# 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:** 3
**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 19, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/41 "2016-03-19T17:40:43Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Heartbreaking? How about[losing on a half](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdFB3OGUaGU)court shot at the buzzer. racer72. This is why my late father said that March Madness is the most exciting two weeks in sports. Pax ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/42 "2016-03-19T17:52:35Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > I wasn’t able to watch the game. After reading your post I have the following question. Do you, or anyone else reading this post, know how I can watch the entire game now that it has been played? You could try CBS’ website and see what they offer. I shouldn’t think it would be 1/10 as interesting with a known outcome. That might just be me. ---
**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 19, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/43 "2016-03-19T20:36:14Z")
For me, it’s a tale of two brackets: **EXCELLENT** EAST: I went perfect in the first round, picking 8/8 winners (including a good call on 14 SF Austin over 3 W. Virginia) WEST: I went 7/8 (only loss was Baylor), with good calls on Northern Illinois and VCU **DUMPSTER FIRE** SOUTH: Only 3 winners (the 1, 2, and 3 seeds–how hard was that?); everything else was a loss MIDWEST: I went 4 for 8, including a good call on AR-Little Rock, but lost 3 Sweet 16 teams and of course Michigan St., who I had winning it all. The Midwest is a sea of red marks for me ☹ ---
**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 19, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/44 "2016-03-19T20:57:23Z")
Sanity prevails. Duke 71, Yale 64. ---
**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 19, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/45 "2016-03-19T23:36:34Z")
On bended knee, with devoutness to Bobby Knight, Hoosiers WIN! Indiana 73, Kentucky 67. Anytime Kentucky (one and done) looses, I’m a happy guy… ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/46 "2016-03-20T02:39:21Z")
The number 11 Zags handily beat the number 3 Utah Runnin’ Utes? F\*ck Seeds. I’m going with [538](http://fivethirtyeight.com/) next year. Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/47 "2016-03-20T02:52:55Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > On bended knee, with devoutness to Bobby Knight, Hoosiers WIN! Indiana 73, Kentucky 67. > > Anytime Kentucky (one and done) looses, I’m a happy guy… You and me both! Go IU! Go Big Red! ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/48 "2016-03-25T04:56:11Z")
Release the quacken! ---
**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 26, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/49 "2016-03-26T14:41:14Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > 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. I hadn’t checked until now but there is ONE bracket that got submitted to the “Straight Dope” group. The bracket name is “85 Flavors of Win” and the owner is “LuckyNumber85”. This bracket has 610 points and 880 possible points remaining, which would add it to the current three-way tie for 14th in the “SDMB Bracketeers” group. ---
**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 26, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/50 "2016-03-26T23:16:24Z")
I don’t know who’s idea it was to do the “AT&T at the Half” segment with puppets but that was freakin’ hilarious. I just about lost it when “Kenny” tried to drink his coffee and spilled it. ---
**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 27, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/51 "2016-03-27T03:04:20Z")
OK over Oregon. Nova over Kansas. I’m done. ---
**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 27, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/52 "2016-03-27T12:54:48Z")
That Villanova - Kansas game was ugly. Neither team played well. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many airballs in one game. Nova played less crappy, though, and moves on to play Oklahoma. Good luck with that! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/53 "2016-03-31T02:58:50Z")
I really don’t care who wins. For me, it was a great tournament when Indiana beat Kentucky. Then a horrible tournament when North Carolina beat Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/54 "2016-03-31T23:25:45Z")
'Nova over Oklahoma UNC over 'Cuse (although my heart is with 'Cuse on this one - Boeheim’s last realistic shot) Then UNC over 'Nova. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/55 "2016-04-02T15:01:16Z")
Since Villanova’s in the Final Four, this _Bored of the Rings_ excerpt seemed relevant: > [@](#): > > As Goodgulf stepped onto the bridge the passage echoed with an ominous _dribble, dribble_ and a great crowd of narcs burst forth. In their midst was a towering dark shadow too terrible to describe. In its hand it held a huge black globe and on its chest was written in cruel runes, “Villanova.” > “Aiyee,” shouted Legolam. “A ballhog!” ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/56 "2016-04-03T00:42:46Z")
If I’d had to guess which of these two games this evening would result in a 95-51 score, it would not have been Villanova-Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/57 "2016-04-03T12:35:32Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > 'Nova over Oklahoma > UNC over 'Cuse (although my heart is with 'Cuse on this one - Boeheim’s last realistic shot) > > Then UNC over 'Nova. And my 4-1 parley comes home. Why can’t I do this when actual money is on the line? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/58 "2016-04-04T15:26:58Z")
If I’m reading this right, it has come down to Basset Hound 3 for UNC, vs Frosty’s Funky Foibles for Villanova. ---
**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 5, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/59 "2016-04-05T03:47:44Z")
Congrats **Frosted Glass**! “Frosty’s Funky Foibles” wins this year’s tournament pool on a last second 3-pointer! ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859/60 "2016-04-05T18:19:02Z")
What a crazy game! That was easily the best ending I’ve ever seen in a tourney. Glad my Big East love bracket actually did something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2016-ncaa-tournament-pool/748859.md?page=2)