NCAAB Tourney Pick 8 Contest ($500 to Top 3)

stevenash · 03-19-26, 12:40 AM

TB 12

Thank you for this, Andy

Bigphil662 · 03-19-26, 12:41 AM

Tiebreaker 9

dog · 03-19-26, 12:47 AM

Tb 8

Igor_1965 · 03-19-26, 01:46 AM

tiebreaker 7

EuBIGleague · 03-19-26, 04:47 AM

tiebreaker: 21

alecmatt5 · 03-19-26, 05:15 AM

Tiebreaker: 8

Patrick9 · 03-19-26, 05:55 AM

9

Thanks for the contest

str · 03-19-26, 06:57 AM

Tie Breaker 9

Lobo · 03-19-26, 07:20 AM

Tie: 7

franklee168 · 03-19-26, 08:01 AM

Tb 13

mikejamm · 03-19-26, 08:01 AM

Tie Breaker = 7

jillmark · 03-19-26, 08:21 AM

Tb. 9

thetrinity · 03-19-26, 08:32 AM

tiebreaker 9

thanks andy

makaveli66 · 03-19-26, 08:35 AM

Tie Breaker: 7

hhsilver · 03-19-26, 08:41 AM

tiebreaker: 10

Jab2413 · 03-19-26, 09:09 AM

tiebreaker - 8

thanks Andy!

IGotKidsToFeed · 03-19-26, 09:29 AM

Tiebreaker : 10

EmpireMaker · 03-19-26, 09:41 AM

Tb 9

Miklos · 03-19-26, 09:41 AM

Tiebreaker: 9

Jeffie · 03-19-26, 09:47 AM

Tiebreaker- 12

craigpb · 03-19-26, 09:50 AM

Tiebreaker 8

povis · 03-19-26, 09:58 AM

Tiebreaker: 8

SomeDayinBuffalo · 03-19-26, 10:46 AM

TB 9

Thanks!

cade · 03-19-26, 10:51 AM

tb 7

Cookie Monster · 03-19-26, 10:52 AM

Tiebreaker 9

Vene1616 · 03-19-26, 10:54 AM

Tb 7

2025DavidT · 03-19-26, 10:56 AM

Tie Breaker= 5

pokerpro44 · 03-19-26, 10:56 AM

tiebreaker 16

Angie100m · 03-19-26, 11:01 AM

Tie Breaker 8

TY for the contest SBR!

Chiefs83 · 03-19-26, 11:09 AM

Tb-12

Stefan · 03-19-26, 11:14 AM

Tb 9

SBR Andy · 03-19-26, 01:03 PM

Teams picked by username:

Username	Teams Picked
2025DavidT	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Gonzaga', 'Arkansas', 'BYU', 'Ohio State']
5mike5	['Florida', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Iowa State', 'Arkansas', 'Wisconsin', 'BYU', 'VCU']
84donkong	['Florida', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Arkansas', 'Wisconsin']
actiondan	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Vanderbilt', 'UCLA', 'Miami (OH)']
agendaman	['Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'South Florida']
alecmatt5	['Arizona', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', "St John's", 'UCLA', 'Texas', 'Akron']
Angie100m	['Florida', 'Purdue', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Clemson', 'Villanova', 'Georgia', 'South Florida']
ARCHIVADO98	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', "St John's", 'UCLA']
Art Vandelay	['Arizona', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Alabama', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'BYU', 'Tennessee']
ArunSh	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UCLA', 'Iowa', 'Missouri', 'VCU', 'Miami (OH)']
batt33	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Wisconsin']
Bigphil662	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Iowa State', 'Wisconsin', 'Miami (FL)', 'VCU', 'Texas']
blackbart	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'UCLA', "Saint Mary's", 'Miami (FL)', 'Santa Clara', 'South Florida', 'Cal Baptist']
blankoblanco	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Illinois', 'UCLA', 'Miami (FL)', 'Kentucky', 'Villanova', 'South Florida']
BradytheK9	["Saint Mary's", 'Miami (FL)', 'Kentucky', 'Ohio State', 'Georgia', 'Iowa', 'VCU', 'Akron']
brock	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'UCLA']
cade	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', 'UCLA']
CARDANOS	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Virginia']
chen	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Alabama', 'UCLA']
Chiefs83	['Illinois', 'Nebraska', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'UCF', 'Santa Clara', 'South Florida', 'VCU']
convick	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'South Florida', 'Northern Iowa']
Cookie Monster	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Vanderbilt', 'Tennessee']
craigpb	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', 'Texas Tech', 'BYU', 'Santa Clara', 'South Florida']
darrell74	['Michigan State', "St John's", 'UCLA']
dave7166	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia']
DiamondJack	['Purdue', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'Santa Clara', 'South Florida', 'Akron']
dkp	['Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Kansas', 'Texas Tech', 'Tennessee']
dog	['Duke', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', 'Miami (FL)', 'Iowa']
Easy-Rider 66	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'VCU']
EmpireMaker	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', 'Texas A&M', 'Missouri', 'VCU']
enifman9	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas']
EuBIGleague	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Kansas', 'Texas Tech', 'Ohio State', 'Clemson', 'Villanova', 'Georgia']
ex50warrior	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia', 'Vanderbilt']
flyingillini	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia']
franklee168	['Michigan', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', 'Vanderbilt', 'Texas Tech', 'Tennessee', 'Kentucky']
frankzig	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Kansas', 'Wisconsin', 'Louisville', "Saint Mary's", 'Ohio State', 'Iowa']
Ghutt	['Florida', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'BYU']
GoCougs!	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Vanderbilt']
goucla	['Michigan', 'UConn', "St John's", 'Texas Tech', 'Iowa', 'Saint Louis', 'Santa Clara', 'VCU']
hawkwind	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Purdue', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia', "St John's", 'South Florida']
Headsterx	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga']
hhsilver	['Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia', 'Kansas', 'Nebraska', 'Arkansas', 'Alabama']
Ian	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga', 'Wisconsin', 'Tennessee', 'VCU']
IceHouseSports	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Louisville', 'Missouri', 'McNeese', 'Akron']
Igor_1965	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', 'BYU', 'Georgia', 'VCU', 'Kennesaw State']
IGotKidsToFeed	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Wisconsin']
Jab2413	['Arizona', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Kansas', 'Arkansas', 'Vanderbilt', 'UCLA', 'Akron']
JAKEPEAVY21	['Arizona', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'Tennessee']
jillmark	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', 'BYU']
Kami40	["Saint Mary's", 'Ohio State', 'Iowa', 'UCF', 'McNeese', 'Hofstra', 'Wright State', 'Tennessee State']
kidkonggolf	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', "St John's", 'UCLA']
Leinada	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Kansas', 'Arkansas', 'BYU']
Lex_icon	['Florida', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Gonzaga', 'Kansas', 'Wisconsin', 'Kentucky', 'Texas A&M']
Lineman	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Purdue', 'Illinois', 'Kansas', 'Alabama', 'Louisville', 'Tennessee']
LittleGiant	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', "St John's", 'UCLA']
Lobo	['Michigan', 'UConn', 'Vanderbilt', 'South Florida', 'VCU', 'Texas', 'Miami (OH)', 'Akron']
Lonnie Egg	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois']
Madd	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Iowa State', 'Gonzaga', 'Nebraska', 'North Carolina']
makaveli66	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Tennessee', 'Texas']
MalikHusam	['Duke', 'UConn', 'Illinois', 'Nebraska', 'Louisville', 'BYU', 'Villanova', 'Georgia']
mikejamm	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga']
Miklos	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Wisconsin']
mminkovski	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga', 'Wisconsin']
mpaschal34	['Arizona', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'UCLA', 'Miami (FL)', 'Texas A&M', 'Texas', 'Akron']
Optional	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Tennessee', 'TCU', 'VCU', 'Hawaii']
packerd_00	['Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'BYU', 'UCLA']
Patrick9	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', "St John's", 'BYU']
pavyracer	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois']
pokerpro44	['Michigan', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Gonzaga', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'Tennessee']
povis	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois']
relaaxx	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', 'Tennessee State']
RITZ	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois']
S0BRiquet	['Purdue', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Tennessee', 'Santa Clara', 'VCU', 'Akron']
SEAHAWKHARRY	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Gonzaga', 'Virginia']
Serie Page	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois']
sobbos	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Gonzaga', 'Nebraska', 'Tennessee']
SomeDayinBuffalo	['Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Arkansas', 'Vanderbilt', 'South Florida', 'Akron']
sportgeek	['Duke', 'Michigan', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', 'Vanderbilt', 'Miami (FL)', 'Kentucky']
stackz125	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Gonzaga', 'Alabama', "St John's"]
Stefan	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'Arkansas', "St John's"]
stevenash	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'UConn', 'Iowa State', 'Gonzaga', 'Alabama', 'Vanderbilt', 'VCU']
str	['Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga', 'BYU', 'Iowa', 'Utah State']
taterhead	['Florida', 'Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Michigan State', 'Gonzaga', "St John's", 'Wisconsin']
Taur	['Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Gonzaga', 'Kansas', 'Wisconsin', 'Kentucky', 'Penn', 'Siena']
tecmoslayer	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Michigan', 'Michigan State', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', 'Wisconsin', 'BYU']
TeddyB	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Illinois', 'Virginia', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt', 'Texas Tech', 'BYU']
thereikid	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Michigan State', "St John's", 'UCLA']
thetrinity	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Vanderbilt', 'South Florida', 'Texas']
thezbar	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Houston', 'Iowa State']
tiktok	['Virginia', 'Wisconsin', 'Tennessee', 'Kentucky', 'VCU', 'Miami (OH)', 'Akron', 'Hawaii']
trakke	['Florida', 'Iowa State', 'Gonzaga', "St John's", "Saint Mary's", 'Georgia', 'Utah State', 'UCF']
trytrytry	['Purdue', 'Kansas', 'Nebraska', 'Alabama', 'Ohio State', 'Clemson', 'Georgia', 'South Florida']
ttwarrior1	['Arizona', 'Michigan', 'Kansas', 'Nebraska', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Wisconsin', 'Akron']
unde0087	['Duke', 'Arizona', 'Houston', 'Iowa State', 'Virginia', 'Arkansas', "St John's", 'Vanderbilt']
Vene1616	['Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Iowa State', 'Illinois', 'North Carolina', 'TCU', 'Santa Clara', 'High Point']
wquine	['Houston', 'Illinois', 'Nebraska', "St John's", 'UCLA', 'Utah State', 'South Florida', 'Miami (OH)']
Zlaniner	['Duke', 'Florida', 'Arizona', 'Michigan', 'UConn', 'Houston', 'Purdue', "St John's"]

Note - 6 players were DQ'd for submitting too many teams:

julio - 17
INVEGA MAN - 16
ChuckyTheGoat - 9
blackbox - 9
rickie65 - 9
Jeffie - 9

MalikHusam · 03-22-26, 01:13 PM

How many still at 8/8? UNC lost in the first round... better luck to me next year!

ArunSh · 03-22-26, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by MalikHusam

How many still at 8/8? UNC lost in the first round... better luck to me next year!

Not sure if being 8/8 is so relevant, those who picked all higher seeds might be 8/8, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are doing so well, I think it's more about having a mix of underdogs who do well in the first couple rounds + the few teams which go all the way.

SBR Andy · 03-23-26, 08:12 AM

Updated leaderboard after the 2nd Round:

Username	Total Points
makaveli66	79
mpaschal34	76
JAKEPEAVY21	75
alecmatt5	74
goucla	74
pokerpro44	72
dog	72
Art Vandelay	66
rickie65	65
hhsilver	64
Bigphil662	64
Optional	63
Stefan	62
S0BRiquet	62
Lineman	61
str	61
Easy-Rider 66	61
sportgeek	61
thetrinity	60
sobbos	59
Cookie Monster	59
thereikid	59
dkp	59
franklee168	59
packerd_00	58
unde0087	58
wquine	58
julio	57
Ian	57
stevenash	57
Chiefs83	56
ArunSh	56
Lobo	55
Ghutt	54
ARCHIVADO98	54
kidkonggolf	54
LittleGiant	53
stackz125	52
EmpireMaker	52
Zlaniner	51
blackbox	51
GoCougs!	51
chen	51
Vene1616	51
SBR Andy	51
enifman9	50
ttwarrior1	50
Lonnie Egg	49
pavyracer	49
Jab2413	49
BradytheK9	49
Patrick9	48
brock	48
TeddyB	48
RITZ	47
Serie Page	47
povis	47
84donkong	47
taterhead	47
Miklos	46
CARDANOS	46
flyingillini	46
DiamondJack	46
ChuckyTheGoat	46
cade	45
ex50warrior	45
Madd	44
Headsterx	44
mikejamm	44
Leinada	44
5mike5	44
Lex_icon	44
actiondan	43
frankzig	43
Jeffie	43
INVEGA MAN	43
blankoblanco	43
IGotKidsToFeed	42
batt33	42
jillmark	41
SEAHAWKHARRY	41
agendaman	40
relaaxx	40
hawkwind	40
mminkovski	39
MalikHusam	39
dave7166	39
Igor_1965	39
tiktok	39
2025DavidT	36
SomeDayinBuffalo	36
trakke	36
tecmoslayer	34
trytrytry	34
IceHouseSports	33
convick	31
darrell74	30
craigpb	29
Taur	29
blackbart	26
thezbar	24
Angie100m	22
Kami40	21
EuBIGleague	21