March Madness Basketball [Winner: chiefsfan4ever]

[Nicho]

yes please if there is a spot left

[flexmaster33]

We're up to 44 teams now...20 to go...

The final scoring formula is up...basically tweaked slightly to give a bit more weight to the bench and to keep shooting percentages and point totals realistic.

If you win 4 of 7 maps you will most likely come out on top, but your opponent will still have a chance...remember the starting five score more than the bench maps. If you win 5 of the 7 maps...it would be near impossible to lose.

[jwithington]

Hope I made it!

jwithington
Northwestern Wildcats
Star: SG (CCU)

[drunkmonkey]

Sign me up!

Southeast Mo. St. Redhawks
Star Player: PF
Current rating: 1963

[themuss11]

In please,

Pitt Panthers (if they are taken any other B.East team)
PG

thanks!

[de ross]

I'm in, current points 1384. PG please and any team

Thanks!

[flexmaster33]

All right...we've hit the first benchmark I was hoping for when I re-opened signups...48 teams now registered...(if it ended today the top 16 teams would have first-round byes).

But here's hoping we can fill up those last 16 spots before the weekend is finished. C'mon college hoops fans...tip-off is near

[sportsgod24]

University of Houston
PG
rating: 1647

[flexmaster33]

only a couple days left...bump

[flexmaster33]

The official count is now 49 teams...I'll post a final list Sunday night/Monday morning and we'll get started

24 hours to grab a spot in this one...hoping to fill up, but looks like a few players will have first-round byes.

[ljex]

in please

[flexmaster33]

Bracket is set and will be posted along with first-round games Monday morning/afternoon....good luck all

It's officially a 50-player tournament, so the top 14-ranked players on the list will have first-round byes...not a big fan of the byes, but the tourney needed a deadline.

[Sandstorm1903]

Hey! Glad to hear the tournament is finally underway! I just bought premium like I said and I'll def have open spots for the games ! Cya around!

Scarlet Knights ftw!

[The Mantis]

Hey my star will be my PG thanks flex

[flexmaster33]

bracket posted...first round games will go out by tonight at the latest...sick kid, so spent the morning with the doctor Nothing too serious though

[flexmaster33]

Shooting percentage formula and shot accrual charts have been updated (finalized)...note Haiti replaces Madagascar as a slightly bigger map to give a bit more emphasis to bench play.

I'll post an updated sample boxscore late tonight when sending out games.

[flexmaster33]

First round games for the East Region have been sent out...I won't get to the rest of the bracket until late tonight.

[flexmaster33]

Midwest Region also sent...last two pods will go out tonight.

[flexmaster33]

Look for updated scores late tonight or Thursday morning...battling Louisville real time right now and will calculate scores after the family is in bed. Lot of good battles going so far.

[flexmaster33]

Got busy tonight so only had time for updates on the West and Midwest scoreboards...the rest will get score updates early Thursday.

We have a couple finals tabulated...the biggest surprise is the bottom seed in the tourney #13 Wisconsin pulled down a 65-62 upset over #4 John Jay College. The press conference in ongoing...look for news Thursday.

Also #7 Portland State beats #10 Louisville 83-59 and #4 Cincinnati beats #13 Rutgers 80-45.

[jwithington]

Unless I completely misunderstood the scoring, I am totally going to get blownout in the first round.

I hope you'd consider running this again. I'd like to experience more of it.

Not having amazzony as my opponent next time would help, too!

[flexmaster33]

I am considering a short season tourney of some sort, involving teams from the defunct ABA and CBA pro leagues...it would run with the same or very similar format to this. So look for that in a few week jwith and in season play you'll at least get more than one game in

Sorry, though I can't ban amazzony from joining, so you'll have to solve her high-level of play on your own

[Sandstorm1903]

It was a fun first tourny Still getting a good strategy down. Kinda on a losing streak right now, but it's all good, it's all for fun. Thanks for the tournament, Flex, I really enjoyed it and I'm definitely going to join in with any other tourny you plan on running (if I pass the admittance).

Good luck to everyone still in the tournament! See you all around!

[flexmaster33]

Scoreboards are updated through Thursday night...I'll update the bracket Friday morning.

[flexmaster33]

Bracket and all scoreboards are updated...six teams have advanced to the second round so far with many other games nearing an end.

We'll start up the second-round matchups over the weekend or Monday morning.