ESPN Tournament Challenge - private group?

[BIGMAC]

25,802 perfect brackets remain (0.11%) out of 24,388,542.

In the private group of 106 entries, @willie99 and FC Markolona (?) have 15/16 for the first day.

Of my 3 brackets, one of them is perfect. We will not mention the state of the other 2.

 

[6Nattys4Us]

Group is created. Have fun!

Joined and let’s go

 

[BRS24]

@navery12, @UKemba15, and @drayenob finish round one with 28/32 possible picks.

 

[EnochRoot]

@navery12, @UKemba15, and @drayenob finish round one with 28/32 possible picks.

That’s where I was. I’ve won 4 of 5 so far in the 2nd round (I had the Johnnies).

 

[BRS24]

GM fans - 3 perfect brackets remaining. Here is the impact of today's games:

 

[SoFla Steve]

I don't remember experiencing the wild swings in rankings. I've been as low as 8 million and as high as the 900K range.

What a difference a day makes. I went from 7th in the BY group to 33 overnight. I picked the right teams, but the teams haven't held up their end of the bargain.

 

[homunculus]

I don't remember experiencing the wild swings in rankings. I've been as low as 8 million and as high as the 900K range.

What a difference a day makes. I went from 7th in the BY group to 33 overnight. I picked the right teams, but the teams haven't held up their end of the bargain.

Yeah, I seem to be pretty good (or lucky) at picking the first round upsets but then I tend to stick with those underdogs one round too far. Then, given that I can’t not pick UConn, occasionally I win big (~6 times) but like this season, I’m usually submitting a house of cards bracket. And I’m okay with that.

 

[BRS24]

GM fans - no more perfect brackets as of yesterday. The Louisville loss busted 13 out of 24 million (55%), Clemson was a fast follow at 6.6 million gone. and High Point with 2.2 million, a mere 91%. LOL.

For the private BY group, here are the leaders:
530 - snffan27 (Zachary W)
510 - (Thalia B), KLM.0606 (Katie M), uconnjhd (John D)

In the open BY group:
520 - UConn4Life

Overall, 4 people went 31/32 in first round (felled by Memphis, Vanderbilt, and Missouri), however had all 16 picks in round of 32.

For S&G, here are the top "celebrity" brackets:
Courtney Cronin - 560 pts (missed UNC & Xavier in 1st round)
Kevin Negandhi & Seth Greenberg - 550

 

[Deepster]

Congrats to the leaders who backstabbed our team.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Congrats to the leaders who backstabbed our team.

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Normally I couldn't see anything worse than picking Duke, but as picking Florida was picking us to lose in the second round, that may well be worse.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Congrats to the leaders who backstabbed our team.

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I picked us the last two years. Wasn't doing that this year. But at least I (a) didn't pick freaking Duke and (b) didn't pick the team we needed to beat to get to a Sweet 16. That's criminal.

 

[Deepster]

I picked us the last two years. Wasn't doing that this year. But at least I (a) didn't pick freaking Duke and (b) didn't pick the team we needed to beat to get to a Sweet 16. That's criminal.

Well, congrats for winning nothing.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well, congrats for winning nothing.

I didn't miss any shots or mis-handle any rebounds. Picked Houston. Most consistent team.

 

[navery12]

I have very strong feelings about the UConn fans who pick against UConn in a free contest for fun on a UConn forum

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I have very strong feelings about the UConn fans who pick against UConn in a free contest for fun on a UConn forum

I have no feelings for them at all. They are dead to me.

 

[YukonDolt6]

I'm in it to win it!
Fewer picks from the heart and more from the head. Also, I've discovered over the years that picking upsets is not among my many talents so I've picked just one real upset.

I'm in it to lose it! All picks from the heart.

I was in last place until the last day.

Next year I'll reverse all my picks.

To get back into last place I need Michigan State to lose and Auburn to win...

 

[EnochRoot]

LOL

I'm currently ranked #1645 out of over 24 million entries. I had UConn beating OK and losing in the next round.

To hell with sentiment. My bracket is where I get some thinking done (not unlike the toilet).

This year, I'm on fire - likely due to - 1) very few upsets and 2) my six losses (4 in first round, 2 in second round) all featured losers that were losing in the next round anyway.

 

[BRS24]

GM fans. Here are the two brackets with over 800 points:

 

[BRS24]

GM y'all. Final two for bragging rights: