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Re: 2022 NCAA Tourney bracket challenge

Started by kendancy66, March 13, 2022, 06:45:09 PM

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Since there is no better place, I announce here how I'll know each venue for this March Madness. Remember I don't use sponsored names because they don't pay me. Unofficial names in bold.

First Four (already played):
Dayton: UD Arena

First and Second Rounds:
Portland: Rose Garden
Buffalo: Crossroads Arena
Indianapolis: Pacers Fieldhouse
Fort Worth: New Will Rogers Arena
Milwaukee: Wisconsin Enterntainment and Sports Center (informally "Bucks Forum")
Greenville: Greenville Arena
Pittsburgh: Penguins Arena
San Diego: Viejas Arena (even though it is a sponsored name it actually refers to a tribe, not to some corporation. Otherwise "Aztec Bowl")

Regional Semifinals and Finals (the finals a.k.a. "quarter-finals" by me):
San Francisco: Warriors Arena
San Antonio: Spurs Center
Philadelphia: Spectrum II
Chicago: Bulls Center (would be "Blackhawks Center" if hockey)

Final Four:
New Orleans: Louisiana Superdome
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Buck87

We have our first huge upset as 15 seed St. Peters takes down 2 seed Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

thspfc

Quote from: Buck87 on March 17, 2022, 09:41:21 PM
We have our first huge upset as 15 seed St. Peters takes down 2 seed Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
I had UK in the national championship! Nice!

Already this looks like a repeat of last year for me, where I do well in the early rounds but my final four picks fail. IIRC I had a run of like 16 straight correct picks on opening weekend last year, only for my bracket to fall apart after that.

Alps

UK and UConn are the first two upsets on the day. Not great but not killing me just yet.

Roadgeekteen

I'm doing awful in the aaroads bracket yall are better than me
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Roadgeekteen

My bracket is screwed. I picked Chattanooga to upset. Almost happened  :banghead:
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US 89

My brother has a bracket group with some of his friends, and the girl that's winning didn't even know what sport it was for.  :-D

Takumi

To quote John Mulaney, “whenever someone hands me a bracket, it’s like “oh, do you want to be confused for a month?” And I’m like “yeah, this’ll make me feel like a man. Gonzayga, that’s a funny name. I’ll pick them.””
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Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

Roadgeekteen

Need Kansas to win this one I have them going to the championship game
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hotdogPi

So Kentucky got upset in the first game in both the men's and women's tournaments. Has this happened before with any school (in the same year)?
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

NWI_Irish96

Quote from: 1 on March 19, 2022, 07:34:08 PM
So Kentucky got upset in the first game in both the men's and women's tournaments. Has this happened before with any school (in the same year)?

Kentucky women were only a #6. Not a huge upset.
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jeffandnicole

Quote from: cabiness42 on March 19, 2022, 07:36:32 PM
Quote from: 1 on March 19, 2022, 07:34:08 PM
So Kentucky got upset in the first game in both the men's and women's tournaments. Has this happened before with any school (in the same year)?

Kentucky women were only a #6. Not a huge upset.

He didn't say it was a huge upset.

CtrlAltDel

Quote from: Buck87 on March 17, 2022, 09:41:21 PM
We have our first huge upset as 15 seed St. Peters takes down 2 seed Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

And they win again, taking them to the Sweet 16, joining only two other 15 seeds to do so since 1985.
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Roadgeekteen

Gonzaga was able to pull out a win keeping my Gonzaga-Kansas prediction alive.
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thspfc

Why do I have to stay in the #1 spot knowing my bracket is toast? Can't it just go to the basement where it belongs?

Rothman

Quote from: thspfc on March 20, 2022, 10:30:09 PM
Why do I have to stay in the #1 spot knowing my bracket is toast? Can't it just go to the basement where it belongs?
Heh.  I threw my bracket together in five minutes.  The basement is mine.
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US 89

Officiating has been horrible this year. The refs just handed Arizona their win over TCU on a silver platter, and there's been at least four other games where they pretty much decided the outcome.

Roadgeekteen

Quote from: US 89 on March 21, 2022, 12:41:25 AM
Officiating has been horrible this year. The refs just handed Arizona their win over TCU on a silver platter, and there's been at least four other games where they pretty much decided the outcome.
That was bad. But I picked Arizona for final 4 so I'm sort of happy.
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Alps

Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 21, 2022, 01:42:38 AM
Quote from: US 89 on March 21, 2022, 12:41:25 AM
Officiating has been horrible this year. The refs just handed Arizona their win over TCU on a silver platter, and there's been at least four other games where they pretty much decided the outcome.
That was bad. But I picked Arizona for final 4 so I'm sort of happy.
Every one of my brackets has them winning, so phew.

Roadgeekteen

Quote from: Alps on March 21, 2022, 09:57:10 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 21, 2022, 01:42:38 AM
Quote from: US 89 on March 21, 2022, 12:41:25 AM
Officiating has been horrible this year. The refs just handed Arizona their win over TCU on a silver platter, and there's been at least four other games where they pretty much decided the outcome.
That was bad. But I picked Arizona for final 4 so I'm sort of happy.
Every one of my brackets has them winning, so phew.
They still don't look that strong so Houston has a good shot at taking them down.
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JayhawkCO

From looking, even if KU wins, I don't think I can win the pool outright.

jlam


golden eagle

Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 24, 2022, 02:21:22 AM
Quote from: Alps on March 21, 2022, 09:57:10 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 21, 2022, 01:42:38 AM
Quote from: US 89 on March 21, 2022, 12:41:25 AM
Officiating has been horrible this year. The refs just handed Arizona their win over TCU on a silver platter, and there's been at least four other games where they pretty much decided the outcome.
That was bad. But I picked Arizona for final 4 so I'm sort of happy.
Every one of my brackets has them winning, so phew.
They still don't look that strong so Houston has a good shot at taking them down.

And Houston took them down, 72-60!

Arkansas took out Gonzaga 74-68. That's two #1 seeds gone. Baylor was knocked out last weekend by UNC. Kansas is the only one still left.

Roadgeekteen

Yesterday destroyed my bracket. I picked TTU to beat Duke, Arizona to make the Final Four, and Gonzaga winning the natty  :-/.
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Alps

Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:29:31 PM
Yesterday destroyed my bracket. I picked TTU to beat Duke, Arizona to make the Final Four, and Gonzaga winning the natty  :-/.
TTU and Arizona was my final game. I'm dead.



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