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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Dec 12, 2012 4:22:31 GMT -5
... I tabulated Pablo's score at 48/60... Thanks! |
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Post by karplets on Dec 12, 2012 10:44:57 GMT -5
... I tabulated Pablo's score at 48/60... Thanks! The other match in which homecourt advantage flipped the prediction was Texas vs Florida. So I think that (plus Texas vs USC) accounts for the discrepancy in Pablo's total. Also, for what it's worth, I tabulated AVCA's score at 44/57 but I'm not sure what the latest AVCA poll was. I'm using the one posted at www.richkern.com -- In that one, Washington is ranked higher than Oregon (#5 vs #6) so I only see AVCA picking correctly 2 of the 4 quarterfinals (Penn St and Texas) Pablo 48/60 "The Committee" 48/60 "Massey/Elo" 46/60 RPI 45/60 AVCA 44/57 (??) |
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Post by publius on Dec 12, 2012 15:17:10 GMT -5
Also, for what it's worth, I tabulated AVCA's score at 44/57 but I'm not sure what the latest AVCA poll was. I'm using the one posted at www.richkern.com -- In that one, Washington is ranked higher than Oregon (#5 vs #6) so I only see AVCA picking correctly 2 of the 4 quarterfinals (Penn St and Texas) Pablo 48/60 "The Committee" 48/60 "Massey/Elo" 46/60 RPI 45/60 AVCA 44/57 (??) Right you are. My mistake. Good catch! |
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Dec 14, 2012 14:47:48 GMT -5
PTW results after Semi-Finals:
PTW favored teams had won:
48/62
Average PTW score:
44.2/62
PTW leading entries:
50/62: 2/82 (maplespear, reign69heir)
49/62: 3/82 (FreeBall, rockhopper, vbfan9696)
Polls:
Pablo: 48/62
RKPI: 46/62
RK: 45.5/60
AVCA: 44/59
Best Semi-Finals scores:
2/2: 3/82 (doctornole, reign69heir, volleyball20102011)
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Post by FreeBall on Dec 14, 2012 15:39:30 GMT -5
And now the contest is down to the final two. Can reign69heir sustain his late momentum, or will maplespear hang on for the win? Best of luck to both of you.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 14, 2012 16:04:00 GMT -5
And now the contest is down to the final two. Can reign69heir sustain his late momentum, or will maplespear hang on for the win? Best of luck to both of you. I'm hoping Reign takes it ;D |
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Post by publius on Dec 16, 2012 14:51:09 GMT -5
Congratulations to MAPLESPEAR, the winner of the 2012 NCAA Tourney Pick the Winners Contest. While reign69heir also picked 50 of the 63 games correctly, MAPLESPEAR prevailed in the tiebreaker by being closest to the actual 130 points, 150 to 177.
Congratulations to all who enjoyed the contests this year and happy holidays to all!
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Dec 16, 2012 17:04:25 GMT -5
PTW results after the championship match:
PTW favored teams had won:
48/63
Average PTW score:
44.2/63
Polls:
Pablo: 48/63
Massey/Elo: 46/63
RKPI: 46/63
RK: 45.5/61
AVCA: 44/60
Number Picking Texas to Win:
4/82 (doctornole, foopf4, jets, volleyball20102011)
Final Scores:
50
Maplespear (TB winner)
reign69heir
49
FreeBall
rockhopper
vbfan9696
48
doctornole
gobucky
mnsports255
vbbetterthanbb
47
FTLOG
HuskerVBfan93
itsallrelative
karplets
mojo23
postitagain2
Rataxes
sulo
thelat
thepav
vbbuck
vbman100
volleyball20102011
46
aapl663169
cajun
coloradokidd
floridaLOG
fred18
GeddyLeeMarvin
jets
mplssetter
rampageripster
treblejig
volleyballfanatic1
45
c4ndlelight
coolbean
dawgs4life
djr8686
italianmattd
mhjets
miles
rogero1
stpaulvolleyball
44
azhuskerclone
dcvbfan
ForSureSurfin
glorydaze
gobows
JT
kolohekeiki
ShaneM2005
smartpatrol
stanford3
43
austintatious
baywatcher
bmil87
bruinmoz
herdmentality
LivingDaDream
olefrog
vballfreak808
vbmoneyball
42
brtstarr
dchawaiian
slickshoes510
ucsdfan
41
bigfan
downtopound
gobows808
Stanlifornia
yeahbigapple
40-
beachvball
boydcrowder
Cubicle No More ...
foopf4
honore
onepass
po'okela
rat2323
setter4lyfe
smokedogg
tooquickformost
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Post by FreeBall on Dec 16, 2012 17:09:54 GMT -5
Congratulations to maplespear on the win! Also, thanks to publius and vbbetterthanbb for all of their organizational work.
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Post by stpaulvolleyball on Dec 16, 2012 17:53:43 GMT -5
At least I beat the coaches poll.  Congratulations to Maplespear! |
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Post by treblejig on Dec 16, 2012 19:00:28 GMT -5
This was really fun. Thanks so much all your hard work.
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Post by karplets on Dec 17, 2012 10:47:15 GMT -5
PTW results after the championship match: PTW favored teams had won:48/63 Average PTW score:44.2/63 Polls: Pablo: 48/63 Massey/Elo: 47/63 RKPI: 46/63 RK: 45.5/61 AVCA: 44/60 Massey/Elo only46/63 (It wasn't same as the entry in my name. I didn't follow Massey/Elo exactly in my entry but tried to "beat the systems", gambling on a few and using some Pablo) Thanks also to publius and vbbetterthanbb for runnin' the show. It's fun. |
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Dec 17, 2012 13:02:08 GMT -5
Massey/Elo only46/63 (It wasn't same as the entry in my name. I didn't follow Massey/Elo exactly in my entry but tried to "beat the systems", gambling on a few and using some Pablo) . Your gamble beat Massey/Elo  . I wonder how other participants made their picks. Mine was similar to another participant in that I relied primarily on each team's past match results. I didn't use Pablo or the polls, and was also restricted by never picking against my team (whose early loss in NCAA cost me a bit in the contest ;D). I probably should have used Pablo instead of my trusted coin for matches too close to call  . |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 17, 2012 14:57:42 GMT -5
thanks publius and vbb!!
(man, i did terrible ... oh well, next year!)
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Post by karplets on Dec 17, 2012 16:12:46 GMT -5
Massey/Elo only46/63 (It wasn't same as the entry in my name. I didn't follow Massey/Elo exactly in my entry but tried to "beat the systems", gambling on a few and using some Pablo) . Your gamble beat Massey/Elo . I wonder how other participants made their picks. Mine was similar to another participant in that I relied primarily on each team's past match results. I didn't use Pablo or the polls, and was also restricted by never picking against my team (whose early loss in NCAA cost me a bit in the contest ;D). I probably should have used Pablo instead of my trusted coin for matches too close to call . Yeah but I didn't beat Pablo and I relied as much on Pablo as Massey/Elo (perhaps more so). But the results of the contest show how difficult it is to beat the systems in general. Obviously, it helps this year to be a Texas fan or an Oregon fan and submit your entry accordingly, but I'm sure it's still tough unless in the rest of the bracket you follow, say, Pablo accordingly. |
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