View Full Version : March Madness Pool


ghrogels
03-02-2004, 09:53 AM
In celebration of the NCAA basketball torunement (and because i know none of you know anything about backetball so i will winnar!), ghrog, in kalaberation with BLE will hold the 1st EVAR NCAA March Madness BLE-Lan_Pool_Party. For those who don't know what the NCAA tourney is all about, no worries, just pick a random team and hope you win!!!

Oks, so here is how the format will go:
PM me w/ the title "March Madness" and your entered, i will hold a drawing to see who goes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. As soon as the brackets for the NCAA toruney are all set up, I will PM everyone and ask you the order of which you would like to select the teams. (you must list all 64 teams in the order you wish to pick them)

Then I will start with the person who got first in the drawing, and write down which team they chose first, then i will cross that team off the main list.
Then I will look at the person who got second in the drawing, if his first choice is already taken, I will write down their second choice.
This will continue until all teams are taken, with the last person going first the next round of the draft (so that the person that picked first goes last the next time they pick a team)

the winnar will get a taco salad, a burrito, and a taco, with beans on the side.
2nd place will receive a 5$ gift certificate from taco bell
3rd place will get a pat on the back
4th place will recieve a 3$ gift certificate from taco del mar
if neither taco del mar or taco bell give gift certificates, you will get nothing

the winners will be determined by who gets first/second/third/etc in the tournament, if there is a tie (a tie!), the tiebreaker will be who ever team(s) had more wins in the tournement, if thats a tie (probably a tie), then it will be the total team(s) wins in the regular season



no purchase necessary, entry is free, must be member of the forums. You are responsible to pick up your prize (at the
next lan or the one after that)
entries must be recieved no later then 2 days before the tournament begins

BLE Admins and Moderators are not allowed to WIN, but them may participate.
teams will be posted here sometime this month, so keep on the look out. and don't forget to PM me!

Good Luck!!!

DiscoDave
03-02-2004, 10:20 AM
I'll award a custom title to the first, second, and third place winners. Any title you want, within reason.

ghrogels
03-04-2004, 06:51 PM
woohoo, no entries!

SuperDude
03-04-2004, 07:40 PM
wow thats a long/big post, i cant read that much without forgetting how it started =(

ghrogels
03-04-2004, 09:33 PM
there are just a few easy steps:

1. PM me with the title "March Madness"
2. Check back here for when the 64 teams are posted; I will PM you when the teams are posted, and that you are to PM me with your selections
3. PM me a list of all 64 teams, in order which you think they are going to place/win
4. Everything else is just technical

Good Luck!

SuperDude
03-05-2004, 12:32 PM
thank you, much better

ghrogels
03-15-2004, 11:58 AM
the teams in the NCAA tourney, with their bracket rank.

(1) Kentucky
(8) Washington
(9) UAB
(5) Providence
(12) U of the Pacific
(4) Kansas
(13) Ill-Chicago
(6) BC
(11) Utah
(3) Ga Tech
(14) N Iowa
(7) Mich St
(10) Nevada
(2) Gonzaga
(15) Valparaiso
(1) Saint Joseph's
(16) Liberty
(8) Texas Tech
(9) Charlotte
(5) Florida
(12) Manhattan
(4) W Forest
(13) Va Common
(6) Wisconsin
(11) Richmond
(3) Pittsburgh
(14) C Florida
(7) Memphis
(10) S Carolina
(2) Oklahoma St
(15) E Wash
(1) Duke
(16) Alabama St
(8) S Hall
(9) Arizona
(5) Illinois
(12) Murray St
(4) Cincy
(13) E Tenn St
(6) UNC
(11) Air Force
(3) Texas
(14) Princeton
(7) Xavier
(10) Louisville
(2) Miss St
(15) Monmouth
(1) Stanford
(16) Texas-SA
(8) Alabama
(9) S Illinois
(5) Syracuse
(12) BYU
(4) Maryland
(13) UTEP
(6) Vanderbilt
(11) W Michigan
(3) NC State
(14) La Lafayette
(7) DePaul
(10) Dayton
(2) UConn
(15) Vermont


so far excessive is the only one to sign up, (who you think is most likely to win) so just PM me your list

the dead-line for entry is March 18th, @ noon.

good luck!

M4LFUNCT10N
03-15-2004, 12:08 PM
I would be making extremely random guesses. I don't follow college basketball in the least... :rolleyes:

ghrogels
03-15-2004, 02:15 PM
a0y! but if there are only 4 people entered you will be sure to win sometihng!

Ender
03-15-2004, 02:38 PM
shouldn't they be numbered 1-64? HOw come some of them have have the same ranking? hehe or am I just a huge nub? Don't hurt me if I am...I haven't cared about college basketball since...wait, I've never cared for it! :p But I'll enter just cause the chances are so good! :woot:

DiscoDave
03-15-2004, 02:40 PM
I think there's several different brackets, sort of like how baseball as the AL West, NL West, AL East, NL East, and so on.

Ender
03-15-2004, 02:46 PM
ah...that would make sense. :rup:

Airstotle
03-15-2004, 05:12 PM
Check the paper or the net for a Bracket, pick um and see what happens. I usually get about 4 right. And I even follow NCAA to a degree. It is pretty hard. That's why Vegas loves it!

Excessive
03-15-2004, 05:47 PM
I don't watch basketball unless someone ties me to the chair. But I like to gamble, especialy if it does not cost me anything.

ghrogels
03-16-2004, 04:33 PM
so uh, only excessive has signed up so far...still

uh guys! i don't want to just GIVE him the taco salad, burito, and taco, i want him to EARN it, come'n guys, sign up today!!! don't be lame, sign up today!!!

ghrogels
03-16-2004, 04:35 PM
and i think its fair to speak for dave, that he doesn't just want to GIVE excessive his own custom title, but instead make us feel like we're a community by having compitions outside of killing and mauling eachother in the pretend world of computer games.

Excessive
03-16-2004, 05:09 PM
Originally posted by ghrog
and i think its fair to speak for dave, that he doesn't just want to GIVE excessive his own custom title, but instead make us feel like we're a community by having compitions outside of killing and mauling eachother in the pretend world of computer games.

I "earned" my custom title by designing the LAN flyer. ;)

M4LFUNCT10N
03-16-2004, 07:11 PM
I earned mine by... uh... why'd I earn it? Oh yeah, right place at the right time ;)

Airstotle
03-22-2004, 09:30 PM
Anyone's Picks shot ti h3ll by now. Mine sure are.