Big Dance Tournament

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  1. Don Ballard

    Don Ballard Well-Known Member

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    I do not know about the rest of you Skyboxers, but picking teams to advance looks rather precarious to say the least. There are a number of very good basketball teams in the field.

    Trick as always is to pick the early upsets. Unfortunately I have not been very successful at that in the past.

    Good luck to everyone in the Yahoo Pickem Contest!
     
    Don Ballard, Mar 15, 2010
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    I have several upsets in the first round. As I stated earlier, that may change... it may even be a higher number. :?
     
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  3. Terry O'Keefe

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    I wonder if you picked all underdogs on one sheet and all higher seeds on the other sheet which would score the most points?
     
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    Made another topic essentially about this one before I saw this one.

    My dilemma is that you hardly ever win one of these brackets without picking the winner. I like Kentucky....slightly......but the Cats haven't even been to a Final Four since 1998....which is surprising given their rich history.

    No one has an easy road it seems....... :?
     
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  5. Tennessee Tom

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    Dave, no harm in two topics but if you wish, I can delete the other one.
     
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  6. Don Ballard

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    I really wonder how Syracuse is going to fare in the tournament. One key injured player can really cause some wild swings. Makes your picks a bit in the dark.
     
    Don Ballard, Mar 16, 2010
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    we're cool Tom...
     
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    Top 5 teams in the tourney by NCAA tournament winning percentage:

    1. Duke .745
    2. Florida .707
    3. Kansas .694
    4. Kentucky .689
    5. UNLV .687

    note: this is the actual top 5 and all have played at least 40 games
     
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    Top 10 winning teams all-time currently in the tournament (minimum 50 games):

    Kentucky 98-44
    Duke 88-30
    Kansas 84-37
    Louisville 60-37
    Syracuse 50-32
    Mich. State 48-22
    Villanova 48-30
    Georgetown 45-23
    OK State 38-22
    OH State 38-22
     
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    Top 3 winning teams.....min 120 games:

    Kentucky 98-44
    Duke 88-30
    Kansas 84-37 :wink: :p
     
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  11. Terry O'Keefe

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    Kentucky, Duke, Kansas ....is the 4th UNC?
     
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    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Wait, what? Sid are you kidding me that UNC is not in the top 10?
     
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  13. Don Ballard

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    UCLA?
     
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    UCLA and UNC....not in this year's tourney.

    The list is winning percentage.....in the tourney this year.

    Sid may have had a snappy comeback but you can look at all time winning percentage....and consider all teams with 40 games or more and UF is way up there surprisingly with some great programs.
     
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  15. Don Ballard

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    Whoops! Didn't realize it was just this go around!
     
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  16. Don Ballard

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    Bubble teams Florida and Notre Dame go down early. Some very close games thus far!
     
    Don Ballard, Mar 18, 2010
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  17. Terry O'Keefe

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    Is it me or do most of the upsets always happen on the early games on Thurs? Maybe the favorites aren't awake yet! :)
     
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  18. Don Ballard

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    Hard to say but the first round always seems to have some giant killers.

    For example Ohio University just put Georgetown out of the tournament and in very convincing fashion.

    Incidentally John Groce, their coach, served as an assistant to Thad Matta at Butler, Xavier and Ohio State.
     
    Don Ballard, Mar 18, 2010
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