Daily Archives: March 14, 2011

Join my 16th annual NCAA & NIT pools!

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The pools are, as always, free to enter. Winners will get a t-shirt*, and eternal glory. Complete rules here. Entry links below. Good luck! Men’s NCAA Tournament Pool: Current standings here. Scoring system: 3-4-7-10-16-24-33. Women’s NCAA Tournament Pool: Current standings here. Scoring system: 4-7-11-17-24-33. NIT Pool: Current standings here. Scoring system: 7-10-15-20-25. *As I’ve mentioned before, I’m two years behind… Read more »

Who will win the Southeast?

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If there’s one region on my bracket that’s giving me major headaches right now, it’s the Southeast. The region has some incredibly weak top seeds (#1 Pitt, which always seems to be a paper tiger come tournament time; #2 Florida, grossly overseeded for no discernible reason; and #3 BYU, struggling without Brandon Davies) and five of the strongest mid-majors in… Read more »

Men’s NCAA pool deadline extended, sort of

It’s become clear to me that most pool administrators are handling this newfangled “First Four” different than me, and concerns have been expressed about the Tuesday deadline, and the uncertainties created by those Tuesday & Wednesday games. As such, I’ve had a change of heart about the pool deadline and rules. I’ve decided to utilize the ingenious “Option 3” described… Read more »