Bracket Challenge

Riley Zayas · February 27, 2023, 11:36:04 PM

Willing to run this again if there's any interest in doing a bracket challenge on the women's side

Scoring system:
1st round - 1 point
2nd round - 2 points
3rd Round - 4 points
Quarterfinals- 6 points
Semifinals- 8 points
Final - 15 points
Tiebreaker is total points scored in the National Championship Game

HOPEful · February 28, 2023, 10:25:46 AM

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 28, 2023, 12:23:10 PM

Left Side
Smith over Marymount, DeSales over UMW, Trinity (Ct) over Cortland, Gustavus over Whitewater, Emory over Transylvania, Oshkosh over ONU, Loras over Trine, NYU over Messiah.

Smith over Trinity, NYU over Emory.

Right Side
CNU over E-town, Hope over Wartburg, Trinity (TX) over Hardin-Simmons (again), Tufts over Skidmore, New Paltz over Babson, Marietta over Ithaca, Chicago over Eau Claire, Scranton over RIC.

Tufts over Hope, Chicago over Marietta.

Final Four
NYU over Chicago.

gordonmann · February 28, 2023, 01:24:22 PM

That is the most efficient format for selections I've ever seen.

HOPEful · February 28, 2023, 01:56:47 PM

Quote from: gordonmann on February 28, 2023, 01:24:22 PM
That is the most efficient format for selections I've ever seen.

I thought the same thing. But I'm still deciding if I like it more or less.

ronk · February 28, 2023, 06:43:47 PM

Riley Zayas · March 01, 2023, 08:56:34 AM

For anyone interested, a reader sent this spreadsheet as a google drive so you can make a copy, fill it out, and then save it as a link or upload it here , if that's what you prefer.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/198kk5c8_MhvgW2_MwVB2diJb9m_C8r2D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115381555155727702740&rtpof=true&sd=true

Augie2020 · March 01, 2023, 11:43:00 AM

Great job.Wish the Ncaa did that again!!!

Augie2020 · March 01, 2023, 11:46:29 AM

I think NYU and Scranton are the number 1 seeds in the bracket not Babson and Transylvania.

Riley Zayas · March 01, 2023, 11:59:21 AM

Quote from: Augie2020 on March 01, 2023, 11:46:29 AM
I think NYU and Scranton are the number 1 seeds in the bracket not Babson and Transylvania.

Yeah he said the seeding might be off a little bit. Done with a D1 template.

Augie2020 · March 01, 2023, 12:00:41 PM

Still great job!!

bulk19 · March 02, 2023, 11:34:14 PM

1 = Smith + Marymount + Mary Washington + DeSales + Trinity + Cortland + Gustavus Adolphus + Whitewater
= Transylvania + Millikin + Oshkosh + Ohio Northern + Loras + Washington U + Messiah + NYU
= Christopher Newport + Elizabethtown + Baldwin Wallace + Hope + Trinity + Hardin-Simmons + Johns Hopkins + Tufts
= Babson + SUNY New Paltz + Marietta + Ithaca + Chicago + Eau Claire + Rowan + Scranton

2 = Smith + Mary Washington + Cortland + Whitewater
= Transylvania + Oshkosh + Washington U + NYU
= Christopher Newport + Hope + Hardin-Simmons + Tufts
= Babson + Ithaca + Eau Claire + Scranton

3 = Smith + Whitewater
= Oshkosh + Washington U
= Hope + Tufts
= Babson + Eau Claire

4 = Whitewater
= Washington U
= Hope
= Eau Claire

5 = Washington U
= Eau Claire

6 = Eau Claire

FCGrizzliesGrad · March 03, 2023, 02:18:38 AM

Round 1
Smith | St John Fisher | Mary Washington | DeSales || Trinity (CT) | Cortland | Gustavus Adolphus | UW-Whitewater
Transylvania | Emory | UW-Oshkosh | Ohio Northern || Loras | WashU | Messiah | NYU
Chris Newport | Elizabethtown | Hope | Baldwin-Wallace || Trinity (TX) | Hardin-Simmons | Skidmore | Tufts
Babson | Gettysburg | Marietta | Ithaca || Chicago | UW-Eau Claire | RI College | Scranton

Round 2
Smith | DeSales || Trinity (CT) | Gustavus Adolphus
Transylvania | Ohio Northern || Loras | NYU
Chris Newport | Hope || Trinity (TX) | Tufts
Babson | Marietta || Chicago | Scranton

Sweet 16
DeSales || Gustavus Adolphus
Transylvania || NYU
Hope || Tufts
Babson || Scranton

Elite 8
Gustavus Adolphus
NYU
Hope
Scranton

Final Four
NYU
Hope

Championship
NYU (135)

nescac nostradamus · March 03, 2023, 11:52:53 AM

Round 1
Smith / St John Fisher / Roger Williams / DeSales / Trinity / Cortland / Gust Adolphus / UWW
Transy / Milikin / UWO / Ohio Northern / Loras / Trine / Messiah / NYU
CNU / Elizabethtown / BW / Hope / Trinity / Hardin / Skidmore / Tufts
Babson / GBurg / Marietta / Ithaca / Chicago / UWEC / RIC / Scranton

Round 2
Smith / DeSales / Trinity. / UWW
Transy / UWO / Trine / NYU
CNU / Hope / Trinity / Tufts
Babson / Marietta / Chicago / Scranton

Sweet 16
Smith / UWW
UWO / NYU
Hope / Tufts
Babson / Chicago

Elite 8
UWW
NYU
Hope
Chicago

Final 4
NYU
Hope

Champion
Hope (145)

Riley Zayas · March 03, 2023, 12:48:43 PM