NCAA Men’s Hoops update

Posted on March 10, 2012 by msjs0315

I may not have access to the internet on Sunday so I’m posting this now.

Here are the logistics for the ATiM group pool.  It’s out on Yahoo!  Just follow this link to the Tourney Pick’em portal.  Click on “Join a Group”.  Our group particulars are:

  • Group number: 18465
  • Group password: moderation
  • Group name: ATiM Rocks

Once in, you’ll be able to create up to five brackets under a single email address.  Your family members are free to use their own email addresses to log in and create their brackets, but this makes it easier for those lacking email, such as DogJS, to participate.

The pool is technically open only to ATiM’ers and their families.  If someone else reeeeeally wants to join s/he won’t be stopped, but seeing as no money’s involved and the prize is a nifty ATiM plaque or tchotchke I doubt too many will be that inclined.

You only need concern yourself with ‘the final 64’.  The four play-in games prior to March 15 aren’t included.

The scoring system is intentionally skewed to reward risk.  And you’re picking outright winners without regard to the point spread.  There are two components to scoring.

The first component is the points awarded for making the correct picks.  The number of points awarded doubles each round.

  • 1st round: 1 point per correct pick
  • 2nd round: 2 points per correct pick
  • Regional semis: 4 points
  • Regional finals: 8 points
  • National semis: 16 points
  • National finals: 32 points

The second component is the seed differential bonus.  It comes into play only if you correctly pick an upset, meaning the winner’s seed has a greater numerical value than the loser’s.  The formula for the seed differential bonus is:

(winner’s seed – loser’s seed) x multiplier

The multiplier for each round has been set at three (3).  So if you correctly pick a #10 seed to beat a #7 seed, your seed differential bonus is (10 – 7) x 3 = 9 points.

If you have questions, you may post a message, either on the group message board or here at ATiM.

Have fun!

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Michigoose

Not much going on today other than basketball (sorry ’bout your ‘Horns, Mark!), gardening for some of us in warmer climes–although it hit 52 here yesterday afternoon, the overnight low was still 28–and weekend chores.

In addition to UT’s loss in the Big 12 conference championship last night, the Utes lost their final home gymnastics meet to Nebraska 197.6 – 197.45; Nebraska put on a hell of a show, because they only had seven active gymnasts for the meet and five of their athletes went all around.  Now those are some tough chicks!

Last, I thought  this was actually pretty good:

 

 

What do you guys have going on this weekend?

NOTE: And why, oh why, did I schedule a hair appointment for 12:15 on a day when MSU is going to start playing at 11:40 local????

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