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.