NCAA Tournament Pool 2026 - The Finals/Championships

 

Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines, and congratulations to our Pool winners (unofficially).  It would appear that Benny Merchant of Asheville, NC, Silas Nichols of Washington, DC, and Jeff Plamondon of Lincoln, Rhode Island are our three winners, as well as Allison Parker of Washington, DC, who will receive her money back for finishing in 141st place.

Please allow me some days to travel back home, get acclimated with some work and to double check all of the scores of the top 6 or so Michigan selectors so that I can verify that my current tally is correct (or incorrect).  I will then pay out the winnings to those that finish in the Top 3.

As a note - if you have not yet paid your entry fee - please do so NOW!!!  I will be paying out the winners in a few days, so it would be great if I did not have to chase you down!

NCAA Tournament Pool 2026 - The Final Four

 

This is a quick update to the standings going into tonight's Championship Game.  This is unofficial.  Please give me a week or so after tonight's game to finalize calculations, re-score all of the sheets in contention, and to distribute payments.  Tonight's game is worth 28 points.

Standings after the Elite 8/Day 2

1.  Benny Merchant - 130 - MICHIGAN

     Silas Nichols - 130 - MICHIGAN

3.  Katie Zdrowak - 128 - UCONN

4.  Jeff Plamondon 1 - 116 - MICHIGAN

5.  Ashley Poer 1 - 112 - MICHIGAN

    Chuck Whitcomb - 112

7.  Kyle Henderson - 111 - UCONN

8.  Jason Spuhler - 110

9.  Brent Bellinger B - 107 - MICHIGAN

     Floyd Fonte 1 - 107 - MICHIGAN

     Rich Samuels - 107

12.  Colleen Giamberini - 106 - MICHIGAN

       John Hedgpeth - 106

       Justin Yung - 106 - MICHIGAN

15.  Shane Jernigan 1 - 105 - MICHIGAN

       David Kennedy - 105

       Mac Kroesen - 105 - MICHIGAN

       Martha Kroesen - 105

       Measha Williams (Canes 2 Bracket) - 105

       Mike Wolff 1 - 105

21.  Josh Zdrowak - 103

22.  Shane Jernigan 2 - 102

23.  Jim Coleman - 101

24.  Stephanie Henderson - 100

       Steven Usma 2 - 100

26.  Joel Chernoff - 99 - MICHIGAN

       Gracie Fonte - 99

       Hazy Frank - 99 - MICHIGAN

       Max Macon 2 - 99 - Florida

       Measha Williams (Buddy Canes 1 Bracket) - 99

31.  Glen Merchant - 98

       Steven Usma 3 - 98

33.  Jonathan Cox 2 - 97

       Mark Holbert 2 - 97 - UCONN

       Guy Hughes - 97

       Monte Lambert 1 - 97 - Houston

       Salvatore Plamondon - 97

       Bubba Zdrowak - 97

39.   Randy Bennett - 96 - MICHIGAN

       Pepe Sosa 1 - 96

41.  Trey Angus - 95

       Sean McInerney 2 - 95 - MICHIGAN

       Sean McInerney 3 - 95

       William Pujals - 95

       George Walks 4 - 95

46.  Paul Cummings 3 - 94 - MICHIGAN

       Rylee Montague - 94 - MICHIGAN

       Jonathan Wasserman - 94

49.  Jenna Finkelstein - 92

50.  Brent Bellinger A - 91

       Barbara Curlett - 91

       Mango Merchant - 91

       Brigadier General Kareem Montague - 91

       Javier Rodriguez 1 - 91

       Day Yi 2 - 91

56.  Daniel Barsky 1 - 90

       Ty Hedgpeth - 90

       Braeden Helland - 90

       Mike Litsey - 90

       Steven Usma 1 - 90

61.  Carolyn Fowler - 89 - UCONN

       Adam Jorgensen - 89

       Steven Usma 4 - 89 - MICHIGAN

64.  Steven Usma 5 - 88

65.  Daniel Barsky 2 - 87

       Paul Cummings - 87

       Crew Ferguson - 87

       Alyssa Hopps - 87

       Si "Papa Si" Nichols - 87

       Brittany Sosa - 87

       Cheryl Spuhler - 87

       Jonathan Wasserman 2 - 87 - MICHIGAN

73.  Justine Frank - 86

       Carolyn Fowler & Jane Reynolds - 86

       Annette Pritchard 1 - 86

       Amy Zdrowak - 86

77.  Jonathan Cox 2 - 85

       Karen Katz 2 - 85

       Jane Reynolds - 85

80.  Mitchell K (Lamb) - 84

81.  Floyd Fonte 3 - 83

       Matt Thibaut - 83

83.  Max Macon 4 - 82

       Chris Simmons - 82

       Stephanie Soplop 2 - 82 - UCONN

86.  Matt Hopps - 81

       Karen Katz 1 - 81

       Katie Kollmeyer - 81 - MICHIGAN

89.  Megan Corrado - 80

       Paul Cummings 2 - 80

       Arlene Amo Hopps - 80 - UCONN

       Vincent Plamondon - 80

       Amanda Staudt - 80

       Measha Williams (Canes 3 Bracket) - 80

95.  Marcus Jackson - 79

96.   Henry Transecki - 78

        Biscuit Zdrowak - 78

98.  Duncan Merchant - 77

99.  Blake Jackson - 76

100.  Hannah Sosa - 75

101.  Quinn Jackson - 74

         Paul Kludt - 74

         Dave Piasecki - 74

104.  Ashley Poer 2 - 73

         George Walks 2 - 73

         Day Yi 1 - 73

107.  Dwayne Cushman - 72

         Max Macon 3 - 72

         Natalie Moon - 72

         Kingfish Parham 2 - 72

         Annette Pritchard 2 - 72 

         Pepe Sosa 2 - 72

113.  Keith Zdrowak - 71

114.  Sasha Moon - 70

         Jeff Plamondon - 70

         Lily Spuhler - 70

117.  Jenna Finkelstein - 69

         Keith W. (Lamb) - 69

         Javier Rodriguez 2 - 69

         Jasmine Tran - 69

         George Walks 1 - 69

122.  Skip LaForte - 68

         Monte Lambert 2 - 68

124.  Stacia Wilkaitis - 67

125.  Barkley Sosa - 66 - UCONN

126.  James Garvin - 65

         Mark Holbert 1 - 65

         Max Macon 1 - 65

         Caroline Spuhler - 65

130.  Floyd Fonte 2 - 63

         George Walks 3 - 63

132.  Megan Cox - 61

         Jacey Fowler - 61

134.  Sean McInerney 1 - 60

135.  Dawn Lamb - 55

136.  Stephanie Soplop 1 - 54

         Mike Wolff 2 - 54

138.  Kingfish Parham 1 - 52

139.  Colbie (Lamb) - 51

140.  Keith W 1 (Lamb) - 49

141.  Allison Parker - 47