VT PICK-THE-WINNERS CONTEST-Week 1 (Closed Entries)
Jan 17, 2021 20:41:22 GMT -5
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VOLLEYTALK
2021 SPRING PICK-THE-WINNERS CONTEST
Please join vbbetterthanbb , FreeBall , vballfan17 and me in welcoming in a belated, shortened and unprecedented winter-spring season of VT Pick-the-Winners Contest! D-I matches start Friday, January 22. As in the past, this contest runs weekly through the regular season ending April 3, with weekly winners and a season winner to be awarded with demonstrable avatar bragging rights. (We expect there will also be a separate NCAA tourney contest.) All Volley Talk members are eligible and encouraged to enter.
This year we are again using 2019’s modified contest entry format (see below) in order to make it easier for contestants to enter without making mistakes and to make the scoring much more efficient, more accurate and less time-consuming. Contestants are required to post their entries using the exact format specified so that we can copy and paste it "as is" directly onto the scoring spreadsheet. Because of the chaotic scheduling and anticipated last minute scheduling changes, postponed and/or canceled matches, it is not feasible this year to standardize the day and time each weekly contest will be posted to open and close. The window between opening a contest and closing it may need to be shortened considerably this year due to circumstances beyond our control. We thank you in advance for understanding and cooperating.
Scoring for this season's contest:
1. One point for each correct pick in each weekly contest;
2. Five points for winning each weekly contest;
3. Ten points for picking every match correctly in any weekly contest consisting of at least 15 matches; and
WEEK 1 CONTEST: ENTRY DEADLINE: 12 NOON, CALIFORNIA TIME, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
For your entry, please copy and paste the matches listed below, then for each match delete the v. and the team you do not pick to win, leaving ONLY the match number, the period and the team you pick to win on each line, with no space between the period and team, and no trailing space, e.g. “1.Colorado". Do not put a space between any of the lines. Don't add anything or change the name of the team you pick in any way (e.g. don’t change Southern Cal to USC, or add Go Hawks.) [/b].
Review to make sure you have one pick for every match. Anticipating that some matches will not be played this weekend as scheduled due to the COVID pandemic, the number of matches has been expanded to compensate.
24.Wisconsin v. Purdue is the tiebreaker match this week. Enter the 3 digit tiebreaker match total points scored, and nothing else, on a separate line below your pick for match .
We’ll post a fictitious example of a completed entry in the reply following this post to illustrate how easy it will be for you to enter and to review.
Home team is listed first, EXCEPT for matches at a neutral venue (N) as shown below in the dates section just before the numbered matches. . If there is still a tie after the tiebreaker, the earliest COMPLETED entry is the contest winner. You can log in and use the "Edit" button to make changes to your posted entry. DO NOT POST A SEPARATE REPLY TO MAKE CHANGES. One contest entry per real person. Do log in occasionally for messages re contest corrections or your entry errors. If something does not look correct, please PM me ASAP.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW. READ THE ABOVE BEFORE STARTING.
Anticipated Schedule
1-15: Friday, January 22 [#10 (N)]
16-24: Saturday, January 23 [#24 TB]
25-32: Sunday, January 24
1.Colorado v. Oregon State
2.Houston v. Rice
3.Indiana v. Nebraska
4.Iowa v. Illinois
5.Marquette v. Illinois State
6.Memphis v. Southern Illinois
7.Michigan v. Penn State
8.Missouri State v. Oral Roberts
9.Northwestern v. Rutgers
10.South Dakota v. Wichita State
11.UCLA v. California
12.Utah v. Arizona
13.Washington v. Arizona State
14.Washington State v. Oregon
15.Wisconsin v. Purdue
16.Indiana v. Nebraska
17.Iowa v. Illinois
18.Marquette v. Illinois State
19.Michigan v. Penn State
20.Minnesota v. Michigan State
21.North Texas v. SMU
22.Ohio State v. Maryland
23.Washington v. Arizona State
24.Wisconsin v. Purdue
25.Colorado v. Oregon State
26.Creighton v. Northern Iowa
27.Gonzaga v. San Diego
28.Houston v. Rice
29.Minnesota v. Michigan State
30.UCLA v. California
31.Utah v. Arizona
32.Washington State v. Oregon
[Enter only the number of total points scored in the match 24.Wisconsin v. Purdue on this line and delete everything except for those 3 numerical digits]
2021 SPRING PICK-THE-WINNERS CONTEST
FINALLY, PTW IS BACK!!
Please join vbbetterthanbb , FreeBall , vballfan17 and me in welcoming in a belated, shortened and unprecedented winter-spring season of VT Pick-the-Winners Contest! D-I matches start Friday, January 22. As in the past, this contest runs weekly through the regular season ending April 3, with weekly winners and a season winner to be awarded with demonstrable avatar bragging rights. (We expect there will also be a separate NCAA tourney contest.) All Volley Talk members are eligible and encouraged to enter.
This year we are again using 2019’s modified contest entry format (see below) in order to make it easier for contestants to enter without making mistakes and to make the scoring much more efficient, more accurate and less time-consuming. Contestants are required to post their entries using the exact format specified so that we can copy and paste it "as is" directly onto the scoring spreadsheet. Because of the chaotic scheduling and anticipated last minute scheduling changes, postponed and/or canceled matches, it is not feasible this year to standardize the day and time each weekly contest will be posted to open and close. The window between opening a contest and closing it may need to be shortened considerably this year due to circumstances beyond our control. We thank you in advance for understanding and cooperating.
Scoring for this season's contest:
1. One point for each correct pick in each weekly contest;
2. Five points for winning each weekly contest;
3. Ten points for picking every match correctly in any weekly contest consisting of at least 15 matches; and
4. Five points for picking the five highest (including ties) non-perfect weekly scores (percentage-wise) over the course of the season.
WEEK 1 CONTEST: ENTRY DEADLINE: 12 NOON, CALIFORNIA TIME, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
For your entry, please copy and paste the matches listed below, then for each match delete the v. and the team you do not pick to win, leaving ONLY the match number, the period and the team you pick to win on each line, with no space between the period and team, and no trailing space, e.g. “1.Colorado". Do not put a space between any of the lines. Don't add anything or change the name of the team you pick in any way (e.g. don’t change Southern Cal to USC, or add Go Hawks.) [/b].
Review to make sure you have one pick for every match. Anticipating that some matches will not be played this weekend as scheduled due to the COVID pandemic, the number of matches has been expanded to compensate.
24.Wisconsin v. Purdue is the tiebreaker match this week. Enter the 3 digit tiebreaker match total points scored, and nothing else, on a separate line below your pick for match .
We’ll post a fictitious example of a completed entry in the reply following this post to illustrate how easy it will be for you to enter and to review.
Home team is listed first, EXCEPT for matches at a neutral venue (N) as shown below in the dates section just before the numbered matches. . If there is still a tie after the tiebreaker, the earliest COMPLETED entry is the contest winner. You can log in and use the "Edit" button to make changes to your posted entry. DO NOT POST A SEPARATE REPLY TO MAKE CHANGES. One contest entry per real person. Do log in occasionally for messages re contest corrections or your entry errors. If something does not look correct, please PM me ASAP.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW. READ THE ABOVE BEFORE STARTING.
Anticipated Schedule
1-15: Friday, January 22 [#10 (N)]
16-24: Saturday, January 23 [#24 TB]
25-32: Sunday, January 24
1.Colorado v. Oregon State
2.Houston v. Rice
3.Indiana v. Nebraska
4.Iowa v. Illinois
5.Marquette v. Illinois State
6.Memphis v. Southern Illinois
7.Michigan v. Penn State
8.Missouri State v. Oral Roberts
9.Northwestern v. Rutgers
10.South Dakota v. Wichita State
11.UCLA v. California
12.Utah v. Arizona
13.Washington v. Arizona State
14.Washington State v. Oregon
15.Wisconsin v. Purdue
16.Indiana v. Nebraska
17.Iowa v. Illinois
18.Marquette v. Illinois State
19.Michigan v. Penn State
20.Minnesota v. Michigan State
21.North Texas v. SMU
22.Ohio State v. Maryland
23.Washington v. Arizona State
24.Wisconsin v. Purdue
25.Colorado v. Oregon State
26.Creighton v. Northern Iowa
27.Gonzaga v. San Diego
28.Houston v. Rice
29.Minnesota v. Michigan State
30.UCLA v. California
31.Utah v. Arizona
32.Washington State v. Oregon
[Enter only the number of total points scored in the match 24.Wisconsin v. Purdue on this line and delete everything except for those 3 numerical digits]
