2023-24 Pick'Em, Final Standings!!
- Thread starter dukedevilz
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Wow, WeAreDePaul got caught cheating. Jeez, I thought he was just a Depaul and LSU fan, turns out, he’s also a KU fan… is he even actually a HE?
You think you know people.
You think you know people.
I think it's punishment enough that I know I let down all my fans and supporters. I feel bad for you and the rest. No one likes to live long enough to see their heroes fall.
Let’s go with all the road teams. What could go wrong. My picks:
Week 16 Games
Saturday: Alabama (5) at Kentucky
Saturday: Duke (1) at Wake Forest
Saturday: UNC (6) at Virginia
Saturday: Houston (4) at Baylor
Saturday: BYU (3) at Kansas State
Sunday: FAU (2) at Memphis
Week 16 Games
Saturday: Alabama (5) at Kentucky
Saturday: Duke (1) at Wake Forest
Saturday: UNC (6) at Virginia
Saturday: Houston (4) at Baylor
Saturday: BYU (3) at Kansas State
Sunday: FAU (2) at Memphis
Rumor has it, his last name is Calipari. I didn't believe it at first, but it's starting to make sense.
Yeah I guess it was just my turn to have luck on my side. Tip of the cap to your Cats for closing out my $32 on a $2 parlay!
Congrats to @GE Nole on his perfect week, only days after resigning, "This is a hard week!" I really think all 6 of those games, on paper at least, were games that got you second-guessing yourself. Hopefully we'll have similar games this week.
I'm going to drop the lowest weekly totals soon, hopefully within the next week. So, that might cause a slight shift in point totals. And then we'll have a double-points week the last week of the regular season. There's still time to close that gap.
Week 16 Scores
GE Nole- 21
mikeinknoxville- 18
IUfanBorden- 18
dukedevilz- 16
rockycard- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 13
ExitFlagger- 12
kyjeff1- 12
Kevin Bryan- 12
lurkeraspect84- 12
Necessary Roughness- 10
BScott22- 10
coryfly- 9
AWilli6995- 9
della- 9
WeAreDePaul- 8
boilerzz- 8
PA_Panther- 8
Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan- 250
@ExitFlagger- 249
@GE Nole- 246
@AWilli6995- 246
@boilerzz- 244
@kyjeff1- 238
dukedevilz- 234
@della- 232
@rockycard- 229
@BScott22- 226
@IUfanBorden- 219
@mikeinknoxville- 218
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 215
@Necessary Roughness- 211
@lurkeraspect84- 211
@coryfly- 206
@PA_Panther- 200
@WeAreDePaul- 192
@ThePhog08- 176
JimboBBN- 134
@KisteK- 127
duckboy33- 124
Noahtogo24- 60
Week 17 Games
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
I'm going to drop the lowest weekly totals soon, hopefully within the next week. So, that might cause a slight shift in point totals. And then we'll have a double-points week the last week of the regular season. There's still time to close that gap.
Week 16 Scores
GE Nole- 21
mikeinknoxville- 18
IUfanBorden- 18
dukedevilz- 16
rockycard- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 13
ExitFlagger- 12
kyjeff1- 12
Kevin Bryan- 12
lurkeraspect84- 12
Necessary Roughness- 10
BScott22- 10
coryfly- 9
AWilli6995- 9
della- 9
WeAreDePaul- 8
boilerzz- 8
PA_Panther- 8
Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan- 250
@ExitFlagger- 249
@GE Nole- 246
@AWilli6995- 246
@boilerzz- 244
@kyjeff1- 238
dukedevilz- 234
@della- 232
@rockycard- 229
@BScott22- 226
@IUfanBorden- 219
@mikeinknoxville- 218
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 215
@Necessary Roughness- 211
@lurkeraspect84- 211
@coryfly- 206
@PA_Panther- 200
@WeAreDePaul- 192
@ThePhog08- 176
JimboBBN- 134
@KisteK- 127
duckboy33- 124
Noahtogo24- 60
Week 17 Games
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
Week 17 Games
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
6 St. Mary's
5 Boise St.
4 Wisconsin
3 Florida
2 Bama
1 VT
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
6 St. Mary's
5 Boise St.
4 Wisconsin
3 Florida
2 Bama
1 VT
Week 17 Games
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama 4
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin 2
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech 5
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's 1
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina 3
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State 6
No Tennessee/Auburn and instead several unranked games that we don't' even know their conferences!
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama 4
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin 2
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech 5
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's 1
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina 3
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State 6
No Tennessee/Auburn and instead several unranked games that we don't' even know their conferences!
6) Wisconsin
5) Virginia Tech
4) Boise State
3) Alabama
2) Saint Mary's
1) South Carolina
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
5) Virginia Tech
4) Boise State
3) Alabama
2) Saint Mary's
1) South Carolina
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama
Saturday: Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
Saturday: Gonzaga at Saint Mary's
Saturday: Florida at South Carolina
Saturday: New Mexico at Boise State
Auburn is 0-4 against top 50 teams on the road (also lost to App State). Whereas Tennessee has beaten Wisconsin and Kentucky on the road. Don't think too many people are picking Auburn to win on the road. Tennessee/Alabama offers a lot more potential for variation in picks, which is what I'd like to see.
It's happened before, but it's very rare I'm going to feature the same team twice in the same week. Also, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, New Mexico, and Boise State are all currently projected to make the NCAA Tournament.
devilz, it's your contest and I appreciate the time and effort you put into it. I mean that with all my heart. I just think 5-6 kenpom teams squaring off is a bigger deal than seeing Wake back to back or bubble teams.
You might say, "della is just biased" and if you did say that you'd be right, but c'mon.
it's not about what are the best games of the week, it's about what are the toughest games to predict. Look, none of us like the job @dukedevilz has done this year with the Pick em, but he's our leader so we need to stick by and support him even in a year like this where he's clearly lost the plot.
If I didn't have the Tennessee/Alabama game already, I likely would have included it.
Also, Wake is in the top 25 for KenPom and the Net. And they'd be ranked higher if they had Efton Reid for the first month of the season.
lol thanks
Here are the adjusted scores with the lowest weekly scores being dropped.
Lowest Weekly Total
GE Nole- 8
ExitFlagger- 7
boilerzz- 7
della- 7
BScott22- 7
kyjeff1- 6
mikeinknoxville- 6
Necessary Roughness- 6
dukedevilz- 5
rockycard- 5
WeAreDePaul- 5
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 4
PA_Panther- 4
Kevin Bryan- 3
AWilli6995- 3
IUfanBorden- 2
coryfly- 1
lurkeraspect84- 0
Adjusted Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan- 247
@ExitFlagger- 243
@AWilli6995- 242
@GE Nole- 238
@boilerzz- 237
@kyjeff1- 232
dukedevilz- 229
@della- 225
@rockycard- 224
@BScott22- 219
@IUfanBorden- 217
@mikeinknoxville- 212
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 211
@lurkeraspect84- 210 (no point reduction, but I had previously been off by 1 point)
@Necessary Roughness- 205
@coryfly- 205
@PA_Panther- 196
@WeAreDePaul- 187
@ThePhog08- 176
JimboBBN- 134
@KisteK- 127
duckboy33- 124
Noahtogo24- 60
Lowest Weekly Total
GE Nole- 8
ExitFlagger- 7
boilerzz- 7
della- 7
BScott22- 7
kyjeff1- 6
mikeinknoxville- 6
Necessary Roughness- 6
dukedevilz- 5
rockycard- 5
WeAreDePaul- 5
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 4
PA_Panther- 4
Kevin Bryan- 3
AWilli6995- 3
IUfanBorden- 2
coryfly- 1
lurkeraspect84- 0
Adjusted Cumulative Scores
@Kevin Bryan- 247
@ExitFlagger- 243
@AWilli6995- 242
@GE Nole- 238
@boilerzz- 237
@kyjeff1- 232
dukedevilz- 229
@della- 225
@rockycard- 224
@BScott22- 219
@IUfanBorden- 217
@mikeinknoxville- 212
@Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 211
@lurkeraspect84- 210 (no point reduction, but I had previously been off by 1 point)
@Necessary Roughness- 205
@coryfly- 205
@PA_Panther- 196
@WeAreDePaul- 187
@ThePhog08- 176
JimboBBN- 134
@KisteK- 127
duckboy33- 124
Noahtogo24- 60
I've always done this. And it's to encourage those who might miss a week, or had a horrible week, to not lose hope and stay in the Pick'Em contest.
And yes, there have been reminders throughout the season.
To show you, that through lots of adjusting and eye squinting, that there is a way that your name COULD come in ahead of mine.
Lotttttts of squinting.
Even you pick up a point on me with this bs.
Don't under estimate how difficult it is to pick games during the conference tournament week. Here were the scores in 2022. Picking is a lot harder when you can't naturally default to the home team. 8/13 scores had 4 points or less. If you happened to go 0 for 6 in the games, guess what? You'd get all 7 points back because your new lowest weekly total would be 0.
Is this revenge for last years NCAA tourney? If so, well played.Don't under estimate how difficult it is to pick games during the conference tournament week. Here were the scores in 2022. Picking is a lot harder when you can't naturally default to the home team. 8/13 scores had 4 points or less. If you happened to go 0 for 6 in the games, guess what? You'd get all 7 points back because your new lowest weekly total would be 0.
This is my 6th year of organizing a Pick'Em contest. And I've had this rule every year.
but is this the first season we had a broad competing? For diversity and @della 's sake maybe we can compromise and along with cutting out our worst week we also have a week where we sit around and talk about our feelings and then share things on Pinterest?
