Final 2012 Standings

Congrats to Brad, who is this year's winner! Doug, Eric, Chris and Pat rounded out the top 5. Final Standings can be found HERE. I have added an extra column on the far end of the "Scoring" tab to show the value of each pick. (Total points divided by initial team value). Based on this formula, the top picks this year were as follows: Kentucky (16) - 10.75, Kansas (15) - 8.87, Murray St. (8) - 8.75, Louisville (13) - 8.23, Colorado (7) - 8.0, Indiana (8) - 7.63, Western Kentucky (6) - 7.0, Creighton (10) - 6.7, New Mexico (10) - 6.7 and Ohio St. (16) - 6.69. And the worst picks were
Navy (5) - 0.6, Texas Tech (7) - 1.29, Radford (5) - 1.6, Villanova (11) - 1.82 and Colgate (5) - 2.0. Hope you all enjoyed it - check back next fall for the next Season Pool.

Standings thru 3/25/2011

The standings have been updated thru the Elite 8 games and can be found HERE. And not only do we have a new leader, we have an apparent winner! On the strength of 3 Final Four teams, Brad has surged into the lead and it appears that nobody has the ability to catch him. Doug is 1 point behind, but has the exact same 3 teams left so he will remain 1 point behind Brad no matter what happens. 3rd place is still up for grabs, however. Collectively we managed to select 6 of 8 Elite 8 teams and all 4 Final Four teams. Check back next week for the final standings and some post-season analysis.

Standings thru 3/18/2012

The standings have been updated thru the first weekend of March Madness and can be found HERE. Eric is still in 1st place but his lead has shrunk and there are 5-6 entries that could possibly win this thing now. Brad, Doug and Chris lead the way with four Sweet 16 teams each, although each have the same teams remaining so Brad (currently 2nd place) is the only one who can win out of those 3. Also, Matt (currently 4th place) is the highest ranking entry to have picked UNC, so if UNC wins the title Matt has a great shot to overtake Eric. Similarly, Krissy has an outside shot if Xavier makes a run to the Final Four. Collectively, we picked 9 of the 16 teams remaining in the tournament.

Standings thru March 11th

The standings have been updated thru Selection Sunday and can be found HERE. Eric still leads, but there are several others within striking distance depending on how the tourney plays out. As those of you who have played in the past know, it is very difficult to win this pool without having the tournament champion, given how many points tournament wins are worth. Eric has an impressive 8 tournament teams, followed by Krissy with 7, and several others with 6. Collectively, we picked 30 of the 68 tournament teams in this year's field.

Standings thru February 21st

The standings have been updated and can be found HERE. Eric still leads followed by Brad, Ed and Matt. We will have one more update heading into the major conference tournaments in early March.

Standings thru January 31st

The standings have been updated and can be found HERE. Eric still clings to a small lead, with a number of teams shortly behind. Check back in a couple weeks for another update.

Standings thru January 17th

The standing have been updated and can be found HERE. Eric is still in front, but his lead has shrunken. We now have 5 teams within 12 points of the lead and half the field is within 25 points. Pat has jumped up into 3rd place on the strength of the Big 10. Check back at the end of the month for the next update.

Standings thru January 2nd

The standings have been updated and can be found HERE. Eric, Ed and Brad still lead the way, but several people have moved up significantly since the first standings were released. Teams will be earning a lot more points now that we are firmly into conference play so expect more changes in the standings as the season progresses.

Standings thru December 13, 2011

The first standings are up and can be found HERE. Newcomer Eric leads the way, followed by Ed and Brad. We have 16 entries, with more than 70 teams selected. The most common picks were Kentucky (12 entries), Ohio St. (10), Tulane (9) and Syracuse (7). Check back around the 1st of the year for the next update.

Rules of the Game

ROSTER SELECTION

A team value has been assigned to each of the 340+ Division I college basketball teams, based on independent 2011-2012 pre-season expectations and previews. Team values can be found HERE. The posted values are final and will not change throughout the season.

Using these TEAM VALUES you will select a roster of 10 schools, the total value of which cannot exceed 100. Please double-check your roster to ensure that the total value of your teams does not exceed 100 and then email the list of teams to me no later than Sunday December 4th, 2011 at 11:59pm. These 10 schools will comprise your roster for the entire college basketball season, culminating with the National Championship game in April 2012. Once your roster has been submitted, there will be no adding, dropping or changing schools at any time. (Note: You may not select less than 10 schools, you may not select a school that does not appear on the list, and you can only pick each team once).

Those of you that have never played before might want to take a look at the 2011 FINAL STANDINGS to get an idea of what types of rosters did well.

There is no fee for this competition. Just lots of bragging rights.

SCORING

Points are accumulated as follows:

Regular Season

• 1 point for each non-conference win (regular season)
• 2 points for each conference win
• 5 points for winning the conference regular season

Note: Regular Season Games played prior to the start of this pool count in the scoring, but Exhibition games do not. In the event of a tie for a conference regular season crown, each school involved in the tie will receive 5 points.

Conference Tournaments

• 3 points for each conference tournament win
• 5 points for winning the conference tournament
  

Note: The Ivy League does not hold a post-season tournament, therefore the winner of the conference regular season will earn 10 points.

Selection Sunday

• 10 points for a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament
• 8 points for a seeding of 2 through 4 in the NCAA tournament
• 6 points for a seeding of 5 through 8 in the NCAA tournament
• 4 points for a seeding of 9 through 12 in the NCAA tournament
• 2 points for a seeding of 13 through 16 in the NCAA tournament
  

Note: All play-in game participants will be awarded 2 points.

NCAA Tournament

• 5 points for a first round win
• 10 points for a second round win
• 15 points for a Sweet 16 win
• 20 points for an Elite 8 win
• 25 points for a Final Four win
• 30 points for a Championship Game win

Standings will be posted bi-weekly (approximately).