I have picked the following teams to win conf. tournaments:
WKU (1), Notre Dame (1), UMass (3), USC (3), UNLV (1), Memphis (1), Miss St. (3), UNC (1), Kansas (1), Wisconsin (1)....
This is the prelude to the NCAA March Madness Bracket Tournament!!!
PRIZE PAYOUTS
Here are the prize payouts for the College Basketball Conference Tournament Pool...
Walt Smith will get $130
JM will get $52
Matt Krantz will get $39
David Kaplen will get $26
Kevin Koshorek will get $13
Walt Smith will get $130
JM will get $52
Matt Krantz will get $39
David Kaplen will get $26
Kevin Koshorek will get $13
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Contributors
TOP SCORING TEAMS IN THIS TOURNAMENT
SUN BELT: Western Kentucky 50
Middle Tenn. St 30
Arkansas-Little Rock 5
South Alabama 5
BIG EAST: Pittsburgh 150, Georgetown 15, Marquette 10, West Virginia 15
ATLANTIC 10: Temple 150, St.Josephs 30, Charlotte 15, Xavier 5
PAC-10: UCLA 50, Stanford 15, USC 15, Washington St. 10
MOUNTAIN WEST: UNLV 50, Utah 15, BYU 15, San Diego St. 10
CONFERENCE USA: Tulsa 60, Memphis 50, Texas El Paso 15, Southern Miss 15
SEC: Tennessee 5, Mississippi St. 15, Arkansas ???, Georgia $$$
ACC: Duke 5, Virginia Tech 15, Clemson $$$, North Carolina ???
BIG 12: Kansas ???, Texas ??? , Texas A & M 10, Oklahoma 15
BIG TEn: Wisconsin ???, Michigan St., 10, Minnesota 15, Illinois $$$
Middle Tenn. St 30
Arkansas-Little Rock 5
South Alabama 5
BIG EAST: Pittsburgh 150, Georgetown 15, Marquette 10, West Virginia 15
ATLANTIC 10: Temple 150, St.Josephs 30, Charlotte 15, Xavier 5
PAC-10: UCLA 50, Stanford 15, USC 15, Washington St. 10
MOUNTAIN WEST: UNLV 50, Utah 15, BYU 15, San Diego St. 10
CONFERENCE USA: Tulsa 60, Memphis 50, Texas El Paso 15, Southern Miss 15
SEC: Tennessee 5, Mississippi St. 15, Arkansas ???, Georgia $$$
ACC: Duke 5, Virginia Tech 15, Clemson $$$, North Carolina ???
BIG 12: Kansas ???, Texas ??? , Texas A & M 10, Oklahoma 15
BIG TEn: Wisconsin ???, Michigan St., 10, Minnesota 15, Illinois $$$
LEAGUE STANDINGS ---FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Here are the updated standings for the conference tournaments:--this is FINAL
1. Walt Smith # 2--435 pts.
2. JM 1- 360 pts (wins tiebreaker over conference runner up, 3-1)
3. Matt Krantz 1-360 pts
4. David Kaplen-350 pts (wins tiebreaker 6-4 over conference tournament winners)
4. Kevin Koshorek # 2- 350 pts. .
6. Walt Smith #1 -340 pts.
7. Robert Baker 2-335 pts
8. Steve Kirck 1-330 pts
9. Robert Baker 3-325 pts
10. Jonathan Patterson - 315 pts
10. jrLKWood. picks 1- 315 pts
12. Dr. Harwood Free Entry--310 pts.
12. Walt Smith # 3- 310 pts.
14. Jeff Richardson 1-305 pts
15. Larry McNemar 2-295 pts
16. Steve Kirck Entry 5-290 pts
16. jrLKWood Picks 1 - 290 pts
16. Steve Kirck Entry Four-290 pts
19. RObert Baker 1- 285 pts
20. Matt Krantz 2 -275 pts
20. DANNY SUMMERS-275 pts
20. Steve Kirck Entry Two-275 pts
23. Steve Kirck Entry Six-270 pts
24. Larry McNemar 3- 260 pts
24. jrLKWood 3 picks-260 pts
26. Jeff Richardson 2-245 pts
26. JM 3-245 pts
28. Kevin Koshorek 1- 230 pts
28. Steve Kirck Entry Three-230 pts
30. Jeff Richardson 3-210 pts
30. JM 2- 210 pts
32. Matt Krantz 3-205 pts
33. Larry McNemar 1-200 pts
34. Kevin Koshorek 3-165 pts
1. Walt Smith # 2--435 pts.
2. JM 1- 360 pts (wins tiebreaker over conference runner up, 3-1)
3. Matt Krantz 1-360 pts
4. David Kaplen-350 pts (wins tiebreaker 6-4 over conference tournament winners)
4. Kevin Koshorek # 2- 350 pts. .
6. Walt Smith #1 -340 pts.
7. Robert Baker 2-335 pts
8. Steve Kirck 1-330 pts
9. Robert Baker 3-325 pts
10. Jonathan Patterson - 315 pts
10. jrLKWood. picks 1- 315 pts
12. Dr. Harwood Free Entry--310 pts.
12. Walt Smith # 3- 310 pts.
14. Jeff Richardson 1-305 pts
15. Larry McNemar 2-295 pts
16. Steve Kirck Entry 5-290 pts
16. jrLKWood Picks 1 - 290 pts
16. Steve Kirck Entry Four-290 pts
19. RObert Baker 1- 285 pts
20. Matt Krantz 2 -275 pts
20. DANNY SUMMERS-275 pts
20. Steve Kirck Entry Two-275 pts
23. Steve Kirck Entry Six-270 pts
24. Larry McNemar 3- 260 pts
24. jrLKWood 3 picks-260 pts
26. Jeff Richardson 2-245 pts
26. JM 3-245 pts
28. Kevin Koshorek 1- 230 pts
28. Steve Kirck Entry Three-230 pts
30. Jeff Richardson 3-210 pts
30. JM 2- 210 pts
32. Matt Krantz 3-205 pts
33. Larry McNemar 1-200 pts
34. Kevin Koshorek 3-165 pts
POINTS LEFT TO GO
Remember the standings do not reflect teams that are still playing in the conference tournaments:
ACC: North Carolina can score 15 or 50 pts
Clemson can score 30 or 100 pts
SEC: Georgia can score 75 or 250 pts
Arkansans can score 60 or 200 pts
BIG 12: Kansas can score 15 or 50 pts
Texas can score 15 or 50 pts
BIG 10: Wisconsin can score 15 or 50 pts
Illinois can score 60 or 200 pts
ACC: North Carolina can score 15 or 50 pts
Clemson can score 30 or 100 pts
SEC: Georgia can score 75 or 250 pts
Arkansans can score 60 or 200 pts
BIG 12: Kansas can score 15 or 50 pts
Texas can score 15 or 50 pts
BIG 10: Wisconsin can score 15 or 50 pts
Illinois can score 60 or 200 pts
OFFICIAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ROSTERS
OFFICIAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PICKS
Robert Baker 1: South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Purdue, DUke, Western Kentucky
Robert Baker 2: Western Kentucky, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Wisconsin,
Kansas St, Purdue, Marquette
Robert Baker 3: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Mississippi St., Stanford
Kevin Koshorek 1: Duke, Texas A & M, South Alabama, Georgetown, Stanford, Xavier, Memphis, San Diego St, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan St.
Kevin Koshorek 2: North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arkansas-Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Wash. St., Xavier, Memphis, BYU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas A & M, Michigan St.
Kevin Koshorek 3: North Carolina, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Connecticut, USC, Dayton, Memphis, New Mexico,
Tennessee, Duke, Kansas St., Michigan St.
JM 1: UNLV, Texas, South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin
JM 2: Notre Dame, UCLA, Western Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier, Stanford, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, Texas,
Purdue
JM 3: Georgetown, Tennessee, South Alabama, Connecticut, Xavier, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Vanderbilt, North
Carolina, Texas, Indiana
Jonathan Patterson: WKU, Louisville, Connecticut, St. Josephs, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, North
Carolina, Kansas, Michigan St.
Jeff Richardson 1: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Marquette, Purdue, Kansas
Jeff Richardson 2: South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Dayton, UAB, Oklahoma,
Jeff Richardson 3: Texas, South Alabama, Marquette, Xavier, Stanford, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, Duke, Wisconsin, UAB, Massachussetts
DANNY SuMMERS: South ALabama, Georgetown, St. Josephs, UCLA, San Diego St., Memphis, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan St.
Larry McNemar 1: West Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier,Arizona, Utah,Memphis,Vanderbilt,Duke,Tex Tech,Mich St,
Georgetown, North Carolina
Larry McNemar 2: West Kentucky,Georgetown, Xavier, Ucla,Utah,Memphis,Vanderbilt,North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Duke
Larry McNemar 3: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier,Ucla,Utah,Memphis,Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,Indiana,Duke, Michigan St.
Walt Smith #1: South Alabama(1),Connecticut(2), Xavier(1),USC(3), BYU(1),Memphis(1), Kentucky(2),North Carolina
(1),Kansas(1),Purdue(2),Temple(3),Maryland(2)
Walt Smith #2: Western Kentucky(1),Notre Dame(1),Temple(3),UCLA(1),BYU(1),Memphis(1),Tennessee(1),North
Carolina(1),Kansas(1),Purdue(2),USC(3),Connecticut(2)
Walt Smith #3: South Alabama(1),Louisville(1),Xavier(1),USC(3),BYU(1),Memphis(1),Tennessee(1),North Carolina
(1),Texas(1),Purdue(2),Connecticut(2),Temple(3)
David Kaplen: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, UNLV, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Duke, Texas
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Kansas St., Michigan St.
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): WKU, Georgetown, St. Joseph's, Arizona, UNLV, Memphis, Kentucky, Florida,
North Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, Stanford, Memphis, New Mexico,
Mississippi St., Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Houston
Matt Krantz 1: WKU (1), Notre Dame (1), UMass (3), USC (3), UNLV (1), Memphis (1), Miss St. (3), UNC (1), Kansas
(1), Wisconsin (1), Charlotte, Stanford
Matt Krantz 2: WKU, Georgetown, Louisville, St. Josephs, Washington St., UNLV, Memphis, Tennessee, Florida,
Duke, Kansas, Michigan St.
Matt Krantz 3: West Virginia, WKU, Charlotte, Georgetown, Arizona, BYU, Kansas St., Memphis, Vanderbilt,
Clemson, Texas, Purdue
Steve Kirck Entry One: Xavier, Duke, UConn, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford, Tennessee, WKU, North
Carolina, UCLA
Steve Kirck Entry Two: Xavier, North Carolina, Georgetown, Michigan St., Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA< Tennessee,
South Alabama, Duke, Texas
Steve Kirck Entry Three: Xavier, Clemson, Louisville, Ohio St., Baylor, Memphis, San Diego St., USC, Mississippi
St., South Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas
Steve Kirck Entry Four: UMass, North Carolina, Louisville, Wisconsin, Texas, Memphis, New Mexico, Wash St.,
Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, UCLA, Georgetown
Steve Kirck Entry Five: Dayton, North Carolina, Georgetown, Purdue, Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA, Kentucky,
Western Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke
Steve Kirck Entry Six: Xavier, North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan St., Texas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford,
Tennessee, South Alabama, Kansas, Georgetown
Dr. Harwood FREE ENTRY: Western Kentucky, Georgetown, St. Josephs, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Florida, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Kansas St., Kansas, Minnesota
Robert Baker 1: South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Purdue, DUke, Western Kentucky
Robert Baker 2: Western Kentucky, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Wisconsin,
Kansas St, Purdue, Marquette
Robert Baker 3: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Mississippi St., Stanford
Kevin Koshorek 1: Duke, Texas A & M, South Alabama, Georgetown, Stanford, Xavier, Memphis, San Diego St, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan St.
Kevin Koshorek 2: North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arkansas-Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Wash. St., Xavier, Memphis, BYU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas A & M, Michigan St.
Kevin Koshorek 3: North Carolina, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Connecticut, USC, Dayton, Memphis, New Mexico,
Tennessee, Duke, Kansas St., Michigan St.
JM 1: UNLV, Texas, South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin
JM 2: Notre Dame, UCLA, Western Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier, Stanford, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, Texas,
Purdue
JM 3: Georgetown, Tennessee, South Alabama, Connecticut, Xavier, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Vanderbilt, North
Carolina, Texas, Indiana
Jonathan Patterson: WKU, Louisville, Connecticut, St. Josephs, UCLA, BYU, Memphis, Tennessee, Duke, North
Carolina, Kansas, Michigan St.
Jeff Richardson 1: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Marquette, Purdue, Kansas
Jeff Richardson 2: South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Dayton, UAB, Oklahoma,
Jeff Richardson 3: Texas, South Alabama, Marquette, Xavier, Stanford, Memphis, BYU, Tennessee, Duke, Wisconsin, UAB, Massachussetts
DANNY SuMMERS: South ALabama, Georgetown, St. Josephs, UCLA, San Diego St., Memphis, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan St.
Larry McNemar 1: West Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier,Arizona, Utah,Memphis,Vanderbilt,Duke,Tex Tech,Mich St,
Georgetown, North Carolina
Larry McNemar 2: West Kentucky,Georgetown, Xavier, Ucla,Utah,Memphis,Vanderbilt,North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Duke
Larry McNemar 3: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier,Ucla,Utah,Memphis,Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,Indiana,Duke, Michigan St.
Walt Smith #1: South Alabama(1),Connecticut(2), Xavier(1),USC(3), BYU(1),Memphis(1), Kentucky(2),North Carolina
(1),Kansas(1),Purdue(2),Temple(3),Maryland(2)
Walt Smith #2: Western Kentucky(1),Notre Dame(1),Temple(3),UCLA(1),BYU(1),Memphis(1),Tennessee(1),North
Carolina(1),Kansas(1),Purdue(2),USC(3),Connecticut(2)
Walt Smith #3: South Alabama(1),Louisville(1),Xavier(1),USC(3),BYU(1),Memphis(1),Tennessee(1),North Carolina
(1),Texas(1),Purdue(2),Connecticut(2),Temple(3)
David Kaplen: South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, UCLA, Memphis, UNLV, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Duke, Texas
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Louisville, Xavier, UCLA, BYU, Memphis,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Kansas, Kansas St., Michigan St.
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): WKU, Georgetown, St. Joseph's, Arizona, UNLV, Memphis, Kentucky, Florida,
North Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota
jrLKWood Picks (Richardson/Keith): South Alabama, Georgetown, Xavier, Stanford, Memphis, New Mexico,
Mississippi St., Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Houston
Matt Krantz 1: WKU (1), Notre Dame (1), UMass (3), USC (3), UNLV (1), Memphis (1), Miss St. (3), UNC (1), Kansas
(1), Wisconsin (1), Charlotte, Stanford
Matt Krantz 2: WKU, Georgetown, Louisville, St. Josephs, Washington St., UNLV, Memphis, Tennessee, Florida,
Duke, Kansas, Michigan St.
Matt Krantz 3: West Virginia, WKU, Charlotte, Georgetown, Arizona, BYU, Kansas St., Memphis, Vanderbilt,
Clemson, Texas, Purdue
Steve Kirck Entry One: Xavier, Duke, UConn, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford, Tennessee, WKU, North
Carolina, UCLA
Steve Kirck Entry Two: Xavier, North Carolina, Georgetown, Michigan St., Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA< Tennessee,
South Alabama, Duke, Texas
Steve Kirck Entry Three: Xavier, Clemson, Louisville, Ohio St., Baylor, Memphis, San Diego St., USC, Mississippi
St., South Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas
Steve Kirck Entry Four: UMass, North Carolina, Louisville, Wisconsin, Texas, Memphis, New Mexico, Wash St.,
Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, UCLA, Georgetown
Steve Kirck Entry Five: Dayton, North Carolina, Georgetown, Purdue, Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA, Kentucky,
Western Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke
Steve Kirck Entry Six: Xavier, North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan St., Texas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford,
Tennessee, South Alabama, Kansas, Georgetown
Dr. Harwood FREE ENTRY: Western Kentucky, Georgetown, St. Josephs, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Florida, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Kansas St., Kansas, Minnesota
COMPLETE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THIS CONTEST
HFS PRESENTS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE SERIES
COST: $10 per entry or 3 for $25
Prize Payouts:
50% to most points at end of contest
20% to 2nd most points at end of contest
15% to 3rd most points at end of contest
10% to 4th most points at end of contest
5% to 5th most points at end of contest
Dr. Harwood plays for free plus $5 will be taken out for money orders, stamps, etc. to pay winners as necessary. If I get help from someone in doing the stats, he may get a discount or play for free too.
Deadline for Entries to be submitted: Sunday, March 9, NOON central time
Note: The Sun Belt conference starts Mar. 5 but the quarterfinals startMar. 9. You may want to use the teams still in the tournament on Mar. 9
Conferences to be Played in this Contest: Sun Belt, Big East, Atlantic 10, Pac-10, Mountain West, Conference USA, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten
HOW TO PLAY:
Select EXACTLY ONE TEAM from each of the ten conferences. You can also pick two bonus teams from any conference to make a total of 12 teams. So in one conference you can have up to 3 teams.
SCORING SYSTEM:
How do I earn points?
The teams in each tournament are ranked from 1 to 5. 1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest.
Conference Champion = 50 Points times their rank Conference Runner-up = 15 Points times their rank Semi-final Losers = 5 Points times their rank Outside Top 4 = Zero Points
For example, Maryland has a ranking of 3 for this contest. If they win the ACC Championship they will receive 150 points (50 x 3 = 150).
TIEBREAK SYSTEM:
Ties
If one or more participants tie for a spot in a money spot, the following tiebreakers below will be used to determine who places higher:
Participant who has the most Conference Champions on their roster. If a tie still exists, participant who has the most Conference Runners-up on their roster If a tie still exists, the prize money will be added together and split equally.
PLEASE CREATE YOUR TEAM BY SELECTING A TEAM from each of the following conferences, andpick two more teams for your BONUS teams below. The rank values are in parentheses below.
SUN BELT: South Alabama (1), Western Kentucky (1), Arkansas-Little Rock (2), UL-Lafayette (2), Middle Tenn. St. (2), North Texas (3), New Orleans (3), Florida Atlantic (3), Denver (4), Florida International (4), Troy (5), UL-Monroe (5)
BIG EAST: Georgetown (1), Louisville (1), Notre Dame (1), Connecticut (2), Marquette (2), Pittsburgh (3), Villanova (3), West Virginia (3), Cincinnati (4), Syracuse (4), DePaul (5), Providence (5), Rutgers (5), Seton Hall (5), St. John's (5), South Florida (5)
ATLANTIC 10: Xavier (1), St. Joseph's (2), Charlotte (3), Dayton (3), Massachusetts (3), Rhode Island (3), Richmond (5), Temple (3), Duquesne (4), La Salle (4), St. Louis (4), Fordham (4), George Washington (5), St. Bonaventure (5)
PAC-10: Stanford (1), UCLA (1), Washington St. (2), Arizona (3), Arizona St. (3), Southern Cal (3), California (4), Oregon (4), Washington (4), Oregon St. (5)
MOUNTAIN WEST: BYU (1), New Mexico (1), UNLV (1), San Diego St. (2), Utah (3), Air Force (4), TCU (4), Colorado St. (5), Wyoming (5)
CONFERENCE USA: Memphis (1), Houston (2), UAB (2), Southern Miss. (3), Texas El-Paso (3), UCF (3), Marshall (4), Tulane (4), Tulsa (4), East Carolina (5), Rice (5), Southern Methodist University (5)
SEC: Tennessee (1), Kentucky (2), Vanderbilt (2), Arkansas (3), Florida (3), Mississippi St. (3), Alabama (4), Auburn (4), Mississippi (4), Georgia (5), LSU (5), South Carolina (5)
ACC: Duke (1), North Carolina (1), CLemson (2), Maryland (2), Miami (FL) (3), Virginia Tech (3), Wake Forest (3), Boston College (4), Florida St. (4), N.C. State (4), Georgia Tech (5), Virginia (5)
BIG 12: Kansas (1), Texas (1), Kansas St, (2), Texas A & M (2), Baylor (3), Oklahoma (3), Texas Tech (3), Iowa St. (4), Missouri (4), Nebraska (4), Oklahoma St. (4), Colorado(5)
BIG TEN : Indiana (1), Wisconsin (1), Michigan St. (2), Purdue (2), Minnesota (3), Ohio St. (3), Iowa (4), Illinois (5), Michigan (5), Northwestern (5), Penn St. (5)
COST: $10 per entry or 3 for $25
Prize Payouts:
50% to most points at end of contest
20% to 2nd most points at end of contest
15% to 3rd most points at end of contest
10% to 4th most points at end of contest
5% to 5th most points at end of contest
Dr. Harwood plays for free plus $5 will be taken out for money orders, stamps, etc. to pay winners as necessary. If I get help from someone in doing the stats, he may get a discount or play for free too.
Deadline for Entries to be submitted: Sunday, March 9, NOON central time
Note: The Sun Belt conference starts Mar. 5 but the quarterfinals startMar. 9. You may want to use the teams still in the tournament on Mar. 9
Conferences to be Played in this Contest: Sun Belt, Big East, Atlantic 10, Pac-10, Mountain West, Conference USA, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten
HOW TO PLAY:
Select EXACTLY ONE TEAM from each of the ten conferences. You can also pick two bonus teams from any conference to make a total of 12 teams. So in one conference you can have up to 3 teams.
SCORING SYSTEM:
How do I earn points?
The teams in each tournament are ranked from 1 to 5. 1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest.
Conference Champion = 50 Points times their rank Conference Runner-up = 15 Points times their rank Semi-final Losers = 5 Points times their rank Outside Top 4 = Zero Points
For example, Maryland has a ranking of 3 for this contest. If they win the ACC Championship they will receive 150 points (50 x 3 = 150).
TIEBREAK SYSTEM:
Ties
If one or more participants tie for a spot in a money spot, the following tiebreakers below will be used to determine who places higher:
Participant who has the most Conference Champions on their roster. If a tie still exists, participant who has the most Conference Runners-up on their roster If a tie still exists, the prize money will be added together and split equally.
PLEASE CREATE YOUR TEAM BY SELECTING A TEAM from each of the following conferences, andpick two more teams for your BONUS teams below. The rank values are in parentheses below.
SUN BELT: South Alabama (1), Western Kentucky (1), Arkansas-Little Rock (2), UL-Lafayette (2), Middle Tenn. St. (2), North Texas (3), New Orleans (3), Florida Atlantic (3), Denver (4), Florida International (4), Troy (5), UL-Monroe (5)
BIG EAST: Georgetown (1), Louisville (1), Notre Dame (1), Connecticut (2), Marquette (2), Pittsburgh (3), Villanova (3), West Virginia (3), Cincinnati (4), Syracuse (4), DePaul (5), Providence (5), Rutgers (5), Seton Hall (5), St. John's (5), South Florida (5)
ATLANTIC 10: Xavier (1), St. Joseph's (2), Charlotte (3), Dayton (3), Massachusetts (3), Rhode Island (3), Richmond (5), Temple (3), Duquesne (4), La Salle (4), St. Louis (4), Fordham (4), George Washington (5), St. Bonaventure (5)
PAC-10: Stanford (1), UCLA (1), Washington St. (2), Arizona (3), Arizona St. (3), Southern Cal (3), California (4), Oregon (4), Washington (4), Oregon St. (5)
MOUNTAIN WEST: BYU (1), New Mexico (1), UNLV (1), San Diego St. (2), Utah (3), Air Force (4), TCU (4), Colorado St. (5), Wyoming (5)
CONFERENCE USA: Memphis (1), Houston (2), UAB (2), Southern Miss. (3), Texas El-Paso (3), UCF (3), Marshall (4), Tulane (4), Tulsa (4), East Carolina (5), Rice (5), Southern Methodist University (5)
SEC: Tennessee (1), Kentucky (2), Vanderbilt (2), Arkansas (3), Florida (3), Mississippi St. (3), Alabama (4), Auburn (4), Mississippi (4), Georgia (5), LSU (5), South Carolina (5)
ACC: Duke (1), North Carolina (1), CLemson (2), Maryland (2), Miami (FL) (3), Virginia Tech (3), Wake Forest (3), Boston College (4), Florida St. (4), N.C. State (4), Georgia Tech (5), Virginia (5)
BIG 12: Kansas (1), Texas (1), Kansas St, (2), Texas A & M (2), Baylor (3), Oklahoma (3), Texas Tech (3), Iowa St. (4), Missouri (4), Nebraska (4), Oklahoma St. (4), Colorado(5)
BIG TEN : Indiana (1), Wisconsin (1), Michigan St. (2), Purdue (2), Minnesota (3), Ohio St. (3), Iowa (4), Illinois (5), Michigan (5), Northwestern (5), Penn St. (5)
4 comments:
Krantz bonus teams for entry one are: Charlotte, and Stanford
Krantz' 2nd entry:
WKU, Georgetown, Louisville, St. Josephs, Washington St., UNLV< Memphis, Tennessee, Florida, Duke, Kansas, Michigan St.
Krantz'' 3rd entry:
West Virginia, WKU< Charlotte, Georgetown, Arizona, BYU, Kansas St., Memphis, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Texas, Purdue
Krantz has paid his $25 fees.
Steve Kirck's Picks--Owes $50
He will do 6 entries:
Entry One: Xavier, Duke, UConn, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford, Tennessee, WKU, North Carolina, UCLA
Entry Two: Xavier, North Carolina, Georgetown, Michigan St., Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA< Tennessee, South Alabama, Duke, Texas
Entry Three: Xavier, Clemson, Louisville, Ohio St., Baylor, Memphis, San Diego St., USC, Mississippi St., South Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas
Entry Four: UMass, North Carolina, Louisville, Wisconsin, Texas, Memphis, New Mexico, Wash St., Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, UCLA, Georgetown
Entry Five: Dayton, North Carolina, Georgetown, Purdue, Kansas, Memphis, BYU, UCLA, Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke
Entry Six: Xavier, North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan St., Texas, Memphis, UNLV< Stanford, Tennessee, South Alabama, Kansas, Georgetown
Dr. Harwood's FREE entry:
Western Kentucky, Georgetown, St. Josephs, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas St., Kansas, Minnesota
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