NCAA March Madness 2022 – Non-Bracket Challenge

2022 – Final Results

Kansas takes the National Title coming back from 15 down at halftime to win 72-69.  As reported after Round 5, Mailman wins 1st place with 173 points, Brian Raper takes 2nd with 167 points and Big Red 1 finishes in 3rd with 153 points.  Below are the final results.  Below the final scores, I have the points and times picked for each team.  North Carolina was the top scoring team with 5 wins good for 60 points.  The next top two scoring teams St. Peters (57 points) and Miami-FL (42 points) were picked by no one.

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Mailman 178 1 #1 Baylor 148
2 Brian Raper 167 1 #5 Iowa 150
3 Big Red 1 153 0 #1 Kansas 131
4 Scootsie Doubleday 143 1 #1 Arizona 175
5 Dana Davidson 141 0 #1 Arizona 92
5 Ynotme 141 1 #1 Arizona 143
7 David Davidson 131 1 #1 Kansas 6
8 Chancestradamus 127 1 #1 Kansas 159
9 Real Deal 1 125 1 #1 Arizona 187
10 Starrs 123 0 #1 Gonzaga 142
11 Josh’s Picks 116 1 #1 Gonzaga 159
12 INDIAN Golfer 113 0 #1 Gonzaga 156
13 Wormy 112 1 #1 Gonzaga 136
14 BarryMcCockiner 110 0 #1 Gonzaga 120
15 Dribbling Seamen 108 0 #1 Arizona 167
16 Mark’s Madness 107 1 #1 Arizona 150
17 SemperFi 105 0 #3 Tennessee 127
18 Real Deal2 104 1 #4 UCLA 180
19 Rosco 101 0 #1 Gonzaga 145
20 Gold Chiefs 100 0 #1 Arizona 128
20 Jaws 100 1 #1 Arizona 155
22 Lippy 99 1 #2 Kentucky 147
23 Ron Mexico 98 0 #3 Tennessee 165
24 micktastic 97 0 #2 Duke 177
25 Lamar Powell 93 1 #2 Kentucky 152
26 INDIAN Golfer2 90 0 #1 Gonzaga 162
27 Air Jordan 85 0 #1 Gonzaga 143
28 Ivanhoe 83 0 #1 Baylor 143
29 WILL.I.AM 77 0 #2 Auburn 150
30 Big Red 2 75 0 #1 Gonzaga 146
31 Boggio 69 0 #1 Gonzaga 150
32 Steve Kaiser 57 0 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 49 0 #3 Tennessee 139
  Points Picks
#8 North Carolina 60 4
#15 Saint Peter’s 57 0
#10 Miami (FL) 42 0
#1 Kansas 30 14
#11 Iowa St. 30 2
#11 Michigan 30 12
#5 Houston 27 4
#2 Duke 24 5
#2 Villanova 24 9
#4 Arkansas 24 5
#4 Providence 16 2
#4 UCLA 16 17
#12 New Mexico State 16 1
#12 Richmond 16 1
#11 Notre Dame 15 5
#3 Purdue 14 16
#3 Texas Tech 14 14
#9 Creighton 13 0
#9 Memphis 13 7
#9 TCU 13 2
#7 Michigan State 11 12
#7 Murray State 11 1
#7 Ohio State 11 5
#1 Arizona 10 15
#1 Gonzaga 10 22
#6 Texas 10 0
#5 St. Mary’s 9 5
#4 Illinois 8 9
#3 Tennessee 7 17
#3 Wisconsin 7 8
#2 Auburn 6 15
#1 Baylor 5 7
#2 Kentucky 0 18
#5 Iowa 0 21
#5 UConn 0 7
#6 Alabama 0 8
#6 Colorado State 0 1
#6 LSU 0 1
#7 USC 0 0
#8 Boise State 0 0
#8 San Diego State 0 0
#8 Seton Hall 0 1
#9 Marquette 0 0
#10 Davidson 0 1
#10 Loyola Chicago 0 4
#10 San Francisco 0 1
#11 Virginia Tech 0 10
#12 Indiana 0 6
#12 UAB 0 1
#13 Akron 0 0
#13 Chattanooga 0 3
#13 South Dakota State 0 1
#13 Vermont 0 4
#14 Colgate 0 0
#14 Longwood 0 0
#14 Montana State 0 0
#14 Yale 0 1
#15 Cal State Fullerton 0 1
#15 Delaware 0 1
#15 Jacksonville State 0 1
#16 Texas Southern 0 1
#16 Wright State 0 0
#16 Georgia State 0 1

Round 5 – Final

It’s #1 Kansas and #8 North Carolina in the Final on Monday Night.   Mailman has both teams left and has guaranteed himself 1st prize overall.    Brian Raper will maintain 2nd prize if Kansas wins on Monday.  If North Carolina wins, Big Red 1 (currently in 3rd) will take 2nd and Brian Raper will finish in 3rd. 

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Mailman 173 2 #1 Baylor 148
2 Brian Raper 162 1 #5 Iowa 150
3 Big Red 1 153 1 #1 Kansas 131
4 Dana Davidson 141 0 #1 Arizona 92
5 Scootsie Doubleday 138 1 #1 Arizona 175
6 Ynotme 136 1 #1 Arizona 143
7 David Davidson 126 1 #1 Kansas 6
8 Starrs 123 1 #1 Gonzaga 142
9 Chancestradamus 122 1 #1 Kansas 159
10 Real Deal 1 120 1 #1 Arizona 187
11 INDIAN Golfer 113 0 #1 Gonzaga 156
12 Josh’s Picks 111 1 #1 Gonzaga 159
13 BarryMcCockiner 110 0 #1 Gonzaga 120
14 Dribbling Seamen 108 0 #1 Arizona 167
15 Wormy 107 1 #1 Gonzaga 136
16 SemperFi 105 1 #3 Tennessee 127
17 Mark’s Madness 102 1 #1 Arizona 150
18 Rosco 101 0 #1 Gonzaga 145
19 Gold Chiefs 100 0 #1 Arizona 128
20 Real Deal2 99 1 #4 UCLA 180
21 Ron Mexico 98 0 #3 Tennessee 165
22 micktastic 97 0 #2 Duke 177
23 Jaws 95 1 #1 Arizona 155
24 Lippy 94 1 #2 Kentucky 147
25 INDIAN Golfer2 90 0 #1 Gonzaga 162
26 Lamar Powell 88 1 #2 Kentucky 152
27 Air Jordan 85 0 #1 Gonzaga 143
28 Ivanhoe 83 0 #1 Baylor 143
29 WILL.I.AM 77 0 #2 Auburn 150
30 Big Red 2 75 0 #1 Gonzaga 146
31 Boggio 69 0 #1 Gonzaga 150
32 Steve Kaiser 57 0 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 49 0 #3 Tennessee 139

Round 4 – FINAL

The Final 4 is set.  Next Saturday it’s #1 Kansas vs. #2 Villanova, In the other matchup, it’s one more chance for Coach K to take on North Carolina as the #8 North Carolina Tarheels take on #2 Duke.

Brian Raper holds the lead with 157 points and 2 teams remaining while Mailman is right behind at 156 points and has all Final 4 which means he’ll get points in all 3 remaining games.  Dana Davidson and Big Red 1 are tied at 141 points and Big Red 1 has 1 team remaining and Dana has no teams left. 

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Brian Raper 157 2 #5 Iowa 150
2 Mailman 156 4 #1 Baylor 148
3 Dana Davidson 141 0 #1 Arizona 92
3 Big Red 1 141 1 #1 Kansas 131
5 Scootsie Doubleday 133 2 #1 Arizona 175
6 Ynotme 131 2 #1 Arizona 143
7 David Davidson 121 2 #1 Kansas 6
8 Chancestradamus 117 2 #1 Kansas 159
9 Real Deal 1 115 2 #1 Arizona 187
10 INDIAN Golfer 113 1 #1 Gonzaga 156
11 Starrs 111 1 #1 Gonzaga 142
12 BarryMcCockiner 110 0 #1 Gonzaga 120
13 Dribbling Seamen 108 1 #1 Arizona 167
14 Josh’s Picks 106 1 #1 Gonzaga 159
15 Wormy 102 2 #1 Gonzaga 136
16 Rosco 101 0 #1 Gonzaga 145
17 Gold Chiefs 100 0 #1 Arizona 128
18 Ron Mexico 98 0 #3 Tennessee 165
19 micktastic 97 1 #2 Duke 177
19 Mark’s Madness 97 1 #1 Arizona 150
21 Real Deal2 94 2 #4 UCLA 180
22 SemperFi 93 1 #3 Tennessee 127
23 INDIAN Golfer2 90 0 #1 Gonzaga 162
23 Jaws 90 1 #1 Arizona 155
25 Lippy 89 1 #2 Kentucky 147
26 Air Jordan 85 0 #1 Gonzaga 143
27 Ivanhoe 83 0 #1 Baylor 143
27 Lamar Powell 83 1 #2 Kentucky 152
29 WILL.I.AM 77 0 #2 Auburn 150
30 Big Red 2 75 0 #1 Gonzaga 146
31 Boggio 69 0 #1 Gonzaga 150
32 Steve Kaiser 57 0 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 49 1 #3 Tennessee 139

Round 3 – Day 1

Next update will be Saturday night.

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Dana Davidson 141 2 #1 Arizona 92
1 Brian Raper 141 4 #5 Iowa 150
3 Scootsie Doubleday 117 3 #1 Arizona 175
3 Big Red 1 117 3 #1 Kansas 131
5 Ynotme 115 3 #1 Arizona 143
6 Mailman 110 4 #1 Baylor 148
6 BarryMcCockiner 110 1 #1 Gonzaga 120
8 INDIAN Golfer 107 3 #1 Gonzaga 156
9 David Davidson 105 3 #1 Kansas 6
10 Dribbling Seamen 102 4 #1 Arizona 167
11 Rosco 101 0 #1 Gonzaga 145
11 Chancestradamus 101 3 #1 Kansas 159
13 Gold Chiefs 100 2 #1 Arizona 128
14 Real Deal 1 99 4 #1 Arizona 187
15 Ron Mexico 98 1 #3 Tennessee 165
16 Josh’s Picks 96 3 #1 Gonzaga 159
17 micktastic 91 4 #2 Duke 177
18 INDIAN Golfer2 90 3 #1 Gonzaga 162
19 Mark’s Madness 87 3 #1 Arizona 150
19 Starrs 87 2 #1 Gonzaga 142
21 Wormy 86 3 #1 Gonzaga 136
22 Air Jordan 85 2 #1 Gonzaga 143
23 Ivanhoe 83 3 #1 Baylor 143
24 Jaws 80 2 #1 Arizona 155
25 Lippy 79 2 #2 Kentucky 147
26 Real Deal2 78 3 #4 UCLA 180
27 WILL.I.AM 77 2 #2 Auburn 150
28 Big Red 2 75 1 #1 Gonzaga 146
29 Lamar Powell 73 1 #2 Kentucky 152
30 SemperFi 69 1 #3 Tennessee 127
30 Boggio 69 1 #1 Gonzaga 150
32 Steve Kaiser 57 1 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 43 1 #3 Tennessee 139

Round 2 Final

We had yet another crazy finish to the last game of the weekend.  Brian Raper remains in the lead with 127 points with 7 teams remaining, followed by Dana Davidson with 124 points and 3 teams remaining.  Big Red 1 is in 3rd with 117 points and 3 teams remaining.

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Brian Raper 127 7 #5 Iowa 150
2 Dana Davidson 124 3 #1 Arizona 92
3 Big Red 1 117 3 #1 Kansas 131
4 Scootsie Doubleday 111 5 #1 Arizona 175
5 Ynotme 109 7 #1 Arizona 143
6 BarryMcCockiner 102 5 #1 Gonzaga 120
7 Rosco 101 3 #1 Gonzaga 145
7 INDIAN Golfer 101 5 #1 Gonzaga 156
9 Gold Chiefs 100 6 #1 Arizona 128
10 David Davidson 99 4 #1 Kansas 6
11 Mailman 98 5 #1 Baylor 148
12 Josh’s Picks 96 6 #1 Gonzaga 159
13 Chancestradamus 95 4 #1 Kansas 159
14 Real Deal 1 93 7 #1 Arizona 187
15 Ron Mexico 89 2 #3 Tennessee 165
16 Dribbling Seamen 88 5 #1 Arizona 167
17 Mark’s Madness 87 6 #1 Arizona 150
17 Starrs 87 3 #1 Gonzaga 142
19 Air Jordan 85 4 #1 Gonzaga 143
19 micktastic 85 6 #2 Duke 177
21 Ivanhoe 83 3 #1 Baylor 143
22 Wormy 80 5 #1 Gonzaga 136
22 Jaws 80 5 #1 Arizona 155
24 WILL.I.AM 77 2 #2 Auburn 150
25 Big Red 2 75 2 #1 Gonzaga 146
26 INDIAN Golfer2 73 4 #1 Gonzaga 162
26 Lamar Powell 73 4 #2 Kentucky 152
28 Real Deal2 72 6 #4 UCLA 180
29 Lippy 70 4 #2 Kentucky 147
30 SemperFi 69 2 #3 Tennessee 127
30 Boggio 69 3 #1 Gonzaga 150
32 Steve Kaiser 57 4 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 37 1 #3 Tennessee 139

 

Round 2 – Day 1

#1 Baylor and #3 Tennessee go down today.  At the end of the day, Brian Raper leads with 116 points with 8 teams remaining.  Dana Davidson is just behind at 115 points and only has 5 teams left.  Rosco at 96 points  with 5 teams left and Big Red 1 at 95 points and 6 teams left are in contention for prize money.

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Brian Raper 116 8 #5 Iowa 150
2 Dana Davidson 115 5 #1 Arizona 92
3 Rosco 96 6 #1 Gonzaga 145
4 Big Red 1 95 6 #1 Kansas 131
5 Scootsie Doubleday 93 8 #1 Arizona 175
6 Ynotme 91 8 #1 Arizona 143
7 BarryMcCockiner 90 6 #1 Gonzaga 120
8 INDIAN Golfer 88 6 #1 Gonzaga 156
9 Mailman 86 8 #1 Baylor 148
9 David Davidson 86 7 #1 Kansas 6
11 Chancestradamus 82 7 #1 Kansas 159
12 Gold Chiefs 81 7 #1 Arizona 128
13 Starrs 80 6 #1 Gonzaga 142
13 Ron Mexico 80 5 #3 Tennessee 165
15 Josh’s Picks 77 8 #1 Gonzaga 159
16 Ivanhoe 76 6 #1 Baylor 143
17 Air Jordan 71 6 #1 Gonzaga 143
18 WILL.I.AM 70 6 #2 Auburn 150
19 Wormy 69 7 #1 Gonzaga 136
20 Mark’s Madness 68 7 #1 Arizona 150
20 Dribbling Seamen 68 5 #1 Arizona 167
20 Jaws 68 7 #1 Arizona 155
20 Real Deal 1 68 8 #1 Arizona 187
24 micktastic 67 6 #2 Duke 177
25 INDIAN Golfer2 64 5 #1 Gonzaga 162
26 SemperFi 62 3 #3 Tennessee 127
26 Boggio 62 4 #1 Gonzaga 150
28 Lamar Powell 61 5 #2 Kentucky 152
29 Big Red 2 60 3 #1 Gonzaga 146
30 Lippy 54 5 #2 Kentucky 147
30 Real Deal2 54 6 #4 UCLA 180
32 Steve Kaiser 45 4 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 31 3 #3 Tennessee 139

Round 1 Final

After another great day of games, Dana Davidson still holds 1st place with 92 points and 8 teams left.  In 2nd is Big Red 1 with 83 points and 8 teams remaining.  In 3rd is Rosco who has 76 points and also has 8 teams remaining.

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Dana Davidson 92 8 #1 Arizona 92
2 Big Red 1 83 8 #1 Kansas 131
3 Rosco 76 8 #1 Gonzaga 145
4 Brian Raper 75 10 #5 Iowa 150
5 Scootsie Doubleday 73 9 #1 Arizona 175
6 Chancestradamus 72 9 #1 Kansas 159
7 David Davidson 66 7 #1 Kansas 6
8 Ron Mexico 65 7 #3 Tennessee 165
9 Mailman 64 9 #1 Baylor 148
10 Starrs 63 7 #1 Gonzaga 142
11 WILL.I.AM 62 7 #2 Auburn 150
11 BarryMcCockiner 62 8 #1 Gonzaga 120
13 INDIAN Golfer 60 7 #1 Gonzaga 156
13 Ivanhoe 60 7 #1 Baylor 143
15 Josh’s Picks 59 9 #1 Gonzaga 159
16 Air Jordan 58 8 #1 Gonzaga 143
16 Ynotme 58 8 #1 Arizona 143
18 Gold Chiefs 53 7 #1 Arizona 128
19 Dribbling Seamen 52 6 #1 Arizona 167
20 Wormy 51 8 #1 Gonzaga 136
20 Lamar Powell 51 7 #2 Kentucky 152
22 SemperFi 50 5 #3 Tennessee 127
22 Mark’s Madness 50 8 #1 Arizona 150
22 Jaws 50 8 #1 Arizona 155
22 Real Deal 1 50 8 #1 Arizona 187
26 micktastic 46 7 #2 Duke 177
27 Big Red 2 45 3 #1 Gonzaga 146
28 Lippy 44 7 #2 Kentucky 147
29 INDIAN Golfer2 43 6 #1 Gonzaga 162
30 Boggio 42 5 #1 Gonzaga 150
31 Real Deal2 36 6 #4 UCLA 180
32 Steve Kaiser 32 5 #1 Gonzaga 157
33 The Kraken 31 4 #3 Tennessee 139

Round 1 Day 1 Update

There were 6 upsets on Thursday, but none bigger than #15 St. Peters taking out #2 Kentucky.  That win was worth 19 points and no one took advantage of it.  

Dana Davidson had her usual hot start leaping out to an early lead with 59 points with all 10 teams left through Day 1.  The 2nd spot is held by Brian Raper with 53 points and all 10 teams left as well.   In 3rd is Barry McCockiner at 44 points and 8 teams left.

Here are the current standings:

      Teams    
    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Dana Davidson 59 10 #1 Arizona 92
2 Brian Raper 53 10 #5 Iowa 150
3 BarryMcCockiner 44 8 #1 Gonzaga 120
4 Rosco 42 8 #1 Gonzaga 145
5 INDIAN Golfer 41 9 #1 Gonzaga 156
6 Ynotme 33 8 #1 Arizona 143
7 Dribbling Seamen 32 9 #1 Arizona 167
7 Big Red 1 32 9 #1 Kansas 131
9 Ron Mexico 31 8 #3 Tennessee 165
10 SemperFi 30 8 #3 Tennessee 127
10 Chancestradamus 30 10 #1 Kansas 159
10 Starrs 30 7 #1 Gonzaga 142
13 Scootsie Doubleday 29 9 #1 Arizona 175
13 Boggio 29 6 #1 Gonzaga 150
15 micktastic 28 9 #2 Duke 177
15 Gold Chiefs 28 7 #1 Arizona 128
15 INDIAN Golfer2 28 9 #1 Gonzaga 162
15 Lamar Powell 28 8 #2 Kentucky 152
19 Mailman 27 9 #1 Baylor 148
20 Air Jordan 25 9 #1 Gonzaga 143
20 Mark’s Madness 25 8 #1 Arizona 150
20 Jaws 25 8 #1 Arizona 155
23 Ivanhoe 23 8 #1 Baylor 143
23 Josh’s Picks 23 9 #1 Gonzaga 159
23 Wormy 23 8 #1 Gonzaga 136
26 Lippy 22 8 #2 Kentucky 147
27 Steve Kaiser 20 7 #1 Gonzaga 157
27 David Davidson 20 8 #1 Kansas 6
29 Real Deal 1 18 8 #1 Arizona 187
29 Real Deal2 18 7 #4 UCLA 180
31 WILL.I.AM 15 7 #2 Auburn 150
31 Big Red 2 15 7 #1 Gonzaga 146
33 The Kraken 7 6 #3 Tennessee 139

 

2022 Player Picks / Prizes

We have 33 entries into this year’s contest.  The prize breakdown is as follows:  $155 for 1st,  $100 for 2nd and $55 for 3rd.  (yea, I rounded to the nearest $5).   Below are everyone’s picks.   I will update scores each night for Rounds 1 and 2.  I will be traveling next weekend and will provide an update next Sunday night after Round 4.   

Below are the picks:

Register for the 2022 Competition

It’s March Madness time and the Non-Bracket Challenge is back.  Pick 10 teams and get points based on seed for each game your teams win.

Registration for this year’s competition is now open. As always, it’s $10 per entry and prizes are paid out for 1st (50%), 2nd (30%) and 3rd (20%) place finishers.

Rules / Scoring

  • Players must pick 10 teams, pick the tournament winner and total points in the Championship Game.
  • Teams are assigned points for each win based on their seeding (#1-#16) +4. For example, a team ranked #3 in their region gets 7 points for each win.
  • The first tiebreaker is correctly choosing the National Champions the second tiebreaker is the total points in Championship Game. All ties beyond that will lead to equal distribution of prizes for the tied players. For example if there is a two way tie for first both players get 40% of the total pot.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE SELECT 10 TEAMS.  IF YOU SELECT MORE THAN 10, I WILL USE YOUR TOP 10 CHOICES BASED ON HIGHEST SEED.  IF YOU CHOOSE LESS THAN 10, YOU ARE S.O.L.   ALL PICKS ARE DUE BY NOON THURSDAY AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON THURSDAY.  GOOD LUCK!

 

2021 FINAL RESULTS

Baylor used a frantically aggressive defense and outstanding 3 point shooting to win their 1st National Title.

The pool results are as follows: 1st – Chancestradamus 175 pts ($155), 2nd – Zoom 161 pts ($93) and 3rd – Paulie Walnuts 159 pts ($62).    I am still chasing down the last 4 deadbeats, but payment will be on the way.

Final Results:

    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Chancestradamus 175 1 #1 Baylor 163
2 Zoom 161 1 #1 Gonzaga 156
3 paulie walnuts 159 1 #1 Baylor 141
4 Nostradumbass 156 1 #1 Gonzaga 179
5 Gold Chiefs 141 1 #1 Gonzaga 141
6 JimmyV83 139 1 #2 Alabama 154
7 Ivanhoe 135 0 #1 Gonzaga 145
7 MSU Golf 135 1 #1 Gonzaga 137
9 Lippy 134 1 #1 Gonzaga 170
10 Lamar Powell 133 1 #1 Gonzaga 140
11 WILLS-MOMS-RACKET 131 1 #2 Alabama 134
12 Bill Schuetz 125 1 #1 Gonzaga 143
13 COOLTURBAN 1 124 0 #1 Gonzaga 148
14 micktastic 107 1 #1 Gonzaga 157
15 WILL.I.AM 106 0 #1 Illinois 160
15 BarryMcockiner 106 1 #1 Illinois 145
15 Big Red 1 106 1 #1 Illinois 155
18 Mark’s Madness 105 1 #1 Illinois 150
19 Jaws 100 0 #1 Illinois 138
20 Air Jordan 2.0 95 1 #1 Baylor 171
21 COOLTURBAN 2 94 0 #1 Illinois 152
21 Tube Galore 94 0 #2 Iowa 162
23 Dribbling Seaman 89 0 #1 Illinois 159
24 Pete Poppe 87 0 #1 Gonzaga 124
25 Blaze 84 0 #1 Illinois 160
26 Dana Davidson 78 0 #1 Michigan 110
27 The Pickers 70 0 #1 Gonzaga 181
28 Hitman 68 0 #1 Gonzaga 160
29 Rosco 63 0 #1 Illinois 140
30 Big Red 2 53 1 #1 Baylor 156
31 Air Jordan 41 0 #1 Illinois 171

Here are the final team scores for the pool:

  Wins Points Earned
#11 UCLA 4 60
#12 Oregon State 3 48
#15 Oral Roberts 2 38
#6 USC 3 30
#11 Syracuse 2 30
#1 Baylor 5 30
#1 Gonzaga 5 25
#2 Houston 4 24
#8 Loyola-Chicago 2 24
#7 Oregon 2 22
#3 Arkansas 3 21
#5 Creighton 2 18
#5 Villanova 2 18
#14 Abilene Christian 1 18
#13 Ohio 1 17
#13 North Texas 1 17
#4 Florida State 2 16
#1 Michigan 3 15
#10 Maryland 1 14
#10 Rutgers 1 14
#9 Wisconsin 1 13
#2 Alabama 2 12
#8 Oklahoma 1 12
#8 LSU 1 12
#7 Florida SEC 1 11
#6 Texas Tech 1 10
#5 Colorado 1 9
#4 Oklahoma State 1 8
#3 Kansas 1 7
#3 West Virginia 1 7
#2 Iowa 1 6
#1 Illinois 1 5
#2 Ohio State 0 0
#3 Texas 0 0
#4 Virginia 0 0
#4 Purdue 0 0
#5 Tennessee 0 0
#6 BYU 0 0
#6 San Diego State 0 0
#7 UConn 0 0
#7 Clemson 0 0
#8 North Carolina 0 0
#9 Missouri 0 0
#9 St. Bonaventure 0 0
#9 Georgia Tech 0 0
#10 VCU 0 0
#10 Virginia Tech 0 0
#11 Drake 0 0
#11 Utah State 0 0
#12 UC Santa Barbara 0 0
#12 Georgetown 0 0
#12 Winthrop 0 0
#13 UNC Greensboro 0 0
#13 Liberty Atlantic Sun 0 0
#14 Eastern Washington 0 0
#14 Colgate 0 0
#14 Morehead State 0 0
#15 Grand Canyon 0 0
#15 Iona 0 0
#15 Cleveland State 0 0
#16 Norfolk State 0 0
#16 Texas Southern 0 0
#16 Hartford 0 0
#16 Drexel Colonial 0 0

Round 5

Sorry for the delayed update.  Just drove back from Tampa last night.   Anyways, the Final that everyone wants to see if set for tonight with undefeated Gonzaga facing Baylor.  I am not sure this can top Saturday night’s game but it should be good.  

The final standings will not change regardless of who wins tonight.   Chancestradamus wins 1st with Zoom in 2nd and Paulie Walnuts is in 3rd.   

The bottom of this article will be all 64 teams and the points they earned during the tournament.

   

Points

Rem.

Champion

Total Points

1

Chancestradamus

170

2

#1 Baylor

163

2

Zoom

156

2

#1 Gonzaga

156

3

paulie walnuts

154

2

#1 Baylor

141

4

Nostradumbass

151

2

#1 Gonzaga

179

5

Gold Chiefs

136

2

#1 Gonzaga

141

6

Ivanhoe

135

1

#1 Gonzaga

145

7

JimmyV83

134

2

#2 Alabama

154

8

MSU Golf

130

2

#1 Gonzaga

137

9

Lippy

129

2

#1 Gonzaga

170

10

Lamar Powell

128

2

#1 Gonzaga

140

11

WILLS-MOMS-RACKET

126

2

#2 Alabama

134

12

COOLTURBAN 1

124

1

#1 Gonzaga

148

13

Bill Schuetz

120

2

#1 Gonzaga

143

14

WILL.I.AM

106

1

#1 Illinois

160

15

micktastic

102

1

#1 Gonzaga

157

16

BarryMcockiner

101

1

#1 Illinois

145

16

Big Red 1

101

1

#1 Illinois

155

18

Mark’s Madness

100

1

#1 Illinois

150

18

Jaws

100

1

#1 Illinois

138

20

COOLTURBAN 2

94

1

#1 Illinois

152

20

Tube Galore

94

0

#2 Iowa

162

22

Air Jordan 2.0

90

1

#1 Baylor

171

23

Dribbling Seaman

89

1

#1 Illinois

159

24

Pete Poppe

87

1

#1 Gonzaga

124

25

Blaze

84

1

#1 Illinois

160

26

Dana Davidson

78

0

#1 Michigan

110

27

The Pickers

70

1

#1 Gonzaga

181

28

Hitman

68

0

#1 Gonzaga

160

29

Rosco

63

1

#1 Illinois

140

30

Big Red 2

53

1

#1 Baylor

156

31

Air Jordan

41

0

#1 Illinois

171

Points earned by Team:
  Wins Points Earned
#11 UCLA 4 60
#12 Oregon State 3 48
#15 Oral Roberts 2 38
#6 USC 3 30
#11 Syracuse 2 30
#1 Gonzaga 5 25
#1 Baylor 5 25
#2 Houston 4 24
#8 Loyola-Chicago 2 24
#7 Oregon 2 22
#3 Arkansas 3 21
#5 Creighton 2 18
#5 Villanova 2 18
#14 Abilene Christian 1 18
#13 Ohio 1 17
#13 North Texas 1 17
#4 Florida State 2 16
#1 Michigan 3 15
#10 Maryland 1 14
#10 Rutgers 1 14
#9 Wisconsin 1 13
#2 Alabama 2 12
#8 Oklahoma 1 12
#8 LSU 1 12
#7 Florida SEC 1 11
#6 Texas Tech 1 10
#5 Colorado 1 9
#4 Oklahoma State 1 8
#3 Kansas 1 7
#3 West Virginia 1 7
#2 Iowa 1 6
#1 Illinois 1 5
#2 Ohio State 0 0
#3 Texas 0 0
#4 Virginia 0 0
#4 Purdue 0 0
#5 Tennessee 0 0
#6 BYU 0 0
#6 San Diego State 0 0
#7 UConn 0 0
#7 Clemson 0 0
#8 North Carolina 0 0
#9 Missouri 0 0
#9 St. Bonaventure 0 0
#9 Georgia Tech 0 0
#10 VCU 0 0
#10 Virginia Tech 0 0
#11 Drake 0 0
#11 Utah State 0 0
#12 UC Santa Barbara 0 0
#12 Georgetown 0 0
#12 Winthrop 0 0
#13 UNC Greensboro 0 0
#13 Liberty Atlantic Sun 0 0
#14 Eastern Washington 0 0
#14 Colgate 0 0
#14 Morehead State 0 0
#15 Grand Canyon 0 0
#15 Iona 0 0
#15 Cleveland State 0 0
#16 Norfolk State 0 0
#16 Texas Southern 0 0
#16 Hartford 0 0
#16 Drexel Colonial 0 0

 

Round 4 – FINAL

The Final Four is set and one team (UCLA) was also in the First Four.    After 4 rounds, 1st place is held by Chancestradamus, in 2nd is Nostradumbass and in 3rd is Zoom.

    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Chancestradamus 140 4 #1 Baylor 163
2 Nostradumbass 136 4 #1 Gonzaga 179
3 Zoom 126 3 #1 Gonzaga 156
4 Ivanhoe 125 2 #1 Gonzaga 145
5 paulie walnuts 124 3 #1 Baylor 141
6 Gold Chiefs 121 4 #1 Gonzaga 141
7 JimmyV83 119 4 #2 Alabama 154
8 MSU Golf 115 3 #1 Gonzaga 137
9 COOLTURBAN 1 114 2 #1 Gonzaga 148
9 Lippy 114 2 #1 Gonzaga 170
11 Lamar Powell 113 3 #1 Gonzaga 140
12 WILLS-MOMS-RACKET 111 3 #2 Alabama 134
13 Bill Schuetz 105 3 #1 Gonzaga 143
14 micktastic 97 1 #1 Gonzaga 157
15 WILL.I.AM 96 2 #1 Illinois 160
15 BarryMcockiner 96 1 #1 Illinois 145
15 Big Red 1 96 1 #1 Illinois 155
18 Mark’s Madness 95 2 #1 Illinois 150
19 Tube Galore 94 0 #2 Iowa 162
20 Jaws 90 1 #1 Illinois 138
21 Air Jordan 2.0 85 2 #1 Baylor 171
22 COOLTURBAN 2 84 2 #1 Illinois 152
23 Dribbling Seaman 79 1 #1 Illinois 159
24 Dana Davidson 78 1 #1 Michigan 110
25 Pete Poppe 77 1 #1 Gonzaga 124
26 Blaze 74 2 #1 Illinois 160
27 Hitman 68 1 #1 Gonzaga 160
28 The Pickers 60 1 #1 Gonzaga 181
29 Rosco 53 1 #1 Illinois 140
29 Big Red 2 53 1 #1 Baylor 156
31 Air Jordan 41 0 #1 Illinois 171

 

Round 3 – FINAL

After 3 rounds we still have some double digit seeds left.  #12 Oregon State who will face #2 Houston tonight and #11 UCLA who upset #2 Alabama in OT to face #1 Michigan.

The leaderboard has changed once again as Nostradumbass holds first but 2nd is now occupied by Zoom and Paulie Walnuts has moved up to 3rd.

    Points Rem. Champion Total Points
1 Nostradumbass 131 5 #1 Gonzaga 179
2 Zoom 127 3 #1 Gonzaga 156
3 paulie walnuts 125 4 #1 Baylor 141
4 Chancestradamus 123 4 #1 Baylor 163
5 Gold Chiefs 122 5 #1 Gonzaga 141
6 MSU Golf 116 3 #1 Gonzaga 137
7 Lippy 115 3 #1 Gonzaga 170
8 Ivanhoe 113 3 #1 Gonzaga 145
9 COOLTURBAN 1 108 3 #1 Gonzaga 148
9 JimmyV83 108 4 #2 Alabama 154
9 Lamar Powell 108 3 #1 Gonzaga 140
12 WILL.I.AM 102 2 #1 Illinois 160
13 WILLS-MOMS-RACKET 100 3 #2 Alabama 134
14 micktastic 98 2 #1 Gonzaga 157
15 Jaws 96 1 #1 Illinois 138
16 Bill Schuetz 94 3 #1 Gonzaga 143
16 Tube Galore 94 2 #2 Iowa 162
18 BarryMcockiner 91 1 #1 Illinois 145
18 Big Red 1 91 2 #1 Illinois 155
20 Mark’s Madness 84 3 #1 Illinois 150
21 Pete Poppe 83 2 #1 Gonzaga 124
22 Air Jordan 2.0 80 3 #1 Baylor 171
22 Blaze 80 2 #1 Illinois 160
24 Dribbling Seaman 79 2 #1 Illinois 159
25 COOLTURBAN 2 78 2 #1 Illinois 152
25 Dana Davidson 78 1 #1 Michigan 110
27 Hitman 74 1 #1 Gonzaga 160
28 The Pickers 66 1 #1 Gonzaga 181
29 Rosco 59 1 #1 Illinois 140
29 Big Red 2 59 1 #1 Baylor 156
31 Air Jordan 47 0 #1 Illinois 171

Round 3 – Day 1

It’s a leadership change at the top as Nostradumbass is now in first with 111 followed closely by defending champion, Lippy with 110 and in 3rd is Ivanhoe with 108.

Round 2 – Final Results

It’s looking more like Gonzaga is going to continue to roll and the PAC-12 has been doing incredible with both LA universities making it to the Sweet 16.   The Big 10 has only Michigan left after 2 rounds.  

Ivanhoe holds the lead at 101 points followed closely by Nostradumbass at 99 and Chancestradamus at 98.

 

Round 2 – Day 3 Results

Sunday was filled with big upsets, from Loyola Chicago over Illinois, to Oregon State over Oklahoma State to what’s most unlikely as all, Oral Roberts not only beating #2 Ohio State but also taking out #7 Florida.

Ivanhoe now tops the standings with 87 points and 7 teams remaining, followed by Lamar Powell with 83 points and 5 teams remaining.  In 3rd is a tie between Chancestradamus with 6 teams left and Barry Mcockiner with 3 teams left, each with 78 points.

Round 1 – Day 2 Results

Abilene Christian was the big story of Day 2 as Ivanhoe takes over 1st place at 65 points.

Round of 64 – Day 1 Results

The Big 10 had some major disappointments and major upsets as #2 Ohio State loses to #15 Oral Roberts and #4 Purdue loses to #13 North Texas.  

Barry Mcockiner jumps out to an early lead with only half of the games played for this round.

Here We Go – First Round Underway Now

We have 31 players ($310 total) so the prizes are going to be 1st – $155,  2nd- $93 and 3rd – $62.   All updates after each day of play will be posted here.   I am posting the picks here now, but from here on out, I will be posting scores and teams remaining.  You can always scroll down to the this post if you want to see who picked what.  

Here are the picks for each player:

 

Register for the 2021 Competition

Registration for this year’s competition is now open. As always, it’s $10 per entry and prizes are paid out for 1st (50%), 2nd (30%) and 3rd (20%) place finishers.

Rules / Scoring

  • Players must pick 10 teams, pick the tournament winner and total points in the Championship Game.
  • Teams are assigned points for each win based on their seeding (#1-#16) +4. For example, a team ranked #3 in their region gets 7 points for each win.
  • The first tiebreaker is correctly choosing the National Champions the second tiebreaker is the total points in Championship Game. All ties beyond that will lead to equal distribution of prizes for the tied players. For example if there is a two way tie for first both players get 40% of the total pot.

2019 Final Results

1st – Lippy, 2nd – Mark’s Madness, 3rd – Air Jordan

Round 4 Final – Michigan State Upsets Duke

Updated, Monday, April 1st, 9:40 PM

After Round 4, the top two spots have been decided as both Lippy (198 points) and Mark’s Madness (195 points) have locked up 1st and 2nd respectively as they both have all four teams left. Air Jordan 2 with 189 points has locked up 3rd with Auburn winning on Sunday.

Round 4 Sunday Morning Update

Updated, Sunday, March 31st, 10:02 AM

Good morning from Siesta Key, Florida. I apologize for the delay in updates.

Two teams have punched their tickets to the Final Four. Texas Tech and Virginia. Our top 3 in the pool are Lippy (183 points and all 6 teams remaining), Mark’s Madness (180 points and all 6 teams remaining) and Air Jordan 2 (174 points and 5 teams remaining). The top two spots are locked in. Jawz can bypass Air Jordan with Virginia winning the title and Auburn losing today.

Round 2 Final

Updated, Monday, March 25th, 12:26 AM

After Round 2, the Gibraltar Jordan’s own the top 3 spots. (fix?? uh no, I emailed the picks before the first game).. SpartyOn and SpartyOn 2.0 will most likely flame out as the number of teams remaining for both entries are much lower than other contenders such as Air Jordan 2, Lippy and Mark’s Madness.

We’ll see how it works out starting next Thursday.

Updated, Sunday, March 24th, 12:04 AM

Round 1 Update FINAL

Updated, Saturday, March 23rd, 12:15 AM

Round 1 is in the books and as usual, lots of surprises and #12’s over #5’s. Currently, the leader after Round 1 is SpartyOn who hit on 3 of his 4 #12 picks. His 93 points is followed closely by CreaseKing31 at 91 and SpartyOn 2.0 at 88. Dana Davidson who has been at the top of the standings the last two years is in 4th at 78 points but only has 6 teams remaining.

Looking at everyone’s picks, there seems to be a new trend where some players are confusing total points in the Championship Game with their zip codes.

Here are the current standings:

 

Prizes for the top 3 places (50% for first, 30% for 2nd and 20% for 3rd). We have 34 entries so the prize breakdown is:

1st – $170, 2nd – $100, 3rd – $70

 

Below are everyone’s picks. I will clean it up tonight after the games: