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Nice bracket. Pick some first round upsets bruh!

I -should- have picked Yale - usually the Ivy League brings a school that is better than I give them credit for in the tournament. If it were HARVARD I would have had them beating Baylor.

I -did- pick SFA, and I -did- pick Providence, and I did pick Butler, and I did pick VCU.

I also picked Dayton - who let me down and usually is a stout tournament team. I picked Northern Iowa over Texas - and Texas is leading - and I also picked UConn - who did win, and Temple who didn't.....

Sparky....speaking of Temple...HOW....

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Group Results


RANK BRACKET, OWNER R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 NCG CHAMPION PPR TOTAL PCT

1

Ody vs DartboardOdy.Par

230 100 0 0 0 0 UConn 300 330 76.2

2*

hcwhit3835036 1huntercw1307

230 80 0 0 0 0 Kansas 1300 310 53.7

2*

Biggy's (Jake) Bracketespn94199538

190 120 0 0 0 0 Miami 1200 310 53.7

2*

Red_Chaos_DN 1Red_Chaos_DN

230 80 0 0 0 0 Michigan State 800 310 53.7

5

Sparkyespn03217230

180 40 0 0 0 0 Temple 480 220 3.3



updates after tonight


sigh how far i have fallen



I would have never picked yale because their best player get kicked off the team....

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I didn't hear about that.....

Anyways, things to look out for tomorrow

  • Stephen F. Austin -could- beat Notre Dame, a team that I feel is perhaps matched up better against the Jacks but is worse than West Virginia is. That's my Round of 32 (Day 2) upset bid.
  • Another logical upset bid would be Mid Tenn State toppling Syracuse. Dayton - the team that lost to 'Cuse in the first round, is a solid tourney team lately and this isn't the same Orange squad we're used to seeing. The interesting thing about a MTS victory in this one - it would set up a date with a mere 11 seed in Gonzaga, meaning a double-digit seed will advance to the Elite Eight.
  • VCU-OU, NIU-A&M, and St. Joes-Oregon will be very good match-ups. The Ducks are a team of inconsistency and when they lose - they lose bad. Oklahoma lives and dies by the three point shot, and the Aggies need to know that NIU plays good ball.
  • Perhaps my biggest game personally for points/champion insurance in this Round of 32 match-up between Hawaii and Maryland, who is also an inconsistent team. Maryland winning will net me points, while the 'Bows pulling the upset would give Kansas a cleaner path to the 'Ship and help me later on.
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Day in review:

  • Notre Dame found a way to survive, but if those two games SFA played in told you anything - the Lumberjacks are for real. I almost struck GOLD off of that game.
  • Xavier is the first Final Four team on my bracket to be eliminated - and that's bad because anyone who has UNC going pretty far in the east has a pretty good lane now.
  • Boomer Sooner, Gig 'Em Aggies, and Go Terps.
  • Sweet 16 games I correctly predicted - Virginia/Iowa State, Texas A&M/Oklahoma, Kansas/Maryland. I obviously need A&M (despite being a Sooner fan), Virginia, and Kansas to move on in order to gain some big points and pass Ody.
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updated

RANK BRACKET, OWNER R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 NCG CHAMPION PPR TOTAL PCT 1 230 200 0 0 0 0 UConn 200 430 81.5 2* 230 180 0 0 0 0 Kansas 1040 410 65.2 2* 230 180 0 0 0 0 Michigan State 680 410 65.2 4 190 200 0 0 0 0 Miami 800 390 46.7 5 180 80 0 0 0 0 Temple 120 260

2.6

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Kansas-Villanova (ROCKCHALKLETSGO)

Oklahoma-Oregon (Boomer Sooner! - I'll forgive OU knocking out another Final Four team.)

However picked Miami - good game, sir. It was a very solid pick this year.

I need the Hoos to handle the Cyclones in what should be one of the better games tomorrow - as well as North Carolina to stop the Hoosiers (although as a fan, I wouldn't mind an Indiana win.)

The other two games fell by the wayside in earlier incorrect picks.

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Watch for Gonzaga. That team isn't as impressive as the rest of the field, but they are well built. Syracuse isn't bad either. Whoever comes out of that 10-11 Sweet 16 match-up would be the Cinderella.

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it would not surprise me if Syracuse won the coach so he can retire, but im not sure that zone defense can stack up with teams that shoot 3's as their main course

Group Results
RANK BRACKET, OWNER R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 NCG CHAMPION PPR TOTAL PCT
1
Red_Chaos_DN 1Red_Chaos_DN
230 180 120 0 0 0 Michigan State 520 530 70.5
2
Ody vs DartboardOdy.Par
230 200 40 0 0 0 UConn 160 470 35.2
3
hcwhit3835036 1huntercw1307
230 180 40 0 0 0 Kansas 880 450 26.0
4
Biggy's (Jake) Bracketespn94199538
190 200 40 0 0 0 Miami 120 430 18.9
5
Sparkyespn03217230
180 80 0 0 0 0 Temple 0 260 1.9
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I believe UNC was ranked preseason #1 so no doubt you guys get the underdog title but im curious if Nova can slow down UNC or keep pace with them because UNC loves the fast break

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Oklahoma making it to the Final 4 and being as solid as they were during the year was predicated on two things:

  • Returning players - which are somewhat rare when a Freshman can take one year and hop off to the NBA (like someone who is good as the next reason can)
  • Buddy Hield - a player who is phenomenal 70 percent of the time and somewhat down 30 percent of the time.

Hield had 9 points on the 'Nova game - which usually equates to a tough contest for the Sooners. That being said, Nova has always been a solid enough regular season team to warrant a deep tournament run, and they're finally making good on it. It may not be easy for the Tar Heels at all, and you should never expect that in a National Championship game.

However - putting into effect things like talent on the roster - UNC should indeed be the favorites.

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Alright jerry you win, Nova wins on a last second 3 pointer because UNC cant cover an out of bounds play.

Somebody fire those refs they were way to inconsistent for both sides, absolutely disgusting

in the end, Nova just wanted to win more

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