Author Topic: NCAA/March Madness (Read 1010 times)

Resetti's Replicas · « **on:** March 14, 2012, 11:25:39 PM »

I realize we have a large non-american population here, so for the courtesy of them, let me explain. In the USA, people get all riled up over the NCAA (nat'l college athletic association) basketball tournament in March. For these 4 bizarre weeks, this college basketball tournament gets more buzz than the professional league - there's no rational thought process that would cause this to happen so we call it March Madness. The 64 best-performing colleges all get in and are seeded 1-16. There's a lot of betting on the results. The winner is usually some backwater college like Duke or Florida State.
Did anyone else fill out a bracket? A restaurant nearby my workplace is offering free lunches to the person with the most accurate predictions, so I took it upon myself to ~~write down the high seed's name for 95% of the games and randomly add some upsets~~ mathematically use statistical analysis to predict the optimized outcome.

I'm 1 and 1 so far - I haven't checked tonight's results. I may have made a tiny error in picking Syracuse to make the Final 4 - they lost their key player a few days beforehand.

Wacky Bob · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2012, 06:55:54 AM »

I actually did fill out a bracket, but I don't even really care about basketball very much, so I just rolled a dice.

Apparently, Southern Mississippi is going to beat Kentucky in the finals.

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:33:34 AM »

Lehigh over Duke ssuck my balls

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2012, 11:43:01 AM »

SU's still got this! (I'm from Syracuse)

When I do brackets, I usually go by which mascot would win in a fight.

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2012, 02:09:18 PM »

Cheering for New Mexico State and Gonzaga here. A lot of Canadians on those teams.

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #5 on:** March 15, 2012, 06:51:07 PM »

DP

Big start for the Zags here, Kevin Pangos (Canadian!) with 10 points early.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:34:45 PM »

Quote from: Meganerdbomb on March 15, 2012, 11:43:01 AM

SU's still got this! (I'm from Syracuse)

When I do brackets, I usually go by which mascot would win in a fight.

That's going to be my strategy from now on.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:07:15 PM »

nooooo uConn lost

That Robot is a Spy! · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:11:34 PM »

what is this

Mr. AS · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:14:18 PM »

Quote from: That Robot is a Spy! on March 16, 2012, 03:11:34 PM

what is this

some basketball thing

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2012, 10:25:46 PM »

Quote from: Scrap Daddy on March 15, 2012, 07:33:34 AM

Lehigh over Duke ssuck my balls

boooom

Anyone else's bracket still good?

Enigm@ · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2012, 10:27:43 PM »

OSU all the way.

None of y'all got anything on Keeton Paige..

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2012, 10:29:10 PM »

I've gotten a little over 50% of them right so fa; I suspect that's below average. But I still have a shot, all but ~~two~~ three of my Sweet 16 picks are still in the running.

I'm probably going to get karmically smited for saying that my city's team - Harvard - would lose its first game.

Kentucky FTW

EDIT: Just lost a Final 4 pick. Damn.

freeziez · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:55:11 PM »

Quote from: Scrap Daddy on March 16, 2012, 10:25:46 PM

Quote from: Scrap Daddy on March 15, 2012, 07:33:34 AM
Lehigh over Duke ssuck my balls
boooom

Anyone else's bracket still good?

mine, actually, I hate duke so much i picked lehigh over them.

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2012, 04:40:41 PM »

Yeah boy! SU doesn't even need Melo!

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:46:20 AM »

Gonzaga's done *sadface*

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #16 on:** March 22, 2012, 07:08:23 PM »

SU up by 6 at the half. Go Orange!

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2012, 07:22:37 PM »

Nice. I can't have two of my final fours losing.

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2012, 08:49:44 PM »

**** yes! SU wooooooooooooooooooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By 1 ****ing point.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:09:42 AM »

Quote from: Sonny_Resetti on March 16, 2012, 10:29:10 PM

Kentucky FTW

First time getting the champion right. It's kind of a bittersweet victory because that was the only Final Four I got right.

Credit to MNB though, you were spot on about the mascots thing; the final match was a wildcat versus a bird.