NCAA Basketball tournament contest

[Taltarzac]

Wonder if anyone is up for doing a NCAA Basketball contest? This will have to be done on the honor system as there are way too many teams involved in this for me to keep track of all the points. We could have each person calculate their own numbers. Or we could check one another's??

Could give 1 point for each of the 32 winners from the 64 teams with an additional point given to the right pick from the game that determines the 64th team from the match with the 65th. 33 possible points.

2 points for the 8 winners from the Sweet Sixteen. 16 possible points.

3 points for the 4 winners in the Elite Eight. 12 possible points.

4 points for the 2 winners of the Final Four. 8 possible points

5 points for the winner from the Championship game. 5 possible points.

Final total for all the right picks-- be amazed if anyone gets that-- would be 74 points?


http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/viewable_men

We could do this for the Men and the Women too if anyone is so inclined??

http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/viewable_women

[aln]

Many of the sports websites such as Yahoo, CBS Sportsline and the such have brackets that calculate points.
One can also create a 'private group' which could be posted here on the TOTV site with password etc so only TOTV members/contributors would be in it.
crap

[Taltarzac]

Many of the sports websites such as Yahoo, CBS Sportsline and the such have brackets that calculate points.
One can also create a 'private group' which could be posted here on the TOTV site with password etc so only TOTV members/contributors would be in it.
crap


What kind of point systems do they use, aln? Have done some of these but there were a very large number of people also playing these.

[aln]

The whole trick is creating a private group wherein only people you invite are 'counted'.
I have been participating in one with my former co-workers for years. In general, there's only 15-20 people in our group. You also get a private message board.
The points awarded are very similar to what you described above. And once the deadline for filling out a bracket passes (say Thursday morning), everyone can view everyone elses bracket.
I have a engagement today @ 5pm and must get ready and will be gone for a few hours but I'll look further at it when I get back or early tomorrow and will explain more.

[Taltarzac]

Thanks, aln. Would like a way so that the page view numbers on TOTV go up quite a lot too because of this NCAA Basketball contest??

[aln]

I created a group.

To enter go to this link.
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_select_group

If you don't have a YAHOO ID you must create one.

Then find the JOIN A GROUP link.

The TOTV id # is 68521
The password is golf........ i repeat .... golf

From there you name your bracket,(you can use your TOTV id
and we're off.

NO $$ just bragging rights!!

[zcaveman]

Thanks aln. I am in and ready to make my picks as soon as the tourneys end.

Z

[Taltarzac]

I created a group.

To enter go to this link.
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_select_group

If you don't have a YAHOO ID you must create one.

Then find the JOIN A GROUP link.

The TOTV id # is 68521
The password is golf........ i repeat .... golf

From there you name your bracket,(you can use your TOTV id
and we're off.

NO $$ just bragging rights!!




Thanks, aln. :2excited: :beer3: :beer2: :clap2: 040 024

We will have to talk about how we are doing on TOTV though so that I hope we get 500,000 + page views for the 31 days of March 2008.

[schotzyb]

I am all signed up. Just waiting for my Tarheels to take out Clemson this afternoon.

[Taltarzac]

I am all signed up. Just waiting for my Tarheels to take out Clemson this afternoon.


Why do they call people from North Carolina "tar heels"? Some of the Doggie Doo Run Run regulars were discussing this today and could not seem to come up with an answer that satisfied me. Looked it up via Google but it still seems up in the air as to really where the nickname "Tar Heel" comes from?

Seems all the schools I have actually taken classes at for more than a week (like BYU Law School where I was there about 10 days) are out of the running for the Big Dance. U Nevada-Reno; U of MN; Denver University; and the College of San Mateo if they even have a basketball team??

10 days at a school is not much of a connection. Found the baby rule at the BYU Law School unfair. The professors would not call on you if you had a baby in your lap. Made the law classes quite nosy. :joke: ;D Mormons and their family values. Mean both noisy and nosy.

No babies, dogs, allowed in the U of MN Law School classes where I later graduated (Class of 1989) though.

[zcaveman]

Why do they call people from North Carolina "tar heels"? Some of the Doggie Doo Run Run regulars were discussing this today and could not seem to come up with an answer that satisfied me. Looked it up via Google but it still seems up in the air as to really where the nickname "Tar Heel" comes from?

Seems all the schools I have actually taken classes at for more than a week (like BYU Law School where I was there about 10 days) are out of the running for the Big Dance. U Nevada-Reno; U of MN; Denver University; and the College of San Mateo if they even have a basketball team??

10 days at a school is not much of a connection. Found the baby rule at the BYU Law School unfair. The professors would not call on you if you had a baby in your lap. Made the law classes quite nosy. :joke: ;D Mormons and their family values.

No babies, dogs, allowed in the U of MN Law School classes where I later graduated (Class of 1989) though.


ORIGIN OF THE TAR HEELS

http://www.outerbankschamber.com/relocation/history/tarheels.cfm

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In Colonial days, North Carolina was a big producer of tar, pitch and turpentine.

During one of the fiercest conflicts of the Civil War, North Carolina troops felt they had been let down by a regiment carrying the colors of another state, and thus carried chips on their shoulders when they pulled back from the front after the battle.

"Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?" members of the other regiments taunted the battle-weary North Carolinians.

"Not a bit. Jeff Davis bought it all up," retorted the Carolinians.

"How's that, what's he going to do with it?"

"He's gonna put it on your heels to make you stick better in the next fight," answered the soldiers from the land of tar, pitch and turpentine.

Gerneral Lee, hearing of the incident, remarked: "God Bless the Tar Heel Boys."

The nickname stuck.

Source ... Creecy's "Grandfather Tales of North Carolina"

[Taltarzac]

ORIGIN OF THE TAR HEELS

http://www.outerbankschamber.com/relocation/history/tarheels.cfm

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In Colonial days, North Carolina was a big producer of tar, pitch and turpentine.

During one of the fiercest conflicts of the Civil War, North Carolina troops felt they had been let down by a regiment carrying the colors of another state, and thus carried chips on their shoulders when they pulled back from the front after the battle.

"Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?" members of the other regiments taunted the battle-weary North Carolinians.

"Not a bit. Jeff Davis bought it all up," retorted the Carolinians.

"How's that, what's he going to do with it?"

"He's gonna put it on your heels to make you stick better in the next fight," answered the soldiers from the land of tar, pitch and turpentine.

Gerneral Lee, hearing of the incident, remarked: "God Bless the Tar Heel Boys."

The nickname stuck.

Source ... Creecy's "Grandfather Tales of North Carolina"




Thanks for the information, zcaveman. I did locate something like that from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel

[Taltarzac]

My bracket is all ready for the TOTV private group NCAA men's tournament. We do not seem to have that many people in this just yet.

[DickY]

I'm in and the picks are made.

[schotzyb]

My picks are made.

[aln]

I created a group.

To enter go to this link.
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_select_group

If you don't have a YAHOO ID you must create one.

Then find the JOIN A GROUP link.

The TOTV id # is 68521
The password is golf........ i repeat .... golf

From there you name your bracket,(you can use your TOTV id
and we're off.

NO $$ just bragging rights!!



Where's all those 'monday morning quarterbacks?'
We have eight (8) people participating right now.
You still have till Thursday morning to get picks in

[handieman]

Mine's Done ;D
handie :joke:

[zcaveman]

I am ready to roll. Just need to tweak some teams based on the latest line in Wednesday's paper and the gut feeling.

:#1: :2excited:

[Taltarzac]

Now watching the games to see how I am doing. ;D

[aln]

6 of 7 for me
GO BUCKY!
crap crap

[villages07]

OK, I missed 4 out of 16 first day games....anybody else out there do better? Let's hear your results.

[DickY]

I missed 3 so far.

[Taltarzac]

I missed 3 so far.


Me too. 13 out of 16. Duke sure had my heart racing with Belmont. I thought Georgia-Xavier would be an upset.

[zcaveman]

I missed two. I was looking for that upset that never came.

[schotzyb]

Correct on 13 of 16 so far.

[Russ_Boston]

The reason i'm not in any pools this year: There are no more upsets in the early rounds.

Yesterday it was 14 out of 16 for the favs. Only 1 real upset, the other was a 9 over 8. All chalks and you are 14/16 so far. The only way to play these pools is to take all chalks out to a least the round of 16, then pick from there.

[aln]

Well, I kinda got killed last night but the good news is I didn't loose anyone beyond Sunday.
Sorry to see the KY pick Handie.. was that a homey pick? Marquette was clearly in control of that game. I'm from Milwaukee (didn't attend Marq) and I didn't pick them beyond Sat.
GO BUCKY

[iteeitup]

Just thought I would share this Group Photo of all the Kentucky fans.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/iteeitup/KyFan.jpg

Go Louisville

[Taltarzac]

Now at 25 of 32 using my Eddie alias. :welcome: ;D :hot: 040 024 wav

[zcaveman]

Yesterday was a killer!!! So many upsets. I need some good games today and tomorrow.

Z

[aln]

I think for the most part we're all in pretty good shape. In looking real quick everyone seems to have the "elite 8" intact (this is a good thing).

Today and tomorrow ought to bring the cream to the top :clap2:

[kilowatt]

I`m 22 out of 32 pts. so far. Not very good, but we still have sme more basketball to play!

[aln]

Duke......... or was that DUCK

[Taltarzac]

Now at 29 of 40 with a lot of other people in our group. That Duke loss really must have busted a lot of our brackets??

[zcaveman]

Not to mention Georgetown!!

[Taltarzac]

DickY in the lead in the TOTV Yahoo Sports tournament group with 69 points and 40 of 56 correct picks. :bigthumbsup: :clap2: wav

That Wisconsin loss probably upset a lot of our brackets. >:(

I have 61 points with 38 of 56 correct picks. That's using my Eddie alias.

[aln]

NO ONE had Davidson getting to the sweet 16 - - let alone the elite 8..

Poor Bucky :'(

Go Brewers !!

[Taltarzac]

How about that Kansas-Davidson game? Exciting. Had to look up Davidson College to see where it is. Another NC school?

Four Number 1 seens in the Final Four.

[Taltarzac]

DickY still in the lead in the TOTV NCAA BB pickem group with zcaveman in 2nd place and iteeitup in 3rd with me-- Eddie-- in 4th and ALN in fifth. Rounding up the pack are Villages07, richie's big blue, handieman, eleanore, and sschotzyb. :bigthumbsup:

[aln]

Yeah but, the Brew Crew beat the cubbies in game 1 - sooooo
beer all year at Miller Park since we didn't loose "the opener". 1rnfl

No Carolina looks tough !

[redwitch]

U C L A all the way!!!

and, hopefully, for at least the next three years!!! Nice that Kevin Love is a frosh.

(Couldn't use the blue -- wrong shade.)

I do baseball and football pools, but the squeaky shoes just kill me so really can't get into basketball.

[Taltarzac]

U C L A all the way!!!

and, hopefully, for at least the next three years!!! Nice that Kevin Love is a frosh.

(Couldn't use the blue -- wrong shade.)

I do baseball and football pools, but the squeaky shoes just kill me so really can't get into basketball.


I hear you Redwitch. I do not watch BB all that much either. Just picked my brackets mostly on the oddsmakers' predictions. The previous college BB bracket sets I have had before are all busted up by the Final Four.

Got into watching the tournament when my alma mater's team-- or one of them-- the University of Nevada, Reno were playing last year but none of my alma mater teams are playing this year.

[redwitch]

It is rare for my alma mater not to be playing going back from John Wooden to today (probably pre-Wooden, too [is that possible?]). Hey, as long as we beat USC, I'm happy!

[zcaveman]

If it wasn't for March Madness I doubt if I would watch college basketball.

But then, it it wasn't for the NBA playoffs, I would not watch Pro basketball.

But then there is not much on TV these days that I like so the sports override the blah blah series and definitely the reality shows which are a waste of air time.

I am going for UNC over Kansas and Memphis over UCLA (Sorry Redwitch) with UNC as the champs.

Go Tarheels!!!

Z

[Taltarzac]

If it wasn't for March Madness I doubt if I would watch college basketball.

But then, it it wasn't for the NBA playoffs, I would not watch Pro basketball.

But then there is not much on TV these days that I like so the sports override the blah blah series and definitely the reality shows which are a waste of air time.

I am going for UNC over Kansas and Memphis over UCLA (Sorry Redwitch) with UNC as the champs.

Go Tarheels!!!

Z


Think I have the same picks zcaveman. :bigthumbsup:

[iteeitup]

Just thought I'd 'bump' this topic in preparation for the barrage of congratulations and attaboys that are sure to follow for the winner and top prognosticator of the TOTV Final Four Basketbal Pool.
Thanks in advance for your kind words,
iTeeItUp

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/iteeitup/Final4.jpg

[Taltarzac]

iteeitup now in 1st, zcaveman in 2nd, DickY in 3rd, and Eddie (me) in 4th. Rounding off the TOTV group are eleanore, ALN, Villagers07, richie's big blue, handieman, and sschotzyb.

Memphis winning does not seem to be a question of your being top dog in this hunt, iteeitup. :bigthumbsup: 024 wav :clap2: :beer3: :beer2: :pop: :bow:

Judging from their play yesterday, expect Kansas will win the tournament.

[Rokinronda]

Hubby just said he wished he knew of this thread. Son in law is a sports fanatic and he picked the final 2!!

[zcaveman]

Go iteeitup!!! Memphis has to beat Kansas as I lick my wounds for UNC's loss to them. It wa a good game and well planned. I just hate to lose.

Z

[Taltarzac]

Congrats, iteeitup! :super: :bigthumbsup: 024 :clap2:

Also congrats to the Kansas Jayhawks.

[iteeitup]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/iteeitup/TOTV_Trophy.jpg

The trophy ceremony was a blast.
Thanks to aln for setting up the tournament.
It was fun, many ups and downs, upsets and dissapointments.
Hope there are more to follow with lots more participation.

[aln]

I enjoyed it and hope everyone that participated did too.
Look for it next year and hopefully more people get in.

[zcaveman]

It was fun and I will be looking forward to next year.