*NEW* Week 1 Pick-the-Winners Contest (Closed Entries)

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PTW IS BACK FOR D-I’s 2022 SEASON!!

Once again, please join vbbetterthanbb, FreeBall, vballfan17 and me in welcoming in the 2022 regular season VT Pick-the-Winners Contest! D-I matches start Friday, August 26. As in the past, this contest runs weekly through the regular season ending November 27, with weekly winners and a season winner to be awarded with coveted avatar bragging rights. (We expect there will also be a separate NCAA tourney contest.) All Volley Talk members are eligible and encouraged to enter (any and all) weekly contests and to post comments onto the Master PTW thread to be posted once the Week 1 contest entries are closed.

This year we are again using a standardized contest entry format (see below) in order to make it easier for contestants to enter without making mistakes, and to make the scoring more accurate, more efficient and less time-consuming. Contestants are required to post their entries using the exact format specified so that we can copy and paste your entries "as is" directly onto the scoring spreadsheet. 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: 8:00PM, CALIFORNIA TIME, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25


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.Arkansas". 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. "9.Ohio State v. Texas" 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 30. 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 using the correct format and to review.

Home team is listed first, except for matches at a neutral venue (N) as shown below in the Schedule 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 to check 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.

Schedule:
1-13: Friday, August 26 [(N): #2, 3, 5, 6, 10; TB #9]
14-27: Saturday, August 27 [(N): 15, 17-23]
28-30: Sunday, August 28 [N: 28]

1.Arkansas v. Washington
2.Baylor v. Minnesota
3.Bowling Green v. Purdue
4.BYU v. Duke
5.Creighton v. Iowa State
6.Duke v. Washington State
7.Kentucky v. Marquette
8.Mississippi v. Georgia Tech
9.Ohio State v. Texas
10.Pittsburgh v. San Diego
11.South Dakota v. Louisville
12.Texas A&M v. Hawaii
13.Utah v. Kansas
14.Arkansas v. Washington
15.Baylor v. Wisconsin
16.BYU v. Washington State
17.Cal Poly v. UCLA
18.Dayton v. Florida State
19.Georgia Tech v. Illinois
20.Hawaii v. Pittsburgh
21.Kansas v. LMU
22.LBSU v. Oregon
23.Louisville v. Missouri
24.LSU v. Rice
25.Nebraska v. Pepperdine
26.Ohio State v. Texas
27.Tennessee v. Purdue
28.Hawaii v. San Diego
29.Mississippi v. Illinois
30.Texas A&M v. Pittsburgh
[Enter only the number of total points scored in the match 9.Ohio State v. Texas on this line and delete everything except for those 3 numerical digits]

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Here is a totally fictitious entry illustrating the required format for a completed entry. (In this example, home and away teams mostly alternate as picks, with a tiebreaker pick of 120 points.) Note the match number and period and team pick are copied and pasted with no space between them and everything else is deleted. Furthermore, please note each numbered line has NOTHING BUT the line number, the period and the undeleted team name with no spaces between them. The line after #30 has NOTHING BUT the three digit number of points you pick to be scored in the TB.

1.Arkansas
2.Minnesota
3.Bowling Green
4.Duke
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Ohio State
10.San Diego
11.South Dakota
12.Hawaii
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Baylor
16.Washington State
17.Cal Poly
18.Florida State
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Tennessee
28.San Diego
29.Mississippi
30.Pittsburgh
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[UofIlliniVBFan]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU 
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky 
8.Georgia Tech
9.Ohio State 
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU 
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska 
26.Ohio State 
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[redcard]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Iowa State
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Tennessee
28.San Diego
29.Mississippi
30.Pittsburgh
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[ilikecorn]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Mississippi
9.Texas
10.San Diego
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Florida State
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[vup]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Ohio State
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.Washington State
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Tennessee
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[vballfan17]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.San Diego
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.Washington State
17.UCLA
18.Florida State
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.LMU
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Tennessee
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[pin2pin]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6..Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Texas A&M
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21. Kansas
22.LBSU
23.Louisville
24. Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Mississippi
30.Pittsburgh
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[rnbarnes]

1.Washington
2.Baylor
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.San Diego
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.Washington State
17.UCLA
18.Florida State
19.Georgia Tech
20.Hawaii
21.LMU
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.Washington State
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.LMU
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
178

[taxidea]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Florida State
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.LSU
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[vbshrink]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Duke
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Florida State
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Tennessee
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[texasfight]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Kansas
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Georgia Tech
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.Hawaii
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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[NubesPila]

1.Washington
2.Minnesota
3.Purdue
4.BYU
5.Creighton
6.Washington State
7.Kentucky
8.Georgia Tech
9.Texas
10.Pittsburgh
11.Louisville
12.Hawaii
13.Utah
14.Washington
15.Wisconsin
16.BYU
17.UCLA
18.Dayton
19.Illinois
20.Pittsburgh
21.Kansas
22.Oregon
23.Louisville
24.Rice
25.Nebraska
26.Texas
27.Purdue
28.San Diego
29.Illinois
30.Pittsburgh
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