NCAA TOURNEY Pick-the-Winners Final Results

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Thursday's results:

22. Illinois State over Marquette 3-2 [after Marquette leading 2-0 sets and 10-5 in the 5th]
23. Wisconsin over Western Michigan 3-0

35. Arizona over Yale 3-0
36. BYU over Seton Hall 3-0
37. Alabama over Samford 3-2
38. Florida State over Jacksonville 3-0

48. LSU over Oklahoma 3-0
49. Oregon over Santa Clara 3-0

52. Arizona State over Texas A&M 3-1
53. Texas over Northwestern State 3-0


Cumulative results:

For reference, the complete NCAA tournament brackets are at www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1

(AMES REGIONAL)

1st Round

l. *Stanford(1) v. CSU Bakersfield
2. Michigan State v. Loyola Marymount
3. Creighton v. Oregon State
4. *Kansas(16) v. UALR
5. *Illinois(9) v. Murray State
6. Western Kentucky v. Iowa State
7. Miami (FL) v. UCF
8. *Florida(8) v. Alabama State

2nd Round

9. Winner of #1 v. #2:
10. Winner of #3 v. #4:
11. Winner of #5 v. #6:
12. Winner of #7 v. #8:

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

13. Winner of #9 v. #10:
14. Winner of #11 v. #12:

FINALS (December 13)

15. Winner of #13 v. #14:

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(LOUISVILLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

16. *Penn State(5) v. Siena
17. American v. Dayton
18. Long Beach State v. San Diego
19. *UCLA(12) v. LIU Brooklyn
20. *Kentucky(13) v. Oakland
21. Lipscomb v. Ohio State
22. Illinois State
23. *Wisconsin(4)

2nd Round

24. Winner of #16 v. #17:
25. Winner of #18 v. #19:
26. Winner of #20 v. #21:
27. Winner of #22 v. #23:

SEMI-FINALS (December12)

28. Winner of #24 v. #25:
29. Winner of #26 v. #27:

FINALS (December 13)

30. Winner of #28 v. #29:

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(SEATTLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

31. *Washington(3) v. New Hampshire
32. Hawaii v. Duke
33. Kansas State v. Utah
34. *Nebraska(14) v. Hofstra
35. *Arizona(11)
36. BYU
37. Alabama
38. *Florida State(6)

2nd Round

39. Winner of #31 v. #32:
40. Winner of #33 v. #34:
41. Winner of #35 v. #36:
42. Winner of #37 v. #38:

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

43. Winner of #39 v. #40:
44. Winner of #41 v. #42:

FINALS (December 13)

45. Winner of #43 v. #44:

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(MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL)

1st Round

46. *North Carolina(7) v. Hampton
47. Coastal Carolina v. Southern Cal
48. LSU
49. *Oregon(10)
50. *Colorado State(15) v. Denver
51. Northern Colorado v. Colorado
52. Arizona State
53. *Texas(2)

2nd Round

54. Winner of #46 v. #47:
55. Winner of #48 v. #49:
56. Winner of #50 v. #51:
57. Winner of #52 v. #53:

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

58. Winner of #54 v. #55:
59. Winner of #56 v. #57:

FINALS (December 13)

60. Winner of #58 v. #59:

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FINAL FOUR (December 18)

61. Winner of #15 v. #30:
62. Winner of #45 v. #60:

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 20)

63. Winner of #6l v. #62:

Tiebreaker: [Total points scored in game #63=____]

[vbbetterthanbb]

Pick-the-Winners NCAA Contest Stats:

Entries:
There were 93 entries.

Picks:
100%93 of 93 picked Stanford    l. *Stanford(1) v. CSU Bakersfield
60% 56 of 93 picked MSU         2. Michigan State v. Loyola Marymount
75% 70 of 93 picked OSU         3. Creighton v. Oregon State
90% 84 of 93 picked Kansas      4. *Kansas(16) v. UALR
100%93 of 93 picked Illinois    5. *Illinois(9) v. Murray State
78% 73 of 93 picked ISU         6. Western Kentucky v. Iowa State
77% 72 of 93 picked Miami       7. Miami (FL) v. UCF
100%93 of 93 picked Florida     8. *Florida(8) v. Alabama State

100%93 of 93 picked Stanford    9. Winner of #1 v. #2
47% 44 of 93 picked Kansas     10. Winner of #3 v. #4
96% 89 of 93 picked Illinois   11. Winner of #5 v. #6
99% 92 of 93 picked Florida    12. Winner of #7 v. #8

100%93 of 93 picked Stanford   13. Winner of #9 v. #10
58% 54 of 93 picked Florida    14. Winner of #11 v. #12

87% 81 of 93 picked Stanford   15. Winner of #13 v. #14

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100%93 of 93 picked PSU        16. *Penn State(5) v. Siena
58% 54 of 93 picked Dayton     17. American v. Dayton
86% 80 of 93 picked LBST       18. Long Beach State v. San Diego
99% 92 of 93 picked UCLA       19. *UCLA(12) v. LIU Brooklyn
100%93 of 93 picked Kentucky   20. *Kentucky(13) v. Oakland
91% 85 of 93 picked OSU        21. Lipscomb v. Ohio State
54% 50 of 93 picked Marquette  22. Marquette v. Illinois State
100%93 of 93 picked Wisconsin  23. *Wisconsin(4) v. Western Michigan

100%93 of 93 picked PSU        24. Winner of #16 v. #17
76% 71 of 93 picked UCLA       25. Winner of #18 v. #19
61% 57 of 93 picked Kentucky   26. Winner of #20 v. #21
98% 91 of 93 picked Wisconsin  27. Winner of #22 v. #23

92% 86 of 93 picked PSU        28. Winner of #24 v. #25
99% 92 of 93 picked Wisconsin  29. Winner of #26 v. #27

59% 55 of 93 picked PSU        30. Winner of #28 v. #29

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100%93 of 93 picked Washington 31. *Washington(3) v. New Hampshire
66% 61 of 93 picked Duke       32. Hawaii v. Duke
80% 74 of 93 picked Utah       33. Kansas State v. Utah
100%93 of 93 picked Nebraska   34. *Nebraska(14) v. Hofstra
99% 92 of 93 picked Arizona    35. *Arizona(11) v. Yale
96% 89 of 93 picked BYU        36. Seton Hall v. BYU
100%93 of 93 picked Alabama    37. Alabama v. Samford
100%93 of 93 picked FSU        38. *Florida State(6) v. Jacksonville

98% 91 of 93 picked Washington 39. Winner of #31 v. #32
76% 71 of 93 picked Nebraska   40. Winner of #33 v. #34
65% 60 of 93 picked BYU        41. Winner of #35 v. #36
94% 87 of 93 picked FSU        42. Winner of #37 v. #38

88% 82 of 93 picked Washington 43. Winner of #39 v. #40
48% 45 of 93 picked FSU        44. Winner of #41 v. #42

76% 71 of 93 picked Washington 45. Winner of #43 v. #44

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100%93 of 93 picked UNC        46. *North Carolina(7) v. Hampton
100%93 of 93 picked USC        47. Coastal Carolina v. Southern Cal
83% 77 of 93 picked Oklahoma   48. Oklahoma v. LSU
96% 89 of 93 picked Oregon     49. *Oregon(10) v. Santa Clara
98% 91 of 93 picked CSU        50. *Colorado State(15) v. Denver
97% 90 of 93 picked Colorado   51. Northern Colorado v. Colorado
77% 72 of 93 picked ASU        52. Texas A&M v. Arizona State
100%93 of 93 picked Texas      53. *Texas(2) v. Northwestern State

65% 60 of 93 picked UNC        54. Winner of #46 v. #47
92% 86 of 93 picked Oregon     55. Winner of #48 v. #49
53% 49 of 93 picked CSU        56. Winner of #50 v. #51
99% 92 of 93 picked Texas      57. Winner of #52 v. #53

51% 47 of 93 picked Oregon     58. Winner of #54 v. #55
89% 83 of 93 picked Texas      59. Winner of #56 v. #57

72% 67 of 93 picked Texas      60. Winner of #58 v. #59

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46% 43 of 93 picked Stanford   61. Winner of #15 v. #30
71% 66 of 93 picked Washington 62. Winner of #45 v. #60

34% 32 of 93 picked Stanford   63. Winner of #6l v. #62

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Ames Winner Picks:
81 Stanford
07 Florida
05 Illinois

Louisville Winner Picks:
55 Penn State
36 Wisconsin
02 UCLA

Seattle Winner Picks:
75 Washington
06 BYU
06 Nebraska
05 Florida State
01 Utah

Minneapolis Winner Picks:
67 Texas
10 North Carolina
09 Oregon
04 Colorado
02 Colorado State
01 Arizona State

Semi Final#1 Picks:
43 Stanford
29 Penn State
14 Wisconsin
03 Florida
03 Illinois
01 UCLA

Semi Final#2 Picks:
66 Washington
16 Texas
03 Florida State
03 Oregon
02 Nebraska
01 BYU
01 Colorado
01 North Carolina

Final Picks:
32 Stanford
26 Penn State
19 Washington
08 Wisconsin
03 Texas
01 Florida State
01 Illinois
01 Nebraska
01 Oregon
01 UCLA

On Picking PTW Participants' Favored Picks:
High: 59/63 (3/93) 58/63 (2/93) 57/93 (7/93)
Low:  42/63 (1/93) 46/63 (3/93) 47/63 (6/93)
Ave:  52.5
Most: 55/63 (14/93)

Tie-Breaker Total Points:
   Not really sure these 2 are for real:
High: 252 (e.g. ?)
Low:  105 (e.g. 25-10, 25-10, 25-10)
   These 2 are real:
High: 220 (e.g. 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13)
Low:  136 (e.g. 25-20, 25-20, 25-21)
Ave:  190
Most: 188 (8/93)


PTW results after the Thursday, 12/4/14 matches:

PTW favored picks that were correct:
8/10 (Illinois State and LSU ruined VT's perfect day)

Average PTW score:
8.3/10

PTW leading entries:
10/10 (5/93)  9/10 (36/93)

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Friday's results:

1. Stanford over CSU Bakersfield 3-0
2. Michigan State over Loyola Marymount 3-1
3. Oregon State over Creighton 3-1
4. UALR over Kansas 3-2
5. Illinois over Murray State 3-0
6. Iowa State over Western Kentucky 3-0
7. Miami (FL) over UCF 3-2
8. Florida over Alabama State 3-0

16. Penn State over Siena 3-0
17. Dayton over American 3-1
18. Long Beach State over San Diego 3-0
19. UCLA over LIU Brooklyn 3-0
20. Kentucky over Oakland 3-0
21. Ohio State over Lipscomb 3-0

27. Wisconsin over Illinois State 3-0

31. Washington over New Hampshire 3-0
32. Hawaii over Duke 3-0
33. Utah over Kansas State 3-0
34. Nebraska over Hofstra 3-0

41. BYU over Arizona 3-1
42. Florida State over Alabama 3-0

46. North Carolina over Hampton 3-0
47. Southern Cal over Coastal Carolina 3-0

50. Colorado State over Denver 3-0
51. Colorado over Northern Colorado 3-1

55. Oregon LSU 3-1

57. Texas over Arizona State 3-0


Cumulative results through Friday:

For reference, the complete NCAA tournament brackets are at www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1

(AMES REGIONAL)

1st Round

l. *Stanford(1)
2. Michigan State
3. Oregon State
4. UALR
5. *Illinois(9)
6. Iowa State
7. UCF
8. *Florida(8)

2nd Round

9. Winner of #1 v. #2:
10. Winner of #3 v. #4:
11. Winner of #5 v. #6:
12. Winner of #7 v. #8:

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

13. Winner of #9 v. #10:
14. Winner of #11 v. #12:

FINALS (December 13)

15. Winner of #13 v. #14:

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(LOUISVILLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

16. *Penn State(5)
17. Dayton
18. Long Beach State
19. *UCLA(12)
20. *Kentucky(13)
21. Ohio State
22. Illinois State
23. *Wisconsin(4)

2nd Round

24. Winner of #16 v. #17:
25. Winner of #18 v. #19:
26. Winner of #20 v. #21:
27. Winner of #22 v. #23: Wisconsin(4)

SEMI-FINALS (December12)

28. Winner of #24 v. #25:
29. Winner of #26 v. #27:

FINALS (December 13)

30. Winner of #28 v. #29:

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(SEATTLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

31. *Washington(3)
32. Hawaii
33. Utah
34. *Nebraska(14)
35. *Arizona(11)
36. BYU
37. Alabama
38. *Florida State(6)

2nd Round

39. Winner of #31 v. #32:
40. Winner of #33 v. #34:
41. Winner of #35 v. #36: BYU
42. Winner of #37 v. #38: Florida State

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

43. Winner of #39 v. #40:
44. Winner of #41 v. #42:

FINALS (December 13)

45. Winner of #43 v. #44:

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(MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL)

1st Round

46. *North Carolina(7)
47. Southern Cal
48. LSU
49. *Oregon(10)
50. *Colorado State(15)
51. Colorado
52. Arizona State
53. *Texas(2)

2nd Round

54. Winner of #46 v. #47:
55. Winner of #48 v. #49: Oregon
56. Winner of #50 v. #51:
57. Winner of #52 v. #53: Texas

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

58. Winner of #54 v. #55:
59. Winner of #56 v. #57:

FINALS (December 13)

60. Winner of #58 v. #59:

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FINAL FOUR (December 18)

61. Winner of #15 v. #30:
62. Winner of #45 v. #60:

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 20)

63. Winner of #6l v. #62:

Tiebreaker: [Total points scored in game #63=____]

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW results after the Friday, 12/5/14 matches:

PTW favored picks that were correct:
Friday:  25/27 (Kansas, Duke didn't make par)
Overall: 33/37

Average PTW score:
Friday   22.9/27
Overall: 31.2/37

PTW leading entries:
36/37 (1/93)  35/37 (1/93)  34/37 (7/93)  33/37 (11/93)

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Saturday's results:

9. Stanford over Michigan State 3-1
10. Oregon State over UALR 3-2
11. Illinois over Iowa State 3-0
12. Florida over Miami (FL) 3-1

24. Penn State over Dayton 3-0
25. UCLA over Long Beach State 3-0
26. Ohio State over Kentucky 3-1

39. Washington over Hawaii 3-1
40. Nebraska over Utah 3-2

54. North Carolina over Southern Cal 3-1

56. Colorado State over Colorado 3-2



Cumulative results through Saturday:

For reference, the complete NCAA tournament brackets are at www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1

(AMES REGIONAL)

1st Round

l. *Stanford(1)
2. Michigan State
3. Oregon State
4. UALR
5. *Illinois(9)
6. Iowa State
7. UCF
8. *Florida(8)

2nd Round

9. Winner of #1 v. #2: Stanford(1)
10. Winner of #3 v. #4: Oregon State
11. Winner of #5 v. #6: Illinois(9)
12. Winner of #7 v. #8: Florida(8)

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

13. Winner of #9 v. #10:
14. Winner of #11 v. #12:

FINALS (December 13)

15. Winner of #13 v. #14:

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(LOUISVILLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

16. *Penn State(5)
17. Dayton
18. Long Beach State
19. *UCLA(12)
20. *Kentucky(13)
21. Ohio State
22. Illinois State
23. *Wisconsin(4)

2nd Round

24. Winner of #16 v. #17: Penn State(5)
25. Winner of #18 v. #19: UCLA(12)
26. Winner of #20 v. #21: Ohio State
27. Winner of #22 v. #23: Wisconsin(4)

SEMI-FINALS (December12)

28. Winner of #24 v. #25:
29. Winner of #26 v. #27:

FINALS (December 13)

30. Winner of #28 v. #29:

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(SEATTLE REGIONAL)

1st Round

31. *Washington(3)
32. Hawaii
33. Utah
34. *Nebraska(14)
35. *Arizona(11)
36. BYU
37. Alabama
38. *Florida State(6)

2nd Round

39. Winner of #31 v. #32: Washington(3)
40. Winner of #33 v. #34: Nebraska(14)
41. Winner of #35 v. #36: BYU
42. Winner of #37 v. #38: Florida State(6)

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

43. Winner of #39 v. #40:
44. Winner of #41 v. #42:

FINALS (December 13)

45. Winner of #43 v. #44:

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(MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL)

1st Round

46. *North Carolina(7)
47. Southern Cal
48. LSU
49. *Oregon(10)
50. *Colorado State(15)
51. Colorado
52. Arizona State
53. *Texas(2)

2nd Round

54. Winner of #46 v. #47: North Carolina(7)
55. Winner of #48 v. #49: Oregon(10)
56. Winner of #50 v. #51: Colorado State(15)
57. Winner of #52 v. #53: Texas(2)

SEMI-FINALS (December 12)

58. Winner of #54 v. #55:
59. Winner of #56 v. #57:

FINALS (December 13)

60. Winner of #58 v. #59:

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FINAL FOUR (December 18)

61. Winner of #15 v. #30:
62. Winner of #45 v. #60:

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (December 20)

63. Winner of #6l v. #62:

Tiebreaker: [Total points scored in game #63=____]

[vbbetterthanbb]

PTW results after the Saturday, 12/6/14 matches:

PTW favored picks that were correct:
Saturday:  9/11 (Oregon State and Ohio State crashed the party)
Overall:   42/48

Average PTW score:
Saturday:  8.4/11
Overall:   39.6/48

[vbbetterthanbb]

VT's Sweet 16 Picks:

13. Stanford v. Oregon State
       93            0

14. Illinois v. Florida
       38         54

28. Penn State v. UCLA
        86         5

29. Ohio State v. Wisconsin
         0           92

43. Washington v. Nebraska
        82           9

44. BYU v. Florida State
    34          45

58. North Carolina v. Oregon
          29            47

59. Colorado State v. Texas
           9           83

[vbprisoner]

publius, vbbetterthanbb,

I did not participate in the bracket challenge last year so had a question. I did not see the scoring details for the bracket challenge in the direction post. Is this a 1 point for each correct pick, or do you get higher point values for each round you make a successful pick? In the NCAA basketball brackets you usually get double the points for each round, so if you usually pick the correct winner you have a pretty good chance of winning, unless someone else picks all four correct final four and final partcipants, but might lose the final.

I just wanted to understand if this is 1 point per correct pick, or weighed.

Thanks

[vbbetterthanbb]

Dec 8, 2014 12:10:12 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

...I just wanted to understand if this is 1 point per correct pick, or weighed...

The official scoring here is 1 point per correct pick.

If enough folks are interested, we can publish weighted results just for curiosity .

[karplets]

Dec 8, 2014 12:41:33 GMT -5 vbbetterthanbb said:

Dec 8, 2014 12:10:12 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

...I just wanted to understand if this is 1 point per correct pick, or weighed...

The official scoring here is 1 point per correct pick.

If enough folks are interested, we can publish weighted results just for curiosity .

I like the weighted system that BigSoccer uses on its womens's NCAA soccer forum but I wasn't sure if I could say why I liked it. There's pros and cons to either a weighted scoring or a single-point scoring. The method someone mentioned above, where the points are doubled each round, seems excessive to me, tending to overly reward people for riding on one team and not rewarding people who make some great picks overall in the bracket.

The scoring used on BigSoccer goes (by round) 1 / 3 / 6 / 8 / 8 / 8

The guy who runs it is still tinkering with it. I've thought of suggesting 1 / 2 / 5 / 8 / 8 / 8

Or possibly 12 for both semifinals and finals.

* edit
eh, I can't remember right now what my suggested scoring was but it didn't jump from 2 to 5
It was either 1/2/3/5/8/8
or 2/3/5/8/12/12
I think there are arguments to be made for some of the key steps to be 1.5x or above but below 2x the previous round.

[vbprisoner]

Dec 8, 2014 12:41:33 GMT -5 vbbetterthanbb said:

Dec 8, 2014 12:10:12 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

...I just wanted to understand if this is 1 point per correct pick, or weighed...

The official scoring here is 1 point per correct pick.

If enough folks are interested, we can publish weighted results just for curiosity .

I would be interest, but you may just do it at the end.

[vbbetterthanbb]

Dec 8, 2014 13:04:06 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

Dec 8, 2014 12:41:33 GMT -5 vbbetterthanbb said:

The official scoring here is 1 point per correct pick.

If enough folks are interested, we can publish weighted results just for curiosity .

I would be interest, but you may just do it at the end.

Waiting for more votes .

[vbprisoner]

Dec 8, 2014 13:28:35 GMT -5 vbbetterthanbb said:

Dec 8, 2014 13:04:06 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

I would be interest, but you may just do it at the end.

Waiting for more votes .

Would it be helpful to you if I set up a poll and asked participants if they would be interested to see a weighted score as well with only a yes no so then you could decide if it warrants? I doubt many people will come on this thread and and see this option to vote.

[vbbetterthanbb]

Dec 8, 2014 13:40:14 GMT -5 vbprisoner said:

Would it be helpful to you if I set up a poll ...

Up to you .

[austintatious]

Your contest, your rules. You do all the work, just glad you do what you do.