# 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Fantasy Bracket **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343 "2006-03-07T04:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/21 "2006-03-15T03:23:10Z")
The **Buzzerbeater** has arrived with the correct picks. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/22 "2006-03-15T04:04:54Z")
Monmouth over Hampton, 71-49. I was kind of worried about picking them over 'Nova but after that convincing victory today, all I have to say is GO HAWKS!!! ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/23 "2006-03-15T04:10:48Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Monmouth over Hampton, 71-49. I was kind of worried about picking them over 'Nova but after that convincing victory today, all I have to say is > > GO HAWKS!!! Are you kidding? #16s are 0-84, and I really expect that to go to 0-88 after this year. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/24 "2006-03-15T04:11:08Z")
You know, I was psyched for the start of the tourament this afternoon, but I didn’t watch 10 minutes of that game. That was some lousy basketball. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/25 "2006-03-15T04:11:40Z")
I may be a Duke fan but I’m not that stupid. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/26 "2006-03-15T04:13:00Z")
I’m in, but lord, my picks are going to suck. Much like every year. If I make it through the first weekend ok, I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/27 "2006-03-15T04:27:29Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > I may be a Duke fan but I’m not that stupid. You said it, not me. If there had been room, I was considering “Sweet Jesus, I Hate Christian Laettner” for my pick name. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/28 "2006-03-15T04:43:05Z")
Damn, I should’ve picked Duke Sucks. Oh well. Another Wildcat fan that haaaaaates Duke and Laetner. ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/29 "2006-03-15T07:02:05Z")
I’m in: pick name is ‘architecthore.’ I hate Laettner, too; Duke fans likely have equal disdain toward Cameron Mills. Every now and then, I’ll walk past the championship trophies here at UK. If I can count right, then we still have 4 more of these trophies than Duke. I’m trying to think of a good reason to pick an upset over UConn but am drawing a blank so far. ‘Wishful thinking’ isn’t a good reason. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/30 "2006-03-15T14:33:09Z")
Hell, I’m a Duke fan and _I_ hate Laettner. Talentless hack rode Hurley’s coattails all the way. If it weren’t for Hurley and Hill, they never woulda won that year, clutch shot or no. There’s a reason Laettner had a chance to make that shot, and it sure wasn’t due to his efforts. ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/31 "2006-03-15T15:18:57Z")
I’m in, and continuing the tradition of “at least one team from the Big Ten makes it to the Final Four in my magical gumdrop world”. I think Ohio State could pull it off, though. Balls to the wall! ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/32 "2006-03-15T15:21:37Z")
I think you may be right Tsarina. I didn’t pick them to go to the Final Four, I didn’t like their effort in the game against Iowa. But, they are a good team, and will probably prove me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/33 "2006-03-15T22:38:35Z")
OmniWowWow is in! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/34 "2006-03-15T23:14:11Z")
I’m in. I think I came in last last year. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/35 "2006-03-15T23:27:49Z")
I’m in, voted more heart than head though so I’m probably gonna be keepin the bottom secure. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/36 "2006-03-15T23:59:35Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I’m in, voted more heart than head though so I’m probably gonna be keepin the bottom secure. Me too…my money league picks look alot different. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/37 "2006-03-16T00:22:53Z")
I’m in - took less than 4 minutes to make my picks, oughta be real good. Still have to make my money-league picks. Good luck all… ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/38 "2006-03-16T00:31:49Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I’m in. > > I think I came in last last year. Well, I came in 24th of 25 in the SDMB pool last year with an astoudingly poor 12% correct, so if you were the one below me, welcome back 😃 I am in again (Shattered Brackets), and while my picks are a bit heart-based, I hope to get closer to the 84% I put up the year prior. Of course, UConn won that year, which certainly helped… Also, I didn’t do it in this pool, but in all the pools I’m in using upset scoring systems, I’m taking Winthrop over Tennessee. Just putting that out there to help the Vols win by 40 and/or make a deep run. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/39 "2006-03-16T01:59:48Z")
Hubzilla in. For fun, other than my team Kansas going to the Final Four, I’m trying a new strategy. I’m picking all the higher seeds in every round. Forget the 5/12 upsets or underrated Gonzaga or George Washington or overrated Tennessee and Ohio State. Perfect bracket, here I come! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/40 "2006-03-16T03:31:48Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > I’m picking all the higher seeds in every round. Forget the 5/12 upsets or underrated Gonzaga or George Washington or overrated Tennessee and Ohio State. > > Perfect bracket, here I come! Weenie! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343.md?page=3)