Duke Versus Butler Championship

Oh my....what a Championship game that was tonight. The biggest lead of the night was 6 points, and it was very early in the game. It came down to the final shot of the game with Duke winning over Butler, 61-59. The Blue Devils win their first championship since 2001 when they won in Minneapolis over Arizona.

With that, our TOP TEN pick sheets have been finalized. Congratulations goes out to Justin Mangold, he is the 2010 Office Pool Contest winner! Justin correctly picked 71% pick of the games, incidentally, the best in the pool. Congratulations Justin.


Top Ten Pick Sheets for the 2010 contest....

1. Justin Mangold - 160 points
2. Zach Phillips - 158 points
3. Bill 2 - 152 points
4. Al May - 145 points
5. Jonathan Howell - 145 points
6. BadWater214 - 144 points
7. Graham Gamel - 144 points
8. jencanten - 144 points
9. John Godfrey - 143 points
10. Jennifer Cuddihy 1 - 142 points

The pool is now closed....see you in 2011

We Are Down To Four Teams

Well, it's been a very fun and entertaining tournament to watch this year. Sadly, there are only four teams left with three games to play. #5 Michigan State will face #5 Butler and #1 Duke will face #2 Wake Forest, with the winners of course meeting up in the Championship round.

With that, only eight tournament scenarios remain which will determine the winner for the 2010 Office Pool contest. To my surprise, one of my pick sheets is near the top of the standings in a few of the remaining scenarios. My test picks, which I do to make sure everything is setup correctly before I send out the email blast inviting everyone to fill out their pick sheet.

1. If Michigan State beats West Virginia
2. If West Virginia beats Michigan State
3. If Michigan State beats Duke
4. If Duke beats Michigan State
5. If Butler beats West Virginia
6. If West Virginia beats Butler
7. If Butler beats Duke
8. If Duke beats Butler

Round 4 Game Results (Sat-Sun)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region

5 - Michigan State [16]

6 - Tennessee [3]

WEST Region

2 - Kansas State [144]

5 - Butler [10]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [342]

2 - West Virginia [132]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [268]

3 - Baylor [72]

Round 3 Game Results (Thur-Fri)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region

2 - Ohio State [318]	6 - Tennessee [25]
5 - Michigan State [22]	9 - Northern Iowa [1]

WEST Region

1 - Syracuse [456]	5 - Butler [34]
2 - Kansas State [318]	6 - Xavier [32]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [466]	12 - Cornell [12]
2 - West Virginia [369]	11 - Washington [13]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [401]	4 - Purdue [37]
3 - Baylor [183]	10 - Saint Marys (Ca.) [6]

Butler Knocks The Orange Out

First it was Northern Iowa handing Kansas Jayhawks their exit papers. Kansas was the first number one seed to be eliminated from the 2010 tournament. Tonight, Butler Bulldogs extend their winning streak to 23 games and dislodge the Syracuse Orange, the second number one seed to have an early exit. Bulldogs, moving on to found four and will play on Saturday. 34 submitted pick sheets correctly picked this game correct.

The next number one seed, Cornell versus Kentucky. With Cornell winning the Ivy League Conference the past three years, this gives them tons of experience going into tonights game. Could Kentucky be the third number one seed to have an early exit?

The Pool - A March Madness Sketch

The Pool: a March Madness Sketch

Round 2 Game Results (Sat-Sun)

KEY: Not played - [number of entries selected] - Advanced - Eliminated

MIDWEST Region

1 - Kansas [543]	9 - Northern Iowa [4]
2 - Ohio State [492]	10 - Georgia Tech [21]
4 - Maryland [245]	5 - Michigan State [281]
6 - Tennessee [97]	14 - Ohio [3]

WEST Region

1 - Syracuse [508]	8 - Gonzaga [31]
2 - Kansas State [458]	7 - BYU [71]
3 - Pittsburgh [366]	6 - Xavier [143]
5 - Butler [242]	13 - Murry State [43]

EAST Region

1 - Kentucky [530]	12 - Wake Forest [2]
2 - West Virginia [504]	10 - Missouri [20]
3 - New Mexico [330]	11 - Washington [51]
4 - Wisconsin [297]	12 - Cornell [66]

SOUTH Region

1 - Duke [483]	8 - California [5]
2 - Villanova [478]	10 - Saint Marys (Ca.) [17]
3 - Baylor [406]	11 - Old Dominion [19]
4 - Purdue [173]	5 - Texas A&M [275]