College basketball junkies and gambling degenerates alike, welcome to Sportschump.net’s first ever March Madness Bracket Bonanza.
The next three weeks will ring in the most entertaining time of the year for sports fans: the NCAA Tournament, where anyone can be a hero, including you! That’s assuming you can master the madness.
This site’s contest will be held a tad differently than most. It will require a honed eye, a keen knowledge of the college basketball season… and as usual, a little luck.
The 2010 NCAA brackets are broken down as follows:
MIDWEST
Oklahoma City
Thursday, March 18
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Lehigh
No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Northern Iowa
Spokane
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 New Mexico State
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Houston
Providence
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 San Diego State
No. 3 Georgetown vs. No. 14 Ohio U.
Milwaukee
Friday, March 19
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 UC-Santa Barbara
WEST
Buffalo
Friday, March 19
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 Vermont
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Florida State
San Jose
Thursday, March 18
No. 5 Butler vs. No. 12 UTEP
No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Murray State
Milwaukee
Friday, March 19
No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Minnesota
No. 3 Pittsburgh vs. No. 14 Oakland
Oklahoma City
Thursday, March 18
No. 7 BYU vs. No. 10 Florida
No. 2 Kansas State vs. No. 15 North Texas
EAST
New Orleans
Thursday, March 18
No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 East Tennessee State
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 9 Wake Forest
Jacksonville
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Temple vs. No. 12 Cornell
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Wofford
San Jose
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Washington
No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 14 Montana
Buffalo
Friday, March 19
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Missouri
No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Morgan State
SOUTH
Jacksonville
Friday, March 19
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Arkansas Pine Bluff-Winthrop winner
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Louisville
Spokane
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Utah State
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Siena
New Orleans
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Old Dominion
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 Sam Houston State
Providence
Thursday, March 18
No. 7 Richmond vs. No. 10 Saint Mary’s
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
Your first task is to choose the ONE team from each foursome above that you think will reach the Sweet 16. For example, for the games held in Providence, Rhode Island, choose one team (Richmond, St, Mary’s, Villanova, Robert Morris) you think will survive through the first Sunday.
NO points will be awarded for the winners of the Thursday/Friday matchups!!! However, if any of your Sweet Sixteen teams fail to make it through the first weekend, YOU CANNOT EARN POINTS WITH THEM IN LATER ROUNDS. There are no re-buys, ladies and gentlemen.
List ONLY your sweet sixteen teams in the comments below. After the first two rounds, you will then be asked to pick the winners of later rounds based upon which teams you have remaining.
Your Sweet Sixteen selections must be in by Thursday noon!!! Bookmark this page for regular scoring updates and to select which of your remaining teams will advance. Be sure to return after the first weekend to make the rest of your picks.
The scoring is as follows:
Three points will be awarded for each correct Sweet 16 team for a 48 maximum possible points in the first round. Five points will be awarded for each Elite 8 team you select, seven points for each Final 4 team, nine for each team you select in the final game and eleven points for picking the national champion from the get-go.
To the victor go the spoils, your name in the SportsChump Hall of Fame and a fashionable SportsChump t-shirt to call your own.
Sportsfans…. LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!!!
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Fritch
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Feller
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Seay
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Aero
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Puckett
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Pacman
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Nelly
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Mary
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MSU
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MSU
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MSU
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NMU
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Mary
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Mary
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GTown
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Tenn
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Tenn
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Tenn
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GTown
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SDSU
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GTown
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Vandy
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Vandy
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Vandy
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Butler
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Vandy
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Vandy
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Butler
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Xavier
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Xavier
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Pitt
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Minn
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Xavier
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Pitt
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Pitt
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KSU
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UF
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KSU
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UF
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KSU
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KSU
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UF
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UK
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UK
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UK
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UK
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Texas
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UK
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UK
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Temple
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Temple
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Temple
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Wisc
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Wisc
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Wisc
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Temple
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Marq
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UNM
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Wisc
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Marq
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UNM
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Marq
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UNM
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WVU
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Clem
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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A&M
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A&M
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Purdue
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Purdue
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Siena
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A&M
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A&M
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Baylor
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ND
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ND
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ND
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Baylor
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ND
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Baylor
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Rich
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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Yaz
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Chump
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Nice
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Collins
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Sprague
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Jewell
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Mary
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MSU
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MSU
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MSU
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Mary
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Mary
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GTown
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GTown
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GTown
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GTown
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Tenn
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GTown
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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OSU
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Ga Tech
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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Cuse
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UTEP
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Butler
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Butler
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Butler
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Butler
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Butler
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Xavier
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Pitt
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Pitt
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Pitt
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Pitt
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Pitt
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KSU
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UF
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KSU
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KSU
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KSU
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KSU
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UK
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UK
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UK
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UK
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UK
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UK
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Temple
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Temple
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Temple
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Wisc
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Wisc
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Temple
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Marq
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Marq
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Marq
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Wash
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UNM
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UNM
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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WVU
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Duke
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Duke
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Duke
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Lville
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Duke
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Duke
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A&M
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Siena
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Purdue
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A&M
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Purdue
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Purdue
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Baylor
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ND
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Baylor
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ND
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ND
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ND
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Nova
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SMU
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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Nova
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The picks are in, gentlemen, and the madness has officially begun! We shall hereby call ourselves the Thirsty Thirteen. Thirsty for winners, thirsty for whiskey and thirsty to be called King Chump for a Day.
As you can see, it’s been a little bloody so far. Please review your entries for accuracy.
Here’s a few things I’ve noticed about the picks so far…
ROUGH OPENING DAY: Before sundown, Mr. Feller already had three of his Sweet 16 picks eliminated. With the rash of Thursday upsets, most of us weren’t far behind. At least we’ll have something to talk about on our radio show. Only Liar North has 15 of 16 remaining. His daughter must have made his picks for him.
BRAINFART OF THE WEEK PICK: Mr. Seay picked both Temple and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet 16. Only problem is those two schools are both in the same bracket, making such an event impossible. I’ll refrain from telling you he’s a University of Tennessee graduate but hey, at least his alma mater is still in the tournament.
BOLD PICKS THAT MAY OR NOT PAN OUT: Brotha E was the only one of us to select Georgia Tech to reach the Sweet 16. Feller was the only one to pick Clemson. Heavy D was the only one to pick Louisville to beat Duke. Puckett was the only man to pick Texas over Kentucky (whoops!) I was the only one to pick St Mary’s over Villanova. Good luck to all. We’ll see how this plays out in later rounds.
HOMER PICKS: Four of us chose Florida with the hope they could return one step closer to championship form. The remaining nine chose Kansas State, realizing that teams who play inconsistent defense and who don’t value every possession are doomed to fail, especially in March. How soon until Austin Rivers enrolls?
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Fritch |
Feller |
Seay |
Aero |
Puckett |
Pacman |
Nelly |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Mary |
MSU |
MSU |
MSU |
NMU |
Mary |
Mary |
GTown |
Tenn |
Tenn |
Tenn |
GTown |
SDSU |
GTown |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Vandy |
Vandy |
Vandy |
Butler |
Vandy |
Vandy |
Butler |
Xavier |
Xavier |
Pitt |
Minn |
Xavier |
Pitt |
Pitt |
KSU |
UF |
KSU |
UF |
KSU |
KSU |
UF |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
Texas |
UK |
UK |
Temple |
Temple |
Temple |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Temple |
Marq |
UNM |
Wisc |
Marq |
UNM |
Marq |
UNM |
WVU |
Clem |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
A&M |
A&M |
Purdue |
Purdue |
Siena |
A&M |
A&M |
Baylor |
ND |
ND |
ND |
Baylor |
ND |
Baylor |
Rich |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
24
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21
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27
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27
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21
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18
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21
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Yaz |
Chump |
Nice |
Collins |
Sprague |
Jewell |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Kansas |
Mary |
MSU |
MSU |
MSU |
Mary |
Mary |
GTown |
GTown |
GTown |
GTown |
Tenn |
GTown |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
OSU |
Ga Tech |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
Cuse |
UTEP |
Butler |
Butler |
Butler |
Butler |
Butler |
Xavier |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
KSU |
UF |
KSU |
KSU |
KSU |
KSU |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
UK |
Temple |
Temple |
Temple |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Temple |
Marq |
Marq |
Marq |
Wash |
UNM |
UNM |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
WVU |
Duke |
Duke |
Duke |
Lville |
Duke |
Duke |
A&M |
Siena |
Purdue |
A&M |
Purdue |
Purdue |
Baylor |
ND |
Baylor |
ND |
ND |
ND |
Nova |
SMU |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
Nova |
24
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24
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30
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24
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27
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24
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Sweet Sixteen Standings:
Nice: 30
Sprague: 27
Aero: 27
Seay: 27
Fritch: 24
Yaz: 24
Chump: 24
Collins: 24
Jewell: 24
Feller: 21
Nelly: 21
Puckett: 21
Pacman: 18
First off, much props to the frequently seen and always keen, gas-facin’, Zima-drinkin’, Buckeye-lovin’ Pedro_Nice who nailed a spectacular ten out of the Sweet Sixteen. With all the upsets in this year’s tournament, such prognostication is to be commended. Take a bow, Pete. And as we have one Ohio State grad (Pete_Nice) and one Tennessee grad (Austin Seay) participating in this year’s contest, things should get pretty heated as their two schools square off against one another in the very next round. Let the trash talking begin.
Gentlemen, read carefully because here are the rules for the following rounds.
You can ONLY USE THE TEAMS YOU HAVE REMAINING to choose your winners from here on out. In the comments section below, I need you to fill out the entire rest of your brackets. Pick your winners for the Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game and national champion and please do so in intelligible format.
List accordingly
Elite 8: Teams A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Final Four: Teams A, B, C, D
Championship Game: Teams A, B
National Champion: Team A
Again… if any of your teams have been eliminated into the round of 8, you CAN NOT gain points for that round. If you can’t pick 8 teams for this round, so be it. Just list your possible winners. For example, I selected neither Xavier nor Kansas State to advance in the bottom half of the West bracket, so I cannot gain points for that particular game. But as I still have St Mary’s alive and not Baylor, I will obviously choose St Mary’s and hope they win to gain five points in that particular matchup.
INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT GARNER POINTS FOR THAT ROUND. Go easy on me, guys.
Please ensure that I have correctly tabulated your total points and remaining teams. If not, let me know.
To review the scoring, five points will be awarded for each team properly selected into the Elite Eight, seven points for each Final Four team selected, nine for each team you predict into the final game and eleven for correctly picking the national champion.
I need your picks for the rest of the tournament by no later than 7:00 pm Thursday.
The t-shirt orders have been placed so have at it, gentlemen. Might even order me some scarlet and gray for my boy, Pete_Nice if he can seal the deal. Oh…. and if I win, you all will never hear the end of it.
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If for some reason, any of you would like to keep your picks secret until Thursday noon, you can e-mail them to me at chump@sportschump.net instead of posting them here.
However, if you actually think that any of the entrants are going to look at your picks, think they’re winners and change their picks according to yours, you might want to seek psychological help.
1)Kansas, 4)Maryland, 3)Georgetown, 2)Ohio State
1) Syracuse, 4) Vanderbilt, 6)Xavier, 2) Kansas State
1) Kentucky, 5) Temple, 6)Marquette, 2)West Virgina
1)Duke, 5)Texas A&M, 3)Baylor, 7)Richmond
Ladies and gentleman… THE FIRST PICKS ARE IN!
Nice work, Fritchie.
Be sure to check back to this page either during or after the weekend. Depending on how many entries we get, I’ll have standings and updates posted.
MIDWEST
Kansas, Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee
WEST
Syracuse, Vandy, Xavier, Florida
EAST
Kentucky, Temple, New Mexico, Clemson
SOUTH
Duke, Texas AM, Notre Dame, Villanova
My future radio partner has submitted his picks. Not much of a surprise to find Florida in his Sweet 16.
He asked his Chandler Parsons Fathead if he liked their chances and it said yes so he went orange and blue.
How was the Tennessee trip, bra? Did you stay for the final game?
And where were ya’ for the Billy B. conference call?
Chris
For me the joy is watching the games and seeing the minnows try to take down the titans of the game.
Dropped my own bracketology piece as well as a piece on the montrosity that Bob Arum considered a success with Pacquiao and Clottey. What a joke that fight was. Clottey just stood there under a constant barrage of punches and Manny couldn’t even knock him out.
Bracketology Is It Now A College Course And Elective ? Other Such Idiosyncrasies Of The Sporting Weekend …………..
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50,000 People Can’t Be Wrong Can They ? Another Reason You’ve Been Hoodwinked & Conned ….. ….Does Anyone Not Believe That Bob Arum Is A Con Artist ?
Alan Parkins
RockyTop,
South: Duke,Purdue,Villanva,ND
EAST: Wildcats,Wisconsin,WV,Temple
West: Syracuse,Vandy,Pitt, Kansas St
MidWest: Kansas,VOLS,Buckeye, Michiganst
GO VOLS!!!
Be right over to check out your latest, Al.
I think everyone would agree. It’s a special time of year where basically everything else in the sports world takes a back seat.
Hmmm…. Vols #1.
That could mean only one of two things. Either Bruce Pearl has entered my bracket contest or the Mayor of L.C. is in the building.
I think it’s probably the latter.
Just be careful, Mr. C. The last time someone wore one of these SportsChump t-shirts around you, he took all your money.
I even have proof.
http://sportschump.net/t-shirts-coming-soon/
Interesting seedings this year.. Any case, Florida isn’t in the South Region so I just sold my Sweet 16 tickets and made a nice little profit. I’ll work on those seedings because anyone who’s anyone wants to rock a SportsChump.net t-shirt.
Was really hoping for a UF/Butler matchup in the first round. Nice…
Donny… I’ll be sure to order some XXXL’s in the slim chance you happen to win.
Are you sure your ribs could handle another Florida-Butler first round match-up?
Chris
I’ve been residing in the US now for close to 18 years. And as far as I’m concerned the three biggest sporting events on the calendar are in no high order of preference or importance. The Superbowl, World Series and NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But for me the one that brings the most delight is the NCAA tourney !
Alan Parkins
Chris
So the Broncos’ Josh McDaniels believes that acquiring Brady Quinn immediately makes the team better ? Oh my God were does that now leave Chris Simms ? Out on an island I expect ?
Alan Parkins
I know next to nothing about this, but it looks like fun, so here it goes.
Mid West
Kansas
Michigan State
Tennessee
Ohio State
West
Syracuse
Butler
Minnesota
Florida
East
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Marquette
West Virginia
South
Duke
Purdue
Notre Dame
Villanova
Kansas, New Mex St., Georgetown, Oh St.
Syracuse, Vandy, Xavier, K St.
Texas, Wisconsin, New Mex, West Virginia
Duke, Siena, Baylor, Villanova
Even the World Series has lost its luster, Al.
The most recent Olympic hockey ratings proved that.
Al, I don’t see Quinn as anything but a backup to Orton in Denver.
He’ll compete for the starting job but I don’t see him getting it.
I still want to see how Holmgren is going to reconstruct Cleveland. Is Delhomme a done deal or what? He might be a good band-aid until they can find their QB of the future.
The Puckman and Are are officially in.
Things are getting good.
Chris
So you may see it that way but in Denver they’re clamoring for him to be named the starter. And McDaniels has supposedly hinted at that .
A House Divide Against Itself Cannot Stand ……….Bring On The Golden State Warriors
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Hail Caesar We Who Are About To Die Salute You Bring On The Warriors
Alan Parkins
OK, I’m in:
Villanova
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Duke
West Virginia
Marquette
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Kansas State
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
Syracuse
Ohio State
San Diego State
Maryland
Kansas
Good luck to all!
Drew (a.k.a. Pacman J)
Al… they can clamor all they want. They gave up Jay Cutler for Orton. Quinn’s gonna have to wait his turn or at least prove he’s better.
I don’t see that happening too soon.
PJ… is officially in giving us 6 so far and I’m not in yet.
Let’s go, fellas.
Chumpeteer Numero Uno’s official picks:
Midwest: Kansas, Michigan State, Georgetown, Ohio State
West: Syracuse, Butler, Pitt, Florida
East: Kentucky, Temple, Marquette, West Virginia
South: Duke, Siena, Notre Dame, St Mary’s
Kansas, G’Town, Ohio State, Maryland
‘Cuse, Butler, Pitt, F-L-O-R-I-D-A
KY, NM, WV, Temple
Duke, AM, Baylor, Nova
Chris
How dare you knock Brady Quinn ! LOL,LOL,LOL !!! If he says he’s ready then he’s ready. Whether or not it’s actually playing football . Well, that’s another thing entirely .
I love the Education Secy’s proposal that the criteria that should be met for the NCAA tourney should be based on graduation rates. Apparently Calipari got scared and started to make a run for the hills .
Alan Parkins
Chris
Kurt Rambis already wants out of Minnesota ? After giving up 152 pts to the Suns in a 38 pt loss , I can well understand why !
Call ‘em Out Or Call ‘em Off ! The NCAA Continues To Be Just One Big Joke !
A Wasteland Of Despair And Ineptitude …………..
Alan Parkins
Chris, love your site, but I’m not even gonna watch the NCAA Tournament. Too many teams in there, should be on 36 teams, until it get’s down to that, I won’t watch it. Take this from a guy that knows lots about Hoops, trust me.
winning 😉 pix sent to your yahoo inbox…poker at Martin’s TH, he better have the games on!
Partykiller is in, Brotha E is not.
Here are Yaz’s official picks.
MIDWEST
Oklahoma City
No. 1 Kansas
Spokane
No. 4 Maryland
Providence
No. 3 Georgetown
Milwaukee
No. 2 Ohio State
WEST
Buffalo
No. 1 Syracuse
San Jose
No. 12 UTEP
Milwaukee
No. 6 Xavier
Oklahoma City
No. 2 Kansas State
EAST
New Orleans
No. 1 Kentucky
Jacksonville
No. 5 Temple
San Jose
No. 6 Marquette
Buffalo
No. 2 West Virginia
SOUTH
Jacksonville
No. 1 Duke
Spokane
No. 5 Texas A&M
New Orleans
No. 3 Baylor
Providence
No. 2 Villanova
Al… not sure if you caught PTI yesterday but they had an interesting rebuttal to suspending programs with under 40% graduation rates from the tourney.
I think with a quality mind on the bench, Minnesota could be solid in another couple of years.
And it’s certainly nice to see Corey Brewer dunking on everybody.
Chris
How strange is the story coming out about the Texas Rangers’ manager Ron Washington and his being tested and found positive for cocaine use ? It was known to the hierarchy of MLB and the Rangers front office since July of ’09. But it’s only now that we’re being made aware of it all. I think that something else went on beyond the initial findings concerning Washington which has led to his alleged resignation. There are rumors that he was back using and it led to a showdown between Washington , Nolan Ryan , team President & co-owner, GM Jon Daniels .
Here’s my take on it all.
Are You Meant To Kick A Dog When It’s Down ? ………….. Oh The Joy Of Being A Texas Ranger ……….Hypocrisy Has No Limits
Alan Parkins
Officially entered as of Thursday morning:
Fritchy
UFHoops
Vols # 1
Aero
Mr Zbignu
Pacman Jonesin’
SportsChump
Stevethebeave
Yaz
9 total so far with the clock ticking, people.
And in under the wire….
Midwest
Kansas, MSU, Georgetown, Ohio State
West
Syracuse, Butler, Pitt, K-State
East
Kentucky, Temple, Marquette, West Virginia
South
Duke, Purdue, Baylor, Villanova
Thank you for listening.
Midwest: Kansas, Mich St., G-town, Ohio St.
West: Cuse, Butler, Pitt, KSU
East: Tucky, Wisconsin, Wash, W. Virginia
South: Loiusville, T A & M, Notre Dame, Nova
I’m all in:
Kansas, Maryland, Tennessee, Ohio St.
Syracuse, Butler, Pitt, K State
Kentucky, Wisconsin, New Mex, W. Virginia
Duke, Purdue, Notre Dame, Nova
Here you go Bra
Mid West
Kansas, Maryland, G’Town, Ga Tech
West
Syracuse, Butler, Pitt, Kansas St
East
UK, Temple, New Mexico, WV
South
Duke, Prudue, ND, Nova
Four more entries in at the buzzer with Brotha E, Liar North, Petey_Nice and Heavy D.
Nice work fellas.
Keep checking back here as I’ll update scoring and standing as regularly as possible.
Too bad I spaced on getting here in time to submit share my picks…
yAZ LOSES WITH utep
KP… You’re a busy man. Understandable. Besides, your wife hates sports.
Fritchylicious…
It’s not nice to kick a man while he’s down.
We’ll have fully updated brackets and point totals Monday.
Await further instructions, all.
Who wants to be the first person to congratulate me on picking St Mary’s over Villanova.
Anyone? Anyone?
Standings will be updated Monday, gentlemen.
And it’s looking ugly so far.
But for those of you who can’t wait until then…
Through Saturday’s games
Nice: 12 (Butler, KSU, UK, Baylor)
Collins: 12 (Butler, KSU, UK, Wash)
Sprague: 12 (Tenn, Butler, KSU, UK)
Jewell: 9 (Butler, KSU, UK)
Nelly: 9 (Butler, UK, Baylor)
Yaz: 9 (KSU, UK, Baylor)
Humpherys: 9 (UK, Butler, St Marys)
Aero: 9 (Tenn, Butler, UK)
Fritch: 9 (KSU, UK, Baylor)
Feller: 6 (UK, Tenn)
Seay: 6 (UK, Tenn)
Puckett: 6 (KSU, Baylor)
Pacman: 6 (KSU, UK)
More to come.
Fear not…I will prevail. All I have to do is figure out the controls on this hot tub time machine and I am so winning this thing.
Yeah, good call on the Gaels. Keep playing ’em all the way to the chumpionship:)
Feller… I would hereby like to congratulate you for your participation and John Cusack for starring in his 18th meaningless 80s-related movie.
Yazoo… I don’t know much about Baylor this season but they better not sleep on the Great White Gaels. They hustle more than you on the poker table.
I think it would help Baylor that their next two games are in Houston.
Everyone wins on Syracuse proving we all know a lot about hoops.
Today’s big games for our bracket:
Michigan State vs Maryland (6 people have Maryland, 6 have Michigan State)
Xavier vs Pitt (4 people have Xavier, 8 have Pitt)
A&M vs Purdue (6 people have A&M, 5 have Purdue)
Feller’s rooting for West Virginia to lose as he has Clemson
Jewell’s rooting for Ohio State to lose as he has Georgia Tech
Collins is rooting for Duke to lose as he has Louisville.
Gentlemen…. Pete_Nice (30 points) is currently leading the tournament with 10 of 16 teams remaining. Kid’s like Evan Turner.
Updates and further instructions will be posted Monday.
With your next comments, I will need your remaining winners through the rest of the tournament with ONLY THE TEAMS YOU HAVE ALIVE.
Ohio State, (x), ‘Cuse, (x), Baylor, Duke, WV, KY
OSU, ‘Cuse, KY, Duke
OSU, KY
KY
The Beaver’s picks are IN and VERIFIED!
Nice work, Steve.
How much is the coffee?
(8)uk, wv .. duke purdue…
syracuse kansas st….vols michangan st
(4)uk..duke,,,,vols syracuse
duke…vols…
vols winner
That was easy!!!GO VOLS
South: Duke,Purdue,Villanva,ND
EAST: Wildcats,Wisconsin,WV,Temple
West: Syracuse,Vandy,Pitt, Kansas St
MidWest: Kansas,VOLS,Buckeye, Michiganst
Austin’s picks are in but we have minor problem, Mr. C.
In the Elite 8, you cannot choose both Duke and Purdue as they play each other Friday night. One team must lose, kind of like when UT plays UF in football.
I’m assuming you like Duke in that match-up as you have them in the Final Game losing to your beloved Volunteers.
If your Vols win it all, I will drive my ass up to the L.C., deliver the SportsChump t-shirt personally and we will be festive til morning.
Best of luck, my friend.
Fewest number of points wins, right? I am so awesome.
OK, not like it matters anymore but here goes:
Cuse, K-State, Ohio State, Duke, W. Virginia, Kentucky
K-State, Ohio State, Duke, Kentucky
K-State & Kentucky
K-State (probably my only chance)
p.s. Hey Chump, what is the prize for last place?
Very interesting picks, Pacman.
Remember, it ain’t over until the portly lady sings.
Nice job choosing Kansas State although now that your picks have been made public, some other contestant might thwart your efforts and choose them just to obtain that elusive sportschump T.
PACMAN’S PICKS ARE IN AND VERIFIED!
Three are in, ten to go.
Oh this is so confusing…people who drink copius amounts of bourbon should not operate web-sites! Or maybe those who drink copius amounts of bourbon should not try to make picks…whatever, here goes:
Midwest
OSU (MSU loses to N.Iowa)
West
Syracuse & K-State
East
Kentucky (they beat Cornell and WVU)
South
Duke & Baylor
So, my Final 4= OSU, Kentucky, K-state & Duke
With a title match between OSU & Kentucky
National Champion: Kentucky (but I hope I’m wrong). If OSU wins the title you better send me a t-shirt anyway bud.
Pete_Nice, esq.
Alright, Petey.
We won’t hold your OSU degree against you.
The point is, since you still have Michigan State alive, you should probably select them to BEAT N. Iowa. As you selected Kansas and don’t have N. Iowa alive in your pool, you can still get points for an Izzo win but not Northern Iowa.
The rest of your picks are in and verified.
Would you care to rescind your N. Iowa pick over Mich St just for safe measure?
Either way, pour me a drink.
Oh, and Pete.
KSP was askin’ about ya’.
He said something about Tressel not being able to carry Paterno’s jock, but who am I to start anything?
X, Ohio State, Syracuse, Xavier, X, WVU, Duke, Baylor
OSU, Xavier, WVU, Baylor
Xavier, WVU
West Virginny
Yeehaw! Zbignu has spoken
I have only one thing to SAY:
http://popup.lala.com/popup/3098758057650075717
go vols
PS you know you love it!lol
Looks like I hafta pick either XAV or KSU, bummer.
8. OSU, Cuse, KSU, UK, WVU, Duke, Baylor
4. KSU, UK, Duke (bummer redux)
2. UK, Duke
1. Duke (finds a way)
Sorry, I messed up…too many teams crossed out…maybe I should be drinking…let’s try again 🙂
Looks like I hafta pick either XAV or KSU, bummer.
8. OSU, Cuse, KSU, UK, WVU, Duke, Baylor
4. OSU, KSU, UK, Duke
2. OSU, Duke
1. Duke (finds a way)
Puckett’s picks are in and verified.
Which begs the question… if West Virginia played Xavier for the national championship, would anyone watch?
Austin… that damn Rocky Top link crashed my computer for bad taste.
Yazoo’s picks are in… and the poker gods have spoken!
I am still waiting for Fritch, Feller, Aero, Heavy D, Liar North and Brotha E.
Let’s go, boys!
8 Michigan State, Tennessee, Cuse, Xavier, UK, Duke
4 Tennessee, Cuse, UK, Duke
2 Tennessee, UK
1 UK
8. OSU, Syr, KSU, UK, WVU, Duke
4. OSU, Syr, UK, Duke
2. Syr, UK
1. UK
Feller’s picks are IN and VERIFIED!
Picking UT and UK to reach the final game, it’s nice to see that he’s not just a Gator homer but a SEC homer as well.
Harold E’s picks are in and VERIFIED!
Still waiting on Fritch, Aero, Heavy D and Brotha E.
SportsChump’s official picks will be in shortly. I know that’s what E’s waiting on since everything he knows about basketball, he learned from me.
Ladies and gentlemen, what you’ve all been waiting for….
My picks.
Remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can’t stick your friends under the couch.
Elite 8: Michigan State, Ohio State, Syracuse, X, Kentucky, West Virginia, Duke, St Mary’s
Final Four: CHALK ALERT!!! Ohio State, Syracuse, Kentucky, Duke
Championship Game: Kentucky vs Ohio State
Nat’l Champ: Kentucky
With four people remaining, here’s the national championship breakdown of the nine who have submitted their picks so far:
Kentucky 5
Duke 1
Tennessee 1
Kansas State 1
West Virginia 1
I’m out of the elite 8 debate.
Final 4 picks: Mich.St.- Syracuse – Kentucky – Duke
Final: Syracuse and Kentucky
Champ: Syracuse
Aero’s picks are IN and VERIFIED!
In an email to me, he chose Ohio State over Tennessee so although he didn’t list it here, he will get points for an OSU victory in that round.
Aero marks our first Syracuse pick and only Heavy D, Brotha E and Fritchy left to submit.
Elite 8: Mich St, Ohio St. Cuse, Kansas St., Tucky, W. Virginia
Final 4: Ohio St., Cuse, Tucky
Final Cuse vs. Tucky
Champion Tucky: 75-68
Let me know if I screwed this up.
Here’s mY Elite eight Chris
Syracuse
UK
WV
Duke
These are the teams that I have left
Come on Buckeyes! I really thought they would get schooled by big, bad Georgetown, but the Mighty OU Bobcats (best spring party scene btw)has cleared the path for Evan Almighty & Co. This ain’t football, so we will welcome an SEC match-up fo sho. In fact, other than Kentucky, give me a weak-ass SEC squad over a mid-pack MAC team anyday!
BTW, I am not picking MSU to advance, so that is why I listed N.Iowa…I think you figured that one out, but I know it’s Mad Dog coupon day at the plasma clinic so I wanted to clarify.
Go Bucks!!!
Heavy D’s picks were IN and VERIFIED under the wire.
Unfortunately for the fat man, he had Syracuse in the final game.
We’ll see what happens.
Fritch’s picks were in and verified via text message and I was unable to get them posted on time.
Here are his picks…
Elite 8: Ohio State, Kansas State, UK, WV, Duke, Baylor
Final 4: OSU, KSU, WV, Duke
In the final game, he has West Virginia beating Kansas State.
Brotha E’s picks were in under the wire…
Final 8: Kansas State, Syracuse, UK, West Virginia, Duke
Final 4: Cuse, UK, Duke
Final game: Cuse beating Duke.
E… thanks for playing.
Aero also had Syracuse winning…. UH OH!
Just making sure, Petey.
I’ll be rooting for Thad Matta and against Tom Izzo for your sake.
Thats what Iam talking about!!
VOLS all the way
Nice win, Mr. C, although a saw rise in the Columbus, OH suicide rate accompanies your happiness.
You guys have a great basketball coach.
Standings will be updated shortly. Sorry for the delay, fellas.
Here goes…. Standings through Saturday’s Elite 8:
Seay – 57
Nice – 55
Fritch – 49
Yaz – 49
Aero – 47
Sprague – 47
Collins – 44
Chump – 44
Feller – 41
Nelly – 41
Jewell – 41
Pacman – 38
Puckett – 36
Ladies and gentlemen, nobody panic.
We have a Tennessee Volunteer winning the pool.
Good Ole ROCKY TOP! ROCKY TOP TN!!Yeah hah!!!GO VOLS!!!!!!GO VOLS!!!!
Congrats to the VOLS, nice win. Sparty should not be a problem for them today. I thought GU would beat OSU with their size if they played, instead it was UT and the Fabulous Mr. Chism (not what I called him during the game). In fact I was cracking hard on that stupid headband, and then he takes it off and goes off for 18 in the 2nd half. The UT D shut down Deibler and that was the difference…
I am out, but i have West Virginia in my office pool, so maybe i will just buy my own Sports Chump T when I win the $$$. UT v. WVU title game would be sweet!
I told ya kty would lose to W. Virg.!!! They now can rest b4 they take out Duke
Mr. C spoke to early although it was a valiant effort.
Pete_Nice representing Buckeye Nation as classy as always. Just need a little depth there, brother.
Fritchie nailed that West Virginia pick and might just look pretty stylish driving around Gainesville wearing his new SportsChump.net t-shirt.
We shall see. Fat lady hasn’t sung yet.
Standings as of Sunday night…
Fritch – 63 (Has West Virginia wining NC)
Seay – 64 (Has Duke losing NC to UT)
Nice – 62 (No more points possible)
Aero – 61 (No more points possible)
Yaz – 56 (Has Duke winning NC)
Sprague – 54 (No more points possible)
Chump – 51 (No more points possible)
Jewell – 48 (Has Duke losing in NC game)
Nelly – 48 (No more points possible)
Feller – 48 (No more points possible)
Pacman – 45 (No more points possible)
Collins – 44 (No more points possible)
Puckett – 43 (Has West Virginia winning NC)
Should have stuck with WVU in this pool too…DAMNIT!! I would look good in that T…it’s a half-shirt, yes?
Hoping ET’s girlfriend can talk him into spurning millions for one more year in school. Monster recruiting class (check out Sullinger and Thomas Wed. night in McD’s game)coming in for better paint presence…could take it all next year Evan…???
I was gonna save you the mesh muscle shirt, Petey. Brought to you by Zima. I figured that’d be more your style.
It’s gonna be tough for Evan to pass up a shot at the number two draft pick, Pete. Although Joakim did it and things worked out pretty good for him.
Well, my boys played hard (though they could use more pracrice on freefrows)..So why is noone thinking that Mich St or Butler can win NC??
Mr C…
Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to watch the game as I was tending bar at a local Italian Festival Sunday but it looked like a heartbreaker.
Pearl’s one helluva coach. Considering what you guys went through this year, they did pretty damn good.
And you pissed off a lot of Buckeyes in the process.
Coach K, one more W if you please. :)Fritch, no soup (or shirt) 4u. Too bad about Butler blowing up his knee, though. Classy guy, great player, deserved better.
Final Standings….
Yaz – 76
Austin – 73
Fritch – 63
Pete_Nice – 62
Aero – 61
Brotha E – 57
Liar North – 54
SportsChump – 51
Partykiller – 48
UFHoops – 48
Pacman – 45
Heavy D – 44
Zbignu – 43
Congrats to Yaz, a solid SportsChump supporter and all around good guy. He is after all, the most interesting man in the world.
Yazoo, t-shirts are still on the presses but I’ll be traveling up to Gville soon and will deliver first hand.
I’d also like to thank the rest of you for participating and patronizing, particularly Puckett who finished in dead last.
Thanks, Chris. I’ll be sure to wear that shirt to Bro. Bills. This was an interesting format, hope you do it again in ’11. Perhaps there will be a more dominant team then. Duke was useful for me, but they still SUCK! Stay thirsty my friends.
So I guess I have to make out with my sister for shagging 3rd. Had that shot gone in it would be mine. Oh well like my lady friend says…it’s a game of inches
Thanks for the game Rev. Not bad for my first bracket.
Yaz… wear it with pride, my friend.
Fritchie… we all know you don’t have lady friends.
Aero… Not bad. Not GOOD… but not bad.
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