# NCAA Bracket Bustin' **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765 "2008-03-18T12:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/101 "2008-03-28T13:44:57Z")
Bumping this to announce the fact that I’m in FIRST PLACE!!! Wonder how long that will last… ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/102 "2008-03-28T13:54:07Z")
Darn, my Facebook bracket is going much better. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/103 "2008-03-28T14:13:30Z")
I have 3 of 4 in play tonight. If all 3 come through I should be near the top, at least for tonight. But as long as UNC and UCLA keep winning, I’m toast. (I need Louisville and Xavier to advance to the Final 4 from those regions, and Memphis to win it all) ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/104 "2008-03-28T16:10:10Z")
Tonight is the big night for me i need Kansas and Stanford to win then I will at least be looking good in my office pool. but other wise I’m cheering for upsets. Last night it was the Ws and they all failed me. ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/105 "2008-03-28T19:33:14Z")
[Thought this](http://www.cracked.com/article_16052_usual-suspects-6-characters-who-ruin-every-ncaa-office-pool.html) was funny for folks like me in the lower percentiles ---
**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 28, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/106 "2008-03-28T21:42:03Z")
I’m 4 for 4 with the first half of the Elite 8 and all my choices for the other 4 are still alive and playing tonight. 1 seeds and 3 seeds all the way baby! ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/107 "2008-03-29T02:03:42Z")
Just cracked the top 30 baby! I’m actually winning another pool, but in that pool I was a lot less ballsy (there is money involved in that one - 3 1’s and a 2 in the final 4). ---
**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 29, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/108 "2008-03-29T02:09:26Z")
[QUOTE=Omniscient] I’m 4 for 4 with the first half of the Elite 8 and all my choices for the other 4 are still alive and playing tonight. 1 seeds and 3 seeds all the way baby! [/QUOTE] Those 3 seeds screwed me today. The worst part is that those 3s were each supposed to make my Final Four. It was nice dreaming for a while there. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/109 "2008-03-29T04:20:21Z")
Welp…i got 4 teams in the elite 8…none in the final four. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/110 "2008-03-30T22:24:36Z")
Well, I’m currently #4, but I think it all matters who wins in the final four as IIRC those award major points which dwarf whatever you get in the early rounds… ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/111 "2008-03-30T23:15:45Z")
If UNC beats UCLA in a low scoring game, I am set. ---
**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 30, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/112 "2008-03-30T23:20:33Z")
Well…I can’t win but I can finish a strong second that’s only 1 point back. UCLA over UNC…come on. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/113 "2008-03-31T00:13:15Z")
Okay, so not going out on a limb helped. Obviously, I want my favorite team Kansas to win, but I went high-seeds all the way. Guess I was sick of being cute, taking risky picks, and coming in last place. 2nd place ain’t too bad! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/114 "2008-03-31T03:55:36Z")
Unheard of. all number ones advanced. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/115 "2008-03-31T17:46:38Z")
I went from 2nd to 25th overnight. Chalk city . ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/116 "2008-03-31T18:23:30Z")
I threw my bracket in the garbage this morning. I only have 1 of the Final 4 teams, luckily my national champ. Now I hopping that my cowardly friend who I paid for in the office pool wins so I can take my 50%. Bastard went all chalk all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/117 "2008-04-01T12:33:59Z")
Dead fricken last. I have 3 number one’s in the Final 4 and who do I pick for a Nat. Champion? A number 2 that got beaten by a 10. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/118 "2008-04-01T20:51:39Z")
I’m currently in a 6-way tie for 5th place (out of 128 entries). I will have sole possesion of 1st place with a UCLA win over Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/119 "2008-04-02T00:30:00Z")
[QUOTE=Madd Maxx] Dead fricken last. I have 3 number one’s in the Final 4 and who do I pick for a Nat. Champion? A number 2 that got beaten by a 10. [/QUOTE] A ten that was within a shot of beating a 1 though. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765/120 "2008-04-08T12:29:37Z")
Woo-hoo! The Jayhawks came through, and pulled me up from somewhere in the 20s to a respectable 5th. What a game! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bracket-bustin/441765.md?page=7)