ENTRY PERIOD HAS CLOSED for CycloneFanatic’s annual “Auto-Bid Madness."
Anyone who submitted picks for "Group 1," but not Group 2, are still allowed to submit for second deadline.
I’m co-administrator, along with @ImJustKCClone.
It's the 12th year for the contest.
Basic premise
Choose the automatic qualifier for each of 31 conferences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
New deadline format
For the first time, we’re setting two separate deadlines for submitting picks, based on the two-week tournament schedule cycle. Contestants are free to submit picks for both groups by the first deadline, if they desire. See “Conference Template” below.
Scoring
Each correct pick receives 1 point.
Tiebreaker system
First tiebreaker: Correct Big 12 tournament champ.
Second tiebreaker: You correctly pick a team nobody else did. If still tied, it could extend to multiple cases as additional “2b” tiebreaker, if applicable.
Third tiebreaker: Highest number of correct picks that aren’t favorites (i.e., teams seeded #1 in their respective tournament).
CONFERENCE TEMPLATE
For ease of record-keeping, post your selections in the following order, keeping Group 1 and Group 2 separate, as presented. Include your CF screen name at the top of the list. (Post picks in this thread, DO NOT P.M. THEM). You may revise selections at any time until the deadline. If you make a revision, we request tagging @ImJustKCClone. (Typically, KC begins compiling entries shortly after they're submitted).
Group 1
Deadline: 6 p.m. CT Monday, March 3
ASUN
Big Sky
Big South
CAA
Horizon
Missouri Valley
Northeast
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Southland
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Group 2
Deadline: 6 p.m. CT Friday, March 7
ACC
America East
American
Atlantic 10
Big 12
Big East
Big Ten
Big West
C-USA
Ivy
MAC
MAAC
MEAC
Mountain West
SEC
SWAC
WAC
In follow-up posts, I’ll note teams ineligible for NCAAT; a few handy links to schedules, sites & brackets; and past A-BM results. Not necessarily in that order.
Let The Madness begin, and good luck!
Anyone who submitted picks for "Group 1," but not Group 2, are still allowed to submit for second deadline.
I’m co-administrator, along with @ImJustKCClone.
It's the 12th year for the contest.
Basic premise
Choose the automatic qualifier for each of 31 conferences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
New deadline format
For the first time, we’re setting two separate deadlines for submitting picks, based on the two-week tournament schedule cycle. Contestants are free to submit picks for both groups by the first deadline, if they desire. See “Conference Template” below.
Scoring
Each correct pick receives 1 point.
Tiebreaker system
First tiebreaker: Correct Big 12 tournament champ.
Second tiebreaker: You correctly pick a team nobody else did. If still tied, it could extend to multiple cases as additional “2b” tiebreaker, if applicable.
Third tiebreaker: Highest number of correct picks that aren’t favorites (i.e., teams seeded #1 in their respective tournament).
CONFERENCE TEMPLATE
For ease of record-keeping, post your selections in the following order, keeping Group 1 and Group 2 separate, as presented. Include your CF screen name at the top of the list. (Post picks in this thread, DO NOT P.M. THEM). You may revise selections at any time until the deadline. If you make a revision, we request tagging @ImJustKCClone. (Typically, KC begins compiling entries shortly after they're submitted).
Group 1
Deadline: 6 p.m. CT Monday, March 3
ASUN
Big Sky
Big South
CAA
Horizon
Missouri Valley
Northeast
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Southland
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Group 2
Deadline: 6 p.m. CT Friday, March 7
ACC
America East
American
Atlantic 10
Big 12
Big East
Big Ten
Big West
C-USA
Ivy
MAC
MAAC
MEAC
Mountain West
SEC
SWAC
WAC
In follow-up posts, I’ll note teams ineligible for NCAAT; a few handy links to schedules, sites & brackets; and past A-BM results. Not necessarily in that order.
Let The Madness begin, and good luck!
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