It’s time for CycloneFanatic’s annual “Auto-Bid Madness." I’m co-administrator, along with @ImJustKCClone, spreadsheet extraordinaire.
It's the 13th year for the contest.
Summary
Choose the automatic qualifier for each of 31 conferences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Deadline format
We have 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
Primary: Correct Big 12 tournament champ.
Secondary: If you correctly pick a team nobody else did. If still tied, it could extend to multiple cases, if applicable.
Tertiary: Highest number of correct picks that aren’t favorites (i.e., teams seeded #1 in their respective tournament).
CONFERENCE TEMPLATE
To streamline record-keeping, post your selections in the precise order as presented, within each group. Include your CF screen name at the top. Post your picks in this thread, do not PM them. You may revise selections at any time until the deadline. If you do make a revision, we request tagging @ImJustKCClone. Typically, we begin compiling entries shortly after they're submitted.
Group 1
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 6 p.m. Central
America East
ASUN
Big Sky
Big South
CAA
Horizon
MAAC
Missouri Valley
NEC
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Southland
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Group 2
Deadline: Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. Central
ACC
American
Atlantic 10
Big 12
Big East
Big Ten
Big West
C-USA
Ivy
Mid-American
MEAC
Mountain West
SEC
SWAC
WAC
In follow-up posts, I’ll note teams ineligible for NCAAT; handy links to schedules, sites & brackets; and past results of Auto-Bid Madness.
Let the madness begin, and good luck!
It's the 13th year for the contest.
Summary
Choose the automatic qualifier for each of 31 conferences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Deadline format
We have 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
Primary: Correct Big 12 tournament champ.
Secondary: If you correctly pick a team nobody else did. If still tied, it could extend to multiple cases, if applicable.
Tertiary: Highest number of correct picks that aren’t favorites (i.e., teams seeded #1 in their respective tournament).
CONFERENCE TEMPLATE
To streamline record-keeping, post your selections in the precise order as presented, within each group. Include your CF screen name at the top. Post your picks in this thread, do not PM them. You may revise selections at any time until the deadline. If you do make a revision, we request tagging @ImJustKCClone. Typically, we begin compiling entries shortly after they're submitted.
Group 1
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 6 p.m. Central
America East
ASUN
Big Sky
Big South
CAA
Horizon
MAAC
Missouri Valley
NEC
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Southland
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Group 2
Deadline: Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. Central
ACC
American
Atlantic 10
Big 12
Big East
Big Ten
Big West
C-USA
Ivy
Mid-American
MEAC
Mountain West
SEC
SWAC
WAC
In follow-up posts, I’ll note teams ineligible for NCAAT; handy links to schedules, sites & brackets; and past results of Auto-Bid Madness.
Let the madness begin, and good luck!
(Maybe next year, we can make it one of the tiebreakers)
