2015 BDW Tourny Knock Out Challenge

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:01 am

Saw this on another forum and it sound interesting. let me know what you think.

Let's have a little fun with March Madness, shall we? Rather than pick an entire bracket, which is impossible, I've decided on another method for choosing who wins bragging rights. It's really simple. It goes like this:

1) Before each round is played, you choose one team that you feel sure is going to win their game. If they lose, you're out of the challenge. If they win, you pick one team for the next round.

2) You score points based on the team's seed. For example, if you pick Kentucky as your first-round team and they win, you score one point, because they are a one seed. If you pick Hampton, and they win, you score 16 points. (But if Hampton loses, you're out.)

The fun part is that you have to walk a thin line; pick all the "low seeds" and you're very likely to stay in the challenge all the way to the end, but you don't score many points, so you probably won't win. Pick "high seeds" and you score a lot of points if they win, but they're more likely to lose and if they do, you're out of it entirely.

You start all over again right before each round begins. There is no need to choose the same team again, but there is also no prohibition about it. You just pick one team and that's all there is to it.

Questions?

Just look at all the games that will be played Thursday and Friday, and pick ONE team. Post the name of the team in this thread.

If the team you picked WINS, you have to pick one team from the games that will be played Saturday and Sunday. You have to post the name of your team for the second round BEFORE ANY GAME of the second round begins, or you're out.

As a tie-breaker (in case of a tie), please choose the margin of victory in the Kentucky-Hampton first-round match-up.

The following posters are moving on"

scumdevils86: Ohio St (10), UCLA (11), Michigan St (7), Michigan St (7)
UAGreg: Ohio St (10), Xavier (6), Michigan St (7), Michigan St (7)
dcZONAfan: Michigan St (7), UCLA (11), Michigan St (7), Michigan St (7)

The following posters are eliminated:

Alieberman: UCLA, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona
azcat49: Ohio St), Xavier, Michigan St, Arizona
Spaceman Spiff: Arizona, Arizona, Arizona
pokinmilk: UCLA, UCLA, N Carolina St
CalStateTempe: UCLA, UCLA, N Carolina St
gumby: N Carolina St, UCLA, Wichita ST
Machina: Michigan St, UCLA, UCLA
qwertyus: UCLA, UAB
shimdic: UCLA, UAB
VegasCatFan: Wichita St, UAB
Longhorned: N Carolina, UAB
Puerco: Ohio St, Georgia St
Chicat: Texas
Macho Grande: Texas
The Goat: Texas
Frybry02: Texas
PreventD: Texas
Reydituto: Texas
thenewazcats: Texas
RiseAndFire: Texas
michcat: Mississippi
Good For You: Baylor
threenumberones: SF Austin
Angcatfan: SF Austin
azgreg: E Washington
EOCT: Wofford
wilbur1997: E Washington
AZGrad'13: E Washington
FightWildcatsFight: Hampton
AZCatGirl: New Mexico St
UAdevil: New Mexico St
PieceOfMeat: New Mexico St
Captcarnage: Wyoming
dirtbags; Wyoming
JMarkJohns: Buffalo
LBdcactus: Valparaiso
loomer: Davidson

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:07 am

I like it...

11) Texas

3goggles · Post by **3goggles** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:09 am

#156 ASU.....WAIT

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:14 am

#2 Arizona.

I'm assuming we don't recognize the first four as a "round."

Edited-I don't know what I was thinking.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:20 am

I'm going to wait for POM's pick and copy him.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:22 am

azgreg wrote:I'm going to wait for POM's pick and copy him.

Though, given how my bracket often gets blown up rather quickly, I'm not sure it's a good idea to wait for my pick

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:25 am

Go big or go home. Eastern Washington

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:31 am

azgreg wrote:I'm going to wait for POM's pick and copy him.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:33 am

Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:34 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?

No.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:36 am

POM was going all in on BYU.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:37 am

azgreg wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?
No.

Yeah, I guess I should have known that since it says thursday/friday games....d'oh!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:40 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:
azgreg wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?
No.
Yeah, I guess I should have known that since it says thursday/friday games....d'oh!

Actually my reasoning is those have already started.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:42 am

azgreg wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:
azgreg wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?
No.
Yeah, I guess I should have known that since it says thursday/friday games....d'oh!
Actually my reasoning is those have already started.

Ah, fair enough.

Kinda tempting to pick against kansas......will have to ponder this for a bit.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:44 am

10) Ohio St

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:48 am

I'm with SD86. Ohio State it is.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:49 am

10) Ohio St

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:52 am

I'm a little surprised nobody has picked ucla yet....they played us tough, seem to have enough talent to get a win even if they didn't deserve to be in the tournament....

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:08 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:Question. Does this apply to the play-in games?

In that case, I change my answer to Ole Miss. I have a good feeling about them.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:20 am

#11 UCLA

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:21 am

What do we call this game?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:23 am

The 1st Annual Herb Sendek Tournament of Mediocrity

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:26 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:I'm a little surprised nobody has picked ucla yet....they played us tough, seem to have enough talent to get a win even if they didn't deserve to be in the tournament....

I was down to UCLA and Texas and I wondered who would be more motivated to win a game: Alford or Barnes? Since Alford is solely focused on making sure his son gets enough shots, I went with Barnes.

pokinmik · Post by **pokinmik** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:26 am

I'm going UCLA.

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:40 am

12. Buffalo

Ohio State is a great choice!

Self is due for an early exit.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:48 am

azgreg wrote:What do we call this game?

I see you did not go with the knockout game. Solid apolitical thinking.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:59 am

10. Davidson

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:01 am

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
azgreg wrote:What do we call this game?
I see you did not go with the knockout game. Solid apolitical thinking.

Oh shit! I forgot about that.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:08 am

12. SF Austin

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:10 am

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
azgreg wrote:What do we call this game?
I see you did not go with the knockout game. Solid apolitical thinking.

We could adapt it to be: Let It Ride

Instead of picking one team each round, every person picks three teams. For every win you get the seed as points.

So, say I pick Buffalo, Arizona, Virginia.

I think Buffalo has solid shot at Sweet 16. I'm banking on 24 points, but it could just as easily be 0. So enter the other, more stable options.

It allows you to risk without flunking, and keeps the tournament relevant for all longer.

Rule 1: pick 3 teams
Rule 2: one must be a lower seed
Rule 3: one must be a non-major conference
Rule 4: #2 and #3 can fulfill each other
Rule 5: points for each seed accrue with each progressive win
Rule 6: if you correctly choose the Title Game, 25 bonus points

Minimizes risk of ties.

Just a thought.

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:21 am

#7 Michigan State

VegasCatFan · Post by **VegasCatFan** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:26 am

#7 Wichita St.

UAGreg · Post by **UAGreg** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:45 am

#10 Ohio State

Machina · Post by **Machina** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:49 am

7 seed Michigan State

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:57 am

Wofford 12 seed. Hard choice between Woff, Buff, and Davidson.

Macho Grande · Post by **Macho Grande** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:28 am

11- Texas

Captcarnage · Post by **Captcarnage** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:37 am

I am going with 12-Wyoming. going to be interesting!!!

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:57 am

#15 New Mexico St.

LBdCactus · Post by **LBdCactus** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:12 pm

Valpo (13) over Maryland and their cheeseburgers.

The Goat · Post by **The Goat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:15 pm

Texas

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:17 pm

round of 64:

1. wyoming (#12)
2. texas (#11)
3. nc state (#8)

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:18 pm

wait, are we doing last person standing (pick 1), or let it ride (pick 3)?

qwertyus · Post by **qwertyus** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:27 pm

FUCLA (11)

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:33 pm

dirtbags wrote:wait, are we doing last person standing (pick 1), or let it ride (pick 3)?

Seems like last person standing

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:39 pm

okay, i'll pick #12 wyo, then

Post by **UAdevil** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:45 pm

#15 New Mexico State. (19)

Go for broke.

If I get past round 1 I'd go super conservative the rest of the way.

Frybry02 · Post by **Frybry02** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:52 pm

Texas #11

michcat · Post by **michcat** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:06 pm

Ole miss #11

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:09 pm

ANGCatFan · Post by **ANGCatFan** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:44 pm

12 SF Austin

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