2003 HWCI NCAA Pool Update|
2003 HWCI NCAA Pool Update |
Monday, March 31, 2003 Issue # 13.4.3 "We'll have to go from 8 to 4" [ Home | Updates ]
MANHATTAN BEACH/EL SEGUNDO, CA (smt)- The 9th Annual HWCI NCAA Tournament Pool will once again see a new person claim the title of champion. Only eight entries will be fighting for the four money spots as the Final Four kicks off Saturday with #3MW-Marquette vs #2S-Kansas followed by the
Clash of Orange- #1S-Texas vs #3E-Syracuse.
MR. WIZARD and BIG LUTHER will be the only ones battling for the $280 1st place prize. The huge upsets over the weekend narrowed the field considerably.
MR. WIZARD is the only one guaranteed to win money with BIG LUTHER (7 of 8) and
BINGO (6 of 8) almost in the money. MR. WIZARD started out with a 3.3% chance of winning first and now has a 62.5% chance.
BOMB SADDAM and GALAXY each have a 1 in 8 chance of winning something.
SEANITO'S WAY and ZIPPY have a 50% chance while KRIMSONGUARD has 3 possibilities out of 8 to win something. If Marquette beats Kansas or Texas beats Kansas in the final,
SEANITO'S WAY and ZIPPY would be tied for 4th place... which means one could go home with nada! If total points is 126, they would split the $60 4th place prize.
In each of the eight previous pools, the HWCI NCAA Pool Champion was crowned after the Semifinals. There is only one of the four outcomes where the battle for first will be drawn into the Final -- if Kansas and Texas win their Semifinal games. There has been only one instance in the seven years we have used the total points tiebreaker where it determined a prize outcome (1998, a 4-way tie for 4th Place which meant 3 went home empty-handed).
We will have a winner to our first-ever Bonus Prize which denies the pool champion of a $305 prize. This will be awarded to the entry that picks the
BIG 12 (as winningest conference) and the correct number of wins, which currently is 13 but could be as high as 16. The total points tiebreaker will be in effect to decide the $40 winner.
There are 21 entries still in contention (four of which are still fighting for
the top four spots and would be ineligible if they finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or
4th).
Here is a list of the possible Bonus Prize scenarios with the Champion picked
(which is irreverent),
total points tiebreaker picked, and the tiebreaker note (showing how entry would
win depending on what the total points in the final is (e.g., for STRETCH,
if the BIG 12 gets 16 wins and the total points in final is less than or equal to 144 points, then he would win the Bonus Prize whereas
for PINKCLOUD, if the total points is from 145-149 she would win; and if
the total points is 150, she and MIKEKRAZ would tie and split the $40
prize)).
HWCI NCAA Final Four Scenarios
----------1st Place = $280
2nd Place = $150
3rd Place = $100
4th Place = $ 60
Bonus Prize = $ 40
NICKNAME
CH-
PK
PT-
PK
TIEBREAKER
CONF
PICK
Win
Stretch
OK
142
<=144
BIG12
16
PinkCloud
KENT
147
145 - 149 (TIE 150)
BIG12
16
Mikekraz
DUKE
153
>=151
BIG12
16
Bomb Saddam*
KAN
119
<=119 (TIE 120)
BIG12
15
Bingo*
KENT
121
121
BIG12
15
ARPS
ARIZ
122
122-123 (TIE 124)
BIG12
15
Xk2xboilx
KAN
126
>=125
BIG12
15
Chenman
ILL
125
<=126
BIG12
14
Little Ann
KENT
128
127-129 (TIE 130)
BIG12
14
Zippy*
ARIZ
132
131-133 (TIE 134)
BIG12
14
Indy
KENT
136
135-138
BIG12
14
Big John Stud
OK
141
TIE 139-142
SEC/BIG12
14
Denver Blizzard
KENT
141
TIE 139-142
BIG12
14
The Fabo9ers
KENT
144
143-153
BIG12
14
Big Luther*
KAN
163
>=154
BIG12
14
Nuke Baghdad
ARIZ
109
<=112 (TIE 113)
BIG12
13
Bandwagon Fan
OK
117
114-118
BIG12
13
Quidditch Rules
ARIZ
120
119-132
BIG12
13
Ghost of Valvano
KENT
145
133-147 (TIE 148)
BIG12
13
Capt'n Illini
KENT
151
149-156 (TIE 157)
BIG12
13
ASUWERE
OK
163
>=158
BIG12
13
* Ineligible for Bonus Prize if a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
Place winner
John S. vs Darryn B....
Scott HW