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sweet 16 bound

The first two rounds of March Madness are complete and we have had some excitement so far. I have said before that it is almost impossible to win Marks Madness before the Sweet 16, but you sure as hell can lose it. That saying is holding true this year, as there are many teams still in play for 1st place or a top-3 finish. There are also several teams that are already dead in the water. Take a look below to see how your doing and figure out which teams you have that will help you leap-frog over the people ahead of you.

Almost perfect

Derek has a small lead, but his roster is just two decisions away from perfection so far. If he took Iowa instead of Utah St and High Point instead of Akron, he would have the maximum 19 wins. Kudos Derek, but there are two teams that are just one win behind and two more team just two wins behind. A lot can still happen, but we have had a great start from several teams.

impossibly bad

On the other end of the spectrum from Derek, is Jared. In his defense, his daughter selected his entire team based on logo prettiness and vibes. However, he has 7 wins, and the lowest total of wins a team could have at this point is 6. The only pick made that was not the absolute worst was taking Vanderbilt. They already lost, but Wisconsin lost a round earlier. I think next year we need to have his daughter submit her picks way in advance and then we head to draftkings and hedge the shit out of those bets. We would be swimming in money. Jess also used the method of letting a kindergartener pick the teams, and she only has 9 wins. I think none of us really know what the hell we are doing, but we are smarter than kindergartners, so well played everybody.

Pickering monopoly

The Pickerings have flooded the market again. It worked out in the playoff fantasy football pool as Jim took that one down, but they are not having great luck with college hoops. 4 of them are in the bottom 7 of the league, and only Larry is in the top 10….coming in at #10 exactly. Not loving their chances getting any money, but love their enthusiasm.

PAYOUTS

We have 21 people playing, so there is $1,050 in the pool. See below for payouts. Take a look at tie-breaker procedures, and if needed I will reach out for a final score prediction.
1st Place (70%) - $735
2nd Place (20%) - $210
3rd Place (10%) - $105

STANDINGS

#1 Seeds

  • DUKE

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Siena (W)
    Round of 32 - TCU (W)
    Sweet 16 - St. Johns (TBD)

  • ARIZONA

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Long Island (W)
    Round of 32 - Utah St (W)
    Sweet 16 - Arkansas (TBD)

  • MICHIGAN

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Howard (W)
    Round of 32 - St. Louis (W)
    Sweet 16 - Alabama (TBD)

  • FLORIDA

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Prairie View A&M (W)
    Round of 32 - Iowa (L)

#2 Seeds

  • UCONN

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Furman (W)
    Round of 32 - UCLA (W)
    Sweet 16 - Michigan St (TBD)

  • PURDUE

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Queens (W)
    Round of 32 - Miami (W)
    Sweet 16 - Texas (TBD)

  • IOWA ST

    Owned by 1 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Tennessee St (W)
    Round of 32 - Kentucky (W)
    Sweet 16 - Tennessee (TBD)

  • HOUSTON

    Owned by 14 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Idaho (W)
    Round of 32 - Texas A&M (W)
    Sweet 16 - Illinois (TBD)

#3 Seeds

  • MICHIGAN ST

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - North Dakota St (W)
    Round of 32 - Louisville (W)
    Sweet 16 - Uconn (TBD)

  • ILLINOIS

    Owned by 9 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Penn (W)
    Round of 32 - VCU (W)
    Sweet 16 - Houston (TBD)

  • GONZAGA

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Kennesaw St (W)
    Round of 32 - Texas (L)

  • VIRGINIA

    Owned by 1 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Wright St (W)
    Round of 32 - Tennessee (L)

#4 Seeds

  • ARKANSAS

    Owned by 13 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Hawaii (W)
    Round of 32 - High Point (W)
    Sweet 16 - Arizona (TBD)

  • ALABAMA

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Hofstra (W)
    Round of 32 - Texas Tech (W)
    Sweet 16 - Michigan (TBD)

  • NEBRASKA

    Owned by 1 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Troy (W)
    Round of 32 - Vanderbilt (W)
    Sweet 16 - Iowa (TBD)

  • KANSAS

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Cal Baptist (W)
    Round of 32 - St. Johns (L)

#5 Seeds

  • ST. JOHNS

    Owned by 8 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Northern Iowa (W)
    Round of 32 - Kansas (W)
    Sweet 16 - Duke (TBD)

  • TEXAS TECH

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Akron (W)
    Round of 32 - Alabama (L)

  • VANDERBILT

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - McNeese (W)
    Round of 32 - Nebraska (L)

  • WISCONSIN

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - High Point (L)

#6 Seeds

  • TENNESSEE

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Miami OH (W)
    Round of 32 - Virginia (W)
    Sweet 16 - Iowa St (TBD)

  • LOUISVILLE

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - South Florida (W)
    Round of 32 - Michigan St. (L)

  • BYU

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Texas (L)

  • UNC

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - VCU (L)

#7 Seeds

  • UCLA

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - UCF (W)
    Round of 32 - Uconn (L)

  • MIAMI

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Missouri (W)
    Round of 32 - Purdue (L)

  • KENTUCKY

    Owned by 10 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Santa Clara (W)
    Round of 32 - Iowa St (L)

  • ST. MARYS

    Owned by 1 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Texas A&M (L)

#8 Seeds

  • VILLANOVA

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Utah St. (L)

  • CLEMSON

    Owned by 5 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Iowa (L)

  • OHIO ST

    Owned by 5 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - TCU (L)

  • GEORGIA

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - St. Louis (L)

#9 Seeds

  • IOWA

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Clemson (W)
    Round of 32 - Florida (W)
    Sweet 16 - Nebraska (TBD)

  • TCU

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Ohio St. (W)
    Round of 32 - Duke (L)

  • UTAH ST

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Villanova (W)
    Round of 32 - Arizona (L)

  • ST. LOUIS

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Georgia (W)
    Round of 32 - Michigan (L)

#10 Seeds

  • TEXAS A&M

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - St. Marys (W)
    Round of 32 - Houston (L)

  • UCF

    Owned by 1 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - UCLA (L)

  • MISSOURI

    Owned by 11 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Miami (L)

  • SANTA CLARA

    Owned by 5 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Kentucky (L)

#11 Seeds

  • TEXAS

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - NC State (W)
    Round of 64 - BYU (W)
    Round of 32 - Gonzaga (W)
    Sweet 16 - Purdue (TBD)

  • VCU

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - UNC (W)
    Round of 32 - Illinois (L)

  • MIAMI (OH)

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - SMU (W)
    Round of 64 - Tennessee (L)

  • SOUTH FLORIDA

    Owned by 10 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Louisville (L)

  • SMU

    Owned by 0 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - Miami OH (L)

  • NC STATE

    Owned by 0 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - Texas (L)

#12 Seeds

  • HIGH POINT

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Wisconsin (W)
    Round of 32 - Arkansas (L)

  • NORTHERN IOWA

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - St. Johns (L)

  • AKRON

    Owned by 12 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Texas Tech (L)

  • MCNEESE

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Vanderbilt (L)

#13 Seeds

  • CAL BAPTIST

    Owned by 0 of 32 teams

    Round of 64 - Kansas (L)

  • HAWAII

    Owned by 5 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Arkansas (L)

  • HOFSTRA

    Owned by 8 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Alabama (L)

  • TROY

    Owned by 8 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Nebraska (L)

#14 Seeds

  • WRIGHT ST

    Owned by 8 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Illinois (L)

  • NORTH DAKOTA ST

    Owned by 4 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Michigan St. (L)

  • KENNESAW ST

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Gonzaga (L)

  • PENN

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Virginia (L)

#15 Seeds

  • FURMAN

    Owned by 9 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Uconn (L)

  • QUEENS

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Purdue (L)

  • TENNESSEE ST

    Owned by 8 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Iowa St. (L)

  • IDAHO ST

    Owned by 2 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Houston (L)

#16 Seeds

  • PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

    Owned by 6 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - Lehigh (W)
    Round of 64 - Florida (L)

  • HOWARD

    Owned by 7 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - UMBC (W)
    Round of 64 - Michigan (L)

  • LONG ISLAND

    Owned by 3 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Arizona (L)

  • SIENA

    Owned by 5 of 21 teams

    Round of 64 - Duke (L)

  • LEHIGH

    Owned by 0 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - Prairie View A&M (L)

  • UMBC

    Owned by 0 of 21 teams

    Play-In Round - Howard (L)

Rules

  • You select one team from each seed in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. You will end up with 16 teams and every time one of your teams gets a win, you get a win. Most wins at the end of March Madness wins the money. Text or email me your squad of 16 teams by Thursday at 12:15 pm.

  • All scoring and tracking will be done by me and can be viewed right here on this site. I will constantly send out links with updated standings. You can also bookmark this page to view at any time.

  • As I stated before, you select one team from each seed in the tourney. For example, there are four 1-seeds. Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida. You can only choose one of those four teams to be a part of your squad. Any time the team you choose gets a win in the tourney, your squad gets a win and the person with the most wins gets the money. Repeat this process for seeds 2-16 and message me your squad.

  • This format does not include the play-in games. If you are making your squad before the play-in games, you can just let me know you want the winner of a certain game for that seed. For example, the 11-seeded NC State plays the 11- seeded Texas in a play-in match. You can let me know you want the winner of that game to be your 11 seed. You can also choose to wait until after the play-in games are completed and can send me your squad before the opening tip-off on Thursday at 12:15pm.

  • If there is more than one team with the most wins at the end of March Madness, We will follow these tie-breakers in this order:

    1. The person with the team that went the farthest in the tourney. For example, if Team A had their best team make the final four, but team Be had their team win the championship, team B would win the tie-breaker and Team A would finish second.

    2. The person with the most Final Four teams.

    3. If there is still a possibility of a tie, the teams in contention will send me a total score for the national championship game. Whoever is the closest will win the tie-breaker. Price is Right rules do not apply, so you can be over the total and still win if your closest.

    4. If still tied after that, the pot will be split between the top 2 teams.

  • $50 per team. Venmo me at Mark-Downing-1.

  • 1st Place receives 70% of the pot
    2nd Place receives 20% of the pot
    3rd Place receives 10% of the pot

  • Submit your squad to me no later than Thursday 3/19 at 12:15 pm. That is the tip-off of the first game and I will not accept squads after that tip-off