# 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Fantasy Bracket

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343>\
**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:** 13\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/41 "2006-03-16T03:42:01Z")

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> [@HubZilla](#):
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> 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.
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> Perfect bracket, here I come!

Leave it to a Jayhawk to pick straight chalk.

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**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 16, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/42 "2006-03-16T04:40:56Z")

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Someone join me in rooting for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

There is no cooler mascot. Come on. It’s a saluki!

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**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 16, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/43 "2006-03-16T05:05:19Z")

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I’d like to but West Virginia is going to Pittsnogle their way into the Sweet 16.

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**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, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/44 "2006-03-16T08:21:34Z")

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> [@Omniscient](#):
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> Weenie!

LOL! It’s almost like picking AGAINST College of Charleston in the late 90s!

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**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, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/45 "2006-03-16T08:24:05Z")

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Darnit, group is full ☹

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/46 "2006-03-16T14:08:08Z")

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Group ID# 135010  
Group Name SDMB NCAA Tournament II  
Group Password cecil

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/47 "2006-03-16T14:26:33Z")

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I think I’ll be away from my computer until after 12, so it seems I’ve made my final pick adjustments. If anything, I’ve probably picked too many upsets early. But I wanted this bracket to be different from the one I did in my office.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/48 "2006-03-16T16:36:03Z")

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If no one joins the second league, I’ll just delete it.

I’ll be guaranteed a championship, though.

Hmmm…

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**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/49 "2006-03-16T17:47:40Z")

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> [@HubZilla](#):
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> LOL! It’s almost like picking AGAINST College of Charleston in the late 90s!

We got jobbed…grumble grumble.

Oh yeah, **Bucknell**!

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/50 "2006-03-16T18:10:24Z")

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So far, it looks like those of us who picked Wichita State were on th eball.

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**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, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/51 "2006-03-16T18:37:23Z")

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[urlhttp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362548]NCAA March Madness 2006 - the other ongoing thread on the tournament.

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**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, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/52 "2006-03-16T18:38:32Z")

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Crap…one more time.

[NCAA March Madness 2006](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362548) - the other ongoing thread on the tournament.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-fantasy-bracket/347343/53 "2006-03-16T22:13:14Z")

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Since the time to join the league has passed, I think we can close this thread. Please follow the above link to read the discussion thread.

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