IWS #213 Results

[cartman]

1. What is the best basketball program to never win the NCAA tournament? (cartman)

12 - Illinois
2 - Memphis
2 - Missouri
2 - Nebraska
2 - Purdue
2 - St. John's
2 - Wichita State
1 - BYU
1- Gonzaga
1 - Notre Dame
1 - Temple
1 - Texas
1 - VCU
1 - Virginia

Stupid really likes the Fighting Illini. I thought there would be more separation in the replies.

2. How many years until a 16/1 upset? (Lathum)

14 - Ten years
8 - 5 years
5 - Never
2 - One Year
1 - One hundred years
1 - Twenty Years

Stupid likes round numbers, and thinks it will be a decade

3. Which program will pull off the first 16/1 upset? (cartman)

6 - Coastal Carolina
5 - Florida Gulf Coast
4 - Princeton
3 - No one
2 - Harvard
2 - Cal Poly
1 - Belmont
1 - Butler
1 - Coppin State
1 - Florida Atlantic
1 - Gonzaga
1 - Murray State
1 - Weber State

Finally a category where there wasn't clear separation. Interestingly 5 stupids thought a 16 would never beat a 1, but only 3 stupids picked no one for the team to pull it off

4. How many instances will there be of players recording a triple double in the 2014 tournament? (cartman)

11 - one
9 - zero
6 - ten
3 - five
1 - twenty
1 - 6

Most stupids thought there would be few or no triple doubles

5. How many times will Jim Boeheim be shown picking his nose on TV during the 2014 NCAA tournament? (Lathum)

13 - ten
8 - none
5 - five
3 - one
1 - six
1 - two

Stupid thinks we're either going to get 24/7 coverage of Boeheim knuckle deep digging for gold or the FCC is going to ban such images.

6. What team will win the 2014 NCAA tournament? (Lathum)

24 - Florida
3 - Arizona
2 - Louisville
1 - Kansas
1 - Duke

Stupid loves them some Gators

And, the results:

Headed for the NIT
Chief Rum 110 0.003%
vex 432 0.012%
PurdueBrad 480 0.014%
CU Tiger 1092 0.032%
Solecismic 1440 0.042%
korme 2016 0.058%
digamma 6480 0.187%
Sublime 2 12672 0.366%

Scheduled for a play-in game
Desnudo 16128 0.466%
Alf 17472 0.505%
jbergey22 36960 1.068%
albinmoonlight 51840 1.499%
ntndeacon 51840 1.499%
Suburban Rhythm 54912 1.587%
Vince, Pt. II 64800 1.873%
panerd 67584 1.954%

Made it to the Sweet Sixteen
britrock88 78624 2.273%
Marmel 82368 2.381%
corbes 104832 3.030%
nilodor 120960 3.497%
Butter_of_69 165888 4.795%
MIJB#19 240240 6.944%
TRO 314496 9.091%
mauchow 380160 10.989%

Final Four worthy
Pyser 442368 12.787%
Warhammer 471744 13.636%
Umbrella 544320 15.734%
NobodyHere 617760 17.857%
sterlingice 1886976 54.545%
StLee 1976832 57.143%

Cutting down the nets
nol 2882880 83.333%


Congrats to nol with a near perfect nailing of the pulse of stupid! You're up next!

[jbergey22]

I wonder how many Coastal Carolina's came in after the pool was set?

My first instinct was actually Illinois but I didnt care to go look to see if they had actually won a tourny so I just took the easy out.

Congrats nol! Thanks Cartman!

[Lathum]

Thanks for taking over for me Cartman. Really great answers.

[Warhammer]

Dang it, almost went with Illinois as well. Would have given me an almost perfect score (went with 0 triple doubles).

[NobodyHere]

No #16 is ever going to upset a #1, EVER!

[jbergey22]

No #16 is ever going to upset a #1, EVER!

Of course they will. It has almost happened a few times and over time the numbers will make sure it happens.

[nol]

Woo! I don't know if being this stupid as it relates to the tournament bodes well or poorly for my bracket.

I'm relatively new to IWS, and while I think I have a pretty good concept in my head that won't be too hard to come up with some questions for, it'd be nice to have a veteran who can check what I have beforehand to make sure the formatting's alright and the questions aren't something that's been covered in the past or well, just plain stupid.

edit: and also that I have submissions open for a decent amount of time

[jbergey22]

Woo! I don't know if being this stupid as it relates to the tournament bodes well or poorly for my bracket.

I'm relatively new to IWS, and while I think I have a pretty good concept in my head that won't be too hard to come up with some questions for, it'd be nice to have a veteran who can check what I have beforehand to make sure the formatting's alright and the questions aren't something that's been covered in the past or well, just plain stupid.

Dont sweat it. The questions will all work themselves out. The only real bad question would be a question in which everyone has the same answer which I dont think I have ever seen in this game.

[sterlingice]

Woo! I don't know if being this stupid as it relates to the tournament bodes well or poorly for my bracket.

I'm relatively new to IWS, and while I think I have a pretty good concept in my head that won't be too hard to come up with some questions for, it'd be nice to have a veteran who can check what I have beforehand to make sure the formatting's alright and the questions aren't something that's been covered in the past or well, just plain stupid.

edit: and also that I have submissions open for a decent amount of time

Here's a post I made about 10(!) years ago on IWS "theory". Maybe it will help when you're thinking through questions:

Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - IWS #41 Results (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=161544&postcount=12)

SI

[TRO]

I wonder how many Coastal Carolina's came in after the pool was set?



I specifically waited for the brackets to make my entry, but I used Weber State :(

[Chief Rum]

I am the Make Mine Rare champion!

[Alf]

I am better at subjects I don't know a thing like this one. Ah well.