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Sweet 16
Basketball is back for the weekend!
With the first four games of the round of 16 behind us, we have seen two 1-seeds, Gonzaga and Virginia, as well as two 3-seeds, Texas Tech and Purdue, advance. Purdue (3) was able to out-crazy Tennessee (2) in a high-scoring game with huge momentum shifts, more missed free throws than a youth basketball game, and overtime. And in a game that had more meaning for many of us with our Pac-12 allegiances, Oregon (12) fell in the last minutes in its bid to upset Virginia (1) last night!
Out of all 98 brackets, only 18 picked Purdue (3) and 23 picked Texas Tech (3). Only 5 of us picked all four games correctly, and all 5 are in the top 10 in the standings! Congratulations to you if you are among those who made the right picks and had a great night last night!
In a typical year, we can still expect a 1-seed to lose this round. Could it be North Carolina dealing with a surging Auburn (5), or will Duke, fresh out of a near-upset in the last round with UCF (final score 77-76), succumb to Virginia Tech (4)? Even if they make it to the next round, the odds don’t get better. In the history of the tournament, all four 1-seeds have survived this weekend and made it to the semifinals only once (2008), so some 1-seed is very likely to fall before Monday.
You can check your standings by clicking here. The remaining round of 16 games will be played today before the round of 8 is played this weekend!
1st place (tie): Paul Schlenter – ESA and Max Berde are tied with 106 points
2nd place: BC&Buds is not too far behind with 98 points
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division, the leaders are:
1st place (tie): Eat my dust! and Son of a ZAG are rocking first place with 91 points
2nd place (tie): Bryce Powell and Rocinate are close competition with with 88 points
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Practice winning every day!
Things can get difficult before they get easy. Let’s see who shines at the end of this weekend. Up-to-date results can be downloaded here.
1st place: Nathan Chapman has a blazing 92 points!
2nd place: not too far behind on the scoreboard is Cody Neal with 78 points.
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division:
1st place: drewemeister is sinking some three pointers with 81 points.
2nd place: Matthew did an alley-oop out of nowhere and has a whopping 74 points on the board.
“The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.” – Charles Barkley
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Nothing but net…
While other teams have been throwing up bricks, overall favorites Villanova and Michigan State have been lighting up the scoreboards. Results can be downloaded here.
1st place: Nathan Chapman is dominating the board with 85 points
2nd place: it’s a trifecta with teamZONA, Cody Neal, and Ken Neal tied at 68 points
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division:
1st place: drewemeister is a force on the inside with 79 points
2nd place: with 64 points, can Random Loss Generator land a buzzer beater to win the game?
Stay tuned and let’s see who sinks downtown shots this weekend!
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Here we goat again…
Villanova has definitely “goat” some game but hopefully Michigan has what it takes to find the green pasture on the other side of the fence. Full results through the weekend can be downloaded here.
1st place: Nathan Chapman has “goat” some game with 73 points
2nd place: teamZONA and Ken Neal are butting heads with 68 points
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division:
1st place: drewemeister is balancing on the edge of the cliff with 67 points
2nd place: and Random Loss Generator is not too far behind with 64 points
Let’s see what unfolds this week, maybe some undergoats will surprise us!
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Second Round in the Balance
While some of your “seal-ections” have been on the nose, others have been downright fishy. Fur full results through Saturday, click here.
1st place: Nathan Chapman has 67 points and is “fin it to win it.”
2nd place: With 62 points, Ken Neal clearly “nose” what he’s doing.
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division:
1st place: Random Loss Generator takes the lead by a whisker with 60 points.
2nd place: Hoopless is stuck on 58 points and may be running out of tricks.
Stay tuna-d!
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Dribbling is fundamental, but…
Virginia was hounded by the UMBC Retrievers, who delivered a drool-worthy performance for an historic win. You can download the full results through Friday here.
1st place: With 58 points, Ken Neal is still the top dog.
2nd place: Nathan Chapman is on the ball with 45 points.
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division, the leaders are:
1st place: While Hoopless has 58 points, it looks like ruff going from here on in.
2nd place: Angie is in “paws-ative terrier-tory” with 40 points.
Stay tuned!
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Lets dive right in!
What a fintastic first day! I bet this guy is doing back flips because his bracket performed swimmingly! You can download the full results here.
1st place: Ken Neal is swimming in front with 28 points.
2nd place (tie): Because It’s Going to Rain! and Carl Spackler are “tide” with 20 points.
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division, the leaders are:
1st place (tie): Ramona Pittsenbarger and drewemeister sealed the deal with 24 points.
2nd place: Brayden Pittsenbarger is “dolphinitely” still in the race with 19 points.
Stay tuned! We will see who is the leader of the pod after the next round!
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March Madness has begun!
8th Annual Robinson Noble NCAA Basketball Tournament Contest
$500 in Prizes
March Madness has started once again! Come join the fun by submitting a bracket to Robinson Noble’s 8th annual tournament contest. It is free to play. Simply fill in a bracket and send it to Drewe at dwarnock@robinson-noble.com. If you did not receive a bracket in your email, you can download one here. Please return your brackets by 8:00 AM, Thursday, March 15th.
We hope everybody can participate. If you are not allowed to receive prize money, please let us know your favorite charity and we will send your winnings to them instead!
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And the Winners are…
Wow, what a tournament. It was madness, and all that is left is a few basketballs, deflated like my bracket. But there were also some big winners! You can see the complete results here.
The winners are:
1st place: With a total of 171 points, our big winner is Maddogsirish49ers .
2nd place: Moving up from 4th, with a total of 149 points, Barry a three comes in second.
3rd place: Tad Deshler, with 134 points, hangs on to third place.
4th place: rising all the way from 22nd place, Jodi T captures fourth place with 133 points.
Most Accumulated Upset Points and Highest Score after Round of 64 and Highest Score after Round of 32: the one and only triple cat winner, Bear Down Cats
Second Highest Score after Round of 32: the braketmaster, Evan Botkin’s Bracket
Second Highest Score after Round of 64: our final crazy winner, Navistar Crazies
In the Robinson Noble staff and family division, the winners are:
1st place: hanging on for first with 161 points, FMK
2nd place: with 156 points, Olivia Wills is second (and will forever be able to tell her dad what a loser he is only coming in third)
3rd place: and rising from 31st place overall to finish third in the RN division, with 126 points is Max Wills
Thanks for Trying: finishing dead last both in the RN division and overall, Hoopless, wins the thanks for trying prize with a miserable 33 points.
That’s all folks. Tune in again next year for some more basketball madness. And please consider stopping by sooner to read other non-basketball posts on our blog.
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