2011 Office Pool Contest Is Live

Deadline: Tip-Off, March 17 @ 12:30 PM [EST]
Entry Fee: $0.00

Enter Your Picks Here

Make sure you hit the SUBMIT PICKS button at the bottom of the page or your picks will not be entered into the pool.

NOTE: When entering multiple times, please place a number after your name to make it unique [or it will over write you last submitted picks] For example: Timmy 1, Timmy 2, Timmy 3

For those of you who might not be aware, the NCAA has expanded the tournament field from 65 teams (with 1 play-in game) to 68 teams (with 4 play-in games). These 4 games will be handled very similar to how the current play-in game was handled. You'll see two teams listed for the play-in games on the tournament bracket, no points will be awarded for winning. We'll continue to use the same round numbers as in the past tournaments. The deadline for entering the contest, as always, starts on tipoff Thursday morning.

Pre-Register For 2011 Office Pool Contest

Welcome Back....

It seams like only a few years ago I started running this online office pool contest. If my Minnesota math is correct, this is my 15th year for OfficePool64.com!

This years contest begins with the pairings announcement on Sunday, March 13. The kind folks of NCAA have change the contest slightly to 68 teams now with four play-in games instead of only one play-in game like past years.

This office pool contest will start on Thursday, March 17 when there are 64 teams remaining in the tournament. So no points will be awarded for the play-in games this year. This may change in future years, but it will be the status quo for the 2011 contest.

If you would like to pre-register for this years office pool contest, you can do so on the registration page. An email will be sent out once the pairings are announced.

Pre-Register Here

Your email address is used by this office pool only and will never be shared or sold.

2011 Tournament Schedule

Key Tournament Dates courtesy of NCAA Sports

Pre-Tournament Events
March 13 - Selection Sunday @ 5:00 CST on CBS

First Week Of Games
March 15-16: 4 Play-In Games
March 17-18: Round One Games
March 19-20: Round Two Games

Second Weekend Of Games
March 24-25: Round Three Games
March 26-27: Round Four Games

Final Weekend Of Games
April 2: Round Five, Semi-Finals
April 4: Round Six, Championship Game

2011 Automatic Bids - Conference Tournaments

Conference	Winner [record]
ACC	Duke Blue Devils [30-4]
American East	Boston University Terriers [21-13]
Atlantic Sun	Belmont Bruins [30-4]
Atlantic 10	Richmond Spiders [27-7]
Big East	Connecticut Huskies [26-9]
Big Sky	Northern Colorado Bears [21-10]
Big South	NC-Asheville Bulldogs [19-13]
Big Ten	March 10-13
Big 12	Kansas Jayhawks [32-2]
Big West	Santa Barbara Gauchos [18-13]
Colonial	Old Dominion Monarchs [27-6]
Conference USA	Memphis Tigers [25-9]
Horizon	Butler Bulldogs [23-9]
Ivy League	Princeton Tigers [25-6]
MAAC	Saint Peter's Peacocks [20-13]
MAC	Akron Zips [23-12]
MEAC	Hampton Pirates [24-8]
Missouri Valley	Indiana State Sycamores [24-9]
Mountain West	San Diego State Aztecs [32-2]
Northeast	Long Island Blackbirds [27-5]
Ohio Valley	Morehead State Eagles [24-19]
Pac-10	Washington Huskies [23-10]
Patriot	Bucknell Bison [25-8]
SEC	Kentucky Wildcats [25-8]
Southern	Wofford Terriers [21-12]
Southland	Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners [19-13
Summit	Oakland Golden Grizzlies [25-9]
Sun Belt	Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans [19-16]
SWAC	Alabama State Hornets [17-17]
WAC	Utah State Aggies [30-3]
West Coast	Gonzaga Bulldogs [24-9]

Duke Versus Butler Championship

Oh my....what a Championship game that was tonight. The biggest lead of the night was 6 points, and it was very early in the game. It came down to the final shot of the game with Duke winning over Butler, 61-59. The Blue Devils win their first championship since 2001 when they won in Minneapolis over Arizona.

With that, our TOP TEN pick sheets have been finalized. Congratulations goes out to Justin Mangold, he is the 2010 Office Pool Contest winner! Justin correctly picked 71% pick of the games, incidentally, the best in the pool. Congratulations Justin.


Top Ten Pick Sheets for the 2010 contest....

1. Justin Mangold - 160 points
2. Zach Phillips - 158 points
3. Bill 2 - 152 points
4. Al May - 145 points
5. Jonathan Howell - 145 points
6. BadWater214 - 144 points
7. Graham Gamel - 144 points
8. jencanten - 144 points
9. John Godfrey - 143 points
10. Jennifer Cuddihy 1 - 142 points

The pool is now closed....see you in 2011

We Are Down To Four Teams

Well, it's been a very fun and entertaining tournament to watch this year. Sadly, there are only four teams left with three games to play. #5 Michigan State will face #5 Butler and #1 Duke will face #2 Wake Forest, with the winners of course meeting up in the Championship round.

With that, only eight tournament scenarios remain which will determine the winner for the 2010 Office Pool contest. To my surprise, one of my pick sheets is near the top of the standings in a few of the remaining scenarios. My test picks, which I do to make sure everything is setup correctly before I send out the email blast inviting everyone to fill out their pick sheet.

1. If Michigan State beats West Virginia
2. If West Virginia beats Michigan State
3. If Michigan State beats Duke
4. If Duke beats Michigan State
5. If Butler beats West Virginia
6. If West Virginia beats Butler
7. If Butler beats Duke
8. If Duke beats Butler

Round 4 Game Results (Sat-Sun)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region

5 - Michigan State [16]

6 - Tennessee [3]

WEST Region

2 - Kansas State [144]

5 - Butler [10]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [342]

2 - West Virginia [132]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [268]

3 - Baylor [72]

Round 4 Game Results (Sat-Sun)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated MIDWEST Region

5 - Michigan State [16]

6 - Tennessee [3]

WEST Region

2 - Kansas State [144]

5 - Butler [10]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [342]

2 - West Virginia [132]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [268]

3 - Baylor [72]

Round 3 Game Results (Thur-Fri)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region

2 - Ohio State [318]	6 - Tennessee [25]
5 - Michigan State [22]	9 - Northern Iowa [1]

WEST Region

1 - Syracuse [456]	5 - Butler [34]
2 - Kansas State [318]	6 - Xavier [32]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [466]	12 - Cornell [12]
2 - West Virginia [369]	11 - Washington [13]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [401]	4 - Purdue [37]
3 - Baylor [183]	10 - Saint Marys (Ca.) [6]

Butler Knocks The Orange Out

First it was Northern Iowa handing Kansas Jayhawks their exit papers. Kansas was the first number one seed to be eliminated from the 2010 tournament. Tonight, Butler Bulldogs extend their winning streak to 23 games and dislodge the Syracuse Orange, the second number one seed to have an early exit. Bulldogs, moving on to found four and will play on Saturday. 34 submitted pick sheets correctly picked this game correct.

The next number one seed, Cornell versus Kentucky. With Cornell winning the Ivy League Conference the past three years, this gives them tons of experience going into tonights game. Could Kentucky be the third number one seed to have an early exit?

The Pool - A March Madness Sketch

The Pool: a March Madness Sketch

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KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region		NCAAŽ March Madness on DemandŽ
1 - Kansas [543]	9 - Northern Iowa [4]	Watch Now
2 - Ohio State [492]	10 - Georgia Tech [21]	Watch Now
4 - Maryland [245]	5 - Michigan State [281]	Watch Now
6 - Tennessee [97]	14 - Ohio [3]	Watch Now

WEST Region		NCAAŽ March Madness on DemandŽ
1 - Syracuse [508]	8 - Gonzaga [4]	Watch Now
2 - Kansas State [458]	7 - BYU [71]	Watch Now
3 - Pittsburgh [366]	6 - Xavier [143]	Watch Now
5 - Butler [242]	13 - Murry State [43]	Watch Now

EAST Region		NCAAŽ March Madness on DemandŽ
1 - Kentucky [530]	12 - Wake Forest [2]	Watch Now
2 - West Virginia [504]	10 - Missouri [20]	Watch Now
3 - New Mexico [330]	11 - Washington [51]	Watch Now
4 - Wisconsin [297]	12 - Cornell [66]	Watch Now

SOUTH Region		NCAAŽ March Madness on DemandŽ
1 - Duke [483]	8 - California [5]	Watch Now
2 - Villanova [478]	10 - Saint Marys (Ca.) [17]	Watch Now
3 - Baylor [406]	11 - Old Dominion [19]	Watch Now
4 - Purdue [173]	5 - Texas A&M [275]	Watch Now