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I'm in, and have Oregon winning it all.

I'm such a freaking homer.

As of this moment, I have Florida beating Ohio St in the final...

Speaking of the bracket, am I the only one who is disappointed the Committee didn't have a sense of humor and pit #10 Texas Tech vs #7 Indiana?

Good point, actually.

As it stands, I have Tech beating BC and then going down to G Town. I'd probably have them beating Indiana if they played them in round 1.

Yeah, they really missed a great opportunity there. It wouldn't have been a sense of humor, it would have been a huge money maker. How could Kelvin Sanctions beat Knight on a neutral court without the possibility of cheating?

In as Rimjob Rambo..

Got G'Town over Wisconsin in the final. Go Hoyas!

Got the Terps losing to Ohio St.

Final Four: Texas, Wisconsin, Memphis and Kansas.

Championship: Texas over Wisconsin, 72-59.

Long Beach State is the Cinderella (though they only make it to the Sweet Sixteen).

I'm in

Nevada is going to go far

Damn I tried to squeeze in to your group on time but the deadline hit as I was filling out my bracket. Oh well, I'll just have to win the other ones Im in

With the first group of games done, here is the leaderboard:

1 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
1 mobycat ( mobycat100) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
1 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▲287082
1 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 6 6 of 63 80th 379431 ▼379430

5 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼392400
5 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼392400
5 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼392400
5 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 5 5 of 63 46th 1058913 ▼392400

9 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 4 4 of 63 20th 1580341 ▼31412

10 So money ( gsutton18) 2 2 of 63 8th 1831980 ▼283051

It's still early, but a leader pack has set the bar... will the rest of the pool recover? Will the leaders fall? Stay tuned!

Well it's official - I suck.

This happens all the time. I usually do good with the first batch of games, sometimes the whole first day and then have a meltdown on the second day.

Doing pretty good so far.. Un fortunately, Oral Roberts couldn't edge out Wazzou St. (that's what I get for listening to Vitale), and damn GW was nowhere in the building against Vanderbilt.

Oh well, still tied for first! Let the games continue!

Fashionable pre-tourney pick, but I didn't buy it for a second.

I bought the fashionable ODU over Butler instead.

Frickin' Duke.

I'm the same as Nismo... do well the first round, then suck.

But my final four is still there, thankfully.

Day 1 in the books and here are the current standings:

1 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 13 13 of 63 86th 275942 ▲411852
1 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 13 13 of 63 86th 275942 ▼73718
3 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼13150
3 mobycat ( mobycat100) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼13150
3 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 12 12 of 63 64th 700944 ▼13150
6 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▼486935
6 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 11 11 of 63 41st 1174729 ▲61602
8 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 9 9 of 63 12th 1736222 ▼499891
8 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 9 9 of 63 12th 1736222 ▼499891
10 So money ( gsutton18) 2 2 of 63 7th 1846484 ▼3136

Well, Nismo's in first after day 3, but daddy's hanging tough in 2nd.

Who the hell is So Money? Christ, if you're going to play, at least finish the damn thing!

Lol, I hate seeing my 1/4 filled out bracket being judged with the rest of yours! It was going to be "so money" I still cant believe yahoo cut me off.

In my ESPN (actually completed bracket)I am 259059 out of several million and winning amongst friends. Not too shabby.

Current standings after the first weekend of games:

1 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 47 35 of 48 79th 408821 ▲21243
2 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 45 34 of 48 64th 712485 ▲41756
3 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 43 34 of 48 47th 1040036 ▲55370
3 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 43 33 of 48 47th 1040036 ▼285795
5 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 41 32 of 48 33rd 1324446 ▲56661
6 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 39 31 of 48 23rd 1532670 ▲46910
7 mobycat ( mobycat100) 36 28 of 48 14th 1703405 ▲28322
7 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 36 27 of 48 14th 1703405 ▼57473
9 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 35 27 of 48 12th 1734882 ▼39237
10 So money ( gsutton18) 7 6 of 48 7th 1847857 ▼72

As much as I'd like to be happy about me leading after the first two rounds, I realize that it's pointless considering I loss one of the teams I had in the Championship game. Then again, it's good to see pnwbeers (who's in second) picked with his heart.

How am I still leading when I lost one of the teams in the Championship game last week?

'cause those are only "potential" points you've lost.

Come the final four, you'll get no more points, where others will have the ability to get more.

I'm so out of the running it's not even funny. Both my championship game teams are gone.

Well, I have UNC winning the whole thing and they are still in it.

Ha! Me too! (in my other bracket.)

I didn't do as well in the 1st and second rounds, but I have 7 of 8 in the elite 8. (office pool)

I lost two of my top 8 teams but so far I still have everything past that.

We're into the Elite Eight and here are the current standings:

1 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 75 42 of 56 91st 162531 ▼50679
2 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 73 41 of 56 86th 269255 ▲294523
3 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 65 38 of 56 52nd 936715 ▲42295
4 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 63 37 of 56 44th 1104972 ▲341025
5 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 59 38 of 56 30th 1386120 ▼223782
6 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 56 32 of 56 23rd 1533991 ▲162560
6 mobycat ( mobycat100) 56 33 of 56 23rd 1533991 ▼147215
8 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 55 32 of 56 21st 1572992 ▼126995
8 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 55 36 of 56 21st 1572992 ▼126995
10 So money ( gsutton18) 11 7 of 56 7th 1846489 ▼231

My bracket is completely in teh shitter.

Well, UNC screwed that one up for me. How do you blow that lead and then not even show up in OT? Oh well, I believe Mineralblue is now in great position to take it all.

Rankings heading into the Final Four! Here is a report on the rankings to date:

Nismo is sitting still at the top with only UCLA still alive in his Final Four bracket. However, Nismo has UCLA losing in the semifinals, which means Nismo feels the empty feeling of despair like Persian messengers falling into a bottomless pit as he can no longer get anymore points.
Current Pts: 83 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 83 of 192

Mineralblue sits pretty at #2, hoping that Florida and Ohio State survive into the finals with the Gators taking home the title. He will definitely be doing the Gator chomp this weekend.
Current Pts: 81 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 145 of 192

pnwbeers' hopes of taking the lead more than likely went down with his Oregon Ducks; although a Florida loss to UCLA, coupled with Ohio State losing in the finals might give him an outside chance, being tied currently for 2nd with mineralblue. A UCLA title victory over Ohio State is what he wants.
Current Pts: 81 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 97 of 192

lilaggie02 leaps into 4th place as a dark horse for the championship with 3 of the Final Four still alive in UF, GU, and UCLA. If UCLA gets to the final and GU loses to OSU, she just may steal the fantasy crown and beat the boys in this competition at their own game.
Current Pts: 79 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 95 of 192

FriedRiceMofo sits in 5th place with half of the Final Four still alive and his hopes resting on GU going all the way. He will be rooting for the Hibbert to lay the authoritah this weekend.
Current Pts: 75 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 123 of 192

Xmountaineer sits back in 6th place, with his hopes likely resting upon an Ohio State title run and a Florida loss to UCLA. Bottom line: Buckeye victory over the Bruins for the hardware.
Current Pts: 71 of 128
Max Possible Pts: 119 of 192

The rest of the field is pretty much eliminated at this point.

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 83 43 of 60 57th 841489 ▼184693
2 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 81 40 of 60 52nd 947189 ▼177405
2 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 81 42 of 60 52nd 947189 ▼177405
4 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 79 35 of 60 47th 1048789 ▲245850
5 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 75 40 of 60 37th 1235272 ▲218257
6 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 71 38 of 60 30th 1393490 ▲178574
6 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 71 38 of 60 30th 1393490 ▼98851
8 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 56 32 of 60 13th 1723174 ▼18179
8 mobycat ( mobycat100) 56 33 of 60 13th 1723174 ▼18179
10 So money ( gsutton18) 19 8 of 60 7th 1842199 ▼52

Smart smart man.

If UCLA plays like they did against Kansas and Florida plays like they did against Oregon, you'll have baby blue in the finals rather rather than the blue and orange of Florida. To be blunt, without Oregon having an uncharacteristic off shooting game and some *generous* officiating, you'd have an all Pac-10 semifinal (with UCLA likely winning). Don't get me wrong, I'm not playing the "ref card" - even if the game was called straight Florida still wins that one. But if were called straight and we shot the ball like we normally do, it would have been lights out for the gators.

Point being, Florida better up their game or the Bruins will maul them next weekend. I of course hope they don't up their game as Noah is a butt-tard and I want him to lose.

Figures that I would lead from day 1 only to lose in the Final 4. :rolleyes: Come on UCLA and Georgetown!

I picked the final four, now Im just hoping for UCLA and Ohio and then for Ohio to bring it home.

Nice commentary there Long.. Thanks for pointing out how I could possibly win.. I thought I was doomed..

Go G'Town!

It all comes down to this:

A Gator Win means victory for the MB.
A Buckeye Win means victory for the XMountaineer.

Rank Bracket Points Correct Picks Overall % Overall Rank
1 mineralblue * ( lbthai76) 113 42 of 62 85th 289574 ▲179637
2 Tall Firs Redux ( pnwbeers) 97 43 of 62 62nd 750633 ▼281422
3 XMountaineer ( alpine857) 87 39 of 62 45th 1078596 ▼222277
3 shap tastic ( onfoursforu) 87 39 of 62 45th 1078596 ▲382074
5 NismoX's Red Raiders ( gjburkett) 83 43 of 62 39th 1207383 ▼180917
6 lilaggie02 ( lilaggie02) 79 35 of 62 33rd 1324339 ▼135174
7 Rimjob Rambo ( tatsuo_2k) 75 40 of 62 28th 1429846 ▼94400
8 mobycat ( mobycat100) 56 33 of 62 12th 1738817 ▼6971
8 2Xplore ( tpennerty) 56 32 of 62 12th 1738817 ▼6971
10 So money ( gsutton18) 19 8 of 62 7th 1842214 ▼10

Thank you Gators.

I win.

Muhahahahahahahah.