2022 NCAA Tournament Player Pick-Em

Excited to get this going again. Always a fun time of year.

IN (pain in BOLD): 

1. Laley
2. Brutus
3. Wiz
4. Turtles
5. Sportschampps
6. JSchilling
7. Gerb
8. Terry Tate
9. Goon
10. Birddog
11. Mirg

Previous ins:

1. Rollbrowns

I also have a payment on Venmo from someone "basketball player/trophy/cat" as the comment - not sure who that was.

If anyone needs my venmo/paypal username DM me. Brutus, I assume you will need that. 

I’m in but can you take PP? Got some money sitting there or could someone mule for me? 

Paid

I’m the unidentified payment, Laley.

sending payment today 

Feels good to be back doing the tournament pickem. 

posted by GOONx19

I’m the unidentified payment, Laley.

Thanks!

Paid

posted by brutus161

Paid

Think I got it. Not sure on name, but assume it was you since I dont recognize from years past.

Tanner Holden putting on a clinic. 20 points at hand on only 9 

Great start for Wiz. Holden's 37 would've been the top game last year ($75).

posted by GOONx19

Great start for Wiz. Holden's 37 would've been the top game last year ($75).

And 29 from TJD! And 2 wins. He is off to a massive head start. I’d bet 37 has a strong chance at top game this year.

This is 100% the first year we didnt have a tie on the initial projected standings somewhere... I know this because it fucks with my formulas lol

Some draft stats.

Average seed:

1.  Turtles -- 2.3
2.  Sportchampps -- 2.7
3.  JSchilling -- 3.0
4.  Birddog -- 4.0
5.  Mirg -- 4.7*
6.  Brutus -- 5.2
7.  Goon -- 5.7
8.  Terry -- 5.7
9.  RollBrowns -- 6.0
10.  Wiz -- 6.8
    
11.  Laley -- 7.2
12.  Gerb -- 7.7

Projected games (if favorites win)

1.  Turtles -- 51
2.  Sportchammps -- 46
3.  JSchilling -- 46
4.  Birddog -- 45
5.  Terry -- 37
6.  Goon -- 34
7.  Wiz -- 32
8.  Mirg -- 30*
9.  Brutus -- 30
10.  Laley -- 30
11.  RollBrowns -- 27
12.  Gerb -- 22

Projected points (based on season average, not yet including the *actual* First 4 results)

1.  Turtles -- 557
2.  Birddog -- 565
3.  Sportchampps --532
4.  JSchilling -- 477
5.  Wiz -- 469
6.  Terry -- 449
7.  Goon -- 439
8.  Laley -- 416
9.  RollBrowns --408
10.  Mirg -- 407*
11.  Brutus -- 402
12.  Gerb -- 324

Beat me to it. We must have different "projected games played" somewhere.

posted by GOONx19

Beat me to it. We must have different "projected games played" somewhere.

I factor in the play-in. I also factor in upsets, and moving forward upsets (like if 12 and 13 both win, I factor in 12 should win that next game also -- (but that shouldn't effect pre-tournament)

I like Goon's projections lol

Bad game for the CSU picks... Yikes.