Thursday, March 30, 2006
Bracket Update
Now that the Final Four teams are playing this weekend, I'll get to what happened in my brackets after day 1.
Gut Instinct
I called 24 first round victories out of a possible 32. Of my Sweet 16 Picks, I picked 75% again with 12 teams, the four failures being Tennessee, Air Force (who didn't pass the first round and should never have been picked), Kansas (the Bradley upset), and Syracuse (the WVA upset). All of my elite 8 picks were correct, except Duke. Unfortunately, Duke was the champion I picked, so there will be no more winners in this bracket. Peaked at a rank of 365 on ESPN. The only final four team I called was UCLA.
Kitty
Kitty didn't do so well. Sure, she called Northwest and Montana, but two of her final four teams didn't make it past the first round. She had 10 Sweet 16's and 2 elite 8's. UCLA is her only remaining final 4 team.
The Crazy One
Apparently not so crazy now, and shame on me for thinking that it was unrealistic to put my own school in the final 4. Nothing else was called well other than GMU all the way. GMU is not only the only final 4 team left in this one, but the only elite 8 team too. I mean, the final four calls for this were UNCW, Bucknell, Milwaukee, and GMU. Only GMU was good.
Moneyball
Actually quite reliable. It was but a round premature, but it did correctly forsee the demise of Duke. It probably needs some refining. Unfortunately, it called Texas as the Champion, although my final four methodology was to go by electoral votes, because Moneyball never picks champions, just people who can get close. Only 8 sweet 16s, but 5 elite 8's. This did call GMU and Florida though, along with Texas and Kansas.
Coin Flip
When you call half of the first round, that's weak. Especially when you call those teams in pairs. Calling UConn as the national champ didn't work out so well either. Remaining were 5 Sweet 16 teams, just UConn in the elite 8, and now, nobody. Never flip a coin. As long as you are not completely stupid, you can make up a better bracket.
Gut Instinct
I called 24 first round victories out of a possible 32. Of my Sweet 16 Picks, I picked 75% again with 12 teams, the four failures being Tennessee, Air Force (who didn't pass the first round and should never have been picked), Kansas (the Bradley upset), and Syracuse (the WVA upset). All of my elite 8 picks were correct, except Duke. Unfortunately, Duke was the champion I picked, so there will be no more winners in this bracket. Peaked at a rank of 365 on ESPN. The only final four team I called was UCLA.
Kitty
Kitty didn't do so well. Sure, she called Northwest and Montana, but two of her final four teams didn't make it past the first round. She had 10 Sweet 16's and 2 elite 8's. UCLA is her only remaining final 4 team.
The Crazy One
Apparently not so crazy now, and shame on me for thinking that it was unrealistic to put my own school in the final 4. Nothing else was called well other than GMU all the way. GMU is not only the only final 4 team left in this one, but the only elite 8 team too. I mean, the final four calls for this were UNCW, Bucknell, Milwaukee, and GMU. Only GMU was good.
Moneyball
Actually quite reliable. It was but a round premature, but it did correctly forsee the demise of Duke. It probably needs some refining. Unfortunately, it called Texas as the Champion, although my final four methodology was to go by electoral votes, because Moneyball never picks champions, just people who can get close. Only 8 sweet 16s, but 5 elite 8's. This did call GMU and Florida though, along with Texas and Kansas.
Coin Flip
When you call half of the first round, that's weak. Especially when you call those teams in pairs. Calling UConn as the national champ didn't work out so well either. Remaining were 5 Sweet 16 teams, just UConn in the elite 8, and now, nobody. Never flip a coin. As long as you are not completely stupid, you can make up a better bracket.
Labels: NCAA Brackets
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