Auto-Bid Madness 2018

[ImJustKCClone]

Yikes!

I've been relying on CBS champ week brackets -- they seem to be on top of it.

Re: America East: none of us got that one. Only one of us didn't select Vermont, and that pick was Hartford.

I used to use CBS, but they got kind of weird for a while, and it got harder to find info (for me, anyway). I may go back if ESPN doesn't get its act in gear.

 

[cyclones500]

hampton won't be in at least, NC Central beat them

Man, it's like MEAC and SWAC are competing to see which conference can get the lowest-RPI auto-qualifier. (Which, is guess the two might've had that sewn up anyway, even if top seeds got in ... but now it's somehow Even Worse!).

 

[cyclones500]

Looks like @1UNI2ISU is our lone outlier for Sun Belt, still has UTA alive.

 

[cyclones500]

Fun Fact: If Toledo wins MAC auto-bid over Buffalo, it'd be Rockets' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1980.

UT has only one NCAAT win in its history: 1979 — vs. Iowa

Toledo has won only two postseason games this century: 2001 NIT, over South Alabama; 2012 CIT, over McNeese State.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Gooooooooooooo Toledo!!!

 

[cyclones500]

Gooooooooooooo Toledo!!!

Alas, the Rockets' dry-spell continueth.

 

[Cy$]

Davidson winning tomorrow likely eliminates Arizona St. and maybe Texas...big 12 could only be a 6 bid league

 

[cyclones500]

Davidson winning tomorrow likely eliminates Arizona St. and maybe Texas...big 12 could only be a 6 bid league

Could be. If USC locks with Pac-12 auto-bid, coupled w/ Davidson, that probably dooms Texas and Louisville.

**note: USC might be safe anyway

 

[cyclones500]

C-USA: Have you Herd? Marshall got its first bid since 1987. (Has not won an NCAAT game in its history).

 

[cyclones500]

I'm tabulating results and will reveal final standings shortly.

But first, let's reveal the automatic bids, then send it over to Ernie Johnson!

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I know who won!!!

Spoiler

Not me!!!

 

[cyclones500]

Auto-bid Madness 2018: Final standings

Tiebreakers, as a reminder:
First tiebreaker: Big 12 champion correct
Second tiebreaker: Big Ten champion correct
Third tiebreaker: You’re fired

# of correct picks out of 32
1. @CrossCyed 17
2. @gipper2001 16
3. @mdk2isu 14 (by 2nd tiebreaker)
4. @Cy$ 14
5. @ImJustKCClone 13 (by 1st tiebreaker)
6. (tie) @Farmerbill, @riceville98 13
8. @Iworkwithcyclones500 12
9. @cyclones500 11 (by 1st tiebreaker)
10. @Frntrow4life 11
11. @1UNI2ISU 10
12. (tie) @SWCy13, @ZB4CY 9

Congratulations to @CrossCyed. Thanks to all for participating.

 

[CrossCyed]

hooray