I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Northern Iowa vs Texas A&M finish on Sunday evening. I, and I would imagine I'm not alone, wrote the game off as a victory to UNI. When I realized what was happening, I had missed ten of the twelve points that were scored with 44 seconds to go. I frantically turned the game back on with 3.8 seconds. Texas A&M has the UNI player trapped in the corner, he attempts to bounce it off the leg of his opponent, but instead it bounces right to the hands of one of the two guarding him. He then jumps to the basket, scores, game tied.
Wow. I missed the greatest comeback I've heard about in a while. I can't imagine all of the people in the stadium that had left the game to beat the traffic. To find out what they missed by leaving early is a story they will tell for quite some time. Or perhaps they will say there were there the entire time.
Well, we are two rounds into this years bracket contest. I always love it when there are plenty of upsets and this year did not disappoint. I'm unsure how many still can earn points from the last four teams remaining in their brackets, but I'd guess the number is quite low.
To see where your bracket stands, click this Current Standings Link.
The current Top Five brackets
1. Romeny Shelepak
2. KeLmeleon
3. Lindsey Lynch
4. Frank Amarante 2
5. No Bucks
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Let The Games Begin
Just a quick blog post to let everyone know the site is finally up and running correctly. I had clicked the option to only update the current standings one time per day starting at 1:00 PM. Oops. It is now set to update once per hour, on the hour after results have been established.
I've also imported the additional pick sheets that were submitted this morning, so everyone is now included. You can also view your bracket, and anyone else's bracket that you'd like to take a look at.
If you're new to the Bracket64 Challenge, the current standings can always be found on the right column of this website under 'Current Standings'. From there the menu of everything office pool related can be found.
We have a long ways to go, as I write, the last game of Thursday night hasn't begun yet. Some exciting games so far as usual, though I do miss the days when CBS would auto-switch between the games that were ending. Now I have to manually do this or have a game on my TV running, plus one on my phone. Maybe I don't miss it after all.
Time to enjoy the games this weekend....
I've also imported the additional pick sheets that were submitted this morning, so everyone is now included. You can also view your bracket, and anyone else's bracket that you'd like to take a look at.
If you're new to the Bracket64 Challenge, the current standings can always be found on the right column of this website under 'Current Standings'. From there the menu of everything office pool related can be found.
We have a long ways to go, as I write, the last game of Thursday night hasn't begun yet. Some exciting games so far as usual, though I do miss the days when CBS would auto-switch between the games that were ending. Now I have to manually do this or have a game on my TV running, plus one on my phone. Maybe I don't miss it after all.
Time to enjoy the games this weekend....
Sunday, March 13, 2016
2016 Office Pool Bracket Contest Has Begun
Deadline: Tip-Off, March 17 @ 12:30 PM [EST]
Entry Fee: $0.00
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
2016 Tournament Office Pool Brackets
Office Pool Bracket
Office Pool Printable Bracket
Entry Fee: $0.00
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
2016 Tournament Office Pool Brackets
Office Pool Bracket
Office Pool Printable Bracket
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
2016 Tournament Schedule
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
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
NCAA Division I Men's Tournament Dates (2016). Retrieved from http://www.ncaa.com/FutureFinalFour
Automatic Bids - Conference Tournaments
Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 16, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament or by winning the regular season outright. Here is a list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.
| Conference | Winner [Record] |
| AAC | Connecticut Huskies (24-10) |
| ACC | North Carolina Tar Heals (27-6) |
| American East | Stony Brook Seawolves (26-6) |
| Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (20-13) |
| Atlantic 10 | St Joseph's Hawks (27-7) |
| Big East | Seton Hall Pirates (25-8) |
| Big Sky | Weber State Wildcats (26-8) |
| Big South | NC Asheville Bulldogs (22-11) |
| Big Ten | Michigan State Spartans (29-5) |
| Big 12 | Kansas Jayhawks (30-4) |
| Big West | Hawaii Warriors (27-5) |
| Colonial | UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (25-7) |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (24-9) |
| Horizon League | Green Bay Phoenix (23-12) |
| Ivy League | Yale Bulldogs (22-6) |
| MAAC | Iona Gaels (22-10) |
| MAC | Buffalo Bulls (20-14) |
| MEAC | Hampton Pirates (21-10) |
| Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa Panthers (22-12) |
| Mountain West | Fresno State Bulldogs (25-9) |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (18-14) |
| Ohio Valley | Austin Peay Governors (18-17) |
| Pac 12 | Oregon Ducks (28-6) |
| Patriot | Holy Cross Crusaders (14-19) |
| SEC | Kentucky Wildcats (26-8) |
| Southern | Chattanooga Mocs (29-6) |
| Southland | Steven F Austin Lumberjacks (27-5) |
| Summit | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (26-7) |
| Sun Belt | Little Rock Trojans (29-4) |
| SWAC | Southern U Jaguars (22-12) |
| WAC | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (24-8) |
| West Coast | Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-7) |
NCAA Division I Men's Conference Tournament Dates (2016). Retrieved from http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament
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