At the end of the season, I run a free contest for picking the results of the NCAA Tournament.
The contest is mainly a way for me to keep in touch with friends,
but I will open it to a limited number of entries from the Internet.
The quality of play aside, what Connecticut and Butler achieved this year are both noteworthy more than a normal year. bKemba Walker's final month of play -- winning five games in five days to win the Big East tournament followed up by a run to the NCAA title -- is as good as any "One-Man Team" runs anyone has had: Larry Bird, Danny Manning -- it's easily as impressive as that considering how young and untested his supporting cast was. And Butler's back-to-back runs to the national final by a Mid-Major team only trail the championship runs of Cincinnati(MVC) '61-63 and San Francisco(CBA) '55-56.
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In the Contest, the thought at least occurred to the CONSENSUS:
. 41-OHIO ST . 29-KANSAS . 25-DUKE . 12-PITT . 4-N CAROLINA . 4-NOTR DAME . 2-SN DGO ST . 2-U CONN . 1-B Y U . 1-PURDUE . 1-SYRACUSE . 1-MICH ST . 1-FLORIDA . 1-LOUISVILLE .
Hats off to the two who came up with the CHAMPION'S PICK:
Michael Colquitt, Cato Laurencin
Michael's pick saved the Contest from a new record Lowest Winning Score; Cato's pick earned him second place overall.
The Kentucky > Ohio State result is probably most responsible for the difference in the Regional Breakdown:
REGION AVERAGE AVGNEG COUNT ------- ------- ------ ----- GA 54.8 -100.4 34 SOUTH 54.1 -104.9 23 EAST 53.5 -101.6 34 x-OTHER 52.5 -103.9 6 WEST 50.7 -102.7 30 MIDWEST 50.5 -103.9 13
We did manage to set new records for Lowest Average Score (53.0) and Highest Average Negative Points (-102.4). This was, for sure, the toughest tournament ever to pick with no #1- or #2-seeds making the Final Four.
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I don't know the Colquitt family at all, personally, but they've been loyal participants in the Hoops Contest
for years now. The father, Ken, first entered all the way back in 1988, coming in as a co-worker
of Desmond Williams (my childhood friend from the neighborhood where I grew up, Urban Villa). Over time,
sons Stephen, Michael and Timothy entered as well along with wife Patricia (including the year
Ken so disliked her picks that she entered under her maiden name because he didn't want his last name associated
with them! -- Still one of my favorite HC anecdotes!)
On his ninth try, he's the first in the family to claim the title.
Your winner of the 2011 Hoops Contest is:
MICHAEL COLQUITT ! ! !
Congratulations, Michael! Well done!
-- Ron
|
Never insecure until I met you -- now I'm "bein' stupid". I used to be so cute to me, just a little bit skinny. Why do I look to all these things to keep you happy? Maybe get rid of you and then I'll get back to me. (Hey!)
My outsides look cool,
You can buy your hair if it won't grow.
"UNPRETTY" |
But time I cannot change, so here's to looking back. You know, I drink a whole bottle of my pride and I toast to change to keep these demons off my back. (Just get these demons off my back.)
'Cause I want to shimmer; I want to shine.
"SHIMMER" |
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These are the Final Standings after Monday's game:
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2011 RON McBAY INVITATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTEST
Standings After 67 Games 4/5/2011
Rank Player Location Champion Pts Neg
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1/140 MICHAEL COLQUITT,'11 CHAMP Griffin, GA U CONN 120.5 -34
2/140 Cato T. Laurencin Avon, CT U CONN 98.5 -60
3/140 Mark Schreiber St.Petersburg,FL KANSAS 75.5 -80
4/140 Amy Lindsay (R) Yardley, PA PITT 70 -74
4/140 Carl Smith Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 70 -90
6/140 Alana Brandt Arlington, TX KANSAS 69 -84
6/140 William Vickers,'98coChamp Atlanta, GA DUKE 69 -94
8/140 Jerry Traigle New Orleans, LA KANSAS 68 -82
9/140 POTUS(Barack Obama) Washington, DC KANSAS 67 -98
9/140 Robert Waitman, '01 Champ Suffern, NY DUKE 67 -102
11/140 Richard Meyer, '02 Champ Los Angeles, CA KANSAS 66.5 -94
12/140 TNT(Charles Barkley) Atlanta, GA KANSAS 64.5 -88
12/140 Yehuda Waitman Suffern, NY N CAROLINA 64.5 -88
14/140 Brendan Moriarty Suwanee, GA PITT 64 -98
15/140 J.D. Zeiler Tyrone, GA OHIO ST 63.5 -90
15/140 Jody Yarmush West Orange, NJ OHIO ST 63.5 -98
17/140 Michael Farro Vestal, NY NOTR DAME 63 -90
18/140 HOOPS CONTEST CONSENSUS Across the USA OHIO ST 62.5 -98
19/140 Jason Pike (R) West Hills, CA DUKE 62 -93
20/140 Jennifer Zeiler Tyrone, GA KANSAS 61 -82
20/140 Marvin Ingram Beavercreek, OH OHIO ST 61 -90
22/140 John Pasquesi Woodside, CA OHIO ST 60.5 -92
22/140 Alex Olivas, '08 Champ Atlanta, GA PITT 60.5 -110
24/140 Steve Tibensky Vestal, NY DUKE 59.5 -102
25/140 Paul Roett CalgaryAL CANADA OHIO ST 59 -98
25/140 NWK STAR-LDGR(Bracket Boy) Newark, NJ PITT 59 -105
25/140 Kevin G. Barry Knoxville, TN DUKE 59 -110
28/140 Michael Flint San Francisco,CA FLORIDA 58.5 -88
28/140 Nick Layzer Durham, NC KANSAS 58.5 -98
28/140 Patrick W. Barry (R) Knoxville, TN DUKE 58.5 -106
28/140 Bruce Ingram, co98,07Champ Austell, GA PITT 58.5 -110
32/140 ODDS(USA TODAY/bodog.net) McLean, VA KANSAS 58 -102
33/140 NCAA SEEDING COMMITTEE Indianapolis, IN OHIO ST 57 -98
34/140 Ken Van Ness Conyers, GA OHIO ST 56.5 -102
34/140 Bill Cobau Naperville, IL PITT 56.5 -104
34/140 Matthew Cramer Round Rock, TX OHIO ST 56.5 -110
37/140 Timothy Colquitt Griffin, GA N CAROLINA 56 -91
38/140 Joe Holloway, '86 Champ Vestal, NY N CAROLINA 55.5 -98
38/140 Dana Farro Vestal, NY OHIO ST 55.5 -100
38/140 Mark Ingram Beavercreek, OH OHIO ST 55.5 -102
38/140 Joel Reissman West Windsor, NJ PITT 55.5 -103
38/140 Stephen Colquitt Griffin, GA DUKE 55.5 -104
43/140 Michael Carmen Tracy, CA OHIO ST 55 -104
44/140 Jamie Hollowell Ardmore, PA KANSAS 54.5 -90
44/140 Kimmie Hollowell Erie, CO KANSAS 54.5 -93
44/140 Joey Sampson Dallas, TX OHIO ST 54.5 -97
44/140 Emily Barry Knoxville, TN NOTR DAME 54.5 -112
48/140 Peggy Brodsky Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 54 -98
48/140 Ronald Days Charlotte, NC KANSAS 54 -98
48/140 Chris Pike Los Angeles, CA KANSAS 54 -99
48/140 Joe Fabian Clermont, FL DUKE 54 -104
48/140 Gavin Davis Raleigh, NC DUKE 54 -104
48/140 David Schechter Los Angeles, CA PITT 54 -108
54/140 Steve Spiegel, '03 Champ McDonough, GA DUKE 53.5 -110
54/140 Stanley Tibensky Leesburg, FL DUKE 53.5 -112
56/140 Chris Malone, '90 Champ Plandome, NY KANSAS 53 -92
56/140 Andrew Drexler LosAltosHills,CA DUKE 53 -98
56/140 Jeff Guthrie Decatur, GA KANSAS 53 -102
56/140 Jeff Kleinlein Bloomington, IN OHIO ST 53 -103
56/140 Brian Hooper Chattanooga, TN OHIO ST 53 -104
56/140 Bob Bateman Lafayette, CO DUKE 53 -106
62/140 Rhoads Hollowell Erie, CO DUKE 52.5 -84
62/140 John T. Horton Chattanooga,TN KANSAS 52.5 -104
62/140 Rob Greanias Los Altos, CA OHIO ST 52.5 -104
62/140 Pam Russell Marietta, GA OHIO ST 52.5 -104
62/140 Blucher Cooper V Basking Ridge,NJ NOTR DAME 52.5 -112
62/140 Lawrence Brandt Arlington, TX DUKE 52.5 -112
62/140 Andy Kaufman,'95,'10 Champ New Hope, PA PITT 52.5 -114
62/140 David Nix Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 52.5 -118
70/140 Brad Lewis Tucker, GA KANSAS 52 -92
70/140 Butch Cooper, NITC'10 Basking Ridge,NJ KANSAS 52 -95
70/140 Rand Wise, '09 Champ Decatur, GA OHIO ST 52 -99
70/140 Beth Frank Columbus, OH OHIO ST 52 -114
74/140 Dan Wachspress, '84 Champ Yardley, PA PITT 51.5 -108
75/140 David Kee, '96 Champ Newnan, GA SYRACUSE 51 -98
75/140 Bob Van Gulick Austin, TX KANSAS 51 -104
75/140 Valerie Begeal Port Crane, NY DUKE 51 -116
78/140 Robert Altman Scarsdale, NY OHIO ST 50.5 -106
78/140 Joe Felix Summerville, SC OHIO ST 50.5 -110
80/140 COACHES(USA TODAY/ESPN) Across the USA OHIO ST 50 -101
80/140 Arlene Pedovitch PrincetonJctn,NJ KANSAS 50 -102
80/140 Todd Zeiler Sharpsburg, GA DUKE 50 -102
80/140 Bruce Schnek Staten Island,NY OHIO ST 50 -104
80/140 Terry Neville Chattanooga, TN OHIO ST 50 -108
80/140 Ken Colquitt Griffin, GA OHIO ST 50 -108
80/140 Chuck Dieringer Toledo, OH OHIO ST 50 -112
87/140 Aidan Schechter Los Angeles, CA DUKE 49.5 -92
87/140 OFFICIAL RPI Indianapolis, IN KANSAS 49.5 -100
87/140 MEDIA POLL (A.P.) Across the USA OHIO ST 49.5 -100.5
87/140 Allen Truesdale Orlando, FL DUKE 49.5 -110
91/140 Bruce Gow Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 49 -96
91/140 Dick & Donna Colver (R) Springfield, VA KANSAS 49 -98
91/140 CBS/SI.com(Seth Davis) New York, NY KANSAS 49 -104
91/140 Jonathan Sampson Augusta, GA DUKE 49 -108
91/140 Jacob Wachspress Yardley, PA DUKE 49 -110
91/140 Mike Oshins / Ali Kur Newton, MA PITT 49 -112
97/140 John D. Jackson, Jr. DeSoto, TX KANSAS 48.5 -95
97/140 Bobby Close (R) Los Angeles, CA DUKE 48.5 -97
97/140 Kevin Cuskley, PPP'10 Rumson, NJ KANSAS 48.5 -112
100/140 Paul Quintas Skokie, IL OHIO ST 48 -104
101/140 Dan Ginsburg Chicago, IL KANSAS 47.5 -98
101/140 George Perkins East Lansing, MI OHIO ST 47.5 -102
101/140 RATINGS(USA TODAY/Sagarin) McLean, VA OHIO ST 47.5 -102
101/140 Mike Begeal Port Crane, NY OHIO ST 47.5 -108
101/140 Talbot Nunnally Atlanta, GA KANSAS 47.5 -113
106/140 Andrew Brandt Arlington, TX KANSAS 47 -108
106/140 ESPN(Dick Vitale) Bradenton, FL OHIO ST 47 -118
108/140 Noah Schechter Los Angeles, CA KANSAS 46.5 -106
108/140 Kyle Lewis Tucker, GA OHIO ST 46.5 -108
108/140 Alexandra Ferguson East Lansing, MI MICH ST 46.5 -110
108/140 Jeremy Oshins Newton, MA OHIO ST 46.5 -110
112/140 Kevin Lewis Tucker, GA OHIO ST 46 -108
113/140 Ron McBay Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 45.5 -104
113/140 Mark Edge Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 45.5 -104
113/140 Michael K. Gee Lufkin, TX KANSAS 45.5 -106
116/140 ESPN(Doug Gottlieb) Bristol, CT KANSAS 45 -100
116/140 Jacob (R) & Ira Davis New York, NY DUKE 45 -102
116/140 Steven Shockley Jackson, MO KANSAS 45 -104
116/140 Anne Lewis Tucker, GA B Y U 45 -108
116/140 Dave Wood,'05 Champ,PPP'08 Alpharetta, GA OHIO ST 45 -108
116/140 Tony Trzcinka Boston, MA OHIO ST 45 -110
116/140 Daniel Vogel San Mateo, CA PURDUE 45 -110
123/140 Wright Howell Atlanta, GA KANSAS 44.5 -102
123/140 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED(PST,AG) New York, NY OHIO ST 44.5 -105.5
123/140 Jonathan Kaufman Aberdeen, MD NOTR DAME 44.5 -118
126/140 Melissa Dieringer Toledo, OH OHIO ST 44 -108
127/140 Jim Carson Murphy, NC OHIO ST 43 -112
127/140 Warren Adams, '06 Champ Montgomery, AL PITT 43 -122
129/140 Tim Wolfert Aliso Viejo, CA SN DGO ST 42.5 -106
129/140 Vic Bolton Fayetteville, GA DUKE 42.5 -112
131/140 Talia Waitman Suffern, NY DUKE 42 -102
131/140 Brook Brown Redmond, WA KANSAS 42 -109
133/140 Adina Waitman (R) Suffern, NY SN DGO ST 40.5 -118
134/140 Rich O'Malley Astoria, NY N CAROLINA 39 -102
135/140 ATL JOURNL-CONST(MBradley) Atlanta, GA OHIO ST 38 -117
135/140 Jim Stapleton Mountain View,CA LOUISVILLE 38 -124
137/140 Corey Hollowell (R) Laramie, WY OHIO ST 37 -124
137/140 Sharon Keld Yerevan, ARMENIA DUKE 37 -128
139/140 Mike Panza, '00 Champ Irvine, CA KANSAS 36.5 -117
140/140 Brian Pendleton Austin, TX OHIO ST 36 -118
Scoring System: .5 1 2 4 8 16 32 -- (R) denotes a "Rookie"
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2011 RON McBAY INVITATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTEST
Scoresheet After 67 Games 4/5/2011
Player Pre Rnd1 Rnd2 RSem RFin Fin4 Champ Total
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MICHAEL COLQUITT,'11 CHAMP 1.5 23 20 20 8 16 32 120.5
Cato T. Laurencin .5 22 12 8 8 16 32 98.5
Mark Schreiber 1.5 22 16 12 8 16 0 75.5
Amy Lindsay (R) 2 22 18 20 8 0 0 70
Carl Smith 1 25 20 16 8 0 0 70
Alana Brandt 1 22 18 20 8 0 0 69
William Vickers,'98coChamp 1 22 18 20 8 0 0 69
Jerry Traigle 1 23 20 16 8 0 0 68
POTUS(Barack Obama) 2 29 20 16 0 0 0 67
Robert Waitman, '01 Champ 2 21 20 16 8 0 0 67
Richard Meyer, '02 Champ 1.5 21 20 16 8 0 0 66.5
TNT(Charles Barkley) .5 22 18 16 8 0 0 64.5
Yehuda Waitman 1.5 25 18 12 8 0 0 64.5
Brendan Moriarty 1 21 18 16 8 0 0 64
J.D. Zeiler 1.5 22 16 16 8 0 0 63.5
Jody Yarmush .5 27 20 16 0 0 0 63.5
Michael Farro 1 24 18 20 0 0 0 63
HOOPS CONTEST CONSENSUS 1.5 25 20 16 0 0 0 62.5
Jason Pike (R) 1 25 16 12 8 0 0 62
Jennifer Zeiler 1 22 18 12 8 0 0 61
Marvin Ingram 2 23 20 16 0 0 0 61
John Pasquesi .5 24 16 12 8 0 0 60.5
Alex Olivas, '08 Champ 1.5 27 20 12 0 0 0 60.5
Steve Tibensky 1.5 24 18 8 8 0 0 59.5
Paul Roett 1 26 20 12 0 0 0 59
NWK STAR-LDGR(Bracket Boy) 1 22 16 12 8 0 0 59
Kevin G. Barry 1 26 16 8 8 0 0 59
Michael Flint 1.5 21 16 20 0 0 0 58.5
Nick Layzer 1.5 25 16 8 8 0 0 58.5
Patrick W. Barry (R) 1.5 25 20 12 0 0 0 58.5
Bruce Ingram, co98,07Champ .5 26 20 12 0 0 0 58.5
ODDS(USA TODAY/bodog.net) 0 22 20 16 0 0 0 58
NCAA SEEDING COMMITTEE 0 25 20 12 0 0 0 57
Ken Van Ness 1.5 23 16 8 8 0 0 56.5
Bill Cobau 1.5 23 16 8 8 0 0 56.5
Matthew Cramer 1.5 25 18 12 0 0 0 56.5
Timothy Colquitt 1 23 20 12 0 0 0 56
Joe Holloway, '86 Champ 1.5 22 20 12 0 0 0 55.5
Dana Farro .5 25 18 12 0 0 0 55.5
Mark Ingram 1.5 22 20 12 0 0 0 55.5
Joel Reissman 1.5 26 16 12 0 0 0 55.5
Stephen Colquitt 1.5 24 22 8 0 0 0 55.5
Michael Carmen 1 22 20 12 0 0 0 55
Jamie Hollowell .5 24 18 12 0 0 0 54.5
Kimmie Hollowell 1.5 19 14 12 8 0 0 54.5
Joey Sampson 1.5 23 18 12 0 0 0 54.5
Emily Barry .5 26 16 12 0 0 0 54.5
Peggy Brodsky 1 19 18 16 0 0 0 54
Ronald Days 2 22 18 12 0 0 0 54
Chris Pike 1 21 20 12 0 0 0 54
Joe Fabian 1 25 20 8 0 0 0 54
Gavin Davis 1 23 18 12 0 0 0 54
David Schechter 1 21 16 8 8 0 0 54
Steve Spiegel, '03 Champ 1.5 22 14 16 0 0 0 53.5
Stanley Tibensky 1.5 24 16 12 0 0 0 53.5
Chris Malone, '90 Champ 2 23 16 12 0 0 0 53
Andrew Drexler 1 24 16 12 0 0 0 53
Jeff Guthrie 2 23 20 8 0 0 0 53
Jeff Kleinlein 1 22 18 12 0 0 0 53
Brian Hooper 1 22 18 12 0 0 0 53
Bob Bateman 2 21 18 12 0 0 0 53
Rhoads Hollowell 1.5 23 16 12 0 0 0 52.5
John T. Horton 1.5 23 16 12 0 0 0 52.5
Rob Greanias .5 26 18 8 0 0 0 52.5
Pam Russell .5 20 16 16 0 0 0 52.5
Blucher Cooper V 1.5 23 16 12 0 0 0 52.5
Lawrence Brandt 1.5 23 20 8 0 0 0 52.5
Andy Kaufman,'95,'10 Champ 1.5 27 16 8 0 0 0 52.5
David Nix 1.5 23 16 12 0 0 0 52.5
Brad Lewis 1 21 18 12 0 0 0 52
Butch Cooper, NITC'10 1 21 18 12 0 0 0 52
Rand Wise, '09 Champ 1 23 20 8 0 0 0 52
Beth Frank 1 23 16 12 0 0 0 52
Dan Wachspress, '84 Champ .5 27 16 8 0 0 0 51.5
David Kee, '96 Champ 2 23 18 8 0 0 0 51
Bob Van Gulick 1 24 18 8 0 0 0 51
Valerie Begeal 1 20 10 12 8 0 0 51
Robert Altman 1.5 21 20 8 0 0 0 50.5
Joe Felix 1.5 25 16 8 0 0 0 50.5
COACHES(USA TODAY/ESPN) 0 22 20 8 0 0 0 50
Arlene Pedovitch 1 25 20 4 0 0 0 50
Todd Zeiler 1 25 16 8 0 0 0 50
Bruce Schnek 1 23 18 8 0 0 0 50
Terry Neville 1 23 14 12 0 0 0 50
Ken Colquitt 1 21 16 12 0 0 0 50
Chuck Dieringer 1 19 18 12 0 0 0 50
Aidan Schechter .5 19 18 12 0 0 0 49.5
OFFICIAL RPI 1.5 22 18 8 0 0 0 49.5
MEDIA POLL (A.P.) .5 21 20 8 0 0 0 49.5
Allen Truesdale 1.5 26 18 4 0 0 0 49.5
Bruce Gow 1 22 18 8 0 0 0 49
Dick & Donna Colver (R) 2 23 16 8 0 0 0 49
CBS/SI.com(Seth Davis) 1 20 16 12 0 0 0 49
Jonathan Sampson 1 22 18 8 0 0 0 49
Jacob Wachspress 1 28 16 4 0 0 0 49
Mike Oshins / Ali Kur 1 24 16 8 0 0 0 49
John D. Jackson, Jr. 1.5 23 16 8 0 0 0 48.5
Bobby Close (R) .5 22 18 8 0 0 0 48.5
Kevin Cuskley, PPP'10 .5 24 16 8 0 0 0 48.5
Paul Quintas 1 23 16 8 0 0 0 48
Dan Ginsburg 1.5 24 14 8 0 0 0 47.5
George Perkins .5 23 20 4 0 0 0 47.5
RATINGS(USA TODAY/Sagarin) 1.5 22 20 4 0 0 0 47.5
Mike Begeal .5 23 16 8 0 0 0 47.5
Talbot Nunnally 1.5 22 16 8 0 0 0 47.5
Andrew Brandt 1 24 14 8 0 0 0 47
ESPN(Dick Vitale) 2 25 16 4 0 0 0 47
Noah Schechter 1.5 23 18 4 0 0 0 46.5
Kyle Lewis 1.5 23 18 4 0 0 0 46.5
Alexandra Ferguson 1.5 21 16 8 0 0 0 46.5
Jeremy Oshins 1.5 25 20 0 0 0 0 46.5
Kevin Lewis 2 22 14 8 0 0 0 46
Ron McBay 1.5 22 18 4 0 0 0 45.5
Mark Edge 1.5 24 16 4 0 0 0 45.5
Michael K. Gee 1.5 24 16 4 0 0 0 45.5
ESPN(Doug Gottlieb) 2 21 14 8 0 0 0 45
Jacob (R) & Ira Davis 1 20 20 4 0 0 0 45
Steven Shockley 1 22 18 4 0 0 0 45
Anne Lewis 1 24 16 4 0 0 0 45
Dave Wood,'05 Champ,PPP'08 1 22 14 8 0 0 0 45
Tony Trzcinka 0 21 16 8 0 0 0 45
Daniel Vogel 2 21 18 4 0 0 0 45
Wright Howell 1.5 19 20 4 0 0 0 44.5
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED(PST,AG) .5 22 18 4 0 0 0 44.5
Jonathan Kaufman .5 22 14 8 0 0 0 44.5
Melissa Dieringer 1 21 14 8 0 0 0 44
Jim Carson 1 22 12 8 0 0 0 43
Warren Adams, '06 Champ 1 24 14 4 0 0 0 43
Tim Wolfert 1.5 21 16 4 0 0 0 42.5
Vic Bolton 1.5 21 12 8 0 0 0 42.5
Talia Waitman 1 21 12 8 0 0 0 42
Brook Brown 1 23 14 4 0 0 0 42
Adina Waitman (R) .5 20 16 4 0 0 0 40.5
Rich O'Malley 2 19 10 8 0 0 0 39
ATL JOURNL-CONST(MBradley) 1 17 12 8 0 0 0 38
Jim Stapleton 1 23 10 4 0 0 0 38
Corey Hollowell (R) 1 18 14 4 0 0 0 37
Sharon Keld 1 22 14 0 0 0 0 37
Mike Panza, '00 Champ 1.5 19 12 4 0 0 0 36.5
Brian Pendleton 1 21 10 4 0 0 0 36
Scoring System: .5 1 2 4 8 16 32 -- (R) denotes a "Rookie"
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In the 3-Year Cumulative Points rankings, Rand Wise takes over the top spot. Michael Colquitt,
Yehuda Waitman, Robert Waitman, Stephen Colquitt, Andy Kaufman and the ODDS of winning
by bodog.net from USA TODAY all break into the Top 10. Rich O'Malley,
Mark Schreiber and the COMPUTER RATINGS by Jeff Sagarin from USA TODAY hang on
in the Top 10 one more year.
TOP 10 - 3-YEAR CUMULATIVE POINTS POINTS FULLNAME YEARS 2011 2010 2009 ------ ------------------------------ ----- ------ ------ ------ 313.5 Rand Wise, '09 Champ 3 52.0 109.0 152.5 309.0 Rich O'Malley 3 39.0 120.0 150.0 306.0 +Michael Colquitt, '11 Champ 3 120.5 89.0 96.5 278.5 +Yehuda Waitman 3 64.5 65.0 149.0 271.0 RATINGS(USA TODAY/Sagarin) 3 47.5 85.0 138.5 269.0 Mark Schreiber 3 75.5 58.5 135.0 267.0 +Robert Waitman, '01 Champ 3 67.0 68.0 132.0 266.5 +Stephen Colquitt 3 55.5 82.0 129.0 262.0 +ODDS(USA TODAY/bodog.net) 3 58.0 68.0 136.0 261.0 +Andy Kaufman, '95 '10 Champ 3 52.5 123.0 85.5 -----------------------------------------------------------------Qualifying with their 5th entry, Stanley Tibensky and Yehuda Waitman debut in the Top 10 of all-time Career Averages. Ronald Days, Richard Meyer and the CONSENSUS all hang on in the Top 10 one more year.
TOP 10 - CAREER AVERAGES (MIN 5) FULLNAME AVERAGE AVGNEGPTS COUNT ------------------------------ ------- --------- ---------- Dan McGrew, '98 coChamp 111.0 -42.3 7 David Brown 109.2 5 Pat McGriff 100.9 -55.1 7 *Ronald Days 100.5 -56.1 7 Andrew Rast 99.4 -53.6 6 +Stanley Tibensky 99.1 -61.5 5 Dave Pena, '92 Champ 99.0 -38.0 10 *Richard Meyer, '02 Champ 97.5 -55.9 13 *HOOPS CONTEST CONSENSUS 96.5 -53.8 15 +Yehuda Waitman 95.8 -59.3 5 ------------------------------------------------------------
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2011 RON McBAY INVITATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTEST
Individual Player Picks (Final 4) After 67 Games 4/5/2011
MICHAEL COLQUITT,'11 CHAMP - Griffin, GA: 120.5 Pts
U CONN KANSAS
U CONN
Cato T. Laurencin - Avon, CT: 98.5 Pts
U CONN KANSAS
U CONN
Mark Schreiber - St.Petersburg,FL: 75.5 Pts
U CONN KANSAS
KANSAS
Amy Lindsay (R) - Yardley, PA: 70 Pts
KENTUCKY PITT
PITT
Carl Smith - Atlanta, GA: 70 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Alana Brandt - Arlington, TX: 69 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
KANSAS
William Vickers,'98coChamp - Atlanta, GA: 69 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Jerry Traigle - New Orleans, LA: 68 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
POTUS(Barack Obama) - Washington, DC: 67 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Robert Waitman, '01 Champ - Suffern, NY: 67 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Richard Meyer, '02 Champ - Los Angeles, CA: 66.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
TNT(Charles Barkley) - Atlanta, GA: 64.5 Pts
ARIZONA KANSAS
KANSAS
Yehuda Waitman - Suffern, NY: 64.5 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
N CAROLINA
Brendan Moriarty - Suwanee, GA: 64 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
J.D. Zeiler - Tyrone, GA: 63.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Jody Yarmush - West Orange, NJ: 63.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Michael Farro - Vestal, NY: 63 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
NOTR DAME
HOOPS CONTEST CONSENSUS - Across the USA: 62.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Jason Pike (R) - West Hills, CA: 62 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Jennifer Zeiler - Tyrone, GA: 61 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
KANSAS
Marvin Ingram - Beavercreek, OH: 61 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
John Pasquesi - Woodside, CA: 60.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Alex Olivas, '08 Champ - Atlanta, GA: 60.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
PITT
Steve Tibensky - Vestal, NY: 59.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Paul Roett - CalgaryAL CANADA: 59 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
NWK STAR-LDGR(Bracket Boy) - Newark, NJ: 59 Pts
DUKE PITT
PITT
Kevin G. Barry - Knoxville, TN: 59 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Michael Flint - San Francisco,CA: 58.5 Pts
DUKE FLORIDA
FLORIDA
Nick Layzer - Durham, NC: 58.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Patrick W. Barry (R) - Knoxville, TN: 58.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Bruce Ingram, co98,07Champ - Austell, GA: 58.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
ODDS(USA TODAY/bodog.net) - McLean, VA: 58 Pts
KANSAS
KANSAS
NCAA SEEDING COMMITTEE - Indianapolis, IN: 57 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Ken Van Ness - Conyers, GA: 56.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Bill Cobau - Naperville, IL: 56.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
Matthew Cramer - Round Rock, TX: 56.5 Pts
OHIO ST PURDUE
OHIO ST
Timothy Colquitt - Griffin, GA: 56 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
N CAROLINA
Joe Holloway, '86 Champ - Vestal, NY: 55.5 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
N CAROLINA
Dana Farro - Vestal, NY: 55.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Mark Ingram - Beavercreek, OH: 55.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Joel Reissman - West Windsor, NJ: 55.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
PITT
Stephen Colquitt - Griffin, GA: 55.5 Pts
DUKE LOUISVILLE
DUKE
Michael Carmen - Tracy, CA: 55 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Jamie Hollowell - Ardmore, PA: 54.5 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
KANSAS
Kimmie Hollowell - Erie, CO: 54.5 Pts
SYRACUSE KANSAS
KANSAS
Joey Sampson - Dallas, TX: 54.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Emily Barry - Knoxville, TN: 54.5 Pts
TENNESSEE NOTR DAME
NOTR DAME
Peggy Brodsky - Atlanta, GA: 54 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Ronald Days - Charlotte, NC: 54 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Chris Pike - Los Angeles, CA: 54 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Joe Fabian - Clermont, FL: 54 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Gavin Davis - Raleigh, NC: 54 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
David Schechter - Los Angeles, CA: 54 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
Steve Spiegel, '03 Champ - McDonough, GA: 53.5 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
DUKE
Stanley Tibensky - Leesburg, FL: 53.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Chris Malone, '90 Champ - Plandome, NY: 53 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Andrew Drexler - LosAltosHills,CA: 53 Pts
DUKE LOUISVILLE
DUKE
Jeff Guthrie - Decatur, GA: 53 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Jeff Kleinlein - Bloomington, IN: 53 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Brian Hooper - Chattanooga, TN: 53 Pts
OHIO ST LOUISVILLE
OHIO ST
Bob Bateman - Lafayette, CO: 53 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Rhoads Hollowell - Erie, CO: 52.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
John T. Horton - Chattanooga,TN: 52.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Rob Greanias - Los Altos, CA: 52.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Pam Russell - Marietta, GA: 52.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Blucher Cooper V - Basking Ridge,NJ: 52.5 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
NOTR DAME
Lawrence Brandt - Arlington, TX: 52.5 Pts
DUKE B Y U
DUKE
Andy Kaufman,'95,'10 Champ - New Hope, PA: 52.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
David Nix - Atlanta, GA: 52.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Brad Lewis - Tucker, GA: 52 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Butch Cooper, NITC'10 - Basking Ridge,NJ: 52 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Rand Wise, '09 Champ - Decatur, GA: 52 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Beth Frank - Columbus, OH: 52 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS ST
OHIO ST
Dan Wachspress, '84 Champ - Yardley, PA: 51.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
PITT
David Kee, '96 Champ - Newnan, GA: 51 Pts
SYRACUSE KANSAS
SYRACUSE
Bob Van Gulick - Austin, TX: 51 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Valerie Begeal - Port Crane, NY: 51 Pts
DUKE VANDY
DUKE
Robert Altman - Scarsdale, NY: 50.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Joe Felix - Summerville, SC: 50.5 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
COACHES(USA TODAY/ESPN) - Across the USA: 50 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Arlene Pedovitch - PrincetonJctn,NJ: 50 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Todd Zeiler - Sharpsburg, GA: 50 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Bruce Schnek - Staten Island,NY: 50 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Terry Neville - Chattanooga, TN: 50 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Ken Colquitt - Griffin, GA: 50 Pts
OHIO ST NOTR DAME
OHIO ST
Chuck Dieringer - Toledo, OH: 50 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Aidan Schechter - Los Angeles, CA: 49.5 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
OFFICIAL RPI - Indianapolis, IN: 49.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
MEDIA POLL (A.P.) - Across the USA: 49.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Allen Truesdale - Orlando, FL: 49.5 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
DUKE
Bruce Gow - Atlanta, GA: 49 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Dick & Donna Colver (R) - Springfield, VA: 49 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
CBS/SI.com(Seth Davis) - New York, NY: 49 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Jonathan Sampson - Augusta, GA: 49 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Jacob Wachspress - Yardley, PA: 49 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
DUKE
Mike Oshins / Ali Kur - Newton, MA: 49 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
John D. Jackson, Jr. - DeSoto, TX: 48.5 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
KANSAS
Bobby Close (R) - Los Angeles, CA: 48.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Kevin Cuskley, PPP'10 - Rumson, NJ: 48.5 Pts
SYRACUSE KANSAS
KANSAS
Paul Quintas - Skokie, IL: 48 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Dan Ginsburg - Chicago, IL: 47.5 Pts
SN DGO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
George Perkins - East Lansing, MI: 47.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
RATINGS(USA TODAY/Sagarin) - McLean, VA: 47.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Mike Begeal - Port Crane, NY: 47.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Talbot Nunnally - Atlanta, GA: 47.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Andrew Brandt - Arlington, TX: 47 Pts
TEXAS KANSAS
KANSAS
ESPN(Dick Vitale) - Bradenton, FL: 47 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Noah Schechter - Los Angeles, CA: 46.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Kyle Lewis - Tucker, GA: 46.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Alexandra Ferguson - East Lansing, MI: 46.5 Pts
OHIO ST MICH ST
MICH ST
Jeremy Oshins - Newton, MA: 46.5 Pts
OHIO ST PURDUE
OHIO ST
Kevin Lewis - Tucker, GA: 46 Pts
OHIO ST LOUISVILLE
OHIO ST
Ron McBay - Atlanta, GA: 45.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Mark Edge - Atlanta, GA: 45.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Michael K. Gee - Lufkin, TX: 45.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
ESPN(Doug Gottlieb) - Bristol, CT: 45 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Jacob (R) & Ira Davis - New York, NY: 45 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Steven Shockley - Jackson, MO: 45 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Anne Lewis - Tucker, GA: 45 Pts
DUKE B Y U
B Y U
Dave Wood,'05 Champ,PPP'08 - Alpharetta, GA: 45 Pts
OHIO ST NOTR DAME
OHIO ST
Tony Trzcinka - Boston, MA: 45 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Daniel Vogel - San Mateo, CA: 45 Pts
SN DGO ST PURDUE
PURDUE
Wright Howell - Atlanta, GA: 44.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED(PST,AG) - New York, NY: 44.5 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Jonathan Kaufman - Aberdeen, MD: 44.5 Pts
DUKE NOTR DAME
NOTR DAME
Melissa Dieringer - Toledo, OH: 44 Pts
OHIO ST FLORIDA
OHIO ST
Jim Carson - Murphy, NC: 43 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
OHIO ST
Warren Adams, '06 Champ - Montgomery, AL: 43 Pts
OHIO ST PITT
PITT
Tim Wolfert - Aliso Viejo, CA: 42.5 Pts
SN DGO ST KANSAS
SN DGO ST
Vic Bolton - Fayetteville, GA: 42.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Talia Waitman - Suffern, NY: 42 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
DUKE
Brook Brown - Redmond, WA: 42 Pts
SN DGO ST KANSAS
KANSAS
Adina Waitman (R) - Suffern, NY: 40.5 Pts
SN DGO ST B Y U
SN DGO ST
Rich O'Malley - Astoria, NY: 39 Pts
N CAROLINA KANSAS
N CAROLINA
ATL JOURNL-CONST(MBradley) - Atlanta, GA: 38 Pts
OHIO ST FLORIDA
OHIO ST
Jim Stapleton - Mountain View,CA: 38 Pts
SN DGO ST LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE
Corey Hollowell (R) - Laramie, WY: 37 Pts
OHIO ST NOTR DAME
OHIO ST
Sharon Keld - Yerevan, ARMENIA: 37 Pts
DUKE PITT
DUKE
Mike Panza, '00 Champ - Irvine, CA: 36.5 Pts
DUKE KANSAS
KANSAS
Brian Pendleton - Austin, TX: 36 Pts
OHIO ST KANSAS
OHIO ST
Scoring System: .5 1 2 4 8 16 32 -- (R) denotes a "Rookie"
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I'll rise when the sun goes down, cover every game in town. A world of my own -- I'll make it my "Home Sweet Home".
They got a name for the winners in the world.
"DEACON BLUES" |
When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to say, "Live and let live." (You know you did. You know you did. You know you did.) But if this everchanging world in which we live in makes you give in and cry, say, "Live and let die."
"LIVE AND LET DIE" |
[R.I.P. G.E. & W.E.M.B.]
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