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Keeneone
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March 13th, 2016 at 11:02:56 PM permalink
Link to the men's bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1

Since I started the thread I will post my Final 4 selections.
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
Oregon
Michigan St.
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Link to women's bracket (not yet posted):
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1
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March 14th, 2016 at 7:37:00 AM permalink
Kansas
North Carolina
Duke
Michigan St
Gabes22
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March 14th, 2016 at 7:42:22 AM permalink
Kansas
North Carolina
Michigan St
Oklahoma
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HowMany
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March 14th, 2016 at 7:48:27 AM permalink
Dayton Flyers are going to win it all.
teddys
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March 14th, 2016 at 9:38:47 AM permalink
Quote: HowMany

Dayton Flyers are going to win it all.

No, they'll not.

You are obviously from Montgomery County :)
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March 14th, 2016 at 10:03:20 AM permalink
My Fearless Final Four:
Kansas
Duke
Xavier
Michigan State

Champion: Michigan State

Oregon as a #1 seed seems odd to me. The Pac-12 hasn't been a very strong conference this year, but neither have the others I suppose. I wonder how far Yale is going to get?
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March 14th, 2016 at 11:18:41 AM permalink
Quote: Keeneone

Link to the men's bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1

Since I started the thread I will post my Final 4 selections.
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
Oregon
Michigan St.
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Link to women's bracket (not yet posted):
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1



Darn! I was hoping you were starting a WoV bracket challenge.
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Keeneone
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March 14th, 2016 at 12:28:55 PM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

Darn! I was hoping you were starting a WoV bracket challenge.


I have never started one of these (only joined other groups), but I will give it a go for 2016.

Link to group (WOVClarkCounty):
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/group?groupID=1245128

Interested people will need to register/login with the site. The group is private so a password is required to add your bracket to the group. Post here and I will pm the password (or pm me for the password). I will offer up a modest $20 prize for the winner, probably in the form of 2 $10 futures tickets. Right now the tickets will be for Mich. State and N. Carolina as they are they most selected schools to reach the Final 4 by members so far in this thread (subject to change). Brackets must be completed by Thursday March 17 before the first game starts.

I hope this is good with the rules of this site. If there are issues let me know.
ThatDonGuy
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March 14th, 2016 at 12:37:20 PM permalink
Quote: Keeneone

Link to women's bracket (not yet posted):
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d1


Announced today at 7 Eastern on ESPN, repeated at 8 Eastern on ESPNU

The women announce one day later than the men in part because the final is the day after the men's final. There was a time when the women's bracket was announced during halftime of one of the men's conference championship games CBS aired before announcing the men's brackets.

Seriously, do any Vegas books take bets on who's going to win the women's tournament?
Almost as seriously, do any offer a prop bet on whether UConn will not only win the tournament, but win every game by 10+ points? I don't think anybody has come within 10 of them all season, and it wouldn't be the first time (and probably not even the second) they ran the season without anybody getting to within single figures.
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March 15th, 2016 at 4:13:59 AM permalink
Here is a link to Jay Kornegay's analysis of probabilities in the tournament. He is the head oddsmaker at Las Vegas Westgate.

Kind of interesting.
Kornegay has Kansas at 9/2 to win it all and Michigan State and North Carolina at 5-1. Favorite lovers could bet $100 on each of those 3 to win it all and would have a decent profit if any one of them won. Is that a good bet? I don't know. I would tend to think that in a field this large there are a lot of longshot lovers which would of course make favorites a better deal. I'm guessing you guys would say it's a bad bet.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2016/03/14/the-ncaa-tournament-bracket-through-the-eyes-of-a-las-vegas-oddsmaker/
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DRich
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March 15th, 2016 at 7:48:09 AM permalink
Those odds are not very good. You will do much better betting each of those teams on the money line in every game they play and rolling it over.
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March 15th, 2016 at 8:51:57 AM permalink
Kansas, I like this guys
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March 15th, 2016 at 9:40:19 AM permalink
Quote: DRich

Those odds are not very good. You will do much better betting each of those teams on the money line in every game they play and rolling it over.




That's a very interesting strategy that I wasn't aware of. Thank you.
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ThatDonGuy
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March 18th, 2016 at 4:17:06 PM permalink
Looks like this thread isn't the only place that was heavy on Michigan State

At least Cal had an excuse - their best player got a season-ending injury in practice.
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March 19th, 2016 at 7:58:52 AM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

My Fearless Final Four:
Kansas
Duke
Xavier
Michigan State

Champion: Michigan State

Oregon as a #1 seed seems odd to me. The Pac-12 hasn't been a very strong conference this year, but neither have the others I suppose. I wonder how far Yale is going to get?



How's that Michigan St. pick feeling right now?
Sorry.....couldn't resist.
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March 19th, 2016 at 8:16:36 AM permalink
Quote: teddys

No, they'll not.

You are obviously from Montgomery County :)

Darke county here (close to Montgomery Co. ). My flyers cannot make a point blank basket or a free throw. Writings on the wall 3 weeks ago. Maybe next year, check that maybe 3 years. I hope Archie is still here.
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March 19th, 2016 at 9:50:33 AM permalink
Quote: mdh

Darke county here (close to Montgomery Co. ). My flyers cannot make a point blank basket or a free throw. Writings on the wall 3 weeks ago. Maybe next year, check that maybe 3 years. I hope Archie is still here.



My gut says Archie will end up at Louisville.
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March 21st, 2016 at 8:31:50 AM permalink
1st off I never do a bracket
why
because I root for upsets every game
Upsets are almost impossible to predict

Only team I am not rooting for an upset is my MD terps
How about them Terps against Hawaii yesterday
Tough game, Hawaii got game, lots of game.

Northern Iowa, what a meltdown. I still cant believe what I saw
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March 21st, 2016 at 10:01:53 AM permalink
Quote: terapined

1st off I never do a bracket
why
because I root for upsets every game
Upsets are almost impossible to predict

Only team I am not rooting for an upset is my MD terps
How about them Terps against Hawaii yesterday
Tough game, Hawaii got game, lots of game.

Northern Iowa, what a meltdown. I still cant believe what I saw



That Panthers meltdown is probably the worst ever in the NCAA tournament. How do you lose when you are up by 12 points with 33 seconds in the game?
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Ayecarumba
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March 21st, 2016 at 11:07:06 AM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba



My Fearless Final Four:
Kansas
Duke
Xavier
Michigan State

Champion: Michigan State

Oregon as a #1 seed seems odd to me. The Pac-12 hasn't been a very strong conference this year, but neither have the others I suppose. I wonder how far Yale is going to get?



Quote: steeldco

How's that Michigan St. pick feeling right now?
Sorry.....couldn't resist.



Hehe.. Feels like we made history! But not in a good way. At least now I know the question to the "Sports Jeopardy" answer, "Winner of the biggest upset in NCAA Men's BB tournament history, the Blue Raiders campus is in scenic Murfreesboro"
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Gabes22
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March 21st, 2016 at 11:26:21 AM permalink
As far as my bracket, it's busted, but I can root for my Badgers! Bronson Koenig from the corner! SPLASH!
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Ayecarumba
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March 21st, 2016 at 2:13:59 PM permalink
I'm going to put on my Blue Devils pajamas and get on their bandwagon, while secretly hoping Gonzaga takes it all.
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March 23rd, 2016 at 6:08:03 AM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Hehe.. Feels like we made history! But not in a good way. At least now I know the question to the "Sports Jeopardy" answer, "Winner of the biggest upset in NCAA Men's BB tournament history, the Blue Raiders campus is in scenic Murfreesboro"



Unfortunately, I did have the Spartans getting into the Final Four. The sliver of good news for me is that my pick to win is Oklahoma and they're still in it.
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March 23rd, 2016 at 8:59:04 AM permalink
Quote: steeldco

Unfortunately, I did have the Spartans getting into the Final Four. The sliver of good news for me is that my pick to win is Oklahoma and they're still in it.

Good luck with your Oklahoma pick Steel! Buddy Hield is a man among boys.
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Keeneone
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March 25th, 2016 at 4:30:01 PM permalink
Quote: Gabes22

As far as my bracket, it's busted, but I can root for my Badgers! Bronson Koenig from the corner! SPLASH!


Your official bracket may be busted but your Final Four (posted earlier) is in the best shape of those who took the time to post it. 3 out of 4 still live to make it. Michigan St. and Miami losing destroyed all my brackets.
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March 25th, 2016 at 4:37:58 PM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy

Announced today at 7 Eastern on ESPN, repeated at 8 Eastern on ESPNU

The women announce one day later than the men in part because the final is the day after the men's final. There was a time when the women's bracket was announced during halftime of one of the men's conference championship games CBS aired before announcing the men's brackets.

Seriously, do any Vegas books take bets on who's going to win the women's tournament?
Almost as seriously, do any offer a prop bet on whether UConn will not only win the tournament, but win every game by 10+ points? I don't think anybody has come within 10 of them all season, and it wouldn't be the first time (and probably not even the second) they ran the season without anybody getting to within single figures.


I do recall seeing this before the tournament started (maybe @ a Station casino?):

Will UCONN win the 2016 Championship?
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Gabes22
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March 26th, 2016 at 5:41:08 PM permalink
Quote: Keeneone

Your official bracket may be busted but your Final Four (posted earlier) is in the best shape of those who took the time to post it. 3 out of 4 still live to make it. Michigan St. and Miami losing destroyed all my brackets.



I just took a look at it on ESPN. That particular bracket as of now (Right after the Oregon-Oklahoma game is in the top 100,000 nationally, unfortunately, with Michigan State out of it, I have no hope of winning my pool unless someone like Notre Dame wins it all. My other one I am around 1.3 million nationwide just outside the top 10% (something like 89.7 percentile) and in that one I have Kansas winning so hopefully I can turn a profit on that one, although I still had Michigan State making the championship game
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Keeneone
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April 2nd, 2016 at 10:13:41 PM permalink
Villanova vs. North Carolina in the final. Early line:

UNC -2.5
Total 151

I like UNC in this matchup. Their size/athleticism may be able to slow down Nova's insanely hot offense a little.
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