Haven't seen a thread yet but wanted to get one going. The tourney kicks off Thursday at 6:00 pm (ET) so get your picks in before then. With [not] Akron winning last year [and Maryland being the real champion], it was the first time we didn't see JoeSoccerFan or boxcar123 winning it since 2012. TBD if the masses can keep the overlords at bay once again. Bracket here: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/soccer-men/d1/2019 Remember to post each game-winner in their own separate line, with a gap between rounds, please : ) Round 1: 1 point Round 2: 2 points Round 3: 4 points Quarterfinals: 8 points Semifinals: 12 points Final: 24 points Lastly, I dug up the all-time winners: 2003: #1 Fatman; #2 Red Storm; #3 Thisisstupid 2004: #1 BigRedFootie; #2 Numerista; #3 soccertom 2005: ??? gsterp? soccertom, utah444 (see this link). 2006: #1 FootyMondo; #2 I love the game; #3 Muc80 & soccertom 2007: #1 Carolina; #2 trader1; #3 recsoc 2008: #1 manutd02; #2 utah444; #3 Sandon Mibut & garbaggio & Bonji 2009: #1 FlashMan; #2 padgman1; #3 N0vaaaaa 2010: #1 JoeSoccerFan; #2 Crimson Ace; #3 Skin 2011: #1 slufan13; #2 theatric7; #3 RichmondD15 2012: #1 stphnsn; #2 KensingtonSC; #3 JoeSoccerFan 2013: #1 JoeSoccerFan; #2 SammyP; #3 boxcar123. 2014: #1 JoeSoccerFan; #2 Emile; #3 No shinguards; Participation Ribbon TimB4Last 2015: #1 JoeSoccerFan; #2 Fitballer; #3 gsterp; #4 OverseasView 2016: #1 boxcar123; #2 CreightonMCFCjoey; #3 theatric7 2017: #1 boxcar123; #2 fknbuflobo; #3 PlaySimple 2018: #1 xpowerout; #2 SBZipFan; #3 boxcar123
Picking Maryland last year served me very well, so let's see if doing so this year will bear the same results. First Round Campbell Syracuse Missouri State Coastal Carolina Kentucky Santa Barbara Notre Dame Maryland Pittsburgh Louisville Butler Yale Loyola Marymount New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St. John's Missouri State SMU Indiana St. Mary's Notre Dame Maryland Georgetown UC Davis Butler Washington Stanford New Hampshire Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia SMU Indiana Maryland Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarters Virginia Maryland Georgetown Clemson Semis Maryland Georgetown Final Maryland Vamos.
First Round JMU Cuse Mo St NC St UK UCSB ND Md Pitt Louisville Butler BC Seattle UNH Providence Clemson Second Round UVA Cuse UCF SMU IU UCSB ND WF G-town Louisville Butler BC Stanford UNH Providence Clemson Third Round UVA UCF IU ND G-town BC Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals UCF IU BC Stanford Semifinals IU Stanford Final IU
First Round JMU Syracuse Missouri State NCSU Kentucky UCAB Notre Dame Maryland Pittsburgh USF Butler Boston College Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia Syracuse Missouri State SMU Indiana St. Mary's Notre Dame Wake Forest Georgetown USF Marshall Washington Stanford New Hampshire Providence Clemson Third Round Virginia SMU Indiana Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarters Virginia Indiana Georgetown Clemson Semis Virginia Georgetown Final Georgetown
Round 1 Campbell Syracuse Missouri State Coastal Carolina Kentucky UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Maryland Pittsburgh Louisville Butler Boston College Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Round 2 Virginia Syracuse Missouri State SMU Indiana St. Mary's Notre Dame Wake Forest Georgetown UC Davis Butler Washington Stanford Virginia Tech Providence Clemson Round 3 Virginia SMU Indiana Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarters Virginia Wake Forest Georgetown Clemson Semis Virginia Clemson Winners Virginia
Actually xpowerout and I were tied for the top spot last year with 78 points each, but I conceded the title based on his team (Maryland) beating my team (Akron) in the final: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/2018-bracket-challenge.2089633/page-3#post-37348309
First Round James Madison Syracuse Denver NC State Kentucky UCSB Notre Dame Maryland Pitt South Florida Butler Yale Seattle UNH Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia SJU UCF SMU Indiana St Mary's Notre Dame Maryland Pitt UC Davis Butler Washington Stanford VT Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia SMU Indiana Maryland Pitt Washington Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals SMU Indiana Washington Clemson Semifinals Indiana Clemson Final Clemson
PlaySimple First Round Campbell Syracuse Denver NC State Kentucky California Notre Dame Maryland Pittsburgh Louisville Butler Boston College Loyola Marymont New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St. John's UCF SMU Indiana St. Mary's Michigan Wake Forest Georgetown UC Davis Marshall Washington Stanford New Hampshire Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia SMU St. Mary's Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals Virginia St. Mary's Georgetown Clemson Semifinals St. Mary's Georgetown Final St. Mary's
First Round James Madison Syracuse Missouri State Coastal Carolina Kentucky Santa Barbara Wright State Maryland Lehigh South Florida Butler Yale Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia Syracuse Central Florida Southern Methodist Kentucky Saint Mary's Michigan Wake Forest Georgetown South Florida Marshall Washington Stanford New Hampshire Providence Clemson Third Round Virginia Southern Methodist Kentucky Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals Virginia Wake Forest Georgetown Stanford Semifinals Virginia Georgetown Finals Virginia
MySonsPlay First Round Campbell Rhode Island Denver NC State Kentucky UCSB Notre Dame Maryland Lehigh South Florida Butler Yale Loyola Marymount New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St. John's UCF NC State Indiana UCSB Michigan Wake Forest Georgetown UC Davis Butler Washington Stanford Va Tech Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia UCF Indiana Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals Virginia Indiana Georgetown Stanford Semifinals Virginia Georgetown Final Virginia
First Round: Campbell Syracuse Denver NC State Kentucky UC SAnta Barbara Notre Dame Marylan Pittsburgh South Florida Butler Yale Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round: Virginia St Johns UCF SMU Indiana UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Wake Forest Georgetown South Florida Marshall Washington Stanford VT Penn State Clemson Third Round: Virginia UCF Indiana Wake Forest Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals: Virginia Indiana Georgetown Clemson Semifinals Virginia Clemson Final: Clemson
First Round James Madison Syracuse Missouri State Coastal Carolina Lehigh Louisville West Virginia Boston College Kentucky UC Santa Barbara Wright State!!! Maryland Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St. John’s Central Florida Southern Methodist Georgetown UC Davis Marshall Washington Indiana Saint Mary's Michigan Wake Forest Stanford Virginia Tech Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia Southern Methodist Georgetown Washington Indiana Michigan Stanford Clemson Quarterfinals Virginia Washington Indiana Stanford Semifinals Virginia Indiana Finals Akron Indiana
Well, I have no freedom of choice for the final winner ( Espola Certified…). #RaiderUp And as for previous years, due to my lack of knowledge on most teams' level, I used GauchoDan's RPI rank to select each game winner. First Round Campbell Syracuse Missouri State NC State Kentucky UCSB Wright State Maryland Pitt Louisville Butler Boston College LMU New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St John's UCF Southern Methodist Indiana Saint Mary's Wright State Wake Forest Georgetown UC Davis Marshall Washington Stanford Virginia Tech Providence Clemson Third Round Virginia Southern Methodist Indiana Wright State Georgetown Washington Virginia Tech Clemson Quarterfinals Virginia Wright State Georgetown Clemson Semifinals Wright State Georgetown Final Wright State
Apologies to those of you who wasted your time already but here's the winner. And for the rest of you, no need to bother making picks. FIRST ROUND WINNERS James Madison Syracuse Denver Coastal Carolina Kentucky UC Santa Barbara Wright State Maryland Pittsburgh South Florida Butler Boston College Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte SECOND ROUND WINNERS Virginia Syracuse Central Florida Southern Methodist Indiana St. Mary’s Michigan Maryland Georgetown South Florida Butler Washington Stanford New Hampshire Providence Clemson THIRD ROUND WINNERS Virginia Southern Methodist St. Mary’s Michigan Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson QUARTERFINAL WINNERS Virginia Michigan Georgetown Clemson SEMIFINAL WINNERS Virginia Georgetown 2019 NCAA CHAMPION Virginia
Here are my picks. Based on the amount of time spent analyzing my selections, I do not expect my name to be in the top three, but it is fun every year. First Round James Madison Syracuse Missouri State North Carolina State Kentucky UC-Santa Barbara Notre Dame Maryland Pittsburgh South Florida West Virginia Yale Loyola Marymount New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia St. John's UCF SMU Indiana Saint Mary's Michigan Maryland Georgetown UC Davis West Virginia Washington Stanford Virginia Tech Penn State Clemson Third Round Virginia UCF Indiana Maryland Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson Quarters Virginia Maryland Georgetown Clemson Semis Virginia Georgetown Final Georgetown
Campbell Rhode Island Missouri St. NC St. Kentucky UCSB Notre Dame Maryland Lehigh Louisville Butler Yale Seattle New Hampshire Providence Mercer Virginia Rhode Island Missouri St. SMU IU St. Mary's Notre Dame Maryland Georgetown UC Davis Butler Yale Stanford New Hampshire Penn St. Clemson Virginia SMU IU Maryland Georgetown Butler Stanford Penn St. Virginia IU Georgetown Stanford IU Georgetown IU*********
First Round JMU URI Missouri State Coastal Loyola Chicago Cal Notre Dame Maryland Pitt Louisville Butler Yale Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte Second Round Virginia URI UCF SMU Indiana St Mary's Michigan Maryland Georgetown UC Davis Butler Yale Stanford Virginia Tech Penn State Charlotte Third Round Winners Virginia UCF SMU St Mary's Michigan Georgetown Butler Stanford Penn State Quarterfinal Winners Virginia Saint Mary's Georgetown Stanford Semifinal Winners Virginia Georgetown Final Virginia
1st: Campbell Rhode Island Missou State NC State Kentucky Cal Wright St. Maryland Pitt USF Butler Boston College Seattle New Hampshire Providence Charlotte 2nd: Virginia St. Johns UCF SMU Indiana Cal Michigan Maryland Georgetown UC Davis Marshall Washington Stanford Virginia Tech Penn State Clemson 3rd: Virginia SMU Indiana Michigan Georgetown Washington Stanford Clemson 4th: Virginia Michigan Washington Stanford Semis: Michigan Stanford Championship: Michigan
Do we have to be consistent? If, for example, one picks A to beat B in the first round, may one hedge one's bets by picking B to win in the second round?