The following stackers have committed to joining the pool: @grayruby @siggy47 @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears @Turdinthepunchbowl @kr @Wumbo @Undisciplined @tnuts420 @Bell_curve @stacksatstoday @pj @gnilma
Here are the first round matchups: Thursday, March 21 (Round of 64) (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Michigan State | 12:15 p.m. | CBS (6) BYU vs. (11) Duquesne | 12:40 p.m. | truTV (3) Creighton vs. (14) Akron | 1:30 p.m. | TNT (2) Arizona vs. (15) Long Beach State | 2 p.m. | TBS (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Howard/(16) Wagner | 2:45 p.m. | CBS (3) Illinois vs. (14) Morehead State | 3:10 p.m. | truTV (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oregon | 4 p.m. | TNT (7) Dayton vs. (10) Nevada | 4:30 p.m. | TBS (7) Texas vs. (10) Colorado State/(10) Virginia | 6:50 p.m. | TNT (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | CBS (5) Gonzaga vs. (12) McNeese | 7:25 p.m. | TBS (2) Iowa State vs. (15) South Dakota State | 7:35 p.m. | truTV (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Saint Peter's | 9:20 p.m. | TNT (6) Texas Tech vs. (11) NC State | 9:40 p.m. | CBS (4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford | 9:55 p.m. | TBS (7) Washington State vs. (10) Drake | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
Friday, March 22 (Round of 64) (8) Florida Atlantic vs. (9) Northwestern | 12:15 p.m. | CBS (3) Baylor vs. (14) Colgate | 12:40 p.m. | truTV (5) San Diego State vs. (12) UAB | 1:45 p.m. | TNT (2) Marquette vs. (15) Western Kentucky | 2 p.m. | TBS (1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson | 2:45 p.m. | CBS (6) Clemson vs. (11) New Mexico | 3:10 p.m. | truTV (4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale | 4:15 p.m. | TNT (7) Florida vs. (10) Colorado/(10) Boise State | 4:30 p.m. | TBS (8) Nebraska vs. (9) Texas A&M | 6:50 p.m. | TNT (4) Duke vs. (13) Vermont | 7:10 p.m. | CBS (1) Purdue vs. (16) Grambling/Montana State | 7:25 p.m. | TBS (4) Alabama vs. (13) College of Charleston | 7:35 pm. | truTV (1) Houston vs. (16) Longwood | 9:20 p.m. | TNT (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) James Madison | 9:40 p.m. | CBS (8) Utah State vs. (9) TCU | 9:55 p.m. | TBS (5) Saint Mary's vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
Bracket if you prefer: https://m.stacker.news/21792
Reply to this post with your first round picks. Remember you can only pick a team once and the seedings will impact the tiebreaker if one is needed to determine a winner.
Good Luck!
After perhaps too little deliberation, I am choosing the 6th seeded BYU in round 1.
The first pick is in
I feel surprisingly good about it.
I considered them. I took Auburn. My logic was stay in the 4-6 seed range for first round and on UConn’s bracket since those teams won’t likely make a miraculous run to final four and leave me in a tight spot. You already took BYU and it’s lame to have the same pick in the first round when so many teams are available. San Diego State sounded like a place people go to school to enjoy nice weather and meet hot girls not play basketball and Auburn was playing Yale so I went Auburn.
Highly scientific strategy.
I didn't give any thought to what was down-bracket. If I survive to the next round I should probably do that.
It could get interesting if we have a lot of players reach final four or championship game.
I almost went TCU to really build up those tie-breaker points. They're pretty heavy favorites as a lower seeded team.
On another note. The field is not looking good for me in the MVP wager. Jokic 35 points and 16 rebounds against the TWolves last night. Ant Man had a great game but Joker still outplayed him. Ugh,
The horned frogs. They are a big thing where my wife’s dad and sister live.
Auburn is ranked 4 in Ken Pom
Where was Kentucky ranked?
24
Still a big upset.
Ouch famous last words. On the bright side you won the pick em.
Stupid Vegas! My gut told me Mormons can't play basketball.
I was reading an article late last night that said 11 seeds are the new 12 seeds, who were previously known for early round upsets. Guess it was so.
BYU
It's not football and Steve Young hasn't played there since '83.
Is a basketball that round thing, like brownish looking?
Not sure, but I hear it was invented by a Canadian so how good could it be?
Hey, yesterday they had a space shuttle display that had Canadian flags all over it. Do you know the connection?
Maybe something to do with this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadarm
Possible. It just seemed like a lot of fanfare for a couple of robotic arms. I thought they were going to make us sing O Canada
Good thing you are an avid hockey fan and thus know all the words. Just don't forget we changed "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command". Big priority for Trudeau.
He coached at Kansas. Losing record lol
I can’t believe Steve Young did this to you.
Still waiting on picks from @siggy47 @kr @tnuts420 @stacksatstoday @gnilma.
Pick deadline is 11:15 am est Thursday.
will get my picks in tonight
Just a friendly reminder sir
i’m now realizing i misunderstood the contest, thought i needed to fill out an entire bracket hah
Survivor , single elimination
Nope just one pick per round.
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mississippi state
8 seed. Bold
The only pool I ever won was in 1988, when our high school gym coach ran a definitely illegal one, so I've got to pick that year's champ -- Kansas -- to start things off.
https://theathletic.com/5354999/2024/03/19/kevin-mccullar-jr-miss-ncaa-tournament-injury/?source=user_shared_article
And this is the problem with only following pro sports. :-)
(Seriously, I knew about the injury, but still have faith. Also, I'm a terrible sports prognosticator, which is why I don't bet on games for real.)
Hopefully you won't be feeling Blue after this pick. Sorry I had to do it.
view on www.youtube.comDanny Manning and Larry Brown
Kansas
March Madness didn’t waste any time
BYU was ranked 17 by Ken Pom
Doesn’t affect our pool but another 6 seed is about to go.
I will take Gonzaga!
@kr’s team.
I will take Kentucky
I'll take 3 Illinois as I know you can't trust them beyond the round of 64 anyhow. Hell, history tells me not to trust them here either.
New Mexico, 11
Going big in the first round.
Texas Tech
Auburn
Kentucky is out
Ranked 24 by Ken Pom so probably over seeded at 3
Yep
https://theathletic.com/5359907/2024/03/21/duquesne-byu-upset-ncaa-tournament/?source=user_shared_article