It was a bit frustrating to watch at times. No flow to the game, constant whistles, too many fouls, poor shooting, fouls, really bad shots, TV timeouts, lets check the reply, terrible shooting, foul after foul after foul....it was more painful to watch than sitting through a two hour staff meeting at the office. However, when the explosive confetti settled, the Tar Heals of North Carolina were the victors on the night over Gonzaga's first trip to the championship game.
He excelled in the first round with 28 of 32 correct picks, but fell to only three correct picks with eight teams left, however, 50% correct pick in the last three rounds was enough points to win the 2017 bracket contest. Congrats goes out to Drew Wittchow!
Here are our top five pick sheets on the year.
1. Drew Wittchow
2. Kelly Crass
3. SeanQ
4. Jory Smith
5. Smitty
See you all in 2018!
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Four Teams, Eight Scenarios Remain
This is it, the final weekend of games. Four teams remain and there are now only eight tournament outcomes remaining. I've enjoyed the tournament this year having three new teams playing in the final weekend. Or at least it has been a while since they were last here. I am still surprised that the Florida vs Wisconsin game was the first overtime game of the tournament this year. How does that happen?
And a reminder, the games shift to Saturday and Monday this weekend. I know the Saturday games are on CBS, I'm unsure about the championship game. However, if it's similar to last year, it was TBS for the general broadcast and a tailored school broadcast on two other channels.
With just three games to go, here are the final eight scenarios and where you will finish in the standings depending on the outcome:
If South Carolina beats Oregon
If Oregon beats South Carolina
If South Carolina beats North Carolina
If North Carolina beats South Carolina
If Gonzaga beats Oregon
If Oregon beats Gonzaga
If Gonzaga beats North Carolina
If North Carolina beats Gonzaga
Our current Top Ten pick sheets are as follows:
1. Smitty 2
2. Smitty 1
3. Kevin Jorgenson 1
4. Kevin Jorgenson 2
5. Colette Kraft
6. Jay Erickson 1
7. Jessie Forga
8. Kelly Crazz
9. Todd Swank
10. Regina Johnson 1
10. Jean Quinlan
If you are still in it, good luck!
And a reminder, the games shift to Saturday and Monday this weekend. I know the Saturday games are on CBS, I'm unsure about the championship game. However, if it's similar to last year, it was TBS for the general broadcast and a tailored school broadcast on two other channels.
With just three games to go, here are the final eight scenarios and where you will finish in the standings depending on the outcome:
If Oregon beats South Carolina
If South Carolina beats North Carolina
If North Carolina beats South Carolina
If Gonzaga beats Oregon
If Oregon beats Gonzaga
If Gonzaga beats North Carolina
If North Carolina beats Gonzaga
Our current Top Ten pick sheets are as follows:
1. Smitty 2
2. Smitty 1
3. Kevin Jorgenson 1
4. Kevin Jorgenson 2
5. Colette Kraft
6. Jay Erickson 1
7. Jessie Forga
8. Kelly Crazz
9. Todd Swank
10. Regina Johnson 1
10. Jean Quinlan
If you are still in it, good luck!
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Still Anyone's To Win
With only sixteens remaining in the 2017 Tournament, it's still anyone's Championship to win. The games start back up today with four games tonight and four games Friday night. That will complete our third round in the office pool bracket contest.
There are only three #1 Seeds and two #2 seeds. We have four #3 and four #4 seeds. Lastly there is one #7, one #8 and one #11 seed to complete all sixteen teams. Aside from three teams, if you picked #4 seeds or lower, you are sitting great in the standings as this was not the year of the lower seeded teams shaking up the bracket like in years past.
Looking into the numbers. Out of the 87 pick sheets, who is picked to win between some of the match ups in round three:
Wisconsin - 0 (picked to win)
Florida - 3
Baylor - 7
S. Carolina - 0
Gonzaga - 69
W. Virginia - 2
Kansas - 79
Purdue - 3
UCLA - 40
Kentucky - 42
Each correctly picked game is worth 5 points. UCLA vs Kentucky is almost evenly split, so half will be happy with that outcome and help shape the standings.
That's all I have right now. Enjoy the games and be sure to check out the Player Scenarios to see what your best place finish, worst place finish and which teams you need to root for in your field of eight teams.
There are only three #1 Seeds and two #2 seeds. We have four #3 and four #4 seeds. Lastly there is one #7, one #8 and one #11 seed to complete all sixteen teams. Aside from three teams, if you picked #4 seeds or lower, you are sitting great in the standings as this was not the year of the lower seeded teams shaking up the bracket like in years past.
Looking into the numbers. Out of the 87 pick sheets, who is picked to win between some of the match ups in round three:
Wisconsin - 0 (picked to win)
Florida - 3
Baylor - 7
S. Carolina - 0
Gonzaga - 69
W. Virginia - 2
Kansas - 79
Purdue - 3
UCLA - 40
Kentucky - 42
Each correctly picked game is worth 5 points. UCLA vs Kentucky is almost evenly split, so half will be happy with that outcome and help shape the standings.
That's all I have right now. Enjoy the games and be sure to check out the Player Scenarios to see what your best place finish, worst place finish and which teams you need to root for in your field of eight teams.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Round One In Progress
Ahhhh, the games have begun and the Gophers are already out. All that wait to be included in the field of 64, and they are done. Is there a silver lining to all of this, you tell me. Just would have been nice to see them play in an evening game or the weekend.
We are half way through round one of the 2017 Bracket64 Challenge. Nothing to exciting to report today as the higher seeded teams won 14 of the 16 games that were played today. Yes, the Gophers were one of the two higher seeded teams that lost today. They did lose to Middle Tennessee State, the team that defeated Michigan State last season. Michigan State just happened to be my 2016 Championship Winner! So, the good news is, Middle Tennessee did defeat another Big Ten team, but I did not lost my championship team because of them! Yes, there is a silver lining after all.
If you're new to the Bracket64 Challenge, the current standings can always be found on the right column of this web site under the 'Current Standings' link. From there, the menu of everything office pool related can be found. After the second round is completed, look for the tournament scenarios link to see who you need for your last four teams and your odds of winning.
Finally, I have payments from about half of you so far. I know many are arriving via mail and there are a dozen or so I have not had contact with on how you will pay. The raw numbers to be collected are $750 with the winner receiving half of that. I will pay out the top five brackets once again. When I have a good handle on the payments, I'll give the official payout numbers at that time.
That's all I have for day one, plenty more basketball to be played Friday and over the weekend. Best weekend of the year for sports....
We are half way through round one of the 2017 Bracket64 Challenge. Nothing to exciting to report today as the higher seeded teams won 14 of the 16 games that were played today. Yes, the Gophers were one of the two higher seeded teams that lost today. They did lose to Middle Tennessee State, the team that defeated Michigan State last season. Michigan State just happened to be my 2016 Championship Winner! So, the good news is, Middle Tennessee did defeat another Big Ten team, but I did not lost my championship team because of them! Yes, there is a silver lining after all.
If you're new to the Bracket64 Challenge, the current standings can always be found on the right column of this web site under the 'Current Standings' link. From there, the menu of everything office pool related can be found. After the second round is completed, look for the tournament scenarios link to see who you need for your last four teams and your odds of winning.
Finally, I have payments from about half of you so far. I know many are arriving via mail and there are a dozen or so I have not had contact with on how you will pay. The raw numbers to be collected are $750 with the winner receiving half of that. I will pay out the top five brackets once again. When I have a good handle on the payments, I'll give the official payout numbers at that time.
That's all I have for day one, plenty more basketball to be played Friday and over the weekend. Best weekend of the year for sports....
Sunday, March 12, 2017
2017 Bracket64 Contest Has Begun
Deadline: Tip-Off, March 16 @ 12:30 PM [EST]
Entry Fee: $10.00
Make sure you hit the SUBMIT PICKS button at the bottom of the page or your picks will not be entered into the pool.
NOTE: When entering multiple times, please place a number after your name to make it unique [or it will over write you last submitted picks] For example: Timmy 1, Timmy 2, Timmy 3
2017 Tournament Office Pool Brackets
Office Pool Bracket
Printable Office Pool Bracket
Entry Fee: $10.00
Make sure you hit the SUBMIT PICKS button at the bottom of the page or your picks will not be entered into the pool.
NOTE: When entering multiple times, please place a number after your name to make it unique [or it will over write you last submitted picks] For example: Timmy 1, Timmy 2, Timmy 3
2017 Tournament Office Pool Brackets
Office Pool Bracket
Printable Office Pool Bracket
Friday, February 3, 2017
2017 Conference Tournaments
Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 12, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament. Here is the list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.
| Conference | Winner [Record] |
| AAC | SMU Mustangs (30-4) |
| ACC | Duke Blue Devils (27-8) |
| American East | Vermont Catamounts (29-5) |
| Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (26-7) |
| Atlantic 10 | Rhode Island Rams (24-9) |
| Big East | Villanova Wildcats (31-3) |
| Big Sky | North Dakota Fighting Hawks (22-9) |
| Big South | Winthrop Eagles (26-6) |
| Big Ten | Michigan Wolverines (24-11) |
| Big 12 | Iowa State Cyclones (23-10) |
| Big West | U of California Davis Aggies (22-12) |
| Colonial | UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (29-5) |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (30-4) |
| Horizon League | Northern Kentucky Norse (24-10) |
| Ivy League | Princeton Tigers (23-6) |
| MAAC | Iona Gaels (22-12) |
| MAC | Kent State Golden Flashes (22-13) |
| MEAC | North Carolina Central Eagles (25-8) |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita State Shockers (30-4) |
| Mountain West | Nevada Wolfpack (28-6) |
| Northeast | Mount St Mary's Mountaineers (19-15) |
| Ohio Valley | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (20-14) |
| Pac 12 | Arizona Wildcats (30-4) |
| Patriot | Bucknell Bison (26-8) |
| SEC | Kentucky Wildcats (29-5) |
| Southern | East Tennessee State Bucaneers (27-7) |
| Southland | New Orleans Privateers (20-11) |
| Summit | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (18-16) |
| Sun Belt | Troy Trojans (22-14) |
| SWAC | Texas Southern Tigers (23-11) |
| WAC | New Mexico State Aggies (28-5) |
| West Coast | Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-1) |
NCAA Division I Men's Conference Tournament Dates (2017). Retrieved from http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
2017 Tournament Schedule
Pre-Tournament Events
March 12: Teams Announced @ 5:00 PM [CST] on CBS
March 14-15: Four Play-In Games
March 16: Entry Deadline @ 11:30 PM [CST]
First Week Of Games
March 16-17: Round One - 64 Teams
March 18-19: Round Two - 32 Teams
Second Weekend Of Games
March 23-24: Round Three - 16 Teams
March 25-26: Round Four - 8 Teams
Final Weekend Of Games
April 1: Round Five - Semi-Finals - 4 Teams
April 3: Round Six - Championship - 2 Teams
March 12: Teams Announced @ 5:00 PM [CST] on CBS
March 14-15: Four Play-In Games
March 16: Entry Deadline @ 11:30 PM [CST]
First Week Of Games
March 16-17: Round One - 64 Teams
March 18-19: Round Two - 32 Teams
Second Weekend Of Games
March 23-24: Round Three - 16 Teams
March 25-26: Round Four - 8 Teams
Final Weekend Of Games
April 1: Round Five - Semi-Finals - 4 Teams
April 3: Round Six - Championship - 2 Teams
NCAA Division I Men's Tournament Dates (2017). Retrieved from
http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness/schedule
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