(1) No one here is a moron. (Unless it's me
)(2) Only 3 on your "would have" list are common enough among all picks to put you at disadvantage.
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(1) No one here is a moron. (Unless it's me
)(2) Only 3 on your "would have" list are common enough among all picks to put you at disadvantage.
As promised (albeit a little later than promised!):
Phrasing, 500! It just gives two contestants one loss each. They're not eliminated from the competition!
*******! Oh well.
Phrasing, 500! It just gives two contestants one loss each. They're not eliminated from the competition!
Yes, my phrasing was misleading. I'll try better next time.
Saturday 3/7
OVC championship: (1) Tennessee State vs. (2) Morehead State
(Several semifinal games, I'll update thread later if time permits)
OVC championship: (1) Tennessee State vs. (2) Morehead State
(Several semifinal games, I'll update thread later if time permits)
As promised, here is the current leaderboard.
First column, name.
Second column, wins (no tournament has finished yet, so no one has any wins)
Third column, losses
Fourth column, potential wins (31 teams minus losses)
As always, if you see an error, let me know.
First column, name.
Second column, wins (no tournament has finished yet, so no one has any wins)
Third column, losses
Fourth column, potential wins (31 teams minus losses)
As always, if you see an error, let me know.
| player | win | loss | possible score |
| Farmerbill5 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| August | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Cascade Clone | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| ClonesTwenty1 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Coolerifyoudid | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Cyclone Eggie | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Cyclonsin | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| riceville | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 1UNI2ISU | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Coach Hines | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| cyclones500 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Forty Six and Two | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Gipper2001 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Mushroom Pinball | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| ScottyP | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| CycloneRulzzz | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| AlaCyclone | 0 | 5 | 26 |
It would be cool to start the contest without a whole bunch of losses in the first few days. Can't remember how long it has been since that happened for me. I checked 2025 andI started 0-4. I don't feel like going back any further. 
I realize I'm not alone in my "plight," usually.
I realize I'm not alone in my "plight," usually.
I probably won't have a leader board until tomorrow afternoon. Some of these games are going to run late, and we have commitments until about 3.30 tomorrow.
Update to a post I did last night, couldn't make it all the way through the late schedule. I lost an hour somewhere.
Tickets punched, thru March 7
OVC: Tennessee State
Sunday, March 8
Championships
ASUN: (1) Central Arkansas vs. (3) Queens
Big South: (1) High Point vs. (2) Winthrop
MVC: (5) UIC vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Summit: (1) North Dakota State vs. (3) North Dakota
Tickets punched, thru March 7
OVC: Tennessee State
Sunday, March 8
Championships
ASUN: (1) Central Arkansas vs. (3) Queens
Big South: (1) High Point vs. (2) Winthrop
MVC: (5) UIC vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Summit: (1) North Dakota State vs. (3) North Dakota
Patriot League update: Navy is out.
ASUN update: Queens apparently doesn't want to win, even with significant lead, now going to overtime.
ASUN update: Queens apparently doesn't want to win, even with significant lead, now going to overtime.
Even if that's your tendency, expecting UNI to beat the 3, then 2, then not have to face the 1 seed, "logic" seems more ... logical.
Group 2 Picks
ACC - Duke
American - South Florida
Atlantic 10 - VCU
Big 12 - Arizona
Big East - UCONN
Big Ten - Wisconsin
Big West - Hawaii
C-USA - Liberty
Ivy - Yale
Mid-American - Akron
MEAC - Howard
Mountain West - San Diego State
SEC - Florida
SWAC - Southern
WAC - Utah Valley
ACC - Duke
American - South Florida
Atlantic 10 - VCU
Big 12 - Arizona
Big East - UCONN
Big Ten - Wisconsin
Big West - Hawaii
C-USA - Liberty
Ivy - Yale
Mid-American - Akron
MEAC - Howard
Mountain West - San Diego State
SEC - Florida
SWAC - Southern
WAC - Utah Valley
