Gary Kirby, a member of the USC Class of 1987 and a blog reader who goes by “gahrie” in the blog comment section, took the lead in the 2nd annual BrendanLoy.com NIT Pool on Wednesday with a perfect 7-for-7 day in the second round.
Kirby has 199 of a possible 209 points. Close on his heels are Newington High School Class of 1999 classmates Brendan Loy and Josh Rubin and Martin Kellogg Middle School 8th grader Kevin Pilz, all tied for second with 192 points. Andrew Long, who led four games into the second round, and Jamie McGinnis are tied for fifth with 190 points.
Defending champion Tom “Scientizzle” Keck, who led after the first day of the pool, has dropped all the way to 47th place after a 1-for-7 day, and one of his predicted finalists was eliminated when Oklahoma State lost to Miami.
Complete standings here and after the jump.
1. Gary Kirby 199
2. Brendan Loy 192
2. Josh Rubin 192
2. Kevin Pilz 192
5. Jamie McGinnis 190
5. Andrew Long 190
7. Matt Scarborough 189
8. Don LaPlante 185
9. Jay Johnson 183
10. Charles Fenwick 182
10. Chris Evans 182
12. David Whelan 180
12. Joshua Carpenter 180
12. Wilson Loftis 180
12. Brad Miller 180
12. Rebecca Loy 180
17. Sandy Pilz 178
17. Brian Schmidt 178
17. Kevin Curran 178
17. Dennis Chow 178
21. Randy Styles 175
21. Kate Spitz 175
21. John F. 175
21. Brandon Minich 175
21. Tom Greca 175
21. Brian Dupuis 175
27. Greg Rauen 173
27. William Murray 173
27. Mike Quinn 173
27. Ginny Zak 173
27. Ed Joyce 173
32. Scott Fort 171
32. Conor Sullivan 171
32. Scott Robertson 171
35. Sergio Lopez 170
35. Andy Wendeln 170
35. Melanie Dickson 170
35. Lauren Fowler 170
35. Jason Parsley 170
40. Rick Boeckler 168
40. Nathan Evangelista 168
40. Danny Pilz 168
40. Dan Dinunzio 168
40. Terry Jones 168
40. Greg Shtraks 168
40. Paul Zak 168
47. Tom Keck 167
47. Larry Caplin 167
49. Chris McLemore 166
49. Scott Schmidt 166
49. David Kreutz 166
49. Lisa Velte 166
53. Frank Sherman 165
53. Ted Zak 165
55. Chris Aemisegger 164
56. Sarah Mason 163
56. Matt Wiser 163
56. Frank Nolan 163
56. Mark Gardner 163
60. Mike Tran 161
60. George Heidkamp 161
60. Andrew Hunter 161
60. Kelleigh L. Domaingue 161
60. Courtney Tawresey 161
60. Earl Baker 161
60. Russell Caplin 161
67. Bonnie Stone 158
68. Kristy LaPlante 156
69. Colin Pedicini 154
70. Hannah McLaughlin 149
71. Victoria Wags 147
71. Eddie Domaingue 147
73. Marc LaPlante 146
74. Mike Wiser 142
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Categories: NCAA Basketball & Pools
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March 16th, 2006 at 2:42:57 am
Wow. I’ve got a long way to go to get to perfect predictions. I’m 69th out of 74. At least I’m not last…
It’s only my first year, though.
March 16th, 2006 at 3:34:31 am
No, no, last place belongs to me, with my 1-for-7 day which eliminated 3 of my final 4. Bah. As I keep saying, I know basically nothing about college basketball, and it’s finally becoming glaringly obvious. I wonder if this means that this year I’ll finally do abyssmally in the women’s NCAA bracket as well.
March 16th, 2006 at 9:38:01 am
It’s over Velte, give up now :)
March 16th, 2006 at 10:53:36 am
Let’s goooooooooo Mar-y-land!
Mike, last isn’t a bad place to be in … I’ve been there many a time over the last decade with these pools…
Even worse, I’ve spent more time somewhere in the middle. Dead last has more noteriety than buried elsewhere …