[BingGrad]

Once again, back by overwhelming popular demand!

We did this back in 2012 and 2013 and then again in 2019, 2021 and 2022

This is an NCAA pool that is simple enough, but tests your ability to pick out those mid-range seeds that will do some damage rather than nailing the ultimate tournament winners.

You simply pick 5 teams and each time one of your teams wins a game, you get points equal to their seeding. So if you pick a #10 seed and they win two games, you get 20 points. Pick a #1 seed that wins 5 games and you get 5 points. You don't get any points for a play-in game victory, but you can have two teams for the price of one (so you can pick Arizona State and Nevada as a single selection and pick up 66 points -- 11 seed multiplied by 6 wins -- if either defies their seeding and wins it all)

A link to the 2022 action is here -- 2022 NCAA Pick 5 Pool -- if you want to see how it works in practice.

The Pick 5 Hall of Champions

2022 @VT Cats Fan -- 70 Points
2021 @iBOsbu -- 76 Points
2019 @GroovyUV(m) -- 46 Points
2013 @PizzaBox09 -- 87 Points
2012 @deviljets7 -- 53 Points

I hope you'll join in. No actual prize, other than getting your name listed in the Hall of Champions in future years!

Good luck!

 

[PizzaBox09]

San Diego - 5
Michigan State - 7
UConn - 4
Drake - 12
Maryland - 8

Fun pool, good luck!

(You can check my math but I believe my record is 87, Wich St 9x4, Syr 4x4, VCU 5x1, Butler 6x1, Oregon 12x2)

 

[HOTDAMthe24]

I've never done this before, definitely sounds like fun.

UConn - 4
Duke - 5
Creighton - 6
Texas A&M - 7
Drake - 12

 

[VCat_2015]

nice alternative to brackets. I like it.

Iona-13
kentucky- 6
Boise State- 10
Duke- 5
indiana- 4

Interesting a lot of you guys have faith in UConn—I have the opposite feeling about them (no hate! I just think it’ll be yet another first round exit for the Huskies).

 

[VCat_2015]

Do First Four games/teams “count” as full points? In that event I may need to change mine…if I’m allowed.

 

[umbc32244]

Indiana (4)
Virginia (4)
Creighton (6)
Texas A&M (7)
Oral Roberts (12)

 

[uafan934]

Drake - 12
Uconn - 4
Creighton - 6
Providence - 11
Marquette - 2

 

[bearcatbbal22]

Hoosiers 4
Kentucky 6
Penn St 10
Charleston 12
Northwestern 7

 

[bearcatbbal22]

Do First Four games/teams “count” as full points? In that event I may need to change mine…if I’m allowed.

No points for winning the Dayton games, so you start accumulating points for those teams after the first four games end

 

[BingFan22]

West Virginia - 9
Memphis - 8
Texas - 2
Michigan state - 7
Uconn - 4

 

[popolamma]

WVU (9)
Iona (13)
Boise (10)
Memphis (8)
Charleston (12)

 

[Alumni96]

Missouri-7
Kent St-13
Gonzaga-3
Iowa St-6
Duke-5

 

[BingGrad]

Utah State - 10
Oral Roberts - 12
Michigan State - 7
Indiana - 4
Iona - 13

 

[BingGrad]

San Diego - 5
Michigan State - 7
UConn - 4
Drake - 12
Maryland - 8

Fun pool, good luck!

(You can check my math but I believe my record is 87, Wich St 9x4, Syr 4x4, VCU 5x1, Butler 6x1, Oregon 12x2)

Yes, you're right -- 87 is the record after all. I went back and edited the first post so it will live on for future years.

 

[Longclaw]

Drake 12
Oral Roberts 12
Charleston 12
VCU 12
Iona 13

 

[UVM Hoop Cat]

When the historical winners were listed, like all of you I was surprised to see I have not won this before. This year that's going to change:

Kentucky
Duke
VCU
Memphis
Baylor

 

[jtmac]

Charleston 12
Duke 5
Providence 11
Vermont 15
Drake 12

 

[Mr quint]

7 Texas A&M
13 Kent State
12 Drake
12 VCU
6 Creighton

 

[gocats10]

12 Charleston
3 Gonzaga
10 Penn State
11 Providence
6 Creighton

 

[BingGrad]

We have 15 entries this year. After the Thursday early games, it appears that it could be another @PizzaBox09 kind of year...

Please double check that I have gotten your list of teams correct. Good luck everyone!

PizzaBox09 – 13 points, 5 teams remaining – Connecticut (4?), Drake (12?), Maryland (8, 8?), Michigan State (7?), San Diego State (5, 5?);

Alumni96 – 7 points, 5 teams remaining – Duke (5?), Gonzaga (3?), Iowa State (6?), Kent State (13?), Missouri (7, 7?);

HOTDAMthe24 – 0 points, 5 teams remaining – Connecticut (4?), Creighton (6?), Drake (12?), Duke (5?), Texas A&M (7?);

Mr quint – 0 points, 5 teams remaining – Creighton (6?), Drake (12?), Kent State (13?), Texas A&M (7?), VCU (12?);

uafan934 – 0 points, 5 teams remaining -- Connecticut (4?), Creighton (6?), Drake (12?), Marquette (2?), Providence (11?)

UVM Hoop Cat – 0 points, 5 teams remaining – Baylor (3?), Duke (5?), Kentucky (6?), Memphis (8?), VCU (12?);

VCat_2015 – 0 points, 5 teams remaining – Boise State (10?), Duke (5?), Indiana (4?), Iona (13?), Kentucky (6?);

bearcatbal22 – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Charleston (0), Indiana (4?), Kentucky (6?), Northwestern (7?), Penn State (10?);

BingFan22 – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Connecticut (4?), Memphis (8?), Michigan State (7?), Texas (2?), West Virginia (0)

BingGrad – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Indiana (4?), Iona (13?), Michigan State (7?), Oral Roberts (12?), Utah State (0);

gocats10 – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Charleston (0), Creighton (6?), Gonzaga (3?), Penn State (10?), Providence (11?);

jtmac – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Charleston (0), Duke (5?), Drake (12?), Providence (11?), Vermont (15?);

Longclaw – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Charleston (0), Drake (12?), Iona (13?), Oral Roberts (12?), VCU (12?);

umbc32244 – 0 points, 4 teams remaining – Creighton (6?), Indiana (4?), Oral Roberts (12?), Texas A&M (7?), Virginia (0);

popolamma – 0 points, 3 teams remaining – Boise St (10?), Charleston (0), Iona (13?), Memphis (8?), West Virginia (0);