The thread for boasting/bitching about your NCAA BBall Brackets

SirFozzie · 03-18-2005, 05:51 AM

Did ok in my FOFC one.. 14 out of 16. (lost LSU and Pitt, but eh.. neither were going to the sweet 16.)

Joined the ESPN Page 2 Daily Quickie readers group, and despite being in the top 1% of all pickers with 15 out of 16, 50 readers got all 16 right, so I'm tied for 51st :P (out of roughly 6000)

Ragone · 03-18-2005, 06:01 AM

15/16 baby! freaking shittsburgh

wbatl1 · 03-18-2005, 06:21 AM

14/16 BUT my two upsets in later rounds were screwed by the two teams that lost. I had Bama beating BC and UCLA beating Gonzaga. I still think eithor one of those teams could go down, but my sweet sixteen teams are now looking bad.

TroyF · 03-18-2005, 07:12 AM

15/16, LSU. Gotta remember this day guys. All of our brackets will be in shambles by tonight.

Poli · 03-18-2005, 07:13 AM

13-16. I'm very happy about that because I pick tournament games on name only. I know next to nothing on basketball. Other than the fact they play on a rectangular court and there are 5 people on each team. The fact that I can't shoot, dribble, or jump has a lot to do with it.

UTEP...hmm....JeeberD. That'll work. UCLA, Texas Tech...hmm, UCLA sounds more intimidating. Creighton...man, that just sounds cool. I'll pick them, too.

Other than that, my name only picking won the rest.

henry296 · 03-18-2005, 08:00 AM

I don't know why I do these pools anymore. I've never one in my life and every upset I pick never happens and i seem to miss every 8/9 and 7/10 game. Therefore, I was 8/16 yesterday. I think a chimp could beat me.

Todd

Static Cling · 03-18-2005, 08:01 AM

12/16 and 13/16 in the two pools I'm in...teams that hurt me...bama, lsu, utep

Ksyrup · 03-18-2005, 08:09 AM

I think I had 11/16, which isn't bad considering I filled my bracket out in 3.5 minutes.

Draft Dodger · 03-18-2005, 08:14 AM

8/16, which isn't bad considering I know NOTHING about college BB.

didn't even want to do one, since I won last year (after correctly picking the final four and each game from then on) but my co-workers forced me to do one. then again, I started off kind of poorly last year

mhass · 03-18-2005, 08:42 AM

13/16. Bleh.

Ksyrup · 03-18-2005, 08:49 AM

What I really wanted to do was have my 5 year old fill out a bracket and compare mine to hers afterward. But I never got around to it.

mhass · 03-18-2005, 08:50 AM

A guy in my office took Farleigh-Dickinson over Illinois. At halftime he was looking like a freakin' genius.

Ksyrup · 03-18-2005, 08:51 AM

Yeah, that's the other pool that should get started. Leader by halftime of the first round games.

cartman · 03-18-2005, 09:06 AM

Not bad. All of my losses were close games that could have gone either way in the last minute, so I'm not complaining. 12/16 on the first day.

cmp · 03-18-2005, 10:29 AM

13/16. Not too bad. Just need my later round games to fall into place.

Wolfpack · 03-18-2005, 12:24 PM

My "official" one, the one I put an honest evaluative effort into on ESPN, is 12-4. Another bracket that I picked purely based on seed vs. seed records (random number chooses against percentage) is 15-1. Overall, I'm averaging 12-4 over the seven brackets I've entered in various places.

st.cronin · 03-18-2005, 12:34 PM

Northern Iowa will win today. Sconny has no shot.

Bee · 03-18-2005, 02:09 PM

My wife picked her bracket based on taking colleges that her friends attended.

She is doing much better than I am.

paperstreetsoap · 03-18-2005, 02:50 PM

16/20 so far..!

Wolfpack · 03-18-2005, 04:36 PM

20-4 in my official bracket. It's caught up with that other one that started out 15-1 and should pass it. That one has Northern Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen. Now averaging 18-6 overall. Time to see what the night will bring.

Ragone · 03-18-2005, 04:38 PM

21-3... Stupid new mexico not showing up in the first half.. and downright idiotic charlotte for just playing nc state like it was a meaningless non conf game

cmp · 03-18-2005, 04:38 PM

19-5 thus far. I've lost one Sweet 16 team so far but other than that I'm liking the way my bracket is shaping up.

SirFozzie · 03-18-2005, 05:26 PM

20-4 so far. In good shape with all 4 wrong picks not making it past the next round anyway

Logan · 03-18-2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

20-4 so far. In good shape with all 4 wrong picks not making it past the next round anyway

Same.

Danny · 03-18-2005, 06:27 PM

Pittsburgh and New Mexico to hell!

k0ruptr · 03-18-2005, 06:29 PM

22-2 so far, utep, damn the wac and lsu beat me

Danny · 03-18-2005, 06:31 PM

Overall I am 18-6, but I had New Mexico and Pitt going to the sweet 16 and they have killed me.

kingfc22 · 03-18-2005, 07:07 PM

21-3 in two brackets. Freaking New Mexico is killing me.

Karlifornia · 03-18-2005, 07:20 PM

I'm in the 97th percentile on Yahoo! and 3rd in the FOFC group. It will all go to shit before the weekend is over.

TazFTW · 03-18-2005, 08:23 PM

'cuse losing impacts my bracket a bit. All of my other wrong picks, I had losing in the 2nd round. I had 'cuse losing to Duke.

Arles · 03-18-2005, 08:25 PM

That's what I get for buying the hype on the Big (L)East. I had 'Cuse in the final four, but it was only because I didn't like any other team in the bracket.

panerd · 03-18-2005, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

'cuse losing impacts my bracket a bit. All of my other wrong picks, I had losing in the 2nd round. I had 'cuse losing to Duke.

I wouldn't worry much about it. I am sure most people had Syracuse going as far as you did.

Ragone · 03-18-2005, 08:32 PM

god.. i spent 20 minutes thinking about that syracuse/michigan state pod

i knew i couldn't pick both as an upset.. but i also knew whichever one i picked the other would surely lose.. so i took odu over michigan state

MrBug708 · 03-18-2005, 09:36 PM

Woot! Go Catamonts! In both pools I have them winning the first and another I have them into the second round....

ScottVib · 03-18-2005, 09:49 PM

16-0 last night. (15-1 in one pool thanks to a screw up and hitting the arrow next to Iowa instead of Cincy)

26-2 so far. (Lost Minnesota - Iowa State and St. Mary's - Southern Illinois)

That said the final session tonight isn't looking good for me (2-2 with the games at the half)

ScottVib · 03-18-2005, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragone

god.. i spent 20 minutes thinking about that syracuse/michigan state pod

i knew i couldn't pick both as an upset.. but i also knew whichever one i picked the other would surely lose.. so i took odu over michigan state

I almost had them both... but decided I couldn't take them both and left UVM in there (I went to college with Coppenrath's brother, and he was my roommates best friend). Right now I'm not terribly happy I didn't stick with my first instinct on ODU.

Edit - BTW my bracket will all die this weekend... I have too many upsets in the Sweet 16. (I need WVU over Wake, UVM to win again, Wisc-Milwaukee again, and Utah all to pull off upsets to keep it going)

dubb93 · 03-18-2005, 10:01 PM

STUPID FREAKIN 'CUSE, had them losing to Illinois and little further down the line......

Young Drachma · 03-18-2005, 10:28 PM

I KNEW VERMONT WOULD WIN!! GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

ScottVib · 03-18-2005, 11:02 PM

I'm torn... should I be happy that Bucknell knocked off Kansas to make things a little easier for UConn... or should I be pissed they knocked out the team I had beating UConn to get to the Elite 8?

kingfc22 · 03-18-2005, 11:02 PM

So much for my Syracuse Kansas final 4 bracket.

MrBug708 · 03-18-2005, 11:05 PM

It's like Roy never left Kansas....

TazFTW · 03-18-2005, 11:10 PM

I had Kansas in my elite eight. Oh well, at least my Final Four are still alive.

k0ruptr · 03-18-2005, 11:34 PM

F**K kansas lol. thats my only miss today! 15-1 on the day, making me 29-3 on the first round, not bad, cept KU was in my elite 8.

Young Drachma · 03-18-2005, 11:49 PM

Go Bison..upsets rock.

kingnebwsu · 03-19-2005, 02:36 AM

I had 'Cuse in my final four...even though I thought their toughest game would be Vermont. I said if they could get by Vermont, then they could make the final four. No if=no then. I should listen to my instincts more

Airhog · 03-19-2005, 09:45 AM

Wow, only one person on yahoo is still perfect.

Of course he has lousiville making it to the finals.

Airhog · 03-19-2005, 09:46 AM

19-36 so far. Nobody past the second round except kansas, which I had in the Elite 8

Wolfpack · 03-19-2005, 10:00 AM

26-6 now on ESPN. I had alarm bells going off on the Syracuse game, but I couldn't pull the trigger. The Bucknell one was a bit of a surprise, though. Fortunately, I had both misses covered as I had picked MSU over Syracuse and took Wisconsin in an upset over Kansas. At this point, I have 15 of 16 Sweet Sixteen teams left (lost only Alabama).

TroyF · 03-19-2005, 10:35 AM

The big explosion heard last night was my bracket exploding.

I knew Vermont would give Cuse everything they could handle, but I picked the Orange anyway. I had them heading to the Final four. I only lost two of my sweet sixteen picks (Kansas and Syracuse), but the damage has been done.

mhass · 03-19-2005, 01:26 PM

Any chance there's a consolation bracket this year?

03-18-2005, 06:21 AM	#3
wbatl1 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2003	14/16 BUT my two upsets in later rounds were screwed by the two teams that lost. I had Bama beating BC and UCLA beating Gonzaga. I still think eithor one of those teams could go down, but my sweet sixteen teams are now looking bad. __________________ wbatl1

03-18-2005, 07:13 AM	#5
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	13-16. I'm very happy about that because I pick tournament games on name only. I know next to nothing on basketball. Other than the fact they play on a rectangular court and there are 5 people on each team. The fact that I can't shoot, dribble, or jump has a lot to do with it. UTEP...hmm....JeeberD. That'll work. UCLA, Texas Tech...hmm, UCLA sounds more intimidating. Creighton...man, that just sounds cool. I'll pick them, too. Other than that, my name only picking won the rest. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

03-18-2005, 08:00 AM	#6
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I don't know why I do these pools anymore. I've never one in my life and every upset I pick never happens and i seem to miss every 8/9 and 7/10 game. Therefore, I was 8/16 yesterday. I think a chimp could beat me. Todd __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

03-18-2005, 08:09 AM	#8
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I think I had 11/16, which isn't bad considering I filled my bracket out in 3.5 minutes. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-18-2005, 08:14 AM	#9
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	8/16, which isn't bad considering I know NOTHING about college BB. didn't even want to do one, since I won last year (after correctly picking the final four and each game from then on) but my co-workers forced me to do one. then again, I started off kind of poorly last year __________________ Mile High Hockey

03-18-2005, 06:01 AM	#2
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	15/16 baby! freaking shittsburgh

03-18-2005, 07:12 AM	#4
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	15/16, LSU. Gotta remember this day guys. All of our brackets will be in shambles by tonight.

03-18-2005, 08:01 AM	#7
Static Cling n00b Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NY	12/16 and 13/16 in the two pools I'm in...teams that hurt me...bama, lsu, utep

03-18-2005, 08:42 AM	#10
mhass High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here	13/16. Bleh. __________________ Now while I wasn't able to cut everyone I wanted to, I have cut a lot of you. - H.J.S.

03-18-2005, 08:49 AM	#11
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	What I really wanted to do was have my 5 year old fill out a bracket and compare mine to hers afterward. But I never got around to it. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-18-2005, 08:50 AM	#12
mhass High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here	A guy in my office took Farleigh-Dickinson over Illinois. At halftime he was looking like a freakin' genius. __________________ Now while I wasn't able to cut everyone I wanted to, I have cut a lot of you. - H.J.S.

03-18-2005, 08:51 AM	#13
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Yeah, that's the other pool that should get started. Leader by halftime of the first round games. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-18-2005, 09:06 AM	#14
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Not bad. All of my losses were close games that could have gone either way in the last minute, so I'm not complaining. 12/16 on the first day. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-18-2005, 10:29 AM	#15
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	13/16. Not too bad. Just need my later round games to fall into place.

03-18-2005, 12:24 PM	#16
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	My "official" one, the one I put an honest evaluative effort into on ESPN, is 12-4. Another bracket that I picked purely based on seed vs. seed records (random number chooses against percentage) is 15-1. Overall, I'm averaging 12-4 over the seven brackets I've entered in various places.

03-18-2005, 12:34 PM	#17
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Northern Iowa will win today. Sconny has no shot.

03-18-2005, 02:09 PM	#18
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	My wife picked her bracket based on taking colleges that her friends attended. She is doing much better than I am.

03-18-2005, 02:50 PM	#19
paperstreetsoap Mascot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DYT	16/20 so far..!

03-18-2005, 04:36 PM	#20
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	20-4 in my official bracket. It's caught up with that other one that started out 15-1 and should pass it. That one has Northern Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen. Now averaging 18-6 overall. Time to see what the night will bring.

03-18-2005, 04:38 PM	#21
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	21-3... Stupid new mexico not showing up in the first half.. and downright idiotic charlotte for just playing nc state like it was a meaningless non conf game

03-18-2005, 05:26 PM	#23
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	20-4 so far. In good shape with all 4 wrong picks not making it past the next round anyway __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

03-18-2005, 06:27 PM	#25
Danny General Manager Join Date: Jul 2001	Pittsburgh and New Mexico to hell!

03-18-2005, 06:29 PM	#26
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	22-2 so far, utep, damn the wac and lsu beat me __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

03-18-2005, 06:31 PM	#27
Danny General Manager Join Date: Jul 2001	Overall I am 18-6, but I had New Mexico and Pitt going to the sweet 16 and they have killed me.

03-18-2005, 07:07 PM	#28
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	21-3 in two brackets. Freaking New Mexico is killing me. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

03-18-2005, 07:20 PM	#29
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	I'm in the 97th percentile on Yahoo! and 3rd in the FOFC group. It will all go to shit before the weekend is over. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-18-2005, 08:23 PM	#30
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	'cuse losing impacts my bracket a bit. All of my other wrong picks, I had losing in the 2nd round. I had 'cuse losing to Duke.

03-18-2005, 08:25 PM	#31
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	That's what I get for buying the hype on the Big (L)East. I had 'Cuse in the final four, but it was only because I didn't like any other team in the bracket. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

03-18-2005, 08:32 PM	#33
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	god.. i spent 20 minutes thinking about that syracuse/michigan state pod i knew i couldn't pick both as an upset.. but i also knew whichever one i picked the other would surely lose.. so i took odu over michigan state

03-18-2005, 09:36 PM	#34
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Woot! Go Catamonts! In both pools I have them winning the first and another I have them into the second round....

03-18-2005, 09:49 PM	#35
ScottVib High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: My Computer	16-0 last night. (15-1 in one pool thanks to a screw up and hitting the arrow next to Iowa instead of Cincy) 26-2 so far. (Lost Minnesota - Iowa State and St. Mary's - Southern Illinois) That said the final session tonight isn't looking good for me (2-2 with the games at the half)

03-18-2005, 10:01 PM	#37
dubb93 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004	STUPID FREAKIN 'CUSE, had them losing to Illinois and little further down the line......

03-18-2005, 10:28 PM	#38
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I KNEW VERMONT WOULD WIN!! GO CATAMOUNTS!!! __________________ Current dynasty: Up The Scots: Play To Clinch Tennis Dynasty \| OOTP Mod: Managerial Strategy Files \| GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github

03-18-2005, 11:02 PM	#39
ScottVib High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: My Computer	I'm torn... should I be happy that Bucknell knocked off Kansas to make things a little easier for UConn... or should I be pissed they knocked out the team I had beating UConn to get to the Elite 8?

03-18-2005, 11:05 PM	#41
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	It's like Roy never left Kansas....