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Here's my unorthodox method in filling out my brackets
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:12 pm
This will sound insane to most of y'all but here me out. I'm in a pool with over 100 brackets so I realized that I really needed to make my entries to stand out.
My pool, like most others, rewards 1/2 round upsets with extra points (subtract the 2 seeds involved)
I put every 1 and 2 seed in the elite 8
I have every 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 losing in the 1st round.
Think about it, I know I will miss many games but when a favorite wins in the 1/2 round it's worth very few points. You know there will be at least five or six teams seeded 9 thru 14 who will win. All those bonus points add up to make up for the points I miss on favorites.
I have yet to finish in first place but I'm always in the top 5 in my pool of over 100.
Just a thought.
Also it makes it way more fun to pull for underdogs when you greatly benefit from them winning
Thoughts?
My pool, like most others, rewards 1/2 round upsets with extra points (subtract the 2 seeds involved)
I put every 1 and 2 seed in the elite 8
I have every 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 losing in the 1st round.
Think about it, I know I will miss many games but when a favorite wins in the 1/2 round it's worth very few points. You know there will be at least five or six teams seeded 9 thru 14 who will win. All those bonus points add up to make up for the points I miss on favorites.
I have yet to finish in first place but I'm always in the top 5 in my pool of over 100.
Just a thought.
Also it makes it way more fun to pull for underdogs when you greatly benefit from them winning
Thoughts?
This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 8:14 pm
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:14 pm to kjntgr
Oh for shite's sake.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:15 pm to kjntgr
Rewarding for upsets is stupid without also penalizing for being wrong.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:22 pm to The Boat
No it's not, you take a big risk picking an underdog.
So would you agree that predicting a 3 to get beat by a 14 should get bonus points?
Should a person who picked a 3 to beat a14 but lost get 0 points or negative 11?
So would you agree that predicting a 3 to get beat by a 14 should get bonus points?
Should a person who picked a 3 to beat a14 but lost get 0 points or negative 11?
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:22 pm to kjntgr
yeah you are in the worst pool ever. i would advance the 3 seeds as well IMO.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:23 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
How does your awesome pool reward points?
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:26 pm to kjntgr
not by making it some strategy/intelligence contest where you get the most games wrong but still have a chance to win
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:30 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
I think you are missing the point, my pool gives:
o First Round=1 point per winner picked plus “upset points,” which are rewarded only in the first and second rounds and are the higher seed minus the lower seed. So if a 12 seed beats a 5 you get 1 point for the win plus 7 points for the upset.
o Second Round=3 points per winner picked plus “upset points”
o “Sweet Sixteen”= 5 points per winner picked
o “Elite Eight”= 8 points per winner picked
o “Final Four”=10 points per winner picked
o Championship game=20 points if you pick the National Champion
Therefore by sacrificing all my 3-8 seeds in the 1st round I'm taking a major risk of missing lots of points in later rounds
o First Round=1 point per winner picked plus “upset points,” which are rewarded only in the first and second rounds and are the higher seed minus the lower seed. So if a 12 seed beats a 5 you get 1 point for the win plus 7 points for the upset.
o Second Round=3 points per winner picked plus “upset points”
o “Sweet Sixteen”= 5 points per winner picked
o “Elite Eight”= 8 points per winner picked
o “Final Four”=10 points per winner picked
o Championship game=20 points if you pick the National Champion
Therefore by sacrificing all my 3-8 seeds in the 1st round I'm taking a major risk of missing lots of points in later rounds
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