Last day!! Picks due by 11 AM EST including tiebreakers
DM to @StndrDeviant
Tiebreaker
Thanks @Rmilia1 and @StndrDeviant for all the work on this comp! It has been a blast once again!! You guys are greatly appreciated. 
Also good luck to all the competitors! 
@Rmilia1
@BomboRiviera
@CLew21
@TheGreedyFish
@ngiftakis
I have 3/4 of your Sunday picks. As soon as I get ngiftakis’s picks, I’ll post everything. In the meantime, here are the standings after Saturday’s games:
| Place | Contestant | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | BomboRiviera | 21 |
| 2nd | ngiftakis | 20 |
| 3rd | CLew21 | 19 |
| 4th | TheGreedyFish | 15 |
And here are the standings in the other (“lurker”) contest:
| Place | Contestant | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | @Jackreed05 | 23 |
| 2nd | StndrDeviant | 20 |
| 3rd | @Camelwak1257 | 13 |
| 4th | BomboRiviera | 12 |
Oh, I guess I might as well post the “data dump” to back up the standings. I’ll post Sunday’s picks as soon as I can. If I don’t get them before I go to bed, I’ll post them as soon as possible Sunday.
| WINNER | Score | TheGreedyFish | BomboRiviera | CLew21 | ngiftakis | StndrDeviant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Massachusetts | 87-83 | Miami OH | Miami OH | Miami OH | Miami OH | Miami OH |
| 2 | George Washington | 66-62 | Fordham | George Washington | Fordham | George Washington | George Washington |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 72-69 | Ohio St. | Iowa | Ohio St. | Ohio St. | Iowa |
| 4 | Virginia | 81-74 | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| 5 | Iowa St. | 75-53 | Texas Tech | Iowa St. | Iowa St. | Iowa St. | Iowa St. |
| 6 | Kentucky | 78-72 | Missouri | Kentucky | Kentucky | Missouri | Kentucky |
| 7 | Alabama A&M | 85-74 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | Texas Southern | Texas Southern | Alabama A&M |
| 8 | Miami FL | 78-73 | Louisville | Miami FL | Miami FL | Louisville | Louisville |
| 9 | Seton Hall | 72-61 | Creighton | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | Seton Hall |
| 10 | Utah St. | 80-60 | Utah St. | Utah St. | Utah St. | Utah St. | Utah St. |
| 11 | Saint Louis | 88-81 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 69-66 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 13 | Florida | 71-63 | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida |
| 14 | Dayton | 68-63 | Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | Dayton |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 91-88 | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| 16 | VCU | 71-66 | VCU | VCU | VCU | VCU | VCU |
| 17 | St. John’s | 78-68 | St. John’s | St. John’s | St. John’s | St. John’s | St. John’s |
| 18 | Purdue | 74-58 | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | Purdue | Purdue |
| 19 | Virginia | 84-62 | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| 20 | Akron | 75-68 | Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron |
| 21 | UMBC | 74-59 | Vermont | UMBC | UMBC | UMBC | UMBC |
| 22 | Michigan | 68-65 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 91-74 | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida |
| 24 | Dayton | 70-69 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Saint Louis |
| 25 | South Florida | 86-64 | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida |
| 26 | Penn | 62-60 | Penn | Harvard | Harvard | Penn | Harvard |
| 27 | Wichita St. | 81-68 | Tulsa | Wichita St. | Wichita St. | Wichita St. | Tulsa |
| 28 | Kennesaw St. | 71-60 | Louisiana Tech | Kennesaw St. | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | Kennesaw St. |
And just as a reminder to anyone wondering why I listed myself (hidden unless you scroll right) when I’m not in the Final Four contest. Just because! I’m having fun trying to compete with THE BEST! But I’m NOT a contestant. Just a poser.
| Picks | Score | @TheGreedyFish | @BomboRiviera | @CLew21 | @ngiftakis | StndrDeviant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 29 | Noon on ESPN2 | Yale | Yale | Yale | Yale | Yale | |
| 30 | 1:00 on ESPN | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Arkansas | Arkansas | Vanderbilt | |
| 31 | 1:00 on CBS | Dayton | VCU | VCU | VCU | VCU | |
| 32 | 3:30 on CBS | Purdue | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | |
| 33 | 1:00 on ESPN | Under | Over | Under | Over | Under | |
| 34 | 1:00 on CBS | Under | Under | Over | Under | Under | |
| 35 | 3:30 on CBS | Over | Under | Over | Over | Under | |
| 36 | Tiebreaker 1 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 22 | |
| 37 | Tiebreaker 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 38 | Tiebreaker 3 | Under | Under | Over | Under | Under |
cc: @Rmilia1
Very smart picks, @TheGreedyFish !! As it turns out, the only way you can catch up and tie for 3rd place is with all the contrarian picks you made. (Everyone picked Yale over Penn; the other 6 picks are all contested in various combinations.)
You’ll have to have every one of your picks come through to tie @CLew21 for third and go to the tiebreakers. The “glass half empty” side to that is that if and when any of today’s picks lose, you’re locked into 4th.
Still nothing to hang your head over! 64 people played this tournament, so 4th place would mean you beat out 60 others and collected the $50 4th place prize, plus the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 prizes along the way. So well done, regardless.
Anyway, not sure if you analyzed it, but I have it all in a spreadsheet with all sorts of formulas, and I just played out the “what ifs” for you.
Good luck!
Yeah I figured I was in trouble so may as well pick a bunch of underdogs and see what happens 
Yep. The only other thing you could have done to be even more contrarian was pick Penn over Yale. As I write this it’s 67-65! Could go either way. But all four of you picked Yale, so it’s moot. Understandable, as Yale was about a 9 point favorite, the biggest favorite of the four games.
OMG, T.J. Power is a DUDE! Has to get drafted!
This Ivy league game is bonkers
Congrats to @ngiftakis who has locked up a potentially all-important Tiebreaker #1, making the other two tiebreakers moot. Acuff scored 30 points, and your pick of 28 was higher than anyone else’s (26, 20, 17) and therefore was the closest pick.
Let’s Geaux Over in the Michigan game now, for the first game total over today haha. (Doesn’t look great)
I agree with ngiftakis. The winner of the Purdue-Michigan game is now irrelevant to the contest results as the top three in the standings all picked Michigan.
It all comes down to total points. If the total score is UNDER 152.5, here is what the results will be:
Final Four Contest
| Place | Contestant | Pts | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | @BomboRiviera | 24 | $350.00 | ||
| 2nd | @ngiftakis | 23 | $200.00 | ||
| 3rd | @CLew21 | 22 | $100.00 | ||
| 4th | @TheGreedyFish | 18 | $50.00 |
Lurker Contest
| Place | Contestant | Pts | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | @Jackreed05 | 23 | $250.00 | ||
| 2nd | StndrDeviant | 20 | $125.00 | ||
| 3rd | @Camelwak1257 | 13 | $75.00 | ||
| 4th | BomboRiviera | 12 | $50.00 |
If the points total OVER 152.5, here is what the results will be:
Final Four Contest
| Place | Contestant | Pts | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ngiftakis | 24 | $350.00 | ||
| 2nd | CLew21 | 23 | $200.00 | ||
| 3rd | BomboRiviera | 23 | $100.00 | ||
| 4th | TheGreedyFish | 19 | $50.00 |
Lurker Contest
| Place | Contestant | Pts | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ngiftakis | 15 | (tied) | $187.50 | |
| 2nd | StndrDeviant | 15 | (tied) | $187.50 | |
| 3rd | Jackreed05 | 13 | (tied) | $62.50 | |
| 4th | @Shearwall | 13 | (tied) | $62.50 |
CLew21 would beat out BomboRiveria for 2nd based on the tiebreaker #1. CLew21 guessed Acuff would score 26 (only 4 away from his 30 points), Bombo guessed 20 (10 away).
In the lurker contest, 1st-2nd would be tied, and 3rd-4th would be tied. I assume @Rmilia1 would split the prize money for the ties, meaning $187.50 for the top 2, and $62.50 for the other two. But he’ll have to clarify that. [He did. Tied prizes are split.] I don’t believe there were tiebreakers for that contest. [There weren’t.]
Disclaimer: There are literally several thousand spreadsheet cells involved in this with lots of formulas. That is why I will post all the data when it’s over so the winners and not-so-winners can verify that I got it right. Spreadsheets are foolproof; the fools who enter the data and program the cells are not. So I welcome audits!
Heck of a finish everyone. Down to the final games on the final day.
Yep if there’s a tie in the bracket challenge we will split evenly
I sent a message to @StndrDeviant but @Rmilia1 maybe you can help me shouldn’t I get 5 points in the over situation
Nvm I think I follow
111 points after 30 minutes projects to 148 for 40. Not that it will work that way, but for what it’s worth…
Another thought: seems like you should get credit for an assist if you pass the ball to a player who goes to the basket and gets fouled in the act of shooting. Like getting credit in baseball for an RBI if you hit a sacrifice fly. Well, not exactly like…
Regardless, Braden Smith sure is an outstanding point guard!