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Re: March Madness
« Reply #30 on: March 16, 2007, 09:07:26 AM »
Even though I screwed up 5 of my picks, I didn't have any of those teams advancing past the second round anyway, so I'm not too worried.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #31 on: March 16, 2007, 09:16:49 AM »
kermi... you douche... you didn't even pick an overall winner!

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #32 on: March 16, 2007, 10:07:58 AM »
Woot, last place!  Suck it biatchs!

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #33 on: March 16, 2007, 10:16:30 AM »
and i'm in first?  :dunno:
who'd of thunk that playing the odds would give positive results?

but dont worry, after round two I picked the underdog in every game (so that the final four ends up with all teams currently seeded in 4th place).
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Re: March Madness
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2007, 10:25:52 AM »
> who'd of thunk that playing the odds would give positive results?

That's the thing - one of my friends said she could never do this because she doesn't know anything about the teams.  But hell, if you just picked straight seeds yesterday, you would have only missed 2 games yesterday, out of 16.  It's more fun to cheer for the 5/12 upset, but they're underdogs for a reason.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #35 on: March 17, 2007, 01:29:53 PM »
Well, after round 1 the top two teams are MicahSux@NCAA[ brackets ] and Random Guessing anyone? by Kermi. Charlie's 3rd Place Team is in third place.

Picking the higher seed in every game would put you in the 95th percentile.

Nope, doesn't take a lot of NCAA knowledge to do well at this.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #36 on: March 19, 2007, 07:18:42 AM »
welp, i'm fucked.  I don't think I've ever had my champion lose in the 2nd round before

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #37 on: March 19, 2007, 08:45:34 AM »
WTF?  USC beat Texas???  I'll be standing in the "fucked" line as well.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #38 on: March 19, 2007, 09:12:21 AM »
also now screwed.
I only have one team with a chance of making it to my final four and I have them loosing that game.
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Re: March Madness
« Reply #39 on: March 19, 2007, 09:18:11 AM »
> Picking the higher seed in every game would put you in the 95th percentile.

It'd be interesting to see some sort of historical breakdown showing how you'd generally do if you picked just straight seeds and then picked from the final four on randomly

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #40 on: March 19, 2007, 11:13:01 AM »
Um...go Pitt!

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #41 on: March 19, 2007, 11:16:28 AM »
Let's see how this pastes

edit: That turned out well.  The teams listed are the teams that made the Final Four that year, with the champ in caps.
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YEAR   SEEDS        TEAMS
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2006   2, 3, 4, 11  UCLA, Florida, LSU, George Mason

2005   1, 1, 4, 5   Illinois, NORTH CAROLINA, Louisville, Michigan St

2004   1, 2, 2, 3   Duke, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma St, Georgia Tech

2003   1, 2, 3, 3   Texas, Kansas, Marquette, SYRACUSE

2002   1, 1, 2, 5   MARYLAND, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana

2001   1, 1, 2, 3   DUKE, Michigan St, Arizona, Maryland

2000   1, 5, 8, 8   MICHIGAN ST, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin

1999   1, 1, 1, 4   CONNECTICUT, Duke, Michigan St, Ohio St

1998   1, 2, 3, 3   North Carolina, KENTUCKY, Stanford, Utah

1997   1, 1, 1, 4   Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, ARIZONA

1996   1, 1, 4, 5   KENTUCKY, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi St

1995   1, 2, 2, 4   UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma St

1994   1, 2, 2, 3   ARKANSAS, Arizona, Duke, Florida

1993   1, 1, 1, 2   NORTH CAROLINA, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas

1992   1, 2, 4, 6   DUKE, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan

1991   1, 1, 2, 3   Unlv, North Carolina, DUKE, Kansas

1990   1, 3, 4, 4   UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas

1989   1, 2, 3, 3   Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, MICHIGAN

1988   1, 1, 2, 6   Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, KANSAS

1987   1, 1, 2, 6   Unlv, INDIANA, Syracuse, Providence

1986   1, 1, 2, 11  Duke, Kansas, LOUISVILLE, Lsu

1985   1, 1, 2, 8   St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, VILLANOVA

1984   1, 1, 2, 7   Kentucky, GEORGETOWN, Houston, Virginia

1983   1, 1, 4, 6   Houston, Louisville, Georgia, NO CAROLINA ST

1982   1, 1, 3, 6   NORTH CAROLINA, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston

1981   1, 1, 2, 3   Virginia, Lsu, North Carolina, INDIANA

1980   2, 5, 6, 8   LOUISVILLE, Iowa, Purdue, UCLA

1979   1, 2, 2, 9   Indiana St, MICHIGAN ST, DePaul, Pennsylvania

Note: Champion in CAPS


Farthest Seeds Have Advanced in the Tournament
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 #1 CHAMPION - Arkansas (1994), Connecticut (1999), Duke (1992, 2001),
               Georgetown (1984), Indiana (1987), Kentucky (1996),
               Maryland (2002), Michigan St (2000), UNLV (1990),
               North Carolina (1982, 1993, 2005), UCLA (1995)

 #2 CHAMPION - Connecticut (2004), Duke (1991), Kentucky (1998),
               Louisville (1980), Louisville (1986), Michigan St (1979)

 #3 CHAMPION - Indiana (1981), Michigan (1989), Syracuse (2003), Florida (2006)

 #4 CHAMPION - Arizona (1997)

 #5 TITLE GAME - Florida (2000), Indiana (2002)

 #6 CHAMPION - Kansas (1988), No Carolina St (1983)

 #7 FINAL FOUR - Virginia (1984)

 #8 CHAMPION - Villanova (1985)

 #9 FINAL FOUR - Pennsylvania (1979)

#10 REGIONAL FINALS - Dayton (1984), Gonzaga (1999), LSU (1987),
                      Providence (1997), St. John's (1979),
                      Texas (1990), Temple (1991), Kent St (2002)

#11 FINAL FOUR - LSU (1986)

#12 REGIONAL FINALS - Missouri (2002)

#13 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS - Oklahoma (1999), Richmond (1988), Valparaiso (1998)

#14 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS - Cleveland St (1986), Chattanooga (1997)

#15 SECOND ROUND - Coppin St (1997), Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993),
                   Hampton (2001)

Note: A #16 seed has never beaten a #1 seed.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #42 on: March 19, 2007, 12:04:35 PM »
with the champ in caps.
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2006   2, 3, 4, 11  UCLA, Florida, LSU, George Mason
So who won, UCLA or LSU??? :p

Have you guys used the scenario generator? Ober, you are far from fucked. If Oregon gets far you have a great chance. My hopes are pinned to UCLA and North Carolina. I haven't spent a lot of time on it but you can see if you have a chance.

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #43 on: March 19, 2007, 12:25:51 PM »
Actually that's weird, since Florida won

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Re: March Madness
« Reply #44 on: March 19, 2007, 02:21:24 PM »
Woot, I thought I was fucked too until I realized I had Texas as my pick in my work bracket not here.  Even though I'm in last place now still have all four final four picks left and the generator shows me winning most scenarios as long as Florida wins it all.