**OFFICIAL** NCAA Tournament thread 2013 and pick'em

[pyonir]

Automatic email has been sent to all the users in last year's tourney pick'em.

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/group/40810

Group ID is 40810
pass is atot

Women's bracket! YAY!

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/w1

Group id is 1186
pass is atot

2nd chance bracket group created

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t2/group/5656

Group ID is 5656
pass is atot

 

[dbk]

suppppppppppp I got Gongaza winning it all.. NOT!!!!!!!!

 

[l0cke]

I'm in, maybe I will do better than last year.

 

[KLin]

Entered

 

[pyonir]

So teams ranked 2, 3, 5 and 6 have already lost in their conference tournaments. Shaping up to be a wide open tournament this year.

Edit: and 8 just lost. lol

 

[pyonir]

Brackets are set...time to make some picks. Unless you want to wait until after the play in games. lol

 

[dbk]

Filled mine out! letsgooooooo
btw, poor ACC

 

[CPA]

I'll be in again. Go 'Cuse!

 

[fustercluck]

woot, brackets r phun. Good work pyonir!

 

[Imported]

This is going to be one crazy thing to predict this year.

 

[Leymenaide]

Most years I would have strong thoughts on this. This year I have none. Other then world cup football this is the only sport I am interested in.

 

[pyonir]

Trying something new this year, myself. I picked a lot of upsets, so if it's four #1s in the Final Four, I'm screwed. lol.

 

[fustercluck]

I always pick a lot of upsets, and the last two or three years it hasn't gone too well, but with there being no really elite team this year it seems like picking upsets is the way to go. It also makes for an awesome tournament! The NCAA basketball tournament is one of the most perfect things there is in life. Could be a real surprise or two in the championship game (I hope, so tired of seeing Duke and Kanas in there).

Go Wildcats! (...of Arizona, not one of the other many Wildcat schools)

 

[pyonir]

I recreated the Women's bracket group as well. Everyone should join and pick, for the lulz. We only had 3 of us in it last year.

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/w1

Group id is 1186
pass is atot

 

[fustercluck]

Yay for the women's hoops! Much easier brackets to pick

I noticed Yahoo is shitty this year not giving any matchup stats like they have had in previous years. Probably want you to sign up for some paid service or something. ESPN brackets still give you all the info, though, such as:

Seed:
Conf. Record:
AP Rank:
PPG:
Opp. PPG:
Vs. Top 25:
Last 12 Games:
Notable Results:

And then they write a little something about each team. Really good info to have when making picks.

 

[Imported]

CBS has the stats as well. Was wondering what was missing in the Yahoo version..

 

[pyonir]

The more you know, the worse you'll do.

I use sites like Statsheet.com for any info I want. I make my picks before hearing from the "experts" because they are wrong way more often than not (as am I) so IMO it's a waste of time reading/listening to them.

 

[pyonir]

LOL, Kentucky loses to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT. But they were snubbed! haha

 

[fustercluck]

The more you know, the worse you'll do.

Mostly true! I go with what I've seen for the most part, and gut feelings.

LOL, Kentucky loses to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT. But they were snubbed! haha

ha, awesome. Mike Wilbon sounded like he was going to pick Robert Morris then he backed off at the last second.

 

[Engineer]

LOL, Kentucky loses to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT. But they were snubbed! haha

Heh...we really sucked it up this year but I'll not complain one bit based on the last 3 years. Throw in the idea that most of the guys have now recommitted to returning and the fact that KY has 7 recruits, 6 of which are rated in the top 18 and are McDonalds All Americans, and still in the running for the #1 player (Andrew Wiggins) for next year, I think we will be just fine.

As for this year, didn't pick (never do) but hope that someone like Gonzaga or Miama of Fl. win it all. Hope like pure hell that Louisville, Indiana, Duke, North Carolina and Kansas fall flat on their faces. If any 2 of my "want to lose" list make the final game, maybe the darn roof will collapse! :twisted:

212 days until midnight madness.....and Go Big Blue....always!

 

[ultimatebob]

Even the president knows that Gonzaga is overrated this year:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/def...ident-obama-2013-ncaa-tournament-bracket.jpeg

 

[thegimp03]

Entered, planning on doing worse than last year!

 

[fustercluck]

Only 11 peoples in? It is free, ya know.

Also still just me and pyonir in the women's hoops bracket, not too surprised there

 

[zzuupp]

The USS Nefertiti is in the lady's bracket.

The USS Nef will be launched tomorrow morning.

 

[SP33Demon]

I'm in.