Sports 2017 PC March Madness Bracket Challenge

Howdy folks!! Last year I only asked. This year I am just doing. It's March Madness time, the best basketball tournament in the world. Upsets almost every day.

So, I decided to start a bracket group for us. I must stress right now, you don't need to know anything about college basketball to participate. Sometimes the best brackets are done by the people most clueless. You will be able to start filling a bracket out on Sunday evening, after the teams are announced. Brackets will lock on the first day of the tournament, the 16th.

Whoever has the most points will have bragging rights for the rest of time.

To join, simply go here:
http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com/#groups?category=all&search=&entry_id=&controller=groups

Look for "PokeCommunity", and join. The password is "wailord" without the quotes.

I hope to get a lot of people in on this.

I just joined the group. I certainly know which I will put in my predictions.

I will be picking based on mascots, as usual, which means Michigan wins. Their mascot is the freaking WOLVERINES. There is nothing among the inevitable field of wildcats, jayhawks, tar heels, blue devils, and bulldogs that beats a wolverine. They also have the best fight song in the league, with the possible exception of Notre Dame. Hail to the victors.

I probably won't actually pick that bracket. Regardless of who I end up picking to win, my support lies with Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, Providence, Rhody (if they get in), and/or Xavier.

I'd like to echo the point about not needing to know anything about basketball. Just pick the coolest mascot (Michigan) or coolest name (Xavier). Or just pick Rhode Island to win because Rhody is the best team.

If you are in the group, consider throwing the link to this thread in your sig to spread the word.

The official bracket has been released, so it's time to start filling yours out!!

Just finished filling out my entire bracket with all of my predictions. Course in my predictions I have no less than ten upsets

Working on mine now

I have Nova as my champ tentatively, thinking I might change tho. That top left quarter is STACKED.

I also have a (11) Rhode Island vs (7) Michigan game. In the Sweet 16. Maybe I should revise this to be less biased? Nahhhh.

My Sweet 16 matchups right now are the fever dream of a madman.

Wisconsin vs UNC - Wilmington
Duke vs SMU
Kansas vs Iowa State
Creighton vs Michigan
Gonzaga vs WVU
Arizona vs FGCU
UNC vs Butler
UCLA vs Witchita State

I also have Duke beating Wichita State in the Natty.

Still editing my bracket and such, but I am getting ready to have it finally set. Currently my Elite 8 matchups are as followed:

Villanova vs Duke
Kansas vs Oregon
WVU vs Arizona
UNC vs UCLA

Final 4:

Duke vs Arizona
Kansas vs UNC

Finals: Arizona over UNC

I picked a few upsets here and there in the early rounds, but I think the top seeds--save Gonzaga, are pretty safe. Arizona really impressed me this weekend despite UCLA and Oregon not being at full strength. They are also in the easiest bracket so making the Final Four is easier for them than anyone else. Of course, I might change this. Duke is looking tempting to lock in as champ right now.

Yesterday evening, one of my brothers and I compared our predictions in our brackets. He and I both made the same predictions for the Final Four and the National Championship. We both predicted the Final Four would be Villanova, Gonzaga, Oregon, and UCLA. As for the National Championship, we both predicted Gonzaga would beat Oregon.

I still am putting 0 faith in the Zags. They don't have nearly as many quality wins as the other top 8 teams, with their best coming vs 2 seed Arizona and their other two coming vs 5 seeds Florida and I-State, all on neutral floors. Sure their only remotely damaging loss (and only loss) ws at HOME vs BYU, but the three listed wins were their only Tourney-bound wins bar 3 wins vs St. Mary's. Arizona, on the other hand, beat MSU on a neural floor, has two wins against (3) UCLA, neither on their home court, swept USC, and a neutral court win vs (3) Oregon. 'Zona's losses? UCLA in Arizona, Gonzaga and Butler on neutral courts, and Oregon on literally the worst court in college basketball. Even if the Zag's do reach the final 4, they play likely either 'Nova (the overall #1 seed for a reason) or Duke (who beat Clemson, Louisville, UNC, and Notre Dame on neutral courts last week ON 4 STRAIGHT DAYS).

But resume doesn't make a team, and that is the beauty of March.

donavannj said:

Wisconsin vs UNC - Wilmington
Duke vs SMU
Kansas vs Iowa State
Creighton vs Michigan
Gonzaga vs WVU
Arizona vs FGCU
UNC vs Butler
UCLA vs Witchita State

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Let's see what we have here... IS THAT DUNK CITY, FL? At least you have Duke beating the ponies of SMU, which some bracket's I've seen don't :P

I may switch back and put the Devils as my nat champion. I dunno. They look so good right now.

Decidueye said:

Let's see what we have here... IS THAT DUNK CITY, FL? At least you have Duke beating the ponies of SMU, which some bracket's I've seen don't :P

I may switch back and put the Devils as my nat champion. I dunno. They look so good right now.

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Dunk City terrifies some people and there's probably gonna be at least one crazy upset, so I figured "why not Dunk City?" I don't have confidence in either Maryland or Xavier to be the team that emerges from Orlando and moves onto San Jose, so I think it will be one of the Florida schools that advances.

My other bracket right now has the more normal FSU vs Arizona matchup.

I know almost nothing about college basketball, but I filled out a bracket nonetheless. As long as I don't come in last, I'll consider that a win in my books!

Schedule for today, for those in the US and with cable.

Well of the games so far, my bracket has gotten a crack in it as far as my Round of Sixteen predictions. The crack in my bracket was caused by Princeton losing to Notre Dame. Other than that, no major cracks have appeared in my bracket.

Day 1 Results
I don't have the results of the Arizona game, so this is based on today's other 15 games.
Oh and my bracket is at the top because I'm logged in. The others are actually in order.

Bracket is perfect so far!

So of the sixteen games that were played yesterday, I managed to get more than half of them predicted correctly on who would win. Since I predicted ten of them correctly, I got 62% correct.

Here is the schedule for today's games.

I'd like to shout out myself, mariomario, and Rabi for picking the URI upset. Ofc neither of you picked them to beat Oregon, but we shall see what happens. For now...
LET'S GO RHODY!

And now for your personal amusement, this: http://www.12up.com/posts/4712827-donald-trump-s-official-2017-ncaa-tournament-bracket?a_aid=36273

I'll edit this post with day 2 standings tomorrow.