# The SDMB "My NCAA Bracket's Already Shot to Hell" Club **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168 "2005-03-18T18:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/1 "2005-03-18T18:13:47Z")
The 1st round is half over. Once again proving that Jimmy the Greek I ain’t, here is my list of picks that went wrong (so far): I had- Texas over Nevada Alabama over UW- Milwaukee Penn over Boston College (upset special pick) LSU over UAB (note to self: never pick against UAB) Pitt over Pacific UCLA over Texas Tech Creighton over West Virginia UTEP over Utah (was drinking when I got around to picking this region) Anybody else sent a few bucks down the drain already? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/2 "2005-03-18T18:53:03Z")
Two hours in, I had already lost 2 Sweet Sixteen teams, Pitt and Alabama. So far, the rest of my losses I had going out in the next round anyway, so it didn’t hurt too much in the long run. Ruining the Perfect Bracket were: Nevada over Texas UWM over Alabama BC over Penn Pacific over Pitt Texas Tech over UCLA (although I don’t mind this so much) W. Wa over Creighton (great game) Utah over UTEP Cincinnati over Iowa 8-8 isn’t bad, and I still have my Elite Eight intact, so there’s hope. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/3 "2005-03-18T19:29:17Z")
The Chicago regional is a disaster for me. I missed: Nevada over Texas Wisc. Milwaukee over Alabama B.C. beating Penn UAB over LSU killed me, since LSU was an Elite Eight team for me. I also missed Cincy over Iowa and W. Va. over Creighton. Florida nearly killed me for good. How do you blow a 20 point lead? ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/4 "2005-03-18T19:47:55Z")
> [@brianjedi](#): > > Florida nearly killed me for good. How do you blow a 20 point lead? First, hire Billy Donavon as your coach… ---
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/5 "2005-03-18T20:08:52Z")
**Casey1505** , did you crib off of my bracket? With one exception, we had the same (incorrect) picks. Wonder what the odds are of that? ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/6 "2005-03-18T20:32:05Z")
Well, of the 20 games that have been played so far, I’ve missed six, half of which were upsets I picked that didn’t come in (and half of which were upsets that happened that I didn’t pick, obviously). I missed the Alabama and LSU games. The other “upset” I didn’t pick was Iowa St. over Minnesota. The upsets I picked but missed were Creighton, UTEP and Iowa. All the games I’ve missed so far I’ve also had losing in the second round, so my Sweet 16 and Elite 8 are still all alive. Upsets I’ve gotten right so far are No. 9 Nevada over No. 8 Texas and No. 10 N.C. State over No. 7 Charlotte. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/7 "2005-03-18T20:35:23Z")
> [@Mullinator](#): > > First, hire Billy Donavon as your coach… Lousy, no-good Pitino wannabe… And for the record: Matt Walsh, you and your goofy-ass hair still suck ass. And get rid of that dorky headband. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/8 "2005-03-18T20:46:54Z")
The good news: I’ve only lost one Sweet 16 pick. The bad news: five of the remaining first-round games are matches I have slated as upsets. The worse news: if Syracuse or Georgia Tech go anywhere significant, I’m focked. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/9 "2005-03-18T21:04:16Z")
> [@Wartime Consigliori](#): > > **Casey1505** , did you crib off of my bracket? With one exception, we had the same (incorrect) picks. Wonder what the odds are of that? I prefer to think of it as we made the same intelligent and informed picks, and everyone else just got lucky. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/10 "2005-03-19T02:17:12Z")
So did anyone else pick Vermont to beat Syracuse?😉 [sub]I’m 20-7, but still have three more upset games to go - and a Kansas game I hope goes against Bucknell - before I can rest easy for the night.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/11 "2005-03-19T02:23:23Z")
That would be a NO. Luckily, I have them losing to Michigan State, so all is well. I’m 20-7 as well, and I picked the favorites in the rest of tonight’s games. What’s more, all my Sweet 16 and Elite 8 teams are **still** alive. I’m tied for 10th place in a pool I’m in, but I’ve still got the highest “best score possible.” ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/12 "2005-03-19T02:45:26Z")
4-18 from the field, 1/8 from 3 pt. range. [Pride of Scranton](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/sci/roster) my ass. Lost an Elite Eight team there when you clanked two key three pointers, buddy. :mad: Funny how quickly we turn on our own. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/13 "2005-03-19T03:24:19Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > So did anyone else pick Vermont to beat Syracuse?😉 > > [sub]I’m 20-7, but still have three more upset games to go - and a Kansas game I hope goes against Bucknell - before I can rest easy for the night.[/sub] I BURNING YOUR DOG!! Dammit, that totally screwed my Sweet 16. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/14 "2005-03-19T03:27:59Z")
I would like to take this opportunity to announce that my bracket is nearly perfect on ESPN’s Tournament Challenge. I missed two games in the first round. I had Niagra over Oklahoma and LSU beating UAB. Other than that all is good and I am in the 100th percentile nationally. In 2001 I placed 50th out of several hundred thousand entries with 14 of 16 Sweet sixteen teams, 7 of the final 8, four of the Final Four and the correct winner. I got a sweatshirt. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/15 "2005-03-19T03:29:07Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > I BURNING YOUR DOG!! Dammit, that totally screwed my Sweet 16. If it makes you feel any better, I have GW in the Elite Eight and Vermont in the Sweet 16. ---
**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/16 "2005-03-19T04:05:04Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > I prefer to think of it as we made the same intelligent and informed picks, and everyone else just got lucky. I hope that we catch a little MoJo in the rounds to come, my friend 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/17 "2005-03-19T04:41:29Z")
And that (Kansas losing to Bucknell) was the sound of a million brackets going kerfluffle … or worse. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/18 "2005-03-19T04:41:41Z")
Can I officially join the club now? [sub]A Kansas-Illinois final would have made an interesting storyline, at least…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/19 "2005-03-19T04:43:36Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > Can I officially join the club now? > > [sub]A Kansas-Illinois final would have made an interesting storyline, at least…[/sub] You were right the other day when you said Wisconsin wouldn’t beat Kansas, at least. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168/20 "2005-03-19T14:05:43Z")
On my “real” bracket, I went 25-7 for the first round. Picked UAB over LSU and NC State over Charlotte. I had Syracuse losing to Duke and Kansas losing to UConn so those aren’t huge losses for me. Unfortunately, I had Pitt going to the Final Eight. On my “upset” bracket (because our pool gives bonus points for picking the first round upsets), I went 21-11 and picked the Wisconsin-Milwaukee over Alabama upset and UAB over LSU. Even worse than in my real bracket, I had Pitt in the Final Four! :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-my-ncaa-brackets-already-shot-to-hell-club/295168.md?page=2)