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Issue # 9.3.2 “Usual Suspects”

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TRADITION WINS OUT

Beyond Elite 8 goes 3-1 but Hawkeye holding on
9 MILES FROM 5.1 EPICENTER, CA (smt)- For all the talk of the narrowing of the gap between the elite traditional teams and the mid-majors, it’ll be #7E-UConn (2 titles, 4 Final Fours since ’99), blue-blood #8MW-Kentucky (3 titles, 5 Final Fours since ’96), and #4E-Michigan St. (1 title, 6 Final Fours since ’99) going to the Elite 8 and not better seeded #3E-Iowa St, #4MW-Louisville (despite being defending champion), and #1E-Virginia.  Those traditional elite teams played clutch down the stretch while the three losers committed costly turnovers, took bad shots and missed key free throws.  UConn hit 11 of 12 free throws in the last 47 seconds, Kentucky hit 6 of 7 in the last 2:12, and Michigan St. hit 5 of 6 (before missing the last one intentionally) in the last 33 seconds to seal their wins.

In the first game of the day, #11MW-Tennessee had a chance to go up by 1 in erasing a 8-point deficit with 2 minutes left and 5-point deficit with 32 seconds left.  A controversial charge Continue reading »

Elim the Impossible

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As we head into the Elite 8, there are 128 possible outcomes.  If you want to know your exact winning outcome, post a comment here, tweet @HWCI_Pools or #hwciNCAA, or post on our Facebook page.  For example, my Elim the Impossible pick is somehow alive (was 1 in 256, now 1 in 128).  In order for that entry to win 5th place, I need Kentucky to beat Michigan St. in the final with Dayton & Wisconsin in the Final Four.  A little better (not much) chance for my main entry, The Fabone XX.  Here are my 14 winning scenarios (note that I could lose a tiebreaker and get nothing in some “winning” scenarios):

2014 HWCI NCAA POOL INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIES      03/28/14
For: The Fabone XX
                                               | Possible Tournament Results |
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                    Entry       Place          1st 2nd
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                  The Fabone XX   3*           Fla AZ  MiS Ken Day Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Fla Ken MiS AZ  Day Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Ken Fla MiS AZ  Day Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Day AZ  MiS Ken Fla Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   6*           Day Ken MiS AZ  Fla Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   6*           Ken Day MiS AZ  Fla Con Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   3*           Fla AZ  Con Ken Day MiS Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Fla Ken Con AZ  Day MiS Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Ken Fla Con AZ  Day MiS Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   6*           Day AZ  Con Ken Fla MiS Wis MI  
                  The Fabone XX   6*           Fla Ken MiS Wis Day Con AZ  MI  
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Fla AZ  MiS MI  Day Con Wis Ken 
                  The Fabone XX   6*           Day AZ  MiS MI  Fla Con Wis Ken 
                  The Fabone XX   4*           Fla AZ  Con MI  Day MiS Wis Ken 
                                   * = subject to tie-break