2021 College Basketball Contest

[CheckMark]

Technically March Madness does not start till the 18th but I am posting this because I want others to have a chance to see this before it starts and to also post their picks

This year for the 2021 NCAAB Division 1 Tournament I am doing a fun contest for anyone to join and play

Here are the contest rules

1) FREE contest; no fee to join

2) Predict who wins each of the 63 games and you must make all your picks for every single round before the first round in order to be eligible for the grand prize

3) You receive the number of points each round is worth
-The default value is 1 point for round 1, 2 points for round 2, 4 points for round 3 (Sweet Sixteen), 8 points for round 4 (Elite Eight), 16 points for round 5, and 32 points for round 6 (Championship Game)

4) Tie Breakers;
Predict the score of the Championship Game
The first tiebreaker is the closest to the winning score
If still tied, the next tiebreaker is closest to the losing score
If still tied, the final tiebreaker is the closest to the combined score of the two teams

5) 1st place prize receives a copy (e-book) of the title "Consistent Handicapping Profits" by EW Donaldson! A book that goes for around $1000 now $45 hard copy is yours if you win the tournament!

When the official bracket comes out tomorrow night I will post it here and you must send me your copy of your bracket on email check2441@gmail.com
before the 18th if you want to win the grand prize! Scanning the bracket after you have completed it is recommended

Thanks, everyone hopefully some people see this before the first round, and may the best handicapper win! ;)

[CheckMark]

Please let me know if you are playing in this pool before the start of the 1st round

And remember you must have your bracket filled out entirely before the 1st round

Please send it to check2441@gmail.com if security purposes and for everyone to keep their brackets secret ;)

Thanks, everyone looking forward to a great tournament!

[teb21]

I'm in. Are the picks straight up or against the spread. I found this excel template. Is this what you want.

[coacht]

Check Mark

I plan to Enter

Thanks

[CheckMark]

I'm in. Are the picks straight up or against the spread. I found this excel template. Is this what you want.

Sweet! Yes everyone can print this off and then scan it back to the email provided

Thanks so much teb21!

NOTE: You must have your bracket submitted before the 19th and not the 18th sorry about the confusion

[CheckMark]

For those of you who do not want the xlsx file you can download the bracket below but please scan whatever bracket you choose and scan it back to my email address provided BEFORE the 19th please

Thanks and GL to all!

NOTE: The picks you will be submitting are NOT ATS they are straight-up picks so just be careful about choosing your games using this in mind

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[teb21]

This is a later and I hope last version of the March Madness Tournament. Should CheckMark allow its use as intended each person would make selections ans email the excel file to Checkmark. As the games are played he can enter a w in the yellow box for each win. The program will total the w's and keep a running total for the score.



As this was made before the First Four games anyone using the file will have to enter the winner of those games in the appropriate gray box and then all of the drop down boxes should work.


The yellow boxes are for Checkmark to use.


If Checkmark want PDF's only use the original file, print to a PDF, and email it to him.


Now that I have confused everyone the only important thing to know is that if I do not win the contest is rigged.

[CheckMark]

This is a later and I hope last version of the March Madness Tournament. Should CheckMark allow its use as intended each person would make selections ans email the excel file to Checkmark. As the games are played he can enter a w in the yellow box for each win. The program will total the w's and keep a running total for the score.



As this was made before the First Four games anyone using the file will have to enter the winner of those games in the appropriate gray box and then all of the drop down boxes should work.


The yellow boxes are for Checkmark to use.


If Checkmark want PDF's only use the original file, print to a PDF, and email it to him.


Now that I have confused everyone the only important thing to know is that if I do not win the contest is rigged.

I am just trying to make it easier for everyone for using pdf or excel file.
And yes picks are SU and not ATS.
Sorry to everyone that I confused as I never said not to use the excel file I just said it could be easier for pdf

[coacht]

Thanks

The PDF is easier for me

[HHE10]

submitted my pdf to you on email

[CheckMark]

submitted my pdf to you on email

Thank you, Hudson

I have confirmed you as the first player on the 2021 NCAAB Tournament picks submitted

Good luck!

Remember folks: I am not forcing you to do the PDF format or the nice Excel file that teb21 has shared but I would appreciate your picks before the Round of 64 starts on the 19th, please and thank you. Just trying to keep the Sports side active during the year for contest players.

[CheckMark]

The First Round of 64 Teams has concluded and here are the updated standings as of last night:

1st- coacht 22 pts
2nd- HHE10-21 pts
3rd- teb21- 17 pts

The Round of 32 is next with the South and midwest teams playing today with the West and East playing tomorrow

Tight race but now the points go up to 2 points for each correct pick not eliminated

Good luck to all our contestants today!

[coacht]

Thanks for the update Conley

Close race for sure.

[CheckMark]

The second Round of 32 has now been completed
Here are the current standings as of last night:

coacht 35 pts
HHE10 33 pts
teb21 30 pts


A super tight race here with anyone's game to win the entire tournament!

The next round is the Sweet 16 with now 4 points for each right selection not eliminated

Good luck to our contestants in the next round!

[coacht]

Thanks Conley

Close race for sure in the stretch

[CheckMark]

The Sweet 16 has now been completed
Here are the current standings as of last night:

HHE10 49pts
coacht 47pts
teb21 46pts

Again a very tight race and also lead change from last night's games which brings on the heat for the Elite 8!

The next round is the Elite 8 and points are worth 8 points for each right selection non-eliminated!

Good luck all!

[CheckMark]

The Elite Eight has now been completed
Here are the current standings as of last night:

HHE10 65pts
coacht 63pts
teb21 62pts

Super tight race last night with an upset of UCLA over the Wolverines which did make 2 of our contestants lose point opportunities

The next round is the Final 4 with 16 points for each right selection non-eliminated!

Good luck all! Games start back up April 3rd :)

[coacht]

Thanks Conley for the update

No question we are in the stretch heading for a photo finish

[CheckMark]

The Final 4 has now been completed
Here are the current standings as of last night:

teb21 94pts
HHE10 81pts
coacht 79pts

With teb21 having both Gonzaga and Baylor making it to the Championship game he added 32 points to his total and moves him up to 1st place!

The Championship game is tomorrow with 32 points to your winner that you have chosen which all 3 have chosen Gonzaga so we will see how well that pans out for leaderboard standings!

Good luck to our 3 contestants in the final game of this crazy march madness!

[CheckMark]

The Championship Game has now been completed
Congrats to the #1 Seed Baylor on winning over #1 Gonzaga by a score of 86-70!

Unfortunately, no one had Baylor as their selection last night so the standings stayed the same:

teb21 94pts
HHE10 81pts
coacht 79pts

Congratulations goes out to teb21 as he is our winner for our P&C march madness Contest!

He will receive a pdf copy of "Consistent Handicapping Profits" by EW Donaldson! Congrats goes out to HHE10 and coacht for their hard-earned efforts during the tournament!

Thank you to all who participated and I am hoping some of you who watched this contest can join us for future contests here at the Pace and Cap Sports Forum!

Until next time :D

[teb21]

The only team I watched all year was Dayton and the other teams in the A-10 Conference. My selections were just dumb blind luck. The quality of the competition was evident from the closeness of the scores. Thank you Checkmark for running an enjoyable contest.. I look forward to competing next year and hope that more people will participate.

[coacht]

Congrats on your win.

Thanks Conley for running the contest

[CheckMark]

The only team I watched all year was Dayton and the other teams in the A-10 Conference. My selections were just dumb blind luck. The quality of the competition was evident from the closeness of the scores. Thank you Checkmark for running an enjoyable contest.. I look forward to competing next year and hope that more people will participate.

Thank you for participating!

Did you receive my e-book email yet?

[CheckMark]

Congrats on your win.

Thanks Conley for running the contest

Thank you for participating!

I will have future contests shortly just getting some ideas together

[teb21]

I did receive the pdf. That is how I found out I had won. Thank you. I understand that I can read a pdf on my new kindle so it is next in the reading list.


I am not suggesting this as a contest but the single most intense games from beginning to end are between the US women and the Canadian women at the ice hockey world championship. If covid does not get in the way I think the next world championships are being held in Canada in May.

[CheckMark]

I did receive the pdf. That is how I found out I had won. Thank you. I understand that I can read a pdf on my new kindle so it is next in the reading list.


I am not suggesting this as a contest but the single most intense games from beginning to end are between the US women and the Canadian women at the ice hockey world championship. If covid does not get in the way I think the next world championships are being held in Canada in May.

Yes that could be one in the future

And yes that is true for the USA vs Canada rivalry in hockey every year! It's either USA one year and then Canada the next lol