EastCoastBias is all alone in first. Sneak peak here. Note we are unofficial until Sunday.
Daily Archives: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Craziness…
Wow. Six upsets in the first 12 games. That’s more than we had in all of 2007 (5 in 32 games). No one picked Ohio U. to beat down #3MW-Georgetown, meaning Sexual Napalm’s win streak ended at 10. He then didn’t pick Washington (Go Pac-10!) which now puts him in a 5-way tie for first and a 2-game losing streak :-). Just 40 picked Washington while 67 picked Northern Iowa. 83 have more than 6 wins, so pat yourselves on the back.
Jonna Rocks and Droppin’ Dimes (which he has now lost 2 of his Final Four (Notre Dame)) lost their champ, the Hoyas, while three more lost them in their Final Four. And curiously, #1 had UTEP in his Final Four.. whoops.
Three (Random, David’s Lighter, and EastCoastBias) still have their Sweet 16 intact so they avoided the Hoya hype.
Quick Start…
Three (EMAW, You’re My Boy Blue, Sexual Napalm) have jumped to an early lead, winning all 7 early games thus far. 11 are tied for last with just 3 wins (Villanova (barely), Kansas St., and Baylor). I heard the buzzer beater by Murray St. but wished I could’ve seen it live, as buzzer beaters have been a rarity the past few years.
Another Two-Peat played his heart and lost his champ Florida. 27 picked Old Dom, 25 picked Murray St., and 55 picked St. Mary’s upset (though a favorite to do so).
Overtime!
Well, Florida and Robert Morris ran out of gas but put up valiant efforts. #15 Robert Morris had the lead for most of the game, but when it reached overtime, fatigue and foul trouble (though the ‘Cats tried to help them late in OT with poor free throw shooting). Will this help or hurt Villanova?
Below is the portion of the unofficial team distribution list:
| Team | # of players who chose team to | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win it All |
Win 5 Games |
Win 4 Games |
Win 3 Games |
Win 2 Games |
Win 1 Game |
Win 0 Games |
|
| KANSAS | 64 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| KENTUCKY | 24 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| SYRACUSE | 8 | 7 | 49 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| DUKE | 4 | 18 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| VILLANOVA | 4 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| KANSAS ST | 4 | 3 | 28 | 39 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| OHIO STATE | 4 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| W VIRGINIA | 2 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| GEORGETWN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 62 | 22 | 0 |
| MARYLAND | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 47 | 8 |
| FLORIDA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 79 |
I’m surprised so many people picked Kansas… thought we would have more variation.
Surprises to Start
Wow, they were right about ND playing themselves up to a 6 seed which is probably too high… unfortunately, both of my brckets had ND :-(. And OT for Florida-BYU!
Unofficially, we have 118 entries, which tops last year. Still working out final details and hope to have some info up later today.
Deemed to Win
Okay, I gave my son a cookie (it has fruit in it :-)) to give me a little time here to submit my second entry, Deemed to Win, courtesy of Pelosi & Reid. So even if my bracket doesn’t actually win, since I deemed it so, it’s like it did win. Right? This one is more loopy with Duke winning it all as the cookie didn’t last as long as I thought and was distracted while entering towards the end.
With about 10 minutes left til the deadline, it looks like we’ve hit the magical 115th entry. I’ll be taking my son to school soon so I may not be able to update the right side of this blog til later this morning.
Good Morning!
Just got up. Okay, my son woke me up. Well, about 40 minutes left til 9 am and a quick check shows 109 entries! Thanks for pushing us over 100. There seems to be at least another four in process so there is a chance we could meet or top last year’s record 114.
I guess the first game is BYU-Florida so we are starting off with a possible split vote now. Usually, it seems the first game is a 13, 14, or 15 seed and not very interesting.
Neurotic Updator’s Picks…
Okay, finally made my picks, boring as heck. All four #1 seeds. Too tired to think. You can view my pick, Sweet Fabone, here. I’ll see if I want to donate another $10 to the winner by creating a second entry after some sleep.
Issue # 2.0.2 “Kansas, Kentucky, Krzyzewski”
2010 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. Deadline is 9 am!
Eight Hours Left
Eight hours remain til the 9 am PDT deadline. Note: We will accept brackets til tipoff, which is 9:20 am, but the entry form will be disabled just past 9 am, so if you get to the java bracket, you can still enter your picks but make sure you submit it before 9:20 (we have a timestamp on the file you submit). If you think you may not make it, scan and email your pencil-written bracket or fax it to me.
Currently, we have 89 entries including 53 that came in Wednesday. That is short of our record 62 we got last year so topping 114 doesn’t look good, but there is still time. Best of luck to everyone!