NCAA Pool - 2020 edition (1 Viewer)

[T J]

Ok, so I don’t post much anymore, but several of you have been in the pool I run in the past so here’s the invite if you’re interested. Fans or no fans, the games must go on! 

Last year there were nearly 2500 $5 entries and the winner took home over $2800 on a $5 entry. 

Good luck! All the info is on the home page of the pool. Peace. Feel free to share as well. 

http://www.pickhoops.com/2020ncaapool

 

[otb_lifer]

are you running odds on whether or not they actually play at all?

 

[T J]

are you running odds on whether or not they actually play at all?

No kidding. 

 

[T J]

Alrighty then. Never mind. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Looks like I finally got that perfect bracket.

 

[comfortably numb]

ESPN should go on with the selection committee to help pass the time.

We can have a bracket to pretend to fill out

 

[AAABatteries]

I know you guys are disappointed but I got your backs.

http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah/best-word-bracket

 

[SayWhat?]

Ok, so I don’t post much anymore, but several of you have been in the pool I run in the past so here’s the invite if you’re interested. Fans or no fans, the games must go on! 

Last year there were nearly 2500 $5 entries and the winner took home over $2800 on a $5 entry. 

Good luck! All the info is on the home page of the pool. Peace. Feel free to share as well. 

http://www.pickhoops.com/2020ncaapool

I’m in if you decide to collect and figure out a way to donate to an organization, people, or person who needs the help with what’s going on of late.  That may be a burden on you (collecting/donating), but if you’re willing I’m in. 

 

[The General]

The Hoosiers were going to shock the world. Guess we’ll never get to see it, but it was going to happen.

 

[Tom Servo]

The Hoosiers were going to shock the world. Guess we’ll never get to see it, but it was going to happen.

I had my bet on Northwest Delta State Tech.

 

[otb_lifer]

The Hoosiers were going to shock the world. Guess we’ll never get to see it

... Netflix down?

 

[Nemesis]

Before outright cancellation, NCAA considered a condensed 16-team 2020 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta  

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/before-outright-cancellation-ncaa-considered-a-condensed-16-team-2020-ncaa-tournament-in-atlanta/

Reducing the field from 68 to 16 had to mean the elimination of automatic-qualifier bids. All 16 teams would have been selected on the strength of their overall profiles for at-large consideration. Had a school or two or three or more opted not to travel and play in the event, Gavitt said the committee would have made a length overall seed list and continued down to Nos. 17, 18, 19 and so on if necessary to ask teams that would've been willing to participate. 

The format would have given a slight advantage to the top four seeds, which would have opened up play against seeds Nos. 13-16 on Thursday, then not had to play again until Saturday. So it would have been No. 1 vs. No. 16, No. 2 vs. No. 15 and so forth. Teams seeded Nos. 5-8 would have played seeded Nos. 9-12 on Friday, and the winners of those games would have played Saturday, with the Elite Eight taking place on Saturday, the Final Four on Sunday and the national title game on Monday.

Had BYU been involved and made it to Sunday, the NCAA would have pushed back to Final Four and national title game to Monday and Tuesday to accommodate BYU's mandatory rule of not playing games Sundays.

"We thought it matched up, it would fit all the TV windows," Gavitt said.

This plan was informal and never broached with CBS or Turner executives because it never reached a point where it was necessary due to the selection committee shooting down the proposition in the midst of what was a whirlwind Thursday morning and afternoon.  

Wow  ........i bet the ratings for this would have been BIG