Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bracket Challenge Update: The Numbers

Thanks to all who signed up for our Bracket Challenge. We'll go over a few numbers of the numbers.

  • 86 people signed up for the challenge.
  • 1 person forgot to submit their picks, so we'll just go with 85.
  • 1 person also forgot to pick the National Champion, which is unfortunate for them. They are currently tied for 5th place, but they now have no shot to win, because of this oversight.
  • 25% picked North Carolina to win it all.
  • #1 seeds were picked to win on 70.2% of the brackets. (UNC 25%, Louisville 21.4%, Pitt 13.1%, Connecticut 10.7%)
  • Big East teams were picked to win on 50% of the brackets.
  • Only 1 person picked a team to win it all that didn't make the Sweet 16 (Wake Forest).
  • 5 people received 27 points (27 of 32 picks) in the 1st round, the highest in this bracket.
  • 4 people received 30 points (15 of 16 picks) in the 2nd round, the highest in this bracket.
  • The top 4 brackets all have different teams winning the tournament.

The current leader of the bracket challenge is meltdown1914 (MSU1914). He leads with 56 points, and his pick to win it all is North Carolina.

Big Ali (Vikings) is currently in 2nd place with 55 points. He picked Michigan State.

dhomz (dhomz) is currently tied for 3rd place with 54 points and has picked Memphis.

bkallstar3 (bk) is currently tied for 3rd place with 54 points and has picked Pitt.

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