Official NCAA Bracket Thread brought to you by SPARKYS

[Charlie Marlow]

spartanhusker will be happy that i picked Wichita St > Toledo

WF, UNO, UNCC, USC

Nova, VT, UVA, Flor, SMU, Baylor, S.Carolina, Duke
Nova, Flor, Baylor, Duke
Duke > Flor

Gonzaga, NW, NDame, WVA, Mary, FlorSt, StMarys, Zona
Gonzaga, WVA, Flor St, Zona
Zona > WVA

KU, Miami, Iowa St, Purdue, RIsland, Oregon, OklaSt, Lville
KU, Purdue, Oregon, Lville
KU > Lville

UNC, Ark, Minny, Butler, Cincy, UCLA, Gregggggg, Kentucky
UNC, Minny, UCLA, Kentucky
UCLA > UNC

UCLA > Duke

 

[jay-cheese]

Like Kansas over Nova in final..remember stat wise, 50% win % for the 11 &12 seeds in the first round. Think Wich St is ready for some payback vs Kentucky. Like K St vs Cinci. Agree on UCLA and Zona in final four (with Kansas and Nova). Good luck CM

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Thanks, Well at least I got one of the play-in games right. But they don't really count.
I know KU had a successful season, but they tend to screw around for 35 minutes before getting it together down the stretch. I just think it catches up to them at some point.
Also, their defense hasn't been as strong this year. I think UCLA could put up points on them.
But I had a tough time with UNC and UCLA. I went with UCLA. But if UNC wins, I like KU to beat them. They match up better and Self seems to have Roy's number.
Duke has an easy path, like usual. I think the West is anybody's

 

[Charlie Marlow]

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[Charlie Marlow]

Like Kansas over Nova in final..remember stat wise, 50% win % for the 11 &12 seeds in the first round. Think Wich St is ready for some payback vs Kentucky. Like K St vs Cinci. Agree on UCLA and Zona in final four (with Kansas and Nova). Good luck CM

Well Nova bit you in the a$$. And never pick Weber (K St) come tournament time. He is an awful end-of-game coach.

I've had no disaster picks so far. Knock on wood.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Boy the ACC is struggling

 

[Charlie Marlow]

And Duke losing is my first disaster pick. Glad they lost though.

In retrospect, I think I overvalued the ACC. Big Ten is doing well for themselves though.

 

[TwinsRRUs]

I listened to XM radio too much on Monday and Tuesday. It made me think I knew a little about who I should choose since I didn't watch much this season.

Everything was about how the B1G was not good this year and why certain teams were going to have great runs in the tourney (Louisville, Nova, Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, and Florida State).

So much for listening to sports radio to get a good idea of which teams are hot at the end of the year and which teams match up better against the teams in their brackets.

The B1G is definitely holding its own, especially after hearing how it was such a down year for the conference according to the guys on the radio.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

And Duke losing is my first disaster pick. Glad they lost though.

In retrospect, I think I overvalued the ACC. Big Ten is doing well for themselves though.

My guess is most brackets are going to suffer the same damage in regards to Duke, so while we'll drop for the loss, it won't be as much as it could have been. No way very many people had South Carolina winning that game.

 

[jay-cheese]

Frank Martin is a tough coach...agree to all posts regarding "experts" and predictions. Read something like 18 out of 18 million entries correctly picked all sweet 16 teams. Nova, Louisville, Duke were very unexpected imo to be out already...good luck to all.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Well I didn't buy into Villanova this year, so I gained an advantage when they lost to Wisconsin. I lost that advantage when Duke lost though.

I wonder how many people picked someone other than Villanova or Duke out of that region.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

1/4 of the Elite Eight coaches were fired by K State.

 

[RealHusker]

I don't think Frank Martin was fired by KSU, I think he left voluntarily (and wisely).

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

Still in the top 80% of ESPN's bracket challenge baby!!! I had Michigan over Oregon though, that one hurt. My son is still in the top 92%, my wife had Baylor going all the way, so she's done.