Deadline: Thursday, March 17th
First thing. Your bracket. You need to go to
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/group?groupID=17496 and fill out a bracket.You might have to create an account if you don't have one yet. Please name your entry so that it matches you name on the Prediction League. ESPN lets you fill out multiple brackets. Pick you best one and enter it into the group.
The group name is Prediction League and the password is "Poor Butters".
We will score this so that the person with the highest ranking gets
30 points, second gets
27, third gets
24, then
22,
20,
18 and so on. Last place will receive
0 points.
Final Results:
Marty (1040) 1st (30pts)
Evan (630) T2nd (25.5pts)
Kubatski III (630) T2nd (25.5pts)
Kubatski Sr (580) T4th (21pts)
Princess G (580) T4th (21pts)
Butters (570) T6th (17pts)
Gimpy (570) T6th (17pts)
L-Train (520) 8th (14pts)
Carmen (510) 9th (12pts)
Jay (490) T10th (9pts)
Paulie (490) T10th (9pts)
Graves (430) 12th (6pts)
Kubatski (420) 13th (4pts)
Bandit (400) 14th (2pts)
Brownie (NONE) 15th (0pts)
Second thing. Your fantasy team. Pick 5 players. I will keep track of their total points, rebounds and assists for the ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. You want players who will get big stats, but who also play for teams that you think will make deep tournament runs. RULE: You must pick one player from a 1-3 seed, one player from a 4-6 seed, one player from a 7-9 seed, one player from a 10-12 seed, and one player from a 13-16 seed. Scoring for fantasy will also be based on rank. The person with the highest ranking gets
15 points, second gets
13, third gets
12, then
11,
10,
9 and so on. Last place will receive
0 points.
Bandit:
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [3 games – 50pts,33reb,0ast =83]
Jordan Hamilton, Texas [2 games – 37pts,16reb,4ast =57]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State [1 game – 11pts,1reb,5ast =17]
Orlando Johnson, UC-Santa Barbara [1 game – 21pts,4reb,0ast =25]
[231 TOTAL]
Brownie:
NONE
[0 TOTAL]
Butters:
Marcus Morris, Kansas [4 games – 66pts,44reb,8ast =118]
Brandon Knight, Kentucky [5 games – 80pts,23reb,22ast =125]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Tai Wesley, Utah State [1 game – 18pts,6reb,0ast =24]
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State [2 games – 23pts,30reb,1ast =54]
[370 TOTAL]
Carmen:
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [3 games – 50pts,33reb,0ast =83]
Jordan Hamilton, Texas [2 games – 37pts,16reb,4ast =57]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Jimmy Butler, Marquette [3 games – 39pts,16reb,9ast =64]
Ian Clark, Belmont [1 game – 4pts,0reb,0ast =4]
[257 TOTAL]
Evan:
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [3 games – 50pts,33reb,0ast =83]
Brandon Knight, Kentucky [5 games – 80pts,23reb,22ast =125]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Tai Wesley, Utah State [1 game – 18pts,6reb,0ast =24]
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State [2 games – 23pts,30reb,1ast =54]
[335 TOTAL]
Gimpy:
Nolan Smith, Duke [3 games – 41pts,11reb,11ast =63]
Austin Freeman, Georgetown [1 game – 10pts,6reb,2ast =18]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Marcus Denmon, Missouri [1 game – 10pts,6reb,4ast =20]
Keith Benson, Oakland [1 game – 15pts,11reb,0ast =26]
[176 TOTAL]
Graves:
Nolan Smith, Duke [3 games – 41pts,11reb,11ast =63]
Tu Holloway, Xavier [1 game – 5pts,2reb,5ast =12]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Steven Gray, Gonzaga [2 games – 34pts,9reb,12ast =55]
Ian Clark, Belmont [1 game – 4pts,0reb,0ast =4]
[183 TOTAL]
Jay:
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [3 games – 50pts,33reb,0ast =83]
Jon Leuer, Wisconsin [3 games – 44pts,20reb,4ast =68]
Matt Howard, Butler [6 games – 89pts,42reb,7ast =138]
Taylor Battle, Penn State [1 game – 23pts,2reb,3ast =28]
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State [2 games – 23pts,30reb,1ast =54]
[371 TOTAL]
Kubatski:
Kemba Walker, Connecticut [6 games – 141pts,36reb,34ast =211]
Jordan Hamilton, Texas [2 games – 37pts,16reb,4ast =57]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State [1 game – 11pts,1reb,5ast =17]
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State [2 games – 23pts,30reb,1ast =54]
[388 TOTAL]
Kubatski III:
Kemba Walker, Connecticut [6 games – 141pts,36reb,34ast =211]
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State [2 games – 60pts,3reb,7ast =70]
Frank Hassell, Old Dominion [1 game – 20pts,5reb,0ast =25]
Taylor Battle, Penn State [1 game – 23pts,2reb,3ast =28]
Keith Benson, Oakland [1 game – 15pts,11reb,0ast =26]
[360 TOTAL]
Kubatski Sr:
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State [3 games – 50pts,33reb,0ast =83]
Jordan Hamilton, Texas [2 games – 37pts,16reb,4ast =57]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Draymond Green, Michigan State [1 game – 23pts,11reb,10ast =44]
Keith Benson, Oakland [1 game – 15pts,11reb,0ast =26]
[259 TOTAL]
L-Train:
Nolan Smith, Duke [3 games – 41pts,11reb,11ast =63]
Kyle Kuric, Louisville [1 game – 9pts,6reb,2ast =17]
Matt Howard, Butler [6 games – 89pts,42reb,7ast =138]
Jimmy Butler, Marquette [3 games – 39pts,16reb,9ast =64]
Ian Clark, Belmont [1 game – 4pts,0reb,0ast =4]
[286 TOTAL]
Marty:
Kemba Walker, Connecticut [6 games – 141pts,36reb,34ast =211]
Tu Holloway, Xavier [1 game – 5pts,2reb,5ast =12]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Tai Wesley, Utah State [1 game – 18pts,6reb,0ast =24]
Ian Clark, Belmont [1 game – 4pts,0reb,0ast =4]
[300 TOTAL]
Paulie:
Nolan Smith, Duke [3 games – 41pts,11reb,11ast =63]
Jordan Hamilton, Texas [2 games – 37pts,16reb,4ast =57]
Isaiah Thomas, Washington [2 games – 31pts,3reb,15ast =49]
Justin Harper, Richmond [3 games – 54pts,19reb,4ast =77]
Demonte Harper, Morehead State [2 games – 12pts,13reb,7ast =32]
[278 TOTAL]
Princess G:
Nolan Smith, Duke [3 games – 41pts,11reb,11ast =63]
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State [2 games – 60pts,3reb,7ast =70]
Lavoy Allen, Temple [2 games – 15pts,22reb,6ast =43]
Travis Leslie, Georgia [1 game – 12pts,6reb,5ast =23]
Keith Benson, Oakland [1 game – 15pts,11reb,0ast =26]
[225 TOTAL]
Final Results:
Kubatski (388) 1st (15pts)
Jay (371) 2nd (13pts)
Butters (370) 3rd (12pts)
Kubatski III (360) 4th (11pts)
Evan (335) 5th (10pts)
Marty (300) 6th (9pts)
L-Train (286) 7th (8pts)
Paulie (278) 8th (7pts)
Kubatski Sr (259) 9th (6pts)
Carmen (257) 10th (5pts)
Bandit (231) 11th (4pts)
Princess G (225) 12th (3pts)
Graves (183) 13th (2pts)
Gimpy (176) 14th (1pt)
Brownie (NONE) 15th (0pts)
Third thing. Prop bets for the weekend.
Name the team with the highest winning margin in the first round
(2 points)
Actual Team: Duke - 42 points
Predictions:
Bandit: Ohio State (0pts)
Brownie: NONE (0pts)
Butters: Kansas (0pts)
Carmen: Syracuse (0pts)
Evan: Kansas (0pts)
Gimpy: Kansas (0pts)
Graves: Ohio State (0pts)
Jay: Kansas (0pts)
Kubatski: Ohio State (0pts)
Kubatski III: Ohio State (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Kansas (0pts)
L-Train: Ohio State (0pts)
Marty: North Carolina (0pts)
Paulie: Kansas (0pts)
Princess G: North Carolina (0pts)
Will the 1 seeds combined winning margin in the first round be over/under 100 points
(2 points)
Actual Result: 113 points - Over
Predictions:
Bandit: Under (0pts)
Brownie: NONE (0pts)
Butters: Over (2pts)
Carmen: Under (0pts)
Evan: Over (2pts)
Gimpy: Over (2pts)
Graves: Under (0pts)
Jay: Under (0pts)
Kubatski: Under (0pts)
Kubatski III: Under (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Under (0pts)
L-Train: Under (0pts)
Marty: Under (0pts)
Paulie: Under (0pts)
Princess G: Over (2pts)
Name the top 3 scoring teams over the first and second rounds of the tournament
(2 points for each team in the top 3)
Actual Teams: North Carolina (188), Ohio State (173), Brigham Young (163)
Predictions:
Bandit: Kansas, Ohio State, San Diego State (2pts)
Brownie: NONE (0pts)
Butters: Brigham Young, Kansas, Vanderbilt (2pts)
Carmen: Brigham Young, Kansas, Notre Dame (2pts)
Evan: Duke, Kansas, Ohio State (2pts)
Gimpy: Duke, Kansas, Ohio State (2pts)
Graves: Duke, Kansas, Ohio State (2pts)
Jay: Brigham Young, Kansas, Washington (2pts)
Kubatski: Kansas, Notre Dame, Ohio State (2pts)
Kubatski III: Brigham Young, Kansas, Ohio State (4pts)
Kubatski Sr: Duke, Kansas State, Ohio State (2pts)
L-Train: Duke, Ohio State, Pittsburgh (2pts)
Marty: Duke, Kansas, North Carolina (2pts)
Paulie: Duke, Kansas, Washington (0pts)
Princess G: Duke, Ohio State, Pittsburgh (2pts)
Name the conference with the highest winning percentage for the whole tournament
(3 points)
Actual Conference: Horizon League - .833
Predictions:
Bandit: Mountain West (0pts)
Brownie: NONE (0pts)
Butters: Big XII (0pts)
Carmen: Mountain West (0pts)
Evan: Big Ten (0pts)
Gimpy: Mountain West (0pts)
Graves: Big XII (0pts)
Jay: ACC (0pts)
Kubatski: Mountain West (0pts)
Kubatski III: Mountain West (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Big East (0pts)
L-Train: Mountain West (0pts)
Marty: Mountain West (0pts)
Paulie: Mountain West (0pts)
Princess G: Big East (0pts)
