2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. 106 of you are still alive, so don’t give up yet!
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Don’t give up yet!
After all the heartache, many of you probably have torn up your brackets. Well, out of 114 entries, just 8 have been elminated from money (1st-5th place). Eight. That means 106 of you will still be stressed come Thursday. David has posted the standings and you can find out if you are one of the unlucky 8.
All favs so far…
All 5 higher-seeded teams have won thus far, including #12 Arizona. Silver Surfer took over first when Buckeye Mike (now 3rd) missed Xavier. Silver Surfer’s 13-game win streak ended with Arizona-Cleveland St. (he picked neither). Six picked Arizona and 49 picked Xavier. Bama G 2 is now in 2nd.
At the Galaxy game (where they came back down 2-0 to tie 2-2), so it’s more bball I’m missing. Then I’m going to SF next weekend (Fri/Sat) and the women’s soccer team LA Sol play Sunday.
Issue # 5.2.1 “He’s back at UNC, They’re back in Sweet 16”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. One of these days I’ll watch a game on TV…
Still on a roll…
Buckeye Mike and Silver Surfer were two of 30 to go 6-0 so far today. Teddy’s Teams started out 0-3 and has gone 2-4 today. It sucks not having internet til now and it sucks not being able to watch any games. Thank goodness for ESPN MVP.
Issue # 4.1.2 “Upsetting Day”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. Gotta get up in 3 hours for the 2nd day of the IEEE meeting in Manhattan Beach..zz..z.z..z..
Silver Surfer Catches Buckeye Mike
After half the games today, Silver Surfer is now tied with Buckeye Mike for first with 46 points (23-1). Buckeye Mike got as far as 22-0 before Dayton’s win over WVU. Jinx still occupies the bottom spot with 30 points (15-9) but he isn’t as bad off as Spencer&Me, 2Crowbugs, and Die with SEC who each lost a Final Four team. Die with SEC, a Gator and SEC fan, believed the SEC was strong, but Miss. St. and Tenn have lost leaving just LSU.
Favorites so far…
All four higher seeded teams won this morning, with Utah St. and Tenn coming just short of upsets. Buckeye Mike is still perfect, at 20-0 but six are right behind at 19-1. Jinx sits all alone in last at 12-8.
I’m at a meeting and just barely getting internet access. Will blog when I get a chance.
Issue # 3.1.1 “Scares & Routs”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. The first update is always so hard and takes so long as there’s so much info to learn. Hope you enjoy it.
Buckeye Mike Perfect – Not a Good Sign
Buckeye Mike became just the 3rd person to go 16-0 on the first day. The last two to do it, Bloomers123 and Blueberry and in 2003, finished the pool in 27th and 62nd (of 63), respectively. But I’d rather be 16-0 than 10-6 as 4 are right now. Standings have been posted (click on Standings button on menu) and the Scott Update will come very late tonight. Too much to process.
Rallies and Scares
Clemson’s rally fell short (literally) but Gonzaga and Villanova survived tough matchups to advance. Texas also won. After 12 games, six are a perfect 12-0 (Phantom, Batman, Krimsonguard, Baba, Buckeye Mike, AC). There isn’t a great potential for an upset in the last 4 games (only #11 VCU and #12 W.Ky are upset potentials). Only 2 have ever gone 16-0 in the previous 14 years. Four are floundering at 7-5.
For the Record – Everyone’s picks
For the Record. Note that “sdfsf” is not valid.
Halfway Done, Just Like Memphis
I will say I am impressed at the quality of video on March Madness on Demand. I bet if I had FIOS it’d be even smoother. And they didn’t black out the game being played on local TV like they usually do. I am not impressed with Memphis and hopefully this’ll be the wake-up call for them or it’ll be a short tournament for them. Baby Ouija went 0-3 to start but finished the first half of the day 5-0. There were 30 @ 3-0, 21 @ 7-0, and now 19 @ 8-0 (16 pts). There are 4 tied for last at 4-4 (8 pts).
You can now view everyone’s picks, the individual choice listing, and team choice distribution. Note all of this is unofficial. After the weekend, everything is official and we can break down the prize distribution.
And to find out who your competitors are, the Who’s Who page is up.
A new record
We unofficially have 114 entries, topping last year’s 101. So there will be 5 prizes (1st-5th) plus the usual Bonus Prize. Below is the choice distribution for those teams who were picked to win it all. The full list will come tonight.
2009 Choice Distribution Report
(# entries=114) 03/19/09
| Team | # of players who chose team to | Prizes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win it All |
Win 5 Games |
Win 4 Games |
Win 3 Games |
Win 2 Games |
Win 1 Game |
Win 0 Games |
Fin | $$ | |
| N CAROLINA | 36 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TBA |
| LOUISVILLE | 21 | 23 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | TBA |
| PITTSBURGH | 18 | 15 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | TBA |
| MEMPHIS | 14 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | TBA |
| U CONN | 7 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | TBA |
| OKLAHOMA | 6 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 0 | ||
| DUKE | 3 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 37 | 10 | 0 | ||
| MICHIGAN ST | 3 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 1 | ||
| WKE FOREST | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 20 | 2 | ||
| KANSAS | 1 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 2 | ||
| VILLANOVA | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 30 | 0 | ||
| PURDUE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 60 | 9 | ||
| FLA ST | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 22 | ||
Full Disclosure
With about 2 hours left, we have 100 unofficial entries! Here are David’s and my picks:
The Mighty Mobelfakta (David)
http://www.hwci.com/ncaa/2009/picks.asp?entries=The+Mighty+Mobelfakta
Ides of Fabone (Scott #1)
http://www.hwci.com/ncaa/2009/picks.asp?entries=Ides+of+Fabone
Pre-Selection Picks (Scott # 2)
http://www.hwci.com/ncaa/2009/picks.asp?entries=Pre-Selection+Picks