1999 HWCI NCAA Pool Update

Saturday, March 13, 1999                       http://www.HWCI.com/ncaa
Issue # 5.2.1 "Giant Gonzaga..."

                     1999 HWCI NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL
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         GONZAGA PUTS AN END TO THE PAC-10'S LAST BEST HOPE
   Five go 6-2 today but Shary Bobbins and Chris hold onto the lead

     LA MIRADA, CA (smt)-  #10W-Gonzaga outplayed #2W-Stanford to
reach the Sweet Sixteen and give the Pac-10 its final black eye
(all four teams (all seeded higher than #7) finished 1-4).  Gonzaga
will face #6W-Florida which just held off a gutsy #14W-Weber St.
team in overtime.  #5W-Iowa battled #4W-Arkansas before pulling 
away late and will face top seed #1W-UConn which jumped to a 17-0
lead before beating #9W-New Mexico.  In the South, all the top seeds
won rather easily (#1S-Auburn, #2S-Maryland, #3S-St. John's, and
#4S-Ohio St.) though Auburn did have its problems.

     Five people finished with a 6-2 record (losing Florida and
Gonzaga) but the lead is still shared by SHARY BOBBINS and CHRIS
with 67 points.  TRUEBRUIN, the last entry we got, sits in dead last 
with just 43 points.  TRUEBRUIN and MAJERUS FOR SDSU tied a HWCI
record low going 3-5 for the day.  SHAW (tied for 12th, 60 pts) will 
need a lot of help as both teams in the final are out (Arizona and
Stanford).  Eleven people had Stanford in the final.  SHARY BOBBINS
missed a chance of sole possession of first when she didn't pick
Auburn over Oklahoma St.  While 35 of 36 picked St. John's, 
Maryland, and UConn and 34 of 36 picked Auburn, just 18 picked
Ohio St., 12 picked Iowa, and only 3 picked Florida while no one
picked Gonzaga.

     It's official.  We now have 36 entries which beats the record
of 28 set last year.  Thanks to all who are participating and I 
sincerely hope you all lose so that I get first :-)

     NEW FEATURE:  Shout out your frustrations and comments (or some
good-old gloating) on the HWCI NCAA Discussion Forum.  It's located
at:  http://www.hwci.com/forum/wwwboard.html or just link from the
main webapge.  Please visit and post your thoughts on the pool.

     ALSO:  All picks (unofficial) are on the webpage now.  Go and 
view your competitors or yours (if you've forgotten).  Also, 
standings and updates are done at the end of each gameday.

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Damn Gonzaga...
Scott HW