randyp)

---------- Post added at 08:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 PM ----------

Johname...

Your bracket TRULY TRULY TRULY is of DUKE SUCKAGE SUCKAGE Proportions...lol

 

[iowadawg]

Want to guess mine?

Huh??????

They are playing Kentucky now.....

 

[johname]

Opps i thought the first column was the total, sorry


ohnamePicks, johnameNP vs Namepros DU, exquicorp

Is the only 2 i am watching lol

---------- Post added at 12:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:09 AM ----------

Want to guess mine?

McNeese State

 

[DU]

Want to guess mine?

Huh??????

They are playing Kentucky now.....

I will state that the selection method that matched NP users to teams was completely random with ONE exception (it was a seed upgrade too).

 

[briguy]

If I understand this correctly...even Google made it March Madness picks

http://www.webpronews.com/google-makes-their-march-madness-picks-2012-03

 

[johname]

If I understand this correctly...even Google made it March Madness picks

And google had duKE winning 3 games! Larry Page's picks suck. LOL

 

[DU]

Once again I wish Obama spent more time working with Congress to do something useful than watching college basketball.

You know, useful, like working on the ACADEMIC side of the College experience.

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/entry?entryID=4267886

 

[johname]

LOL with other presidents I would just say an underling filled out the bracket for him.

Wish I knew about this earlier so I could copy it :p

 

[DU]

LOL with other presidents I would just say an underling filled out the bracket for him.

Wish I knew about this earlier so I could copy it :p

Next year I'm doin what I should have done.

Copy Jay Bilas!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...y-newcomers-should-copy-genius-picks-verbatim

and it's true..

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/entry?entryID=3709013

Remind me next year!

 

[johname]

Remind me next year!

Help you beat me again? lol


Jay got burned on duKE too, but not not as bad as me.


$#&*@ why didnt i think of looking over to the other guy's paper like 7th grade!

 

[Archangel]

I know nothing about this lol So where does Ohio stand?

 

[johname]

I know nothing about this lol So where does Ohio stand?

OHIO bobcats play today, if they win they go to the sweet 16 (means there 16 teams left)

You already kicked my ass in the trade.

I forgot how good baseball fans are at trading lol

 

[Archangel]

Baseball fan + being a domainer = knowing a thing or 2 But it was blind luck with that trade lol

OHIO bobcats play today, if they win they go to the sweet 16 (means there 16 teams left)

You already kicked my ass in the trade.

I forgot how good baseball fans are at trading lol

 

[briguy]

Looks like another underdog win,,,

5 Temple (Briguy)
12 South Florida (m-i-k-e)

Congrats m-i-k-e!

 

[johname]

So where does Ohio stand?

"Consider it a good weekend for teams hailing from Ohio.

Four teams from the state are heading to the regional semifinals, with the 13th-seeded Ohio Bobcats leading the way after getting 21 points from Walter Offutt in a 62-56 upset of South Florida on Sunday night.

Ohio advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time since 1964, earning a matchup against top-seeded North Carolina in the Midwest Regional on Friday."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/03/19/sports/s030453D83.DTL

I am pulling for the bobcats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Archangel]

I'll take your word for it. lol I'm the kinda guy who can get into any sport, really, but I don't wanna focus myself on a bunch of 'em, so I stick with baseball. I understand baseball terms like a putout, outfield assist, a 6-4-3 etc. but I dunno many for basketball like, say, a rebound :p I think I get traveling though lol

 

[johname]

baseball

baseball the only sport i can listen to on the radio

but i have to admit i have been on a multiple year break from it

 

[johname]

Ohio Is March Hoops Hotbed: 4 Teams in Final 16

Stirred by a pep talk from the school president, the Ohio Bobcats applauded themselves in the locker room and celebrated their trip to the NCAA tournament's round of 16 by chanting: "We are Ohio!"

Not a bad March motto for the whole state.

The nation's 17th state is the first to send four teams to the NCAA's round of 16 — the Bobcats, Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati and Xavier. The four come from different conferences and play different styles, but have gone a combined 8-0 in the tournament.


Go Bcats!!!