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2023 March Madness Pick 'Em

Picks for this round are worth 40 points. In case I forget again, each round goes up by 10, starting at the play-in (Which we missed), which was worth ten. So round of 64 was worth 20 points, then 30, now 40, etc. (I think I over-explained that, no offense intended)

EDIT: Removed the part about asking for a different post because I hadn't read your post part II)
 
@PoliSciPulse - tonight’s four games:

Wow! Both of us missed on the first two games. At least one of us can get one win, maybe both of us.

Only one of us can get the next two right. If that happens, then one of us went 0 for 4.

Still a very competitive situation!
 
(By the way, was there a better place to put the thread to get more attention, like in the sports section, or is this the right place for it? Asking for when II post the World Cup Pick 'Em :) -- still scoring the game with my nice little score sheet -- will make my picks tonight :) )
 
SOUTH (Games start 3/18):
(Bringing in the scores from our first round, we have:
Trippy Trekker: 260
Me: 240

Each pick was worth 30 points)

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #8 Maryland Terrapins
My Pick: Alabama
Trippy Trekker: Alabama

Result: Alabama won, 73-51. Congrats to us all!

#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #13 Furman Paladins
My Pick: San Diego State
Trippy Trekker: San Diego State

Result: San Diego State won, 63-57. Congrats to us all!

#6 Creighton Bluejays vs. #3 Baylor Bears
My Pick: Baylor
Trippy Trekker: Baylor

Result: Creighton won, 85-76. Congrats to no one :(

#7 Missouri Tigers vs. #15 Princeton Tigers
My Pick: Missouri
Trippy Trekker: Missouri

Result: Princeton won, 78-63. Congrats to no one :(

Scores through the South:
Trippy Trekker: 320
Me: 300


——————
MIDWEST
#1 Houston Cougars vs. #9 Auburn Tigers
My Pick: Houston
Trippy Trekker: Houston

Result: Houston won, 81-64. Congrats to us all!

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #4 Indiana Hoosiers
My Pick: Miami (FL)
Trippy Trekker: Miami (FL)

Result: Miami (FL) won, 85-69. Congrats to us all!

#11 Pitt Panthers vs. #3 Xavier Musketeers
My Pick: Pitt
Trippy Trekker: Xavier
Result: Xavier won, 84-73. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#10 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
My Pick: Texas
Trippy Trekker: Texas

Result: Texas won, 83-71. Congrats to us all!

SCORE through the Midwest:
Trippy Trekker: 440
Me: 390

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EAST

#16 Fairleigh Dickson University (FDU) Knights vs. #9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls
My Pick: FAU
Trippy Trekker: FAU

Result: FAU won, 78-70. Congrats to us All!

#5 Duke Blue Devils vs. #4 Tennessee Volunteers
My Pick: Duke
Trippy Trekker: Duke

Result: Tennessee won, 65-52. Congrats to no one :(

#6 Kentucky Wildcats vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: Kentucky
Trippy Trekker: Kentucky

Result: Kansas State won, 75-69. Congrats to no one :(

#7 Michigan State Spartans vs. #2 Marquette Golden Eagles
My Pick: Michigan State
Trippy Trekker: Marquette

Result: Michigan State won, 69-60. Congrats to Me and Me alone!

SCORE through the East:
Trippy Trekker: 370
Me: 350

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WEST
#1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. #8 Arkansas Razorbacks
My Pick: Kansas
Trippy Trekker: Kansas

Result: Arkansas won, 72-71. Congrats to no one :(

#5 Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. #4 UConn Huskies
My Pick: Saint Mary’s
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 70-55. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#6 TCU Horned Frogs vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
My Pick: TCU
Trippy Trekker: Gonzaga

Result: Gonzaga won, 84-81. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#7 Northwestern Wildcats vs. #2 UCLA Bruins
My Pick: UCLA
Trippy Trekker: UCLA

Result: UCLA won, 68-63. Congrats to us all!

Results through the Second Round:
Trippy Trekker: 460
Me: 380
 
@PoliSciPulse - Please double check your math on Post #29. It appears you made a 100 point typo on both of us when you added the scores from the EAST to the scores from the MIDWEST.

Results through the 2nd Round: I have me at 560 and you at 480.

I think you put this contest in an appropriate sub-forum. In the future, you might generate more traffic by adding a reference to your contests in the Sports Talk sub-forum in the Leisure Activities Section.
 
(Corrected! This is what happens when you do things by hand -- glad it was a consistent error though and I screwed both of our scores up an equal amount :p )
SOUTH (Games start 3/18):
(Bringing in the scores from our first round, we have:
Trippy Trekker: 260
Me: 240

Each pick was worth 30 points)

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #8 Maryland Terrapins
My Pick: Alabama
Trippy Trekker: Alabama

Result: Alabama won, 73-51. Congrats to us all!

#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #13 Furman Paladins
My Pick: San Diego State
Trippy Trekker: San Diego State

Result: San Diego State won, 63-57. Congrats to us all!

#6 Creighton Bluejays vs. #3 Baylor Bears
My Pick: Baylor
Trippy Trekker: Baylor

Result: Creighton won, 85-76. Congrats to no one :(

#7 Missouri Tigers vs. #15 Princeton Tigers
My Pick: Missouri
Trippy Trekker: Missouri

Result: Princeton won, 78-63. Congrats to no one :(

Scores through the South:
Trippy Trekker: 320
Me: 300


——————
MIDWEST
#1 Houston Cougars vs. #9 Auburn Tigers
My Pick: Houston
Trippy Trekker: Houston

Result: Houston won, 81-64. Congrats to us all!

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #4 Indiana Hoosiers
My Pick: Miami (FL)
Trippy Trekker: Miami (FL)

Result: Miami (FL) won, 85-69. Congrats to us all!

#11 Pitt Panthers vs. #3 Xavier Musketeers
My Pick: Pitt
Trippy Trekker: Xavier
Result: Xavier won, 84-73. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#10 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
My Pick: Texas
Trippy Trekker: Texas

Result: Texas won, 83-71. Congrats to us all!

SCORE through the Midwest:
Trippy Trekker: 440
Me: 390

———————
EAST

#16 Fairleigh Dickson University (FDU) Knights vs. #9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls
My Pick: FAU
Trippy Trekker: FAU

Result: FAU won, 78-70. Congrats to us All!

#5 Duke Blue Devils vs. #4 Tennessee Volunteers
My Pick: Duke
Trippy Trekker: Duke

Result: Tennessee won, 65-52. Congrats to no one :(

#6 Kentucky Wildcats vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: Kentucky
Trippy Trekker: Kentucky

Result: Kansas State won, 75-69. Congrats to no one :(

#7 Michigan State Spartans vs. #2 Marquette Golden Eagles
My Pick: Michigan State
Trippy Trekker: Marquette

Result: Michigan State won, 69-60. Congrats to Me and Me alone!

SCORE through the East:
Trippy Trekker: 470
Me: 450

——
WEST
#1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. #8 Arkansas Razorbacks
My Pick: Kansas
Trippy Trekker: Kansas

Result: Arkansas won, 72-71. Congrats to no one :(

#5 Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. #4 UConn Huskies
My Pick: Saint Mary’s
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 70-55. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#6 TCU Horned Frogs vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
My Pick: TCU
Trippy Trekker: Gonzaga

Result: Gonzaga won, 84-81. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#7 Northwestern Wildcats vs. #2 UCLA Bruins
My Pick: UCLA
Trippy Trekker: UCLA

Result: UCLA won, 68-63. Congrats to us all!

Results through the Second Round:
Trippy Trekker: 560
Me: 480
 
@PoliSciPulse - Tip of my (proverbial) Hat to the work you put into this…. wink, wink, thank you! All Grins!

Elite 8:

KANSAS ST v. FAU. uCONN v. ZAGs.

MIAMI v. TEXAS. San Diego ST v. Creighton.

 
(I don’t know if this helps or hurts my cause, but I’ve perfected these formats as I used to run them all the time back in high school … everything from baseball, football, college football, to hockey, basketball, the world cup, and the Olympics)

Picks are worth 50!

SOUTH (Games start 3/25)

San Diego State Aztecs vs. Creighton Bluejays
My Pick: San Diego State

————
MIDWEST:

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
My Pick: Texas

————-
EAST:
#9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: FAU

——
WEST:
#4 UConn Huskies vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
 
PoliSciPulse said:
(I don’t know if this helps or hurts my cause, but I’ve perfected these formats as I used to run them all the time back in high school … everything from baseball, football, college football, to hockey, basketball, the world cup, and the Olympics)

Picks are worth 50!

SOUTH (Games start 3/25)

San Diego State Aztecs vs. Creighton Bluejays
My Pick: San Diego State

————
MIDWEST:

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
My Pick: Texas

————-
EAST:
#9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: FAU

——
WEST:
#4 UConn Huskies vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Click to expand...
Make sure you make a prediction in that WEST bracket!

My quick score calculations after the Sweet 16: You went 2 for 8; I went 3 for 8. At 40 points a win, you added 80 points and I added 120. New Tallies: PoliSciPulse 560; Trippy T. 680.
 
(Fixed! Thanks! :) )

Picks are worth 50!

SOUTH (Games start 3/25)

San Diego State Aztecs vs. Creighton Bluejays
My Pick: San Diego State

————
MIDWEST:

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
My Pick: Texas

————-
EAST:
#9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: FAU

——
WEST:
#4 UConn Huskies vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Pick: UConn
 
Also, I trust your figures, but I like making up the fancy lil' scorecard :p
 
@PoliSciPulse -

My quick calculations after the Elite 8: we both went 2 out of 4 at 50 points/win. We both add 100 points. New tallies: @PoliSciPulse 660; Trippy T. 780.

Final Four:

FAU v. San Diego State

UCONN v. Miami
 
South (Games played 3/23-3/24)

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs, #5 San Diego State Aztecs
Me: Alabama
Trippy Trekker: Alabama

Result: San Diego State won, 71-64. Congrats to no one :(

#6 Creighton Bluejays vs. #15 Princeton Tigers
Me: Princeton
Trippy Trekker: Creighton

Result: Creighton won, 86-75. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

Results through the South:
Trippy Trekker: 600
Me: 480

————
East

#9 FAU Owls vs. #4 Tennessee Volunteers
Me: Tennessee
Trippy Trekker: Tennessee

Result: FAU won, 62-55. Congrats to no one :(

#3 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #8 Michigan State Spartans
Me: Kansas State
Trippy Trekker: Michigan State

Result: Kansas State won, 98-93. Congrats to Me!
Results through the East:
Trippy Trekker: 600
Me: 520


——
Midwest

#1 Houston Cougars vs. #5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Me: Houston
Trippy Trekker: Houston

Result: Miami (FL) won, 79-75. Congrats to No one :(

#3 Xavier Musketeers vs. #2 Texas Longhorns
Me: Xavier
Trippy Trekker: Texas

Result: Texas won, 83-71. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

Results through the Midwest:
Trippy Trekker: 640
Me: 520

———-
West:

#8 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #4 UConn Huskies
Me: UConn
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 88-65. Congrats to Us All!

#3 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #2 UCLA Bruins
Me: UCLA
Trippy Trekker: UCLA

Result: 79-76. Congrats to no one :(

Results at end of round:
Trippy Trekker: 680
Me: 560
 
Picks are worth 50!

SOUTH (Games start 3/25)

San Diego State Aztecs vs. Creighton Bluejays
My Pick: San Diego State
Trippy Trekker: San Diego State

Result: San Diego State won, 71-64. Congrats to us all!
Scores through the South:
Trippy Trekker: 730
Me: 610



————
MIDWEST:

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #2 Houston Cougars
My Pick: Texas
Trippy Trekker: Miami (FL)

Result: Miami (FL) won, 89-75. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

Scores through the Midwest:
Trippy Trekker: 780
Me: 610

————-
EAST:
#9 Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls vs. #3 Kansas State Wildcats
My Pick: FAU
Trippy Trekker: Kansas State

Result: FAU won, 79-76. Congrats to Me!

Scores through the East:
Trippy Trekker: 780
Me: 660

——
WEST:
#4 UConn Huskies vs. #3 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Pick: UConn
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 88-65. Congrats to Us All!

Scores going into the Final Four:
Trippy Trekker: 830
Me: 710
 
FINAL FOUR (60 points each)
(Please note the bonus!)

#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #9 Florida Atlantic University Owls
My Pick: FAU

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #4 UConn Huskies
My Pick: Miami

BONUS: Of the two that you picked to go to the Championship, which won wins? If this team wins, even if the matchup is incorrect, you will receive a 10-point bonus to be added on to the final game. This pick has to be made before the Championship match is settled, however.
Pick: FAU
 
@PoliSciPulse -

More Grins! Your due diligence shed light on a mistake I made with my ‘quick calculations’ in post #38. Re: Elite 8, we both went 3 for 4, not 2 for 4. My revised calculations comport with yours!

My Bonus Pick: UCONN

Trippy Trekker said:
@PoliSciPulse -

My quick calculations after the Elite 8: we both went 2 out of 4 at 50 points/win. We both add 100 points. New tallies: @PoliSciPulse 660; Trippy T. 780.

Final Four:

FAU v. San Diego State

UCONN v. Miami
Click to expand...
 
@PoliSciPulse -

Tough loss for FAU! If only … (fill in the BLANK ____________________________________________________).

All in all, FAU went on an incredible ride!

Final game: uCONN v. San Diego State.
 
Trippy Trekker said:
@PoliSciPulse -

Tough loss for FAU! If only … (fill in the BLANK ________One less Aztec off rebound____________________________________________).

All in all, FAU went on an incredible ride!

Final game: uCONN v. San Diego State.
Click to expand...
 
If only San Diego State did not have the momentum from taking out a 1 seed ;)
 
PoliSciPulse said:
If only San Diego State did not have the momentum from taking out a 1 seed ;)
Click to expand...
I glimpsed back at the path to the final.

San Diego State: #12Charleston, #13Furman, #1Alabama, #6Creighton and #9FAU.

UConn: #13Iona, #5Saint Mary’s, #8Arkansas, #3Gonzaga and #5Miami.

San Diego State eked out at least two of their five wins. UConn won all five games by double digits. Can’t count San Diego State out. I expect UConn to win.
 
Here it is, our last one! For 70 points:



#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #4 UConn Huskies

My Pick: UConn
 
@PoliSciPulse -

Referencing your tallies, post #39: @PoliSciPulse 710 and @Trippy Trekker 830, you went 0 for 2 in the semi-finals, then earned 70 in the final; I added 70 points in the semi-finals (60 when UConn beat Miami, plus 10 for the Bonus). Like you, I earned another 70 points in the final.

My revised tallies at the conclusion of competition: @PoliSciPulse 780; @Trippy Trekker 970.

Thank you for running this game! Even with only two of us competing, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I await your OFFICIAL RESULTS.
 
FINAL FOUR (60 points each)
(Please note the bonus!)

#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #9 Florida Atlantic University Owls
My Pick: FAU
Trippy Trekker: FAU

Result: San Diego State won, 72-71. Congrats to no one :(

#5 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #4 UConn Huskies
My Pick: Miami
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 72-59. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

SCORES going into the championship:
Trippy Trekker: 890
Me: 710


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Here it is, our last one! For 70 points:

#5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. #4 UConn Huskies
My Pick: UConn
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won, 76-59. Congrats to us all!

BONUS: Of the two that you picked to go to the Championship, which one wins? If this team wins, even if the matchup is incorrect, you will receive a 10-point bonus to be added on to the final game. This pick has to be made before the Championship match is settled, however.
My Pick: FAU
Trippy Trekker: UConn

Result: UConn won the championship! Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

FINAL RESULTS:
Trippy Trekker: 970
Me: 780


What’s up next: If anyone is interested, I might have College Football, Football, Hockey, World Cup, and Basketball (NBA) pick ‘ems on the way.
 
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