I realize the annual sports pools haven't been what they should be. They are too complex and go on forever. By the time we actually get to the end it is summer outside, no one cares about the NHL and the pool just fades away. Answer: a phased sports pool. Rather than throwing everything in together, we are going to do it bit by bit. The alternative is to stop the internet sports pool that I have run one way or another since something like 1997. Not acceptable.
So phase one is the NCAA men's b'ball. Here are the tournament brackets announced tonight. All you have to do is pick a winner for every game. A point for every correct guess. Easy peasy. Have you picks in the comments below by Wednesday midnight. Don't worry about the Louisville opponent. Hint: Louisville wins.
Comments
Alan - March 15, 2009 9:23 PM
Round one: Louisville, Siena, Utah, Wake Forest, WVU, Kansas, SoCal, Michigan State, UConn, Texas, Purdue, Washington, Utah State, Missouri, Maryland, Memphis, Pitt, Tenn, Florida State, Xavier, UCLA, Nova, Minn, Duke, NC, Butler, Illinois, Gonzaga, Temple, Syracuse, Michigan, Oklahoma.
Round two: Louisville, Utah, WVU, Michigan State, UConn, Washington, Missouri, Memphis, Pitt, Xavier, Nova, Duke, NC, Illinois, Syracuse, Oklahoma.
Round three: Louisville, Michigan State, UConn, Memphis, Pitt, Nova, NC, Syracuse.
Round four: Michigan State, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse.
Round five: Michigan State, Syracuse
Winner: Syracuse!!!
I realize that will never happen but a boy can dream.
Hans - March 16, 2009 10:35 AM
Round One: Louisville, Ohio St., Utah, Wake F., W.Va., Kansas, BC, Mich.St. -- UConn, BYU, Purdue, Miss.St., Marquette, Missouri, Maryland, Memphis -- Pitt, Ok.St., Wisconsin, Xavier, UCLA, Villanova, Texas, Duke -- UNC, LSU, Illinois, Gonzaga, Az.St., Syracuse, Michigan, OK
Round Two: Louisville, Utah, Kansas, Mich.St. -- UConn, Miss.St., Missouri, Memphis -- Pitt, Xavier, UCLA, Duke -- UNC, Gonzaga, Syracuse, OK
Round Three: Louisville, Kansas, Miss. St., Memphis, Pitt, Duke, UNC Syracuse
Final Four: Kansas, Memphis, Pitt, UNC
Championship Game: Memphis, UNC
Winner: UNC.
Alan - March 16, 2009 10:56 AM
That's too many teams in blue, Hans.
Hans - March 16, 2009 11:15 AM
Didn't Syracuse used to have an alternate blue uniform?
Alan - March 16, 2009 12:02 PM
I can't be deterred by such jibes.
Hans - March 16, 2009 12:15 PM
That's the spirit!
Rob MacD - March 16, 2009 3:31 PM
Round One: Louisville, Siena, Utah, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Kansas, Boston College, Michigan State, Connecticut, Texa A&M, Purdue, Washington, Marquette, Missouri, Maryland, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma St., Florida St., Xavier, UCLA, Villanova, Texas, Duke, North Carolina, Butler, Illinois, Gonzaga, Temple, Syracuse, Michigan, Oklahoma
Round Two: Louisville, Wake Forest, Kansas, Michigan St., Connecticut, Purdue, Marquette, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Xavier, Villanova, Duke, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Syracuse, Oklahoma
Round Three: Louisville, Kansas, Connecticut, Memphis, Xavier, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse
Final Four: Louisville, Memphis, Duke, North Carolina
Championship Game: Louisville, North Carolina
Champion: North Carolina
Hans - March 17, 2009 8:39 AM
Rob's in!
Alan - March 18, 2009 10:19 AM
I am two timing on myself care of ESPN and Ian.