Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially crowned a new champion. The worst thing about it is, not only does he know more about college hoops than you, but he’s also probably a better golfer than you as well.
Our first round champion picked 11 out of the sweet 16 correctly, which is impressive considering the unpredictability of opening weekend. In doing so, he edged out recent birthday boy and defending champion, Heavy D, by a single point, which are honors D will likely get back from him on the poker table sometime soon.
Without further ado, I proudly present your first round champion, recent newlywed and overall decent fella…. Zbignu, with a total of 39 points. Oregon pushed him over the top by a smidge, which I guess means he’ll be wearing his green Nikes to work today.
Now on to our second round of the tournament and again, your prize, other than getting to stand proudly on the Olympic pedestal next to Zbignu, is your own personal copy of Bobby Knight’s “The Power of Negative Thinking.”
This round will run similar to last except I now need you to pick the winners of the next twelve games.
Here’s the remaining bracket:
You must pick UP UNTO THE FINAL FOUR ONLY, which means correctly (or as correctly as possible) picking the winners of this weekend’s games, twelve total games and their projected outcomes.
A theoretical entry would look like Louisville over Oregon, Michigan State over Duke and Louisville over Duke for each of the four remaining divisions. As in the first round, points will be awarded by seed for every correct pick. Choose incorrectly and receive zero. Incorrect or incomplete entries will be penalized. As your tiebreaker, list the team that will score the most combined posts on their way to the Final Four.
Have I made myself clear?
Best of luck, ladies and gentlemen! May your brackets be forever un-busted.
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Louiville over Oregon
Duke over Michigan St.
Duke over Louisville
Wichita St. over LaSalle
Arizona over Ohio St.
Arizona over Wichita St.
Kansas over Michigan
Florida over FGCU
Kansas over Florida
Indiana over Syracuse
Marquette over Miami
Marquette over Indiana
Tie-breaker: Kansas
Louisville over Oregon
Duke over Michigan St.
Louisville over Duke
Wichita St. over LaSalle
Arizona over Ohio St.
Arizona over Wichita St.
Michigan over Kansas
Florida over FGCU
Florida over Michigan
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Indiana over Miami
Tie-breaker: Louisville
Beagle is in with the quickness, obviously upset from being knocked from her college football throne.
Also picking Arizona over Ohio State. Interesting.
Total possible points: 38
Elite 8:
Louisville, Duke, Wichita St, Ohio St, Kansas, Indiana, Miami and drum roll please, Florida Gulf Coast. Sorry Chris, but every tournament needs a Cinderella team.
Final 4:
Louisville, Ohio St, Florida Gulf Coast and Miami.
Most points: Louisville
Nossaman is also in, 39 possible points out there and also choosing the Buckeyes to bow out in the next round.
Two entries within the first few minutes. It looks like we have some people eager for Thursday’s game to start.
Not a problem, Snake.
Obviously our friendship means very little to you.
Of course, I’m joking but I do think their run is over. Just like the Gators put an end to the Cinderella run of George Mason on their way to a championship a few years back, they’ll do the same with the Gulf Coast Eagles.
It’s a great story but Billy Donovan, with a week to prepare, will have his troops ready for dunk city.
And if not, I’ll be throwing shit.
I don’t really think that FGCU has much of a chance, but it sure would be the sports story of the year. Maybe the decade.
It might already be, Snake.
I mean, most people hadn’t even heard of the school, never mind know where it is.
I actually know someone who graduated from there. I don’t think even SHE knew they had a basketball team.
That coach, however, is about to get paid. Revis money.
So, after not watching a single second of basketball (college or pro) in at least 3 years… I outscored the Sportschump in the first round by two points!! I consider that a win!
Andy Enfield was already a multi-millionaire before he became head coach at FGCU. If FGCU should go all the way, can Full Sail University be far behind? lol
Han…
If you think that’s bad, you should see the rest of my brackets.
Snake…
And to think, the University of South Florida right here in Tampa can’t seem to win a game. Meanwhile, a small school two hours to the south has kids dunking over everyone.
oregon
msu
lasalle
osu
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ku
fla
syr
mfl
L’ville over Ore
Duke over M St
Wichita St over LaSalle
Zona over OH St
Mich over Kan
FGCU over Fla
Ind over Cuse
Da U over Marquette
Final Four
Duke
Cuse
Mich
Miami
Oops…. Screwed up my final four….
Please put Arizona in there instead of Syracuse.
Bets…
That’s incomplete. I need your Final Four as well, along with a tiebreak.
Sending you an email now.
Han…
Check your entries again.
Miami and Syracuse cannot both be in the Final Four.
You’re lucky I’m a nice guy.
Okay, Han. I got ya’. I was just about to email you.
You’re in with 54 possible points.
Pure chalk tied for 4th, coulda been worse…but Pac12 love carried the weekend, good pickin’ by Z.
Went to Dunk City over the weekend, they are Eagle crazy! Saw me Buccos beat the Sawx…Jet Blue is a nice yard!
8: Louisville, Duke, Wichita, OH St, Kansas, G8rs, Indiana, Miami
4: Duke, Buckeyes, Kansas, Indiana
Tiebreak Duke
Hanny also forgot his tie-breaker pick
Yaz…
I’m not sure if you caught the 6pm broadcast of SportsCenter today but they were all over their live coverage of FGCU’s pep rally, which is another reason I think we’re gonna beat them.
They’re just happy to be here. This is old hat for us.
Anyway, during the live coverage, the entire gym crowd starts chanting “Fuck the Gators” in unison and ESPN doesn’t pan away. They later apologized. I mean, what did they expect? It’s a pep rally.
Either way, if I’m Billy D, that’s all the motivation I need. Play that video in the locker room before game time and let our boys go all dunk city on Fort Myers.
GAME ON, BITCHES!!!
Oh, and your total possible points in Round Two is 28. Sorry, I was distracted.
I like it!
Beag is my enforcer!
Who knew SportsChump needed security?
I already emailed him but I think he’s busy breaking down this weekend’s NASCAR race. (There was a race, right?)
I’m sure he’ll have his tiebreaker pick in before tip Thursday.
Looahvul over Oregon
Duke over Mich St
Looahvul over Duke
Wich St over LaSalle
‘Zona over Oh St
‘Zona over Wich St
Kans over Mich
Fl over FGCU
Kans over FL
Ind over ‘cuse
Marq over Miami
Indiana over Marq
Tiebreaker — Looahvul
Well, I’m not overly confident about the matchup…sure as hell not going to lay the 12 n a half. Let’s get about 80 thousand in the Jerry Dome and beat ’em by a point in double overtime with a Boynton trey at the buzzer…exorcize our demons and break their profane, wannabe hearts…bwahahahaaaaa
continuing…..
oregon over msu-Izzo scares me though
osu over lasalle-play in tm goes out
– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ku over fla-flipped coin
syr over mfl-2 solid coaches
tie breaker-Ducks
Ravenous is in, total possible points: 35
Yaz…
I’m laying the points.
Any action?
Bets is in with 58 possible points.
Oregon in the Final Four, huh?
I’m thinking if that happens, you win this thing.
Quack Quack!
Most points: Michigan
Han is now official.
Good thing too because Beagle was about to go all Tony Stewart on him.
Hey, the least I can do is throw a NASCAR reference in every so often for my Lugnuts, even if they don’t make any sense.
Louisville over Oregon
Duke over Michigan St
Louisville over Duke
Wichita over LaSalle
Ohio St. over Arizona
Ohio St. over Wichita
Kansas over Michigan
Florida over FGCU
Kansas over Florida
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Indiana over Miami
Tiebreaker Louisville
Louiville over Oregon
Michigan St. over Duke
Louisville over Duke
Wichita St. over La Salle
Ohio St. over Arizona
Ohio St. over Wichita St.
Kansas over Michigan
Florida over FGCU
Kansas over Florida
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Miami over Indiana
Tie-breaker: Louisville
Mostly chalk for Daybreak who’s in with only 26 possible points.
Timmy Wallace is in with picks that aren’t altogether different from Daybreak’s, which is why I added a tiebreaker to this round.
Tim’s total possible points? 28.
That gives us nine people in already.
You said 11 and a golfer… made me think I had pulled it off. OK, I’ll go with…
Louisville over Oregon
Mich St over Duke
Louisville over Mich St
Wichita St over LaSalle
Ohio St over Arizona
Ohio St over Wichita St
MIchigan over Kansas
Florida over FGCU
Florida over MIchigan
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Indiana over Miami
Tiebreaker – Florida
Okie Dokie…
Left Bracket-
Oregon over Louisville
Duke over Michigan St.
LaSalle over Wichita St.
Arizona over Ohio St.
Duke Over Oregon
Arizona over LaSalle
Right Bracket-
Kansas over Michigan
Florida over FGCU
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Florida over Kansas
Miami over Indiana
Final Four:
Duke
Arizona
Florida
Miami
(!)
Take that aficionados!
Hmmm… A tiebreaker more than likely won’t be necessary for my picks but here ya go! Miami will score the most combined points!
No such luck, KP. A valiant effort in the first round, however.
You are in with a second shot at stardom. Total possible points in this round: 32.
Oh, and I like your Florida pick.
Dwin’s also in. 52 possible points.
I actually intended to include a tiebreaker in the first round. Fortunately, we didn’t need one.
That gives us 11 official entries not including mine, which should be coming directly.
“Oh, you sendin’ the Wolf? That’s all you had to say from the beginning.”
Louisville beating Michigan State, Ohio State beating Wichita State, Florida beating Michigan and Miami beating Syracuse will give us our Final Four teams.
Ohio State will score the most points over their next two games and I have the potential to win 36 possible points.
Chris
Mr “Andy” Enfield (coach) and the boys of Florida Gulf Coast College make for an exciting circus act . Especially after the displays against Georgetown and San Diego State . Can I get a “what , what ” ? Bitch slap !
Is FGCU a party school and do the female co-eds “put out and how often” ? These are the things that inquiring minds need to know !
When they meet …. Florida for a chance at an an Elite Eight berth …. all bets could very well be off ! Your thoughts on this ?
The Gophers get rid Tubby Smith ? No real surprise , but the team simply wasn’t good enough for the greater part of their season . Far too inconsistent .
Orlando took one for the team last night . I haven’t seen that much penetration since Jenna Jameson performed in a group sex scene with multiple partners and almost every sexual orifice permitted, actually came into play . The Magic and the Bobcats are by far the two worst teams in the NBA , no matter which way you look at it .
Tiger Woods is back at #1 in the golf rankings . Lindsay Vonn , is not only giving the golfer a new perspective on life , but apparently ” good head ” does come into it , somehow . His putter was on fire yesterday ! Damn !
Peyton Siva and Louisville smacks Oregon
Duke bi#ch slaps Michigan St
Kansas will turn the screws on Michigan
And the Gators could narrowly overcome the boys of FGCU .
Tophatal ………….
Michigan over Kansas
UF over FGCU
UF over Michigan
Syracuse over IU
Miami over Marquette
Syracuse over Miami
Oregon over Louisville
MSU over Duke
MSU over Oregon
LaSalle over Wichita St
OSU over Arizona
OSU over Lasalle
tiebreaker: OSU
The Ville over Oregon
Mich St. over Duke
Mich St. over The Ville
Wichita St. over La Salle
Ohio St. over Arizona
Ohio St. over Wichita St.
Kansas over Michigan
UF over Florida Gulf Coast
UF over Kansas
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Indiana over Miami
Tiebreaker: UF
Louisville over Oregon
Michigan State over Duke
Wichita State over LaSalle
Arizona over Ohio State
Michigan over Kansas
FGCU over Florida
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
THEN…
Michigan State over Louisville
Wichita State over Arizona
Michigan over FGCU
Miami over Indiana
TIE BREAKER
Miami scores the most points
Considering I haven’t watched a college game all year, I guess I did okay. Beat the other two SRM alumni anyway…I’ll take that chump change to the bank.
LVille over OU
Duke over M St.
LVille over Duke
Wichita over LaSalle
OSU over AZ
OSU over Wichita
Kansas over Michigan
FL over FGCU
Kansas over FL
Hoosiers over Cuse
MIA over Marq
Hoosiers over MIA
Tiebreaker: Louisville
Dropped this .
Shoot for the Moon and for the Stars …
Sorry haven’t been a more frequent visitor as of late , been bundled down with far too much work .
Tophatal ………….
Louisville over Oregon
MSU over Oregon
Louisville over MSU
La Salle over Shockers
Arizona over OSU
Arizona over La Salle
IU over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
IU over Miami
Michigan over Kansas
Florida over Gulf Coast
Michigan over Florida
Tiebreaker: Hoosiers
Sorry, I meant MSU over Duke
Al…
Check your picks above if you don’t mind. I’m not sure they’re complete all the way to the Final Four.
How about Zbignu walking in, dropping his picks without even a hint of trash-talking about his victory in the first round. It’s as if he knows he’s better than the rest of us and doesn’t need to say a damn thing about it.
His picks are in with a total possible points of 55.
Oh and by the way, I’d like to make two corrections, on both Dwindy1 who’s possible points are 53 and Ronbets who’s total possible points are 59. I had LaSalle listed as a 12 seed and not a 13.
Runner-up and former champion, Heavy D is also now in with some chalky picks and a shot at redemption.
Total possible points in Round Two: 31
Dubs is also in, tying Ronbets for the highest possible points in this second round with 59.
I guess picking a 15 seed to upset a 3 will do that.
Ironically, Bleed is in, tying DayBreak for the lowest possible points: 26.
Guess we need to let him garner eight points for picking the eighth-seeded Lakers to advance all the way to the championship.
Yeah, like that’ll happen.
Tim the Glutton is in with 41 possible points, giving us 17 contestants so far.
On a side note, I’m actually quite surprised how many of us took Arizona over Ohio State.
7 of the 17 of us. Does that surprise anyone?
Louisville over Oregon
Michigan ST. over Duke
Louisville over Michigan St.
Wichita St. over LaSalle
Ohio St. over Arizona
Ohio St. over Wichita St.
Michigan over Kansas
FGCU over Florida
Michigan over FGCU
Indiana over Syracuse
Miami over Marquette
Miami over Indiana
Tie breaker – Louisville
I am leaving for Vegas on Saturday. I will be placing a nice bet on the Spurs over the Heat on Sunday.
Faber…
Have a blast in Vegas. And if you really like Florida Gulf Coast over the Gators, put a nice bet on them moneyline as well although I’d hate to see you throw your hard-earned money away on bad bets though.
You’re in with 46 possible points and very possibly a need to detox after this weekend.
Unfortunately, my trip to Vegas is 6 days with the family. I will be spending most of my time in a poker room somewhere and relaxing by the pool.
FGCU winning would be great theater and when they beat Florida I will be putting some money on them for the next game.
I’m stranded on an island of despair . Someone help me please as my bracket is now looking suspect !
Tophatal ……..
I gotta say… it’s pretty sweet seeing both you and I on top of my March Madness pool. Nice picking to this point, bro.
Faber…
Here’s hoping you come back a winner.
Al…
I think you’re in the same boat as most.
I mean, who in their right mind, other than alumni from that school, had Wichita State in the Final Four?
KP…
Here’s hoping we can keep it up.
I’m guessing I need both Florida and Louisville to win today, if not go further.