# SDMB 2016 NCAA Tournament Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 13, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859 "2016-03-13T14:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 13, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/1 "2016-03-13T14:05:03Z")
Tournament time is here again! Once again we will be using the ESPN tournament site [http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/bracket](http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/bracket) Group Name: **SDMB Bracketeers** Password: **cecil123** There is a limit of 3 brackets per player. And now for a little housekeeping. Last year, for some stupid reason I tried to change the name of our traditional tournament pool group from “SDMB Bracketeers” to “Straight Dope”, and wound up creating two different groups (and lots of confusion). _I strongly encourage everyone to use the **“SDMB Bracketeers”** group this year_. The “Straight Dope” group is still out there, and I haven’t found a way to remove it, so I have changed the password on the group. If you submitted an entry in the “Straight Dope” group last year, I don’t know if the password change will prevent you from rejoining the group this year or not. If you are able to get into the “Straight Dope” group and submit a bracket, no big deal. I will keep an eye on both groups and will combine results if we wind up with entries in both. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/2 "2016-03-14T12:54:03Z")
Monday morning bump. I see we have a few entries already. ---
**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 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/3 "2016-03-14T21:08:07Z")
/in ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/4 "2016-03-15T15:34:32Z")
In. Thanks **Shoeless**! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/5 "2016-03-16T19:01:10Z")
I’m in. Someone has to come in last, and it will likely be me. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/6 "2016-03-16T23:11:16Z")
I think I might be the only one with 3 brackets, which mathematically guarantees my victory. Kneel, suckers. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/7 "2016-03-17T06:09:57Z")
I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/8 "2016-03-17T07:17:34Z")
I’m in. With three, gloriously, incompetently-chosen brackets: Upsets Galore Knorf’s Bone Head Picks Knorf’s Pointless Guesses ---
**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:** [March 17, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/9 "2016-03-17T14:29:56Z")
Last chance to get your picks in! I added a second bracket “Shoeless Big12 Homer” with all Big 12 teams in the Final Four. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/10 "2016-03-17T15:06:32Z")
I joined. Different username than the one I use here. It’s Obviousman08. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/11 "2016-03-17T16:47:30Z")
Third bracket goes in, right at the buzzer! ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/12 "2016-03-17T17:33:03Z")
Three times the chances to bust my bracket: Frosty’s Picks Frosty’s Funky Foibles Frosty’s Fabulous Follies Let the games begin! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/13 "2016-03-17T18:42:23Z")
Ka-Ching! Thank you Butler Bulldogs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/14 "2016-03-17T22:30:48Z")
Interesting that the spread on the Baylor/Yale game was only 5 1/2 pts. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/15 "2016-03-18T00:49:44Z")
I gotta quit picking Baylor to go deep in my brackets. They look tough during conference play then fold when they get to the tournament. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/16 "2016-03-18T01:33:39Z")
As with any year I go with the anybody but Kansas strategy. \_uck Kansas, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/17 "2016-03-18T02:10:14Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I gotta quit picking Baylor to go deep in my brackets. They look tough during conference play then fold when they get to the tournament. Agreed Shoeless. I had them going to the Sweet 16 :smack: I watched the game 2-day and Yale played a great game. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/18 "2016-03-18T02:18:14Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I gotta quit picking Baylor to go deep in my brackets. They look tough during conference play then fold when they get to the tournament. And I also had Purdue going to the Sweet 16. :smack::smack::smack: Man, did they blow that game, especially at the very end. I had to sink three Boilermakers to get over it. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/19 "2016-03-18T03:52:41Z")
Another year, another early Arizona exit. One year, I’m not going to bother picking them at all. ETA: It just seems like they’re always one and done. [They’re not, really.](http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/5229) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/20 "2016-03-18T04:12:46Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Another year, another early Arizona exit. One year, I’m not going to bother picking them at all. > > ETA: It just seems like they’re always one and done. [They’re not, really.](http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/5229) Tell me about it Casey1505. Arizona got beat _real good_ by a number 11 seed. On the other hand, I had (trumpets please) Providence! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859.md?page=2)