Standing On The Verge Of A Champion...

OK kids, time for the fun part. We are down to 4 brackets competing for the top two spots. Here is a standings update with only one game left to play. It will be followed by the usual "what if" scenarios that invariably crop up as we near the end of March Madness and the beginning of the new baseball season (Go Red Sox!)

Standings

1. Dan Kou - 102
2. Rob Dwy - 83
3. James Sch - 81
4. Mike McN - 79


Now, the reason we have four brackets left is simple. The top two, Dan and Rob stand to win the 2006 KP Bracket Challenge stand to win the first and second prizes should Florida beat UCLA in the final on Monday night. However, both James and Mike picked UCLA to win, meaning should UCLA not spit the bit like GMU (nice choke job, didja get blinded by the lights of Indianapolis? What is it with Indianapolis and broken dreams? You'd have thought Tony Snow was Peyton Manning, choking in yet another big game...) At any rate, anti-Colt rants aside, as I was saying, should UCLA win the championship, #3 and #4 will swap places with number 1 and number 2. In short, James & Mike will be ferevishly rooting UCLA on while Dan and Rob will be most strenuously pulling for Florida. Ladies and gentleman, it has been fun, sorry for the delays with scoring updates, but it seems we are almost done. Thank you all for playing, and I will post a final wrap up on Tuesday (or perhaps Monday night should I still be awake...but no promises!) Anyhow, good luck if you are still alive in the bracket pool, and good luck Red Sox. Let us for once finish ahead of the damn pinstripers.....

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OK, Florida wins. Congrats to Dan and Rob, you have finished 1st and 2nd respectively. Thanks for playing everybody, see ya next year!

Bracket Results Post Round 4....

1. Dan Kou - 86
2. Patrick Dwy - 81
3. Dan Web - 74
3. Jerry Sta - 74
4. Carla Sch - 73
5. Jimmy Dwy (A) - 72
6. Jim Dwy - 71
7. Andrea Col - 70
8. Dave Coh - 68
8. Robert Dwy - 68
8. Terry Wis-Pow - 68
9. John Col. Sr. - 66
10. James Sch - 65
11. Mark Str - 64
12. Claire Str - 63
12. Mike McN - 63
13. Barbara Sch - 62
14. Alan Fle - 61
15. Melissa Mil - 60
15. John Mil (B) - 60
16. Dave Dug - 59
17. Jim Sch - 58
17. Mary Sch/Claire Str - 58
17. Freddy Oso - 58
17. Kim Gra - 58
18. June Fal - 57
19. Tina Bro - 56
20. John Mil (A) - 55
21. Jessica Mil - 53
22. Yvette Win - 52
23. John Col. Jr. - 51
24. Nick Sch - 50
25. Drew Coh - 49
26. Janet Gre - 48
27. Pete Fle - 46
27. Carl Ros - 46
28. Kim Par - 43
29. Maria Dav - 42
30. Stacey Wil - 41
31. Lance Coh - 38
32. Jimmy Dwy (B) - 37
33. Joanne Pru - 34

NCAA Bracket Scoreboard

Listed below is the ranking of brackets through then end of the second round. Remember, the scoring is 1 point per correct first round pick and two points for a correct second round pick. Here we go, look for the first 3 letters of your last name to find your score:

1. Pat Dwy - 49
2. Dave Dug - 47
3. Jerry Sta - 46
3. Dan Kou - 46
4. James Sch - 45
4. Carla Sch - 45
5. Mellisa Mil - 44
5. Mark Str - 44
5. Jimmy Dwy (A) - 44
5. David Coh - 44
5. Terry Wi-P - 44
6. Robert Dwy - 43
6. Mike McN - 43
6. John Mil (A) - 43
6. Claire Str - 43
7. Carl Ros - 42
7. Mary Sch/Claire Str - 42
7. Nick Sch - 42
7. Barbara Sch - 42
7. Jim Sch - 42
7. Dan Weber - 42
7. Freddy Oso - 42
7. Kim Gra - 42
8. Alan Fle - 41
8. June Fal - 41
9. Yvette Win - 40
9. Janet Gre - 40
9. John Mil (B) - 40
10. Jim Dwy - 39
10. Kim Par - 39
10. John Col, Jr. - 39
11. Pete Fle - 38
11. John Col, Sr. - 38
11. Andrea Col - 38
12. Jessica Mil - 37
12. Stacy Wil - 37
12. Drew Coh - 37
13. Joanne Pru - 34
13. Lance Coh - 34
14. Jimmy Dwy (B) - 33
15. Tina Beo - 32
16. Maria Dav - 30

2006 Bracket Challenge Rules & Prize Payout

Scoring:

A - 1 Point for each correct Round 1 game prediction. (32 Games)
B - 2 Points for each correct Round 2 game prediction. (16 Games)
C - 4 Points for each correct Sweet 16 game prediction. (8 Games)
D - 8 Points for each correct Elite 8 game prediction. (4 Games)
E - 16 Points for each correct Final 4 game prediction (2 Games)
F - 32 Points for each correct Championship game prediction. (1 game)

Tiebreakers: Each participant will pick the total number of points scored in the Championship Game on April 3, 2006. The tiebreaker will be the player who gets closest to the total number of points scored, either higher or lower. If two players are equidistant from the final number of points, the first prize will be divided equally between the two players. Standings will be posted based on total number of points earned by correctly predicting final game results based on wins and losses. There will be no pick from the Monmouth/Hampton 16A/16B game play in game.


Prize Structure:

The final prize structure will be determined by the total amount of paid entries.

(Update)

After consultations with several participants, the prize structure has been changed:
First prize will now be 75% of the total prize pool; 2nd prize will be 25%. There will be no third prize.

Total Entries: 42

(For those of you too lazy to do the math, it is $315 for first and %105 for second.)

Welcome All!

Welcome to the KP Reston 2006 NCAA Bracket Challenge. From this site, you will be able to check the leaderboard, bracket challenge rules, and current standings (updated after round 2, completed Sunday, March 19th, the elite 8, and the Final 4.) This site will also list the bracket picks for each person entering the bracket challenge. Feel free to email the webmaster at CrbianFool@hotmail.com with any questions or concerns about the contest. Best of luck on your picks!!!