Tuesday, April 05, 2005

 

The Story of My Bracket

The Final Four (copyright 2005 NCAA--don't sue me!) has ended, and I can report my most successful bracket ever. Overall, I picked 42 of 63 games correctly, which is not bad, considering you have to pick them all in advance. I got 23 of the 32 first-round games correct, which is not too sporty, but I wasn't counting on Kansas and Syracuse both playing like choking dogs on the same weekend. I did, however, pick Wisconsin-Milwaukee to beat Alabama.

I got nine out of sixteen right in the second round, including Utah over Oklahoma and UW-M over Boston College. I may be the only person in America to put Wisconsin-Milwaukee into the Sweet Sixteen who wasn't an alumnus.

In the regional semifinals, I hit on four out of eight, highlighted by Louisville's victory over Washington. In the regional finals, I picked three out of four. I could have had all four, if Kentucky had come out of the locker room here in Austin. Too much partying on Sixth Street, perhaps? I shouldn't complain, because I've never had as many as three of the Final Four previously.

In St. Louis, I correctly picked Illinois and North Carolina to win on Saturday, and the Tar Heels to prevail on Monday night. On ESPN.com, a total of 74,620 people finished ahead of me. That doesn't sound too impressive, until you consider the almost 2.7 million people who finished behind me. My percentile score was 97.3, which I consider pretty fair shootin'. When coupled with the home theater I won playing fantasy football last season, I'm starting to believe my own hype.

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