Auto-Bid Madness 2024

ImJustKCClone · Mar 15, 2024

Guys - after waiting for my laptop to finish updates for almost two hours (I haven't used it in a while), I'm having trouble getting my excel file to load up. I'm done with this for now. Sorry, but I won't have an update until either tonight or tomorrow morning. I'm getting hangry, and I want to get out of this hotel room!

Go Cyclones, BEAT THE BEARS!!!

CoachHines3 · Mar 15, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
Guys - after waiting for my laptop to finish updates for almost two hours (I haven't used it in a while), I'm having trouble getting my excel file to load up. I'm done with this for now. Sorry, but I won't have an update until either tonight or tomorrow morning. I'm getting hangry, and I want to get out of this hotel room!

Go Cyclones, BEAT THE BEARS!!!

don't think there were any title games last night, anyway!

ImJustKCClone · Mar 15, 2024

Nope. Just tracking eliminations. Some people lost several teams yesterday.

cyclones500 · Mar 15, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
Nope. Just tracking eliminations. Some people lost several teams yesterday.

I'm among those Some People.

ImJustKCClone · Mar 15, 2024

Okay, here is the leaderboard after last night. I won't post another until tomorrow, because I am hopefully going to be celebrating tonight after a late tip-off time.

The new column to the right tells you what your best possible score is now (wins plus remaining possible wins).
Go CYCLONES!!!

3/14/2024	W	L	poss wins left	best score
AlaCyclone	10	8	14	24
CoachHines3	9	9	14	23
Riceville98	9	11	12	21
Cupped	8	8	16	24
Mushroom Pinball	8	9	15	23
CoKane	8	11	13	21
Cycloner29	8	11	13	21
cyclones500	8	11	13	21
MeanDean	8	11	13	21
KC	7	10	15	22
BoomerClone	7	11	14	21
Cyclone North	7	11	14	21
Rulzzz	7	11	14	21
No Creativity	7	12	13	20
Gipper	7	12	13	20
Cyclonscin	7	12	13	20
August	6	9	17	23
bsaltyman	6	11	15	21
Cooler if you did	6	12	14	20
PSYclone	6	13	13	19
1UNI2ISU	6	13	13	19
ForbinsAscynt	6	14	12	18
RonBurgundy	4	14	14	18

RonBurgundy · Mar 15, 2024

cyclones500 · Mar 15, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
Okay, here is the leaderboard after last night. I won't post another until tomorrow, because I am hopefully going to be celebrating tonight after a late tip-off time.

The new column to the right tells you what your best possible score is now (wins plus remaining possible wins).
Go CYCLONES!!!

3/14/2024
W L poss wins left best score
AlaCyclone
10
8
14
24
CoachHines3
9
9
14
23
Riceville98
9
11
12
21
Cupped
8
8
16
24
Mushroom Pinball
8
9
15
23
CoKane
8
11
13
21
Cycloner29
8
11
13
21
cyclones500
8
11
13
21
MeanDean
8
11
13
21
KC
7
10
15
22
BoomerClone
7
11
14
21
Cyclone North
7
11
14
21
Rulzzz
7
11
14
21
No Creativity
7
12
13
20
Gipper
7
12
13
20
Cyclonscin
7
12
13
20
August
6
9
17
23
bsaltyman
6
11
15
21
Cooler if you did
6
12
14
20
PSYclone
6
13
13
19
1UNI2ISU
6
13
13
19
ForbinsAscynt
6
14
12
18
RonBurgundy
4
14
14
18

Welp, I've equalled my win total from last season. Tiny victories!

ImJustKCClone · Mar 16, 2024

And here is the leaderboard after the Friday games. I hope to be celebrating tonight, and traveling home tomorrow, so don't expect the next leader board until tomorrow afternoon. And at that point, I may just wait until the three Sunday championships conclude. I think it's a pretty good bet that @AlaCyclone will win back to backs, but to quote Laurence of Arabia "NOTHING is written until I say it is written"...with the exception of @cyclones500 , that is!

3/15/2024	W	L	poss wins left	best score
AlaCyclone	10	12	10	20
CoachHines3	9	15	8	17
Riceville98	9	15	8	17
Cycloner29	8	14	10	18
cyclones500	8	14	10	18
Mushroom Pinball	8	15	9	17
CoKane	8	15	9	17
Cupped	8	15	9	17
MeanDean	8	16	8	16
Rulzzz	7	14	11	18
BoomerClone	7	15	10	17
No Creativity	7	16	9	16
Cyclone North	7	16	9	16
Gipper	7	16	9	16
KC	7	17	8	15
Cyclonscin	7	17	8	15
bsaltyman	6	16	10	16
PSYclone	6	16	10	16
August	6	17	9	15
1UNI2ISU	6	18	8	14
Cooler if you did	6	19	7	13
ForbinsAscynt	6	20	6	12
RonBurgundy	4	17	11	15

cyclones500 · Mar 16, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
And here is the leaderboard after the Friday games. I hope to be celebrating tonight, and traveling home tomorrow, so don't expect the next leader board until tomorrow afternoon. And at that point, I may just wait until the three Sunday championships conclude. I think it's a pretty good bet that @AlaCyclone will win back to backs, but to quote Laurence of Arabia "NOTHING is written until I say it is written"...with the exception of @cyclones500 , that is!

3/15/2024
W L poss wins left best score
AlaCyclone
10
12
10
20
CoachHines3
9
15
8
17
Riceville98
9
15
8
17
Cycloner29
8
14
10
18
cyclones500
8
14
10
18
Mushroom Pinball
8
15
9
17
CoKane
8
15
9
17
Cupped
8
15
9
17
MeanDean
8
16
8
16
Rulzzz
7
14
11
18
BoomerClone
7
15
10
17
No Creativity
7
16
9
16
Cyclone North
7
16
9
16
Gipper
7
16
9
16
KC
7
17
8
15
Cyclonscin
7
17
8
15
bsaltyman
6
16
10
16
PSYclone
6
16
10
16
August
6
17
9
15
1UNI2ISU
6
18
8
14
Cooler if you did
6
19
7
13
ForbinsAscynt
6
20
6
12
RonBurgundy
4
17
11
15

@AlaCyclone has an inside track to a 2-peat.

MeanDean · Mar 16, 2024

cyclones500 said:
Welp, I've equalled my win total from last season. Tiny victories!

You and I have been running neck and neck the whole way. I'm just happy my first time, not to be at or near the bottom. I honestly thought last year when this rolled around I'd studiously look at everything and carefully pick. With so many conferences I was overwhelmed so just did some "favorites" or "near favorites" and a few "whacky gut picks." Still fun to pay attention to all the tournaments instead of just a few.

Thanks KC for doing this. I know it's a royal PITA with computer issues.

cyclones500 · Mar 16, 2024

If I can finish in the top half, I'll consider anything better "gravy."

It's my modest NIT-level goal at this point.

ImJustKCClone · Mar 17, 2024

I did have time, so here you go. Six people have games left, but no one can catch @AlaCyclone at this point. I have noted the remaining viable teams and their conferences.

3/16/2024	W	L	poss wins left	best score	American:	Atlantic 10:	Big Ten:	Ivy	SEC:
AlaCyclone	15	16	1	16	UAB
cyclones500	14	18	0	14
Cupped	14	18	0	14
BoomerClone	14	18	0	14
CoachHines3	13	19	0	13
Riceville98	13	19	0	13
Mushroom Pinball	13	19	0	13
CoKane	12	20	0	12
Cycloner29	12	20	0	12
MeanDean	12	20	0	12
Gipper	12	20	0	12
KC	12	20	0	12
Rulzzz	12	20	0	12
PSYclone	11	19	2	13				Yale	Auburn
Cyclone North	11	20	1	12				Yale
ForbinsAscynt	11	20	1	12				Yale
August	11	20	1	12		VCU
No Creativity	11	21	0	11
Cyclonscin	11	21	0	11
Cooler if you did	11	21	0	11
bsaltyman	10	21	1	11			Illinois
1UNI2ISU	9	23	0	9
RonBurgundy	9	23	0	9

cyclones500 · Mar 17, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
I did have time, so here you go. Six people have games left, but no one can catch @AlaCyclone at this point. I have noted the remaining viable teams and their conferences.

3/16/2024
W L poss wins left best score American: Atlantic 10: Big Ten: Ivy SEC:
AlaCyclone
15
16
1
16
UAB
cyclones500
14
18
0
14
Cupped
14
18
0
14
BoomerClone
14
18
0
14
CoachHines3
13
19
0
13
Riceville98
13
19
0
13
Mushroom Pinball
13
19
0
13
CoKane
12
20
0
12
Cycloner29
12
20
0
12
MeanDean
12
20
0
12
Gipper
12
20
0
12
KC
12
20
0
12
Rulzzz
12
20
0
12
PSYclone
11
19
2
13
Yale Auburn
Cyclone North
11
20
1
12
Yale
ForbinsAscynt
11
20
1
12
Yale
August
11
20
1
12
VCU
No Creativity
11
21
0
11
Cyclonscin
11
21
0
11
Cooler if you did
11
21
0
11
bsaltyman
10
21
1
11
Illinois
1UNI2ISU
9
23
0
9
RonBurgundy
9
23
0
9

Considering how many top seeds were bounced, the scores aren't all that bad.

@AlaCyclone will become the first repeat champ of Auto-Bid Madness.

RonBurgundy · Mar 17, 2024

cyclones500 said:
Considering how many top seeds were bounced, the scores aren't all that bad.

@AlaCyclone will become the first repeat champ of Auto-Bid Madness.

I don’t recognize any champion that did not have ISU winning the Big 12 in Hilton South.

@BoomerClone, @Cupped and @cyclones500 are the Peoples Champions.

PSYclone22 · Mar 17, 2024

I picked Auburn, nobody else did, this is an auto victory where is my trophy

ImJustKCClone · Mar 17, 2024

RonBurgundy said:
I don’t recognize any champion that did not have ISU winning the Big 12 in Hilton South.

@BoomerClone, @Cupped and @cyclones500 are the Peoples Champions.

AHEM...

cyclones500 · Mar 17, 2024

PSYclone22 said:
I picked Auburn, nobody else did, this is an auto victory where is my trophy

Perhaps that could be one of the tiebreakers next season. Not that it helps you NOW, but triggered an idea.

cyclones500 · Mar 18, 2024

@ImJustKCClone, do we have the final tally? Just for record-keeping purpose.

ImJustKCClone · Mar 19, 2024

I forgot! I had it done but didn't post it.

Interesting that the person who won only got 50% of his picks right - we did really really badly this year.

03/17/20	W	L
AlaCyclone	16	16
cyclones500	14	18
Cupped	14	18
BoomerClone	14	18
CoachHines3	13	19
Riceville98	13	19
Mushroom Pinball	13	19
PSYclone	13	19
CoKane	12	20
Cycloner29	12	20
MeanDean	12	20
Cyclone North	12	20
Gipper	12	20
KC	12	20
Rulzzz	12	20
ForbinsAscynt	12	20
No Creativity	11	21
Cyclonscin	11	21
bsaltyman	11	21
Cooler if you did	11	21
August	11	21
1UNI2ISU	9	23
RonBurgundy	9	23

cyclones500 · Mar 19, 2024

ImJustKCClone said:
Interesting that the person who won only got 50% of his picks right - we did really really badly this year.

It’s the fourth-lowest total by winning percentage.

14/32: cykee05kn, 2019
15/31: Riceville98, 2021; and gipper2001/time4cy, 2016.
14/31: cyclones500, 2014

@AlaCyclone/@ImJustKCClone still co-hold the record for highest winning percentage (19/32, 2023, Alaclone won by tiebreaker)

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