The ball is tipped . . .
April 3, 2018: National Championship
It was a good night for Villanova and Donte DiVincenzo. That meant it was a good night for The Other White Meat - Johnny Porkchop (Rochester, MN). He takes home the Big Dance booty.
Kevin Walsh (Gilbert, AZ) is the bridesmaid and Kurt "Eel" Carlson (aka Jack from Berthold) claims the bronze.
Final leaderboard.
March 25, 2018: Sweet Sixteen weekend
The Final Four is set. None of you non-believers picked Loyola. Cowards. As for the Big Dance leaderboard, if you don't know what the Jack Butler Method is . . . you're doing it wrong. Chris Seyer (Rochester, MN) knows. The JBM says Michigan will cut down the nets in San Antonio.
| RANK | BRACKET, OWNER | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | NCG | CHAMPION | PPR | TOTAL | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | 640 | 890 | 100 | |
| 2 | 220 | 180 | 200 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | 640 | 840 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | 230 | 160 | 160 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | 480 | 790 | 99.4 | |
| 4 | 240 | 180 | 120 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | 480 | 780 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | 230 | 180 | 120 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | 480 | 770 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | 210 | 220 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | 640 | 750 | 98.1 | |
| 7* | 230 | 180 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | 480 | 730 | 97.0 | |
| 7* | 230 | 180 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | 160 | 730 | 97.0 |
Full leaderboard.
March 18, 2018: First weekend
(1) Virginia? Dead. (1) Xavier? Dead. (2) Cincinnati? Dead. (3) Michigan State? Dead. (4) Arizona? Dead. Marmelard? Dead.
Upstart Cindarellas ruined many a bracket on the first weekend of games. Stay tuned.
March 11, 2018: Selection Sunday
The brackets are set. For the next four days, everyone's a credible expert. After that, your flaws will be exposed to the world. Or at least to the Big Dance 18 group in the ESPN Tournament Challenge.
Check back after each weekend's games for the updated leaderboard.
