Jammer's 2025 March Madness Contest

J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
Selection Sunday 2025 is only two weeks away.

We're back at it with the college hoop contest.

ComptrBob is gracious enough to grade the contest again this year.

Contest #1- Pick one team from each seed line (1 through 16) that you think will go farthest in the tourney.

Like in the past contests, we will have
"weighted round values" as teams advance.

Top 3 posters who accumulate the most points after the final game will win $$.

Round of 64: 1 x seed
Round of 32: 2 x seed
Round of 16: 3 x seed
Round of 8: 4 x seed
Final 4 round: 6 x seed
Championship: 10 x seed

So it will look like this:

Seed #1- Team A
Seed #2- Team B
Seed #3- Team C
all the way down to 16

1st Place- $450
2nd Place- $300
3rd Place- $150

Contest #2- Pick your Sweet 16 teams

Tiebreaker will be contestant who comes closest to the most combined points in the Final 4 games

So it would look like this:

Sweet 16:
East- 4 teams
West- 4 teams
South- 4 teams
Midwest- 4 teams

Sweet 16 Winner- $200

Contest #3- Pick your Final 4 teams

$50 bonus for correctly picking the Final 4

Contest #4- pick the poster who you think will win the contest (most points)

$25 bonus for picking the poster who wins that contest.

Contest #5- POD contest- 3 people per POD- beat the other 2 people in your POD (most points)

POD winners- $75

****** ComptrBob will let everyone know the best way to post selections to make it easier for grading.

Any questions?

There is plenty of time to hash things out.
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
Contestants for the March Madness Contest:

Railbird- 2 or 3 time champ (lost count), pickleball aficionado, annual booster for the Huntington Beach Lifeguard Assoc.
Kane
Bomzee
Heim
Wade
asportsguy
trytrytry
Neveragain
E$
Woodrow Wilson
cheapseats
Almost Alright
Sharky99
Viejo Dinosaur
ComputerBob
Brokerstip
Murphy'sBest
TonyMar

If you would like to be in a POD with someone (meaning go against them) let me know.

Also- would be nice to see some side bets among posters for like most points or most sweet 16 teams etc.
 
Dell Dude

Dell Dude

EOG Master
I didn't expect an invite. I'm done with EOG contests anyway. But no Kinky? We could have flushed that deadbeat out. He'd come out of hiding for free J Money.
 
Neveragain

Neveragain

EOG Dedicated
Jammer said:
Selection Sunday 2025 is only two weeks away.

We're back at it with the college hoop contest.

Any questions?


Re: schedule.
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Hi Jammer.
If I'm not mistaken, Selection Sunday is Sunday, March 16
So it's only 1 week away. Correct?

And picks deadline would be before tip off on Mar 18th, Correct?
Also, thanks for the invite.
 
C

ComptrBob

EOG Master
Unfortunately, Jammer copied the "two weeks away" from the 2023 Contest thread. LOL, one week till Selection Sunday.

For convenience, I'll list the tournament teams/seeding after Selection Sunday, March 16, 2025
Please list picks, in following order (use full name and/or nickname):

Contest #1: Choose one team (that you think will go farthest in the tournament) from each seed in order (#1 thru 16)
Contest #2: Picks (4 each) for the Sweet 16 teams by region (E, M, S, W) + (tiebreaker total points for the Saturday (April 5) Final Four games, can be entered later if needed).
Contest #3: Picks for the FINAL FOUR (must get all 4 correct for the bonus)
Contest #4: The EOG contestant you think will win Contest #1
(Contest #5: The POD winners are determined by Contest #1)

Play-in picks (the first 4 games, 16 seeds and 11 or 12 seeds) can be the pair of teams with the winner being used or you can wait for the results.

Deadline for posting picks is March 20, 2025, Thursday 9:00 AM PT i.e., before tipoff (usually 9:15AM PDT) of the first game of the Round of 64.

For those wishing to conceal their picks, you can DM them to JK (or me, if you trust me!). They will be published after the Thursday deadline.

Many thanks to Jammer and good luck all.
 
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D

dogball

EOG Master
Dell Dude said:
I didn't expect an invite. I'm done with EOG contests anyway. But no Kinky? We could have flushed that deadbeat out. He'd come out of hiding for free J Money.
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u should have an invite !! im in Florida ZKey Biscayne for a few more days but im still holding something and lets speak end of this week.
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
Neveragain said:
Hi Jammer.
If I'm not mistaken, Selection Sunday is Sunday, March 16
So it's only 1 week away. Correct?

And picks deadline would be before tip off on Mar 18th, Correct?
Also, thanks for the invite.
Click to expand...

Good catch- forgot to switch that up. At least someone's paying attention, lol.
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
The POD challenge will be represented by Jim Valvano's 1988/1989 NC State basketball team.
This is Valvano's only team at NC State that won the ACC regular season title outright.
They were the #1 seed in the ACC Tourney and proceeded to lose to #8 Maryland by 30 points, lol.
In the NCAA tournament, they lost to #1 seed Georgetown and Alonzo Mourning in the Sweet 16.
There was a questionable call late in that game:

The call was made on N.C. State guard Chris Corchiani with 1:47 left. He had just scored on a twisting move in the lane and appeared to have been fouled. A three-point play would have tied the score.

Instead, official Rick Hartzell said Corchiani had taken too many steps. He disallowed the hoop and gave possession of the ball to Georgetown.

Corchiani’s coach, Jim Valvano, went crazy, shouting at Hartzell: “Are you crazy?”

Billy Packer, analyst on CBS’ telecast, viewed the instant replay and said: “No steps at all! Not even close!”

This team was led by Corchiani and Monroe who were dubbed "Fire and Ice"

Kelsey Weems POD
Chris Corchiani POD
Rodney Monroe POD
Chucky Brown POD
Brian Howard POD
Tom Gugliotta POD

Let me know if anyone wants to be in the same POD and challenge another poster.
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
Updated POD’s (3 contestants per POD)

Kelsey Weems POD- Kane, Wade
Chris Corchiani POD- Railbird, Viejo
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
Updated POD's:

Kelsey Weems- Kane, Wade
Chris Corchiani- Railbird, Viejo
Rodney Monroe- Computer Bob
Chucky Brown- Heim
Brian Howard- Woodrow Wilson
Tom Gugliotta-
 
J

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
PODS- Beat the other two posters in your POD (total points)- Win $75

Kelsie Weems POD- Kane, Wade, cheapseats
Chris Corchiani POD- Railbird, Viejo, trytrytry
Rodney Monroe POD- ComptrBob, Bomzee, Almost Alright
Chucky Brown POD- Heim, asportsguy, Neveragain
Brian Howard POD- Woodrow Wilson, TonyMar, Sharky99
Tom Gugliotta POD- E$, Murphy's Best, brokerstip
 
C

ComptrBob

EOG Master
Seed listings for reference, let me know if you find an error. (Have edited with results for First Four, wins in those games don't count for anything)

Choose 1 and only 1 from each seed group, and please list in order:

#1 Seeds
Auburn (South Region)
Duke (East Region)
Houston (Midwest Region)
Florida (West Region)

#2 Seeds
Tennessee (Midwest Region)
Alabama (East Region)
Michigan State (South Region)
St. John's (West Region)

#3 Seeds
Iowa State (South Region)
Kentucky (Midwest Region)
Texas Tech (West Region)
Wisconsin (East Region)

#4 Seeds
Texas A&M (South Region)
Maryland (West Region)
Arizona (East Region)
Purdue (Midwest Region)

#5 Seeds
Oregon (East Region)
Clemson (Midwest Region)
Michigan (South Region)
Memphis (West Region)

#6 Seeds
BYU (East Region)
Ole Miss (South Region)
Missouri (West Region)
Illinois (Midwest Region)

#7 Seeds
Saint Mary's (East Region)
UCLA (Midwest Region)
Kansas (West Region)
Marquette (South Region)

#8 Seeds
Louisville (South Region)
Gonzaga (Midwest Region)
Mississippi State (East Region)
UConn (West Region)

#9 Seeds
Baylor (East Region)
Oklahoma (West Region)
Georgia (Midwest Region)
Creighton (South Region)

#10 Seeds
New Mexico (South Region)
Vanderbilt (East Region)
Utah State (Midwest Region)
Arkansas (West Region)

#11 Seeds
Xavier (Midwest Region) - First Four
North Carolina (South Region) - First Four
VCU (East Region)
Drake (West Region)

#12 Seeds
McNeese State (Midwest Region)
Colorado State (West Region)
Liberty (East Region)
UC San Diego (South Region)

#13 Seeds
Yale (South Region)
Grand Canyon (West Region)
High Point (Midwest Region)
Akron (East Region)

#14 Seeds
UNC Wilmington (West Region)
Lipscomb (South Region)
Troy (Midwest Region)
Montana (East Region)

#15 Seeds
Wofford (Midwest Region)
Omaha (West Region)
Bryant (South Region)
Robert Morris (East Region)

#16 Seeds
Alabama State (South Region) - First Four
Mount St. Mary's (East Region) - First Four
Norfolk State (West Region)
SIU Edwardsville (Midwest Region)
 
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B

bomzee

EOG Dedicated
HERE IS MY ENTRY:
contest 1
Seeds
# 1 Florida
#2 St Johns
#3 Texas Tech
#4 Maryland
#5 Clemson
#6 BYU
#7 Kansas
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Baylor
#10 New Mexico
#11 VCU
#12 Colorado St
#13 Grand Canyon
#14 Lipscomb
#15 Wofford
#16 SIU Edwardsville
Contest 2
sweet 16
East: Duke Arizona BYU Alabama
West: Florida Maryland Missouri St Johns
South: Auburn Texas A&M Iowa State Michigan state
Midwest: Houston Clemson Tennessee Illinois
Contest 3
Alabama Maryland Auburn Houston
Contest 4
BOMZEE
 
Wade

Wade

EOG Master
contest 1
Seeds
# 1 Auburn
#2 St Johns
#3 Texas Tech
#4 Maryland
#5 Michigan
#6 BYU
#7 Kansas
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Baylor
#10 Arkansas
#11 VCU
#12 Colorado St
#13 Grand Canyon
#14 Montana
#15 Wofford
#16 SIU Edwardsville
Contest 2
sweet 16
East: Duke Arizona BYU Alabama
West: Florida Maryland Missouri St Johns
South: Auburn Texas A&M Iowa State Michigan state
Midwest: Houston Clemson Tennessee Illinois
Contest 3
Alabama Maryland Auburn Houston
Contest 4
Railbird
 
C

cheapseats

EOG Master
C1
1) Duke
2) Tennessee
3) Iowa St
4) Purdue
5) Michigan
6) Ole Miss
7) UCLA
8) Louisville
9) Baylor
10) Arkansas
11) VCU
12) Mc Neesse St
13) Yale
14) Montana
15) Wofford
16) SIU Edwardsville

C2
E) Duke, Oregon, Alabama, Wisconsin
W) Florida, Texas Tech, Memphis, Kansas
MW) Houston, Tennessee, Clemson, Illinois
S) Auburn, Iowa, St, Texas A&M, Michigan

C3
Florida, Tennessee, Duke, Auburn

CBob
 
A

asportsguy

EOG Veteran
Contest 1

#1 Duke

# 2Michigan State

#3 Kentucky

#4 Maryland

#5 Clemson

#6 Missouri

#7 Marquette

#8 UConn

#9 Baylor

#10 Utah state

#11 VCU

#12 UC San Diego

#13 grand canyon

#14 Troy

#15 Bryant

#16 SIUE



Contest 2

EAST Duke, Alabama, Oregon, BYU

WEST Florida, St. Johns, Maryland, Texas tech

SOUTH Auburn, Michigan state, Texas A&M, Iowa state

Midwest Houston, Kentucky, Purdue, Tennessee


Contest 3

Duke, Florida, Houston, Marquette


Contest 4

Heim
 
E$

E$

EOG Dedicated
Thank you JAMMER for the invite.

Contest 1
#1 Duke
#2 Tennessee
#3 Iowa St
#4 Maryland
#5 Clemson
#6 Missouri
#7 Kansas
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Baylor
#10 New Mexico
#11 North Carolina
#12 Colorado St
#13 High Point
#14 Lipscomb
#15 Wofford
#16 Norfolk St

Contest 2
East: Duke, Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona
Midwest: Houston, Tennessee, Kentucky, Clemson
South: Auburn, Michigan St, Iowa St, Texas A&M
West: Florida, St John's, Missouri, Maryland

Contest 3
Duke
Houston
Auburn
Florida

Contest 4
Railbird
 
Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

EOG Dedicated
Contest 1
#1 Auburn
#2 Tennessee
#3 Texas Tech
#4 Arizona
#5 Oregon
#6 Illinois
#7 UCLA
#8 Mississippi State
#9 Creighton
#10 Vanderbilt
#11 North Carolina
#12 Colorado State
#13 High Point
#14 Troy
#15 Wofford
#16 Norfolk State

Contest 2
Sweet 16:
East: Duke, Arizona, VCU, Alabama
Midwest: Houston, Clemson, Kentucky, Tennessee
South: Auburn, UC San Diego, Iowa State, Michigan State
West: Florida, Colorado State, Texas Tech, St. Johns
TB: 280 points

Contest 3
Final Four:
Alabama
Tennessee
Auburn
St. Johns

Contest 4
Heim
 
trytrytry

trytrytry

All I do is trytrytry
JAMMER wow wow wow for the invite.

Contest 1
#1 Duke
#2 Tennessee
#3 Texas Tech
#4 Maryland
#5 Clemson
#6 Missouri
#7 Marquette
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Baylor
#10 New Mexico
#11 North Carolina
#12 Colorado St.
#13 High Point
#14 Lipscomb
#15 Wofford
#16 Norfolk St.

Contest 2

East: Duke, Alabama, Wisconsin, Oregon
Midwest: Houston, Tennessee, Purdue, Illinois
South: Auburn, Michigan St, UNC, Texas A&M
West: Florida, St John's, Missouri, Maryland



Contest 3
Duke
Houston
Auburn
Florida



Contest 4
woodrow wilson
 
kane

kane

EOG master
#1 Duke
#2 Tenn
#3 Tex Tech
#4 Arizona
#5 Clemson
#6 BYU
#7 St Mary
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Creighton
#10 New Mexico
#11 Xavier
#12 San Diego
#13 Yale
#14 Troy
#15 Bryant
#16 Alabama St

East: Duke, VCU, Arizona, St Mary
Midwest: Houston, Clemson, Tenn, Xavier
South: Auburn, ISU, MSU, Tex A&M
West: Florida, Maryland, Tex Tech, St John's

FF:
ISU
Tex Tech
Duke
Houston

Broker
 
B

brokerstip

EOG Addicted
I'll send my picks here tomorrow morning. Had a blizzard last night with 50+ mph winds and 6+ inches of snow. I've had no power all day (and still no power).
 
Neveragain

Neveragain

EOG Dedicated
Contest 1
Seeds
#1 Houston
#2 Tennessee
#3 Wisconsin
#4 Texas A&M
#5 Oregon
#6 Missouri
#7 UCLA
#8 Gonzaga
#9 Creighton
#10 Arkansas
#11 VCU
#12 Colorado State
#13 Grand Canyon
#14 Lipscomb
#15 Omaha
#16 Mount St. Mary's

Contest 2
sweet 16
East: Duke Oregon Alabama Wisconsin
West: Florida Texas Tech St Johns Colorado State
South: Auburn Texas A&M Iowa Michigan State
Midwest: Houston Purdue Tennessee Illinois

Contest 3
Florida, Houston, Michigan State, Alabama

Contest 4
railbird
 
C

ComptrBob

EOG Master
As of tonight. 10:00PM PT, 10 entries have been entered. One by DM - railbird.

Ouch is set as a fill in entry if someone doesn't enter by the deadline: 9:00AM PT on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
 
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Heim

Heim

EOG Master
#1 Houston
#2 Bama
#3 Texas Tech
#4 Maryland
#5 Michigan
#6 Illinois
#7 UCLA
#8 Zags
#9 Creighton
#10 Vandy
#11 VCU
#12 McNeese St
#13 Akron
#14 Troy
#15 Neb Omaha
#16 Norfolk St



2nd Contest:

East: Duke, Akron, Bama, VCU

Midwest: HOU, Illinois, McNeese, Tenn

South: Auburn, Michigan, Michigan St , North Carolina

West: Florida, Texas Tech, Maryland, Arkansas


Final Four: Duke, Houston, Michigan St and Florida


Contest Winner: Viejo
 
Viejo Dinosaur

Viejo Dinosaur

EOG Master
1…Duke
2…Tenn
3…Texas Tech
4…Maryland
5…Michigan
6…Illinois
7…Kansas
8…Louisville
9…Georgia
10..New Mexico
11..VCU
12..Colo State
13..Yale
14..lipscomb
15..Robert Morris
16..Norfolk State


Michigan…Louisville…Lipscomb…Michigan State

Florida…Maryland…Texas Tech…Kansas

Duke…Liberty…VCU…Alabama

Houston…Clemson…Illinois…Tenn


Final Four….Mich..Florida..Duke…Houston

Contest Winner…Try Try Try

Thanks again Jammer!!!
 
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