2016 Conference Championship Pool Final Standings

Here are the FINAL STANDINGS through Selection Sunday, along with a summary of the results and payouts.

1st Place:  The Judge
2nd Place:  Andrew
3rd Place:  Jenn
4th Place:  Safka

Refer to the spreadsheet for the full payouts, many people are getting something.  I'll take the next 24-48 hours to review the spreadsheet to ensure its accuracy before sending money.

Thank you everyone for playing this year, it was a crazy year for the conference tournaments, and should continue to be crazy with the NCAA Tournament.  Many of us in this pool end up going to Vegas Wednesday - Monday for the tournament, so we'll spend the next few days figuring out our bets!

It's Selection Sunday!

Last day of the pool, and then on to the real tournament.

   

Here are the current standings through Saturday's games.

• 10 people are fighting for the top 4 spots going into the 5 conference championship games today
• The combinations are endless for the order, so I am not even going to try and outline all of the scenarios
• If you have been mathematically eliminated from the top 4 spots your name has been grayed out

Remember we do have Bonus Pots for different categories, including the final score of the B1G championship game today, so everyone can still win money today.

Additionally with the Bonus Pots, they are designed for multiple people to win, the idea is that at the end of this pool everyone has the opportunity to win a little bit of money.

Today's Championship Games (3/13)

Atlantic 10  - 11:30 am CST

• (4) Saint Joseph's vs. (2) VCU
• The 1st championship of the day is such a key game for our pool, so it's a great way to start out
• Bonus point are at stake here!
• For the players that are still in the running for the top 4 spots, 3 have St. Joseph's and for have VCU
• This is also where, no matter what the outcome is, the players that picked Dayton or St. Bonaventure will get passed

SEC - 12:00 pm CST

• (2) Kentucky vs. (1) Texas A&M
• Only 1 person in our pool that is in the running selected Texas A&M, everyone else is rolling with Kentucky
• No bonus points are at stake
• Again, no matter what the outcome is, the players that picked Vanderbilt will end up get passed in the standings

Sun Belt - 12:00 pm CST

• (2) Louisiana Monroe vs. (1) Arkansas-Little Rock
• Many people selected the 1 seed Arkansas-Little Rock, no one went with Louisiana Monroe
• Unlike the first 2 conferences, we can have an outcome in this game where nobody is awarded points
• No bonus points are at stake

 B1G - 2:00 pm CST

• (4) Purdue vs. (2) Michigan State
• Many people selected the 2 seed Michigan State, no one went with Purdue, so again, unlike the first 2 conferences, we can have an outcome in this game where nobody is awarded points

American  - 2:15 pm CST

• (6) Memphis vs. (5) UConn
• The very last conference championship game, and this could decide the pool
• Bonus point are at stake here!
• Many people selected the 5 seed UConn, no one went with Memphis
• LOT'S of people that are towards the top of the standings can get passed by with this game
• The other very interesting thing with this game is that UConn is a 5 seed, this would be the lowest winning seed if they win, so everyone that is currently getting money with their 4 seed, this will knock them out of the money.

27 of the 32 automatic qualifier tickets have been punched, the last 5 will be punched by later this afternoon.

As games complete, I'll post updated standings (No Blog), so save the link.  After all the games are complete I will need some time to check the standings for accuracy, and then later tonight will update Blog the final standings.

The Last 24 Hours of Games

We are now coming down the stretch of the final 24 hours of games, 5 conference champions will punch a ticket tomorrow.

But we're not finished today, still have a long way to go tonight!

Here are the current standings through most of today's games, along with some of the highlights.

Let's look at our pool to determine who is still in the running and who has been eliminated.  If you have not already made arrangements with me, please send your money so I can pay people our quickly.

Some of you will be looking at the standings right now like that bitch Grayson Allen, wondering where it went off the rails.

I'll have a more comprehensive update tomorrow morning before the last 5 conference championship games begin.

14 Championship Games Saturday

Here are the current standings through most of today's games, along with some of the highlights.  The past few days have just been all of us piling up losses.

Get excited for tomorrow, we have 14 championship games being played in 1 day, this is our version of moving day in the standings!

UConn vs. Cincinnati was probably one of the best basketball games of the season, going into 4 overtimes, with UConn ultimately winning.  Not only was the game fun to watch, but our picks we're evenly split between UConn and Cincinnati.

In one of the crazier upsets of the day, Michigan knocked off the 1 seed Indiana in the B1G.

Tomorrow's Championship Games (3/12)

Here is what we know so far, still many West Coast games left to be decided tonight.

ACC

• (2) Miami vs. (1) North Carolina
• 48% of us picked Virginia, but a good amount do have North Carolina
• No Bonus points are at stake

America East

• (3) Vermont vs. (1) Stony Brook
• 74% of us picked Stony Brook, only B.I. and Rabitoy have Vermont
• Bonus point are at stake with Vermont

Big 12

• (2) West Virginia vs. (1) Kansas
• 48% of the pool picked Kansas, but a few West Virginia's are mixed in
• No Bonus points are at stake

Big East

• (3) Seton Hall vs. (1) Villanova
• 70% of us picked Villanova, but we do have a couple people with Seton Hall
• Bonus Points are at stake with Seton Hall

Big Sky

• Pending Tonight vs. (1) Weber State

Big West

• Pending Tonight vs. (1) Hawaii 

Conference USA

• (5) Old Dominion vs. (2) Middle Tennessee
• 2 people have Old Dominion and 2 people have Middle Tennessee
• Bonus point are at stake with Old Dominion

MAC

• (3) Buffalo vs. (1) Akron
• 52% of the pool has Akron, but 1 lone guy has Buffalo
• Bonus points are at stake with Buffalo

MEAC

• (3) South Carolina State vs. Hampton
• 39% of us have Hampton, but we were all over the board in terms of picking a champion
• Bonus point are at stake with South Carolina State

Mountain West

• Pending Tonight vs. (1) San Diego State

PAC 12

• Pending Tonight vs. (1) Oregon
• Most of us were wiped out by Arizona losing to Oregon

Southland

• (2) Texas A&M CC vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin 
• Every one of us has Stephen F. Austin, except Rabitoy, he had Sam Houston State
• No Bonus points are at stake

SWAC

• (4) Southern vs. (3) Jackson State
• A few people have each of these teams, this could be a key conference in determining who wins this pool!
• Someone will get Bonus points

WAC

• Pending Tonight vs. (1) vs. New Mexico State

Selection Sunday is Approaching

Here are the current standings through most of today's games, along with some of the highlights.  

I will continue to post standings throughout the night as things change, but with no championship games tonight I figure might as well get the blog out early.

Young is going to be really hard to catch at some point, he is just not racking up losses like the rest of us are.  Honestly, everyone is still in the running to finish in money, we still have 19 championship games yet to be decided.

Notre Dame and Duke played early this afternoon, they ended up going to overtime, and then Notre Dame smacked down Duke in OT.

In another early afternoon surprise in the B1G, Illinois knocked off Iowa, which made many people happy in our pool.  We'll celebrate with a picture of Lovie Smith -- Get those Football Tickets!

We again have 0 championship games tomorrow night.  Get ready for 19 championships over the weekend.

And the countdown to Selection Sunday has started!

Patriot League Champion Crowned Today

Here are the current standings through most of today's games, along with some of the highlights.

I truly feel bad for all the sinners that picked Lehigh today, I hope that pick was worth an eternity in hell.

Today we only had 1 more teams advance to the NCAA Tournament:  Holy Cross (Patriot)

Tomorrow's Championship Games (3/10)

Yeah, that's right, sadness, no championship games tomorrow.  No tickets punched.

The updated cool graphic of all the teams that have punched tickets, compared against the conferences that are still in play.

A UNC (Insert Name) School Did Not Punch a Ticket Today

Here are the current standings through most of today's games, along with some of the highlights.  

A North Carolina affiliated college did NOT win a championship today for the first day in a while (Asheville, Wilmington, etc.).  Get it?

Even though tomorrow only has 1 championship game, I'm sticking with the same format that I have used for the past few days, I think it's working well to summarize everything that is going on.

Today through Sunday is literally basketball all day, games start as early as 11:00 AM CST, and end as late as 1:00 AM CST.  And Chris Iannuzzi probably has not watched 1 game.

Today we had 4 more teams advance to the NCAA Tournament:  Wisconsin Green Bay (Horizon), Fairly Dickenson (Northeast), South Dakota State (Summit), and Gonzaga (West Coast).

Tomorrow's Championship Games (3/9)

Patriot - 6:30 pm CST

• (9) Holy Cross vs. (2) Lehigh
• A couple people chose Lehigh, nobody chose Holy Cross, so most of us will be rooting for Jesus
• No Bonus points are at stake

Let's look at the top 10 in our pool:

• Young is winning at a rate of  > 50% accuracy, Andrew is not far behind him winning at a rate of  > 40% accuracy
• Tina is in 8th place, but she has the 3rd highest accuracy % so she has the potential to keep moving up - this is why accuracy % is a metric!
• B.I. is doing well, even with a strategy of having 21 teams that are 3 seeds or lower
• Not in the Top 10 Highlight - Rabitoy is the only person with 0 points

The updated cool graphic of all the teams that have punched tickets, compared against the conferences that are still in play.