NCAA Tournament Pool

NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL STANDINGS

Round 2 Day 1 

Down goes Frazier!!!  OK, maybe not Frazier, but the defending champions the Villanova Wildcats were outsted by the Wisconsin Badgers.  That means the pool lost another champion.  Not just Villanova went down, as the pool also lost champions Florida State and Notre Dame.  That leaves us with 10 remaining champions:  Arizona, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Oregon, UCLA, Villanova, Wisconsin.  This list will remain the same throughout all of the updates, but I will remove the “bold” from teams as they lose.

Rich Samuels #1 is the highest ranked entry that has lost its champion already.  He had Villanova.

We have a new leader, and it is a familiar name as Adam Jorgensen 2 regains the lead, helped along by picking the Wisconsin upset of Villanova.  Yesterday's leader, Jonathan Wasserman, falls to third.

Our Picks of the Day is shared by Jennifer Armstrong and Steven Usma 3, both of whom selected Wisconsin and Xavier, earning 5 bonus points for each game.  They were the only brackets to earn both bonuses.  For those of you that had Xavier, but had them defeating Florida Gulf Coast, congrats on your two points, but you do not get the five bonus points.Jennifer Armstrong soars to second place not only because of the two bonuses, but because she went 7-1 yesterday, missing only her upset selection of Middle Tennessee State over Butler.

A very interesting pick was made by Christian Searcy, who successfully selected Florida to defeat Virginia; his alma mater.

We had no unanimous selections yesterday, which means a couple of people each selected against Gonzaga and Arizona, mostly to their dismay.
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Some exciting games today starting right now as Michigan plays Louisville.  Kentucky - Wichita State should be a barn burner as well.  Biggest potential shock to watch is Rhode Island - Oregon and USC - Baylor.

As always, please review the standings and double check my math, as I may have missed something, missed an upset, or just simply miscalculated.  I try to be accurate, but sometimes I do mess up.  I will listen and change things as necessary.  If you point out a potential mistake, I will not take offense, but I will go re-score your entire bracket to make sure everything is accurate.

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Good luck to everyone, and happy game watching.  Now, on to the standings.

1.  Adam Jorgensen 2 - 70

2. Jennifer Armstrong - 68

3.  Jonathan Wasserman - 61
     Joshua and Katie Zdrowak - 61

5.  Greg Kummerlen - 60
      David Peterson - 60
     Christian Searcy - 60

8.  Carolyn Fowler - 59

9.   Steven Usma 3 - 57

     George Walks 5 - 57

11.  Measha Williams 3 - 56

12.  Alex King - 55

       Katie Kollmeyer - 55

       Anthony LaPira - 55
       Rich Samuels 1 - 55
       Rich Samuels 2 - 55

17.  Jim Coleman - 53
      Colleen Hamilton - 53
       Mac Kroesen - 53
       Vic LaPira - 53
       Eric Sain - 53
       Measha Williams 5 - 53

23.  Thomas Bean 2 - 52
       Jeff Plamondon - 52

25.  Steffan Alexander - 51
       Matt Nieman - 51

27.  Adam Jorgenson 1 - 50
       Steven Usma 2 - 50
       Amy Zdrowak - 50

30.  Eric Inge - 49
      Kyle Sheehan - 49
      Pepe Sosa - 49

      Jason Spuhler - 49

      Steven Usma 1 - 49

      Biscuit Zdrowak - 49

      Katie Zdrowak - 49

37.  Phil Doherty 2 - 48

       Matt Hopps - 48

       Day Yi 1 - 48

40.  Dan Barsky - 47

       Phil Doherty 1 - 47

       Phil Doherty 4 - 47

       Silas Nichols - 47

       Debbie Searcy - 47

       Hershey Zdrowak - 47

46.  Kent Armstrong - 46

       Thomas Bean 2 - 46

48.  Eddy P - 45
       Allison Parker - 45
       George Walks 2 - 45

       Measha Williams 2 - 45

52.  Thomas Bean 3 - 44
       Debbie Igdaloff Nieman - 44
       Jane Reynolds - 44
       Roxy Sheehan - 44
       Kulwadee Yung - 44

       Joshua Zdrowak - 44

58.  Koma Gandy Fischbein - 43

       Chris Kroesen - 43

       Martha Kroesen - 43

       Ashley Poer - 43

       A.J. Rippin - 43

       Hannah Sosa - 43

       Measha Williams 4 - 43

65.  Cheryl Spuhler - 42
      George Walks 4 - 42

67.  Jacey Fowler 1 - 41
       Arlene Amo Hopps - 41

       Ty Leatherman 1 - 41

       Sasha Moon - 41

       Day Yi 2 - 41

72.  Paul Cummings - 40

       Jessica Koch - 40

       Emily Lawson 3 - 40

       Samantha Sheehan - 40

       Abigail Sosa - 40

77.  Jessica Ervin-Hang - 39
       Carolyn Fowler and Jane Reynolds - 39

       Ty Leatherman 2 - 39

       Max Macon 2 - 39
       Glen Merchant (with Mango and Duncan) - 39

       Jason Murray - 39

83.  Thomas Bean 4 - 37

       George Walks 1 - 37

       Wes Wiggins - 37

       Measha Williams 1 - 37

87.  Brian Badger Spatchek - 36

       Jamie Foreman - 36
       Jacey Fowler II - 36

       Max Macon 1 - 36

       Justin Young - 36

92.  Brent Bellinger - 35

       Emily Lawson 1 - 35

       Traci Sheehan - 35

       John Wiederhold - 35

96.  Jeremy Spuhler - 33

       Emily Lawson 2 - 33

98.  Alvaro Gonzalez - 31

        Albert Harper III - 31
        Barkley Sosa - 31
        Keith Zdrowak - 31

102.  Phil Doherty 3 - 30
        Colleen Hamilton 2 - 30
        Colonel Kareem Montague - 30
        Kingfish Parham - 30
        George Walks 3 - 30

107.  Philip Kroesen - 28

108.  Luke LaPira - 26

NCAA Tournament Standings

NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL STANDINGS

Elite 8 Day 1

Half of the final four is set as overall number 1 seed – and overwhelming pool favorite – Florida cruised past Dayton.  The same cannot be said about finals favorite and number 1 seed Arizona, which fell in overtime to 2 seed Wisconsin.  As Arizona was selected by some entries to win, we have lost another potential champion.  Current leader Cesar Gonzalez also had Arizona to win the entire tournament, so things are now really interesting at the top.  Especially since Jason Spuhler had both winners from yesterday to soar up the standings to second place.  The same is true for Karen Katz, who has risen to third place.

Really big games today, as all four teams involved have been selected by entries to be in the final game.

On to the standings:

1.         Cesar Gonzalez – 111 Florida/Arizona  1

2.         Jason Spuhler – 106  Florida/Louisville 3

3.         Karen Katz – 101  Florida/Louisville 3

4.         Jane Reynolds – 100  Iowa State/Wichita State 1

            Barkley Sosa – 100  Florida/Kentucky 2

6.         Brent Bellinger – 99  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Robert Tanen – 99  Louisville/Michigan State 3

8.         Alvaro Gonzalez – 96 Arizona/Florida 2

            Ava Manon Gonzalez – 96 Florida/Arizona 2

10.       Jacey Fowler I – 95  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Michael Litsey – 95  Florida/Louisville 2

12.       Meredith Tanen – 94  Wichita State/Florida 2

13.       Cheryl Spuhler – 93 Florida/Wisconsin  2

14.       Adam Jorgensen – 92  Michigan State/Duke 2

15.       Colleen Hamilton 1 – 91  Florida/Wichita State 1

            Marc Rodney – 91  Florida/Louisville 3

17.       Kim Bancsi I – 90  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Pepe Sosa – 90  Michigan State/Kentucky 3

19.       J.C. Carralero 1 – 89  Connecticut/Louisville 2

            Erin Devlin – 89  Florida/Arizona 1

            Abigail Sosa – 89  Michigan State/Wichita State 2

22.       Steffan Alexander – 88  Florida/Arizona 2

            Debbie Igdaloff Nieman – 88  Florida/Wisconsin 3

            Train Zimmerman – 88  Arizona/Michigan State 2

25.       Willa Fearrington 2 – 86  Florida/Louisville 1

            Carolyn Fowler – 86  Florida/Louisville 1

            Carolyn Fowler & Jane Reynolds – 86  Wichita State/Michigan State 2

28.       Greg Kummerlan – 85  Florida/Arizona 1

29.       Trouble Kroesen – 84  Wichita State/Florida 2

            Mango Merchant – 84  Michigan State/Baylor  3

31.       Megan Kossove – 83  Florida/Louisville 2

            Anthony LaPira – 83  Arizona/Michigan State 1

Ashley Poer 1 – 83  Michigan State/Louisville 2

34.       Albert Harper III – 82  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Melissa Lazaerchick – 82  Florida/Michigan 3

36.       Kyle Henderson 2 – 81 Louisville/Michigan State 1

            Rich Samuels – 81  Villanova/Duke 1

38.       Jacey Fowler II – 80  Florida/Michigan 2

Hershey Zdrowak – 80  Kansas/Arizona 0

            Keith Zdrowak – 80  Florida/Michigan 3

41.       Silas Nichols – 79  Michigan State/Duke 2

            Hannah Sosa – 79  Florida/Wisconsin 2

43.       Allison Parker I – 78  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Jonathan Wasserman I – 78  Florida/Arizona 3

45.       Kyle Henderson 1 – 77  Arizona/North Carolina 1

            Ashley Poer 2 – 77  Wichita State/Florida 3

            George Walks 1 – 77  Arizona/Florida 2

            Katie Zdrowak – 77  Louisville/Florida 2

49.       Matt Hopps – 76  Florida/Arizona 2

50.       Kim  Bancsi 2 – 75  Michigan State/Arizona 2

Stacia Wilkaitis – 75  Florida/Wisconsin 2

            Michael Williams 3 – 75  Arizona/Virginia 2

53.       Jack Henderson – 74  Florida/Wisconsin 2

            Kyle Henderson 3 – 74  Florida/Louisville 1

            Philip Kroesen – 74  Wichita State/Florida 1

            Antonio Marinucci – 74  Florida/Louisville 2

            Allison Parker 2 – 74  Virginia/Duke 1

            Jonathan Wasserman 2 – 74  Michigan State/Duke 2

59.       Willa Fearrington 1 – 73  Louisville/Florida 1

            Martha Kroesen – 73  Villanova/Michigan 2

61.       Sam Lozier – 72  Wisconsin/Kansas 2

            Matt Nemo Nieman – 72  Arizona/Florida 2

63.       J.C. Carralero 2 – 70  Louisville/Kansas 2

64.       Kingfish Parham – 69  Florida/Duke 2

65.       Sean McInerney 2 – 68  Michigan State/Louisville 2

            Michael Williams 2 – 68  Arizona/UCLA 1

67.       Bridget Talley –67  Florida/Arizona 1

            Ryan Whitten – 67  Arizona/Villanova 1

69.       Hilary Kroesen – 66  Arizona/Kansas 1

            Mac Kroesen – 66  Virginia/Arizona 2

            Katie Butler Litsey – 66  Florida/Creighton 1

72.       Eric Inge – 65  Syracuse/Arizona  1

            Ty Leatherman – 65  Duke/Florida 1

74.       Griffey Parker – 64  Michigan State/Wichita State 1

75.       Arlene Hopps – 63  Massachusetts/Syracuse 1

            George Walks 3 – 63  Florida/Duke 1

77.       Bill Lazarchick – 62 Florida/Louisville 2

            Colin White – 62  Virginia/Wisconsin 1

Day Yi – 62  Florida/Wisconsin 2

80.       Sean McInerney 1 – 61 Florida/Louisville 2

            Sasha Moon –  61 Michigan State/Arizona 2

            Justin Yung – 61  Duke/Virginia 0

83.       Colleen Hamilton 2 – 60  Wichita State/Florida 1

            George Walks 5 – 60  Kansas/Duke 1

85.       Hilary Grace – 59  Louisville/Iowa State 0

86.       Amy Zdrowak – 58  Virginia/Creighton 0

            Joshua Zdrowak – 58  Michigan State/Arizona 1

88.       Chris Kroesen – 57  Louisville/Virginia 1

            Alex Sotelo – 57  Louisville/Kansas 1

            Michael Williams 1 – 57  Florida/Arizona 1

91.       J.C. Carralero 3 – 54  Kansas/Louisville 0

            Tanya Fresneda – 54  Florida/Michigan 2

            Christina Pagdilao – 54  Duke/Virginia 0

94.       George Walks 4 – 52  Florida/Michigan 2

95.       Kristen Bolton – 51  Duke/Florida 1

96.       George Walks 2 – 48  Virginia/Creighton 0

97.       Steven Usma – 39  Duke/Villanova 0