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Sweet 16 - Halfway
Updated Saturday March 30 @ 7:30 AM
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Bracket Busting Begins.
And that is OK. We are deep enough in the tournament that some brackets
are going to have to bust. There just are enough games, teams and
combinations left to accomodate everyone.
Somewhat concerning is we are down to just three picked champions. If you
have UConn, Purdue or Tennessee to win it all, you should feel pretty good right
now, and may want to go purchase some gear for your team, 'cause you gonna be
rootin' this weekend.
Of those picks, note the Tennessee people. There are but two. Katie
Schwegman 2 is in eighth. Safely inside the 25 point margin... the number
of points awarded for picking the champion, she is a definite contendor to win
this pool if things get "rocky", and Tennessee ends up on "top".
Nobody has an intact final four. I mentioned yesterday that only Jay
Robins and yours truly met that requirement. The defeats of Houston and
Marquetted busted those two brackets.
Looking at the standings, we have a new leader. John Neltner scored a
whopping 52 points in the Sweet Sixteen. That's more than Duke
scored in beating Houston Friday night. John correctly picked six of eight
games, including the upcoming Duke versus NC State South region final. The next
best score for the sweet 16 was 37.
Somebody outscores the field by fifteen points in a single round, there needs to
be an investigation. I do have a couple of leads. First, this sheet
is John Neltner 2. There is no John Neltner 1. Speculation is Hunter
Biden is collaborating with a Trump operative to find out who the leading picks
are in Russian and China. So that sounds nefarious. And second,
there is a rumor John heavily used the expert picks available on CBS sports to
make his picks. Either could be a disqualifying factor if John were to
win. (Note: Any prize money vacated for ethical
reasons automiatically defaults back to the hosue... its the only fair thing to
do.)
Rob Collins drops to second, and more importantly lost his champion in Houston
and is down to one final four team in Purdue. Point potentials for Rob are
pretty thin, and the cinderella story looks likes its going to end with a bunch
of smashed flowers.
Zain Aziz, still chasing an unprecedented, and probably unethical (see end of
John Neltner paragraph above) is in third and the leading bracket with Purdue
winning it all. Zain, LIke John, has three final four teams remaining.
Unlike John, having Purdue as your champion in a basketball pool is like having
a three legged horse in the Kentucky derby. I'm sorry Purdue fans, but the
track record isn't good.
Fourth is Lisa Kim. This is an outstanding performance for someone who I
believe is in her first ever basketball bracket. Now I'll admit I'm a bit
suspicious. I half expect to find out she is a basketball prodigy who's
being betting games since she was three, and that I've just been suckered in.
Most notably, she's picked more games right so far than anyone else with 41.
I mention her now because her champion Arizona got skinned, and her points
potential is lacking. I think this may be the last time Lisa cracks the
top five.
Jennifer Cleaveland is fifth and back futher than she's been in the tournament
so far. Still with UConn as her champion, she'll need to find a way past
John Neltner. That will be difficults as they share a champion and if they
have the same runner up... Jennifer can do no better than second. She
desperately needs Duke to lose on Sunday (but don't we all. Isn't the
world simply a better place when Duke loses. Just saying) to have any
chance of passing John.
Three rounds down, three to go. But only seven games remain.
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| Rank |
Name |
Points |
Max Pts |
Correct
Picks |
First
Round |
Second
Round |
Sweet
16 |
Elite
8 |
Final
Four |
Champ |
CHAMPION |
EAST |
WEST |
SOUTH |
MIDWEST |
| 1 |
John Neltner 2 |
235 |
329 |
39 |
125 |
58 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Duke |
Purdue |
| 2 |
rob collins 02345 |
233 |
244 |
39 |
156 |
58 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa State |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 3 |
Zain Aziz |
229 |
326 |
39 |
144 |
49 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Alabama |
Kentucky |
Purdue |
| 3 |
Lisa Kim |
229 |
252 |
41 |
137 |
56 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
Tennessee |
| 5 |
Jennifer Cleaveland |
222 |
302 |
38 |
169 |
41 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 6 |
Mark Douyere |
215 |
255 |
39 |
142 |
46 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
North Carolina |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 7 |
Kent Dixon |
213 |
293 |
39 |
140 |
53 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
Purdue |
| 8 |
Katie Schwegman 2 |
212 |
282 |
36 |
134 |
54 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tennessee |
Auburn |
Alabama |
Florida |
Tennessee |
| 9 |
Andy Brickler 2 |
209 |
289 |
38 |
145 |
45 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 10 |
Amanda Woolums |
204 |
215 |
40 |
109 |
65 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gonzaga |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
Gonzaga |
| 11 |
Michael Cutcher |
202 |
266 |
37 |
123 |
52 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 12 |
Todd Mason |
201 |
266 |
38 |
128 |
54 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 13 |
Mike King 2 |
200 |
238 |
38 |
123 |
50 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
North Carolina |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 14 |
Mary Jimenez |
199 |
263 |
39 |
123 |
57 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 14 |
Dara Perry |
199 |
213 |
34 |
128 |
53 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gonzaga |
Auburn |
Arizona |
Duke |
Gonzaga |
| 16 |
Mike King 3 |
198 |
278 |
37 |
134 |
45 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 16 |
Andy Brickler |
198 |
278 |
38 |
123 |
48 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 18 |
David Lamb |
197 |
291 |
38 |
117 |
52 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Alabama |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 19 |
Susan Murch |
196 |
276 |
37 |
128 |
41 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 19 |
Chris Jackson |
196 |
276 |
37 |
123 |
46 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 21 |
Neal Schmidt |
195 |
289 |
37 |
119 |
48 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Duke |
Purdue |
| 22 |
Todd Mason 2 |
194 |
205 |
37 |
126 |
56 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa State |
Arizona |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 23 |
Scott Pyles 2 |
190 |
288 |
38 |
110 |
52 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Duke |
Tennessee |
| 24 |
Braden Knight 2 |
189 |
189 |
36 |
122 |
46 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
Iowa State |
Arizona |
Houston |
Creighton |
| 25 |
Bill Cohen |
188 |
257 |
37 |
116 |
45 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tennessee |
Illinois |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 26 |
Mike King |
187 |
225 |
36 |
123 |
52 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 27 |
John Anneken |
186 |
251 |
33 |
114 |
42 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Michigan State |
Kentucky |
Tennessee |
| 27 |
David Woolums |
186 |
268 |
36 |
116 |
48 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 27 |
William Robins |
186 |
282 |
37 |
108 |
50 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Alabama |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 30 |
Evan Butler* |
185 |
197 |
34 |
127 |
39 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa State |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 31 |
Kevin Young |
183 |
195 |
33 |
136 |
34 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa State |
Arizona |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 32 |
Dara Perry 2 |
182 |
222 |
36 |
122 |
39 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Wisconsin |
Tennessee |
| 33 |
Kevin kjanneken |
181 |
275 |
34 |
108 |
44 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Alabama |
Kentucky |
Purdue |
| 33 |
Ethan Eckerle 2 |
181 |
208 |
32 |
125 |
41 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
Gonzaga |
| 33 |
CONSENSUS (REFERENCE ONLY)* |
181 |
261 |
37 |
105 |
57 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 36 |
Jamie Lafford |
177 |
204 |
34 |
119 |
44 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Arizona |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 36 |
Scott McPhail |
177 |
216 |
35 |
121 |
37 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 38 |
Dara Perry 3 |
176 |
240 |
33 |
127 |
37 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Baylor |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 39 |
Amy Melone |
174 |
227 |
32 |
111 |
46 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
San Diego State |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 40 |
Rob Fain |
173 |
253 |
34 |
108 |
45 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 41 |
Eric Ruter |
171 |
235 |
36 |
102 |
50 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 41 |
Mark Douyere 2 |
171 |
235 |
36 |
102 |
50 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 41 |
Doug Dearing 2 |
171 |
183 |
35 |
95 |
48 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Iowa State |
Saint Marys |
Kentucky |
Tennessee |
| 41 |
Jeff Brown |
171 |
253 |
35 |
87 |
57 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Tennessee |
| 45 |
Mark Cleaveland |
169 |
251 |
34 |
101 |
41 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Nebraska |
Tennessee |
| 46 |
rob simpson |
168 |
232 |
36 |
99 |
50 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 46 |
ALL FAVORITES (REFERENCE ONLY)* |
168 |
232 |
36 |
99 |
50 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 48 |
Braden Knight |
167 |
247 |
32 |
98 |
40 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Marquette |
Purdue |
| 48 |
David Lamb 2 |
167 |
192 |
34 |
89 |
50 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Iowa State |
Alabama |
Kentucky |
Purdue |
| 50 |
Zain Aziz 2 |
162 |
174 |
32 |
103 |
46 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Auburn |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
Tennessee |
| 50 |
Doug Dearing |
162 |
227 |
34 |
95 |
48 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Saint Marys |
Kentucky |
Tennessee |
| 52 |
Jamie Lafford 2 |
161 |
161 |
31 |
117 |
38 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
Arizona |
Houston |
South Carolina |
| 53 |
David Stubenrauch |
156 |
183 |
32 |
95 |
46 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Marquette |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Marquette |
Creighton |
| 53 |
Mark Bales |
156 |
243 |
29 |
76 |
43 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Purdue |
Illinois |
North Carolina |
NC State |
Purdue |
| 55 |
Mike Rimmer 88c8f |
154 |
218 |
34 |
85 |
50 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Purdue |
| 56 |
Sj Anneken 2 |
150 |
150 |
29 |
113 |
31 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Iowa State |
Iowa State |
Baylor |
Houston |
Gonzaga |
| 57 |
rob simpson 2 |
146 |
173 |
32 |
94 |
40 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Houston |
Uconn |
North Carolina |
Houston |
Creighton |
| 58 |
Sj Anneken |
143 |
172 |
30 |
90 |
40 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Iowa State |
Iowa State |
North Carolina |
Marquette |
Tennessee |
| 59 |
Jeff Brown 2 |
140 |
193 |
30 |
96 |
38 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
Kansas |
| 60 |
Ethan Eckerle |
125 |
178 |
25 |
91 |
28 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Uconn |
Uconn |
New Mexico |
Houston |
Creighton |
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