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2012 NCAA Pick 8
By Hoya Hoops
This Thursday, the NCAA Tournament gets underway in true, and we at Hoya Hoops are hosting the third annual NCAA Pick 8, the “Intelligent Alternative” to the standard bracket that most people will be filling out in offices around the country.
For those of you unfamiliar with the rules, they are fairly simple. You select eight teams, and we calculate the winning percentage of your eight teams combined. Whoever has the highest winning percentage is declared the winner, and brings home a Hoya Hoops T-shirt.
But, before you go start selecting your eight teams, there is one catch. You can only choose one team of each seed. In other words, your eight teams can only contain at most one #1 seed, at most one #2 seed, and so on. You do not have to choose seeds 1-8; it’s acceptable to have a #9 seed or a #10 seed, or even a #16 if you’re feeling lucky (or overvaluing Fab Melo’s importance). But, you can only choose one team of each seed!
We also need one more bit of information in the event of a tie. You must choose one player (any player in the tournament) who you think will score the most total points in the NCAA Tournament. If two or more contestants finish with the same winning percentage, the player with the most points will be break the tie.
So, there you have it. Submit your eight teams in the comments, and good luck! (Unless you choose Syracuse or Duke. Then we hope you lose. Big time.)
As we did last year, we will be picking all Big East teams. And our picks are:
- #1 – Syracuse
- #3 – Georgetown
- #4 – Louisville
- #6 – Cincinnati
- #7 – Notre Dame
- #9 – Connecticut
- #10 – West Virginia
- #12 – South Florida
Just to clarify, we are choosing South Florida, but the games played Tuesday and Wednesday do not factor in to winning percentages. So that one is a risky pick for us.
As for our tiebreaker, we will pick the Big East player who should have made the All-Tournament team last week, Henry Sims.
Be sure to get us your picks by noon on Thursday, just before Colorado State and Murray State tip off on CBS at 12:15 PM. Good luck!
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March 13th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
#1 Kentucky
#2 Missouri
#3 Florida State
#4 Louisville
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Murray State
#8 Kansas State
#11 N. C. State
March 14th, 2012 at 8:04 am
1-North Carolina
2-Ohio State
3-Georgetown
6-UNLV
7-Gonzaga
8-Memphis
9-UConn
10-Virginia
Jared Sullinger
March 14th, 2012 at 9:21 am
#1 kentucky
#2 kansas
#3 marquette
#5 vanderbeilt
#6 unlv
#7 notre dame
#10 west virginia
#11 texas
March 14th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
#1 Kentucky
#2 Ohio State
#3 Georgetown
#4 Louisville
#5 Vanderbilt
#7 Florida
#8 Memphis
#10 Xavier
March 14th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
#1 Kentucky
#2 Missouri
#3 Baylor
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Murray State
#7 St Marys
#8 Memphis
#10 West Virginia
Anthony Davis
March 14th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
#1 Michigan State
#2 Kansas
#3 Florida State
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Cincinnati
#7 Notre Dame
#8 Kansas State
#11 NC State
March 14th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Player with most points – Darius Johnson Odom
March 14th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
#1 michigan st.
#2 missouri
#3 florida st.
#4 michigan
#5 vanderbilt
#10 xavier
#11 colorado st.
#12 vcu
Green from michigan st.
March 14th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
#1 Kentucky
#2 Kansas
#3 Florida St
#4 Wisconsin
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Murray St
#7 Notre Dame
#8 Kansas St
Anthony Davis
March 14th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
my tie breaker is Robinson from Kansas
March 14th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
1-Kentucky
2-Kansas
3-Florida St
4-Louisville
5-Temple
6-UNLV
12-Harvard
13-New Mewxico St
Thomas Robinson from Kansas for tie braker
March 14th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
that’s 13-New Mexico State
March 14th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
1-Kentucky
2-Missouri
3-Georgetown
4-Louisville
5-Vanderbilt
6-Cincinnati
7-Florida
8-Kansas State
Tie breaker — Anthony Davis, Kentucky
March 14th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
1 – Kentucky
2 – Ohio State
3 – Georgetown
4 – Louisville
5 – Vanderbilt
6- Cincinnati
8 – Kansas State
10 – Xavier
Tiebreaker – Anthony Davis, Kentucky
March 14th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
1. Kentucky
2. Missouri
3. Florida State
4. Louisville
5. Vanderbilt
6. UNLV
7. Florida
8. Kansas St.
Tie Breaker – Anthony Davis
March 15th, 2012 at 12:52 am
1. UnC
2. Missouri
3. Georgetown
4. Louisville
5. Vandy
6. Murray State
7.St. Mary’s
8. Kansas State
Harrison Barnes
March 15th, 2012 at 1:32 am
1. Kentucky
2. Missouri
3. Florida St
4. Louisville
5. Vanderbilt
7. Florida
8. Memphis
10. Purdue
Marcus Denmon
March 15th, 2012 at 8:46 am
#1 Kentucky
#2 Missouri
#3 Baylor
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 UNLV
#8 Kansas State
#11 NC State
#12 South Florida
Thomas Robinson
March 15th, 2012 at 8:54 am
#1 Michigan State
#2 Duke
#3 Florida State
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Murray State
#8 Kansas State
#9 UCONN
#12 Long Beach State
Thomas Robinson
March 15th, 2012 at 9:58 am
1 Kentucky
2 Missouri
3 Florida State
5 Vanderbilt
6 Murray State
8 Memphis
9 UCONN
12 South Florida
Anthony Davis
March 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
#1 Kentucky
#2 ohio state
#3 baylor
#4 wisconsin
#5 Louisville
#9 alabama
#10 xavier
#12 south florida
March 15th, 2012 at 10:03 am
1 Michigan State
2 Ohio State
3 Georgetown
4 Louisville
5 Wichita State
6 Murray State
9 St. Louis
13 Long Beach State
March 15th, 2012 at 10:08 am
1 Kentucky
2 Missouri
3 Georgetown
4 Louisville
5 Vanderbilt
6 UNLV
8 Memphis
10 Xavier
Harrison Barnes
March 15th, 2012 at 11:24 am
1 Syracuse
2 Missouri
3 Georgetown
4 Louisville
5 Temple
6 Cincinnati
7 Gonzaga
8 Creighton
Miles Plumlee
March 15th, 2012 at 11:30 am
1. Kentucky
2. Ohio State
3. Georgetown
4. Louisville
5. Vanderbilt
6. Murray State
7. St. Mary’s
8. Kansas State
Sullinger
March 15th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Unc
Missouri
Baylor
Louisville
Temple
Murray st
West Virginia
Xavier
Sullinger Ohio st
March 15th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
1. Kentucky
2. Ohio st
3. Marquette
4. Louisville
5. Bandy
6. San Diego st
7. Norte dame
9. Uconn
Sullinger
March 15th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
1. Syracuse
2. duke
3. florida state
4. michigan
5. vanderbilt
6. unlv
7. gonzaga
8. memphis
most points Jae Crowder