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Our 30th annual online NCAA contest

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My entry name for the NCAA Contest is
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I am entering the following contest with this entry (Choose one or both; you can come back and enter the other contest after completing the first one, or select "Both Contests" to enter this bracket for both contests):

Regular Points Contest
Seeded Points Contest
Use this entry for Both Contests

(Select "Both Contests" and we will use this entry for both the Regular and the Seeded Points Contests)


Regular Points Contest =1-2-3-5-7-10 points per round.
Seeded Points contest gets you the points based on that team's seeds, times a round multiplier, as explained below.

After entering your selections below, come back and press the "Send My NCAA Selections" button below.

After pressing the "SEND MY NCAA SELECTIONS" button, if you see a message that "Required data is missing," it is because you left a field blank. Please click the BACK BUTTON and review your selections to make certain that you picked a winner for EVERY game. Then click the SEND MY NCAA SELECTIONS button again.




Press the button below after making your selections.




Enter as many brackets as you want. Please use a different name for each entry. You can duplicate your email address.



NCAA TOURNAMENT CONTEST RULES & DIRECTIONS:

1. There is no fee to enter. There is no prize.

2. Scroll down to each of the four regions and click on a winner for each game. When you click on your selection, your choice turns BLACK or BLUE. On some browsers, a "default selection" will already appear in BLUE. You MUST change this default or the highlighted selection will be registered for you.

3. After selecting winners in the 15 games in each of the 4 regions, go to the bottom of the screen and click on your choice for the two national semi-final games and the national championship. The Tuesday night "Play-In Game" will be a "field" selection. If you choose the #16 play-in winner in any game, you are taking either team.

4. Click on the SEND MY NCAA SELECTIONS button above when you have selected winners in each of the regional set of games, and the three Final Four games at the bottom.

5. Entries must be sent by tip-off of the full 64-round games on FRIDAY (new day!) (around noon). You can make changes anytime up to tip-off on Friday by entering a new entry. Your latest entry will count. You may send multiple entries.

6. You can enter more than once, just use a different entry name for each entry. Just use a different name for each entry. You may duplicate your email address on multiple entries.

7. You agree to receive email updates from me during the tournament, and other tournament-related reminders as needed. I will not spam nor sell the list, nor use your email name for any other reason. I will only use it to send you contest results.

POINTS:
Your points will be based upon the REGULAR rules unless you tell me otherwise. You may send an entry for each points method for each email address. But use a different email name (or a fake name) if you want to enter more than once in each points system. Your "real" email adddress will receive the daily updates.
Regular Points Contest (1-2-3-5-7-10)

1 point for each win in the first round
2 points for 2nd round (each Sweet Sixteen team you pick)
3 points for 3rd round
5 points for 4th round (for each Final Four team)
7 points for 5th round (the two Saturday Final Four games)
10 points for 6th round (National Champion)
Seeded Points Contest

1 point if your selection is the #1 seed and they win.
2 points if your selection is the #2 seed and they win.
3 points if your selection is the #3 seed and they win.
......etc....
16 points if your selection is the #16 seed and they win.

Officially, I will multiply the Seeded Points each round. Round 2 is worth 2x the points, Round 3 is worth 4x, Round 4 is 8x, Round 5 is 16x, Round 6 is 32x.



Explanation of Ratings and Rankings in our Team Table & Bracket:

Each region below includes a table with a thumbnail sketch of each teams rankings:

Won - Lost Record and Win Percentage

Last 10: The won-lost record over the last 10 games

AP Rank: The latest Associated Press Rankings, from 1 through the end (which will include all teams receiving votes, not just the top 25).

NET:The ranking system used by the NCAA. This largely replaced the old RPI system.

RPI:The legacy Rating Points Index ranking system used by the NCAA.

SOS: The team's ranking of their Strength of Schedule, according to CBSSports.com. The most difficult schedule is #1. The easiest schedule is #358.

Sagarin: USA Today's Rankings by Jeff Sagarin at https://sagarin.usatoday.com/2022-2/college-basketball-team-ratings-2021-22/

Conference: The conference in which the team plays.

Conf. Rank: The NET ranking of the conference. The #1 conference (the Big East) is the best conference, the #2 conference (the Big Ten) is the 2nd best conference, etc.




EAST TEAM TABLE & BRACKET

Seed Team Won Lost Pct. Last 10 AP
Rank
NET
Rank
RPI
Rank
SOS
Rank
Conference Conf. Rank /
(# of teams in tourn.
from conference)
1 UConn 31 3 .912 9-1 1 2 3 24 Big East 6 (3)
16 Stetson 22 12 .647 8-2
209 138 242 Atlantic Sun 25 (1)
8 Florida Atlantic 25 8 .758 7-3 43 39 20 99 American Athletic 10 (2)
9 Northwestern 21 11 .656 6-4
53 61 47 Big Ten 3 (6)
5 San Diego St. 24 10 .706 6-4 24 21 5 25 Mountain West 4 (6)
12 UAB 22 11 .667 7-3
105 52 110 American Athletic 10 (2)
4 Auburn 26 7 .788 8-2 7 5 8 66 SEC 2 (8)
13 Yale 21 9 .700 7-3
81 32 129 Ivy League 11 (1)
6 BYU 23 10 .697 6-4 21 12 44 38 Big 12 1 (8)
11 Duquense 23 11 .676 9-1
83 25 96 Atlantic 10 7 (2)
3 Illinois 25 8 .758 8-2 10 15 13 40 Big Ten 3 (6)
14 Morehead St. 26 8 .765 7-3
106 86 267 Ohio Valley 28 (1)
7 Washington St. 24 9 .727 7-3 25 44 46 87 Pac-12 8 (4)
10 Drake 28 6 .824 9-1 32 47 7 132 Missouri Valley 9 (1)
2 Iowa St. 27 7 .794 8-2 4 6 10 16 Big 12 1 (8)
15 South Dakota St. 22 12 .647 9-1
135 147 312 Summit League 26 (1)
EAST First Round EAST 2nd Round EAST Sweet Sixteen EAST Final 8
(Winner is a Final Four team)
Be certain to enter your National Semi-Final and National Championship Winner at the bottom














Be sure to go to the bottom to enter your Final Four and National Champion winners.

WEST TEAM TABLE & BRACKET

Seed Team Won Lost Pct. Last 10 AP
Rank
NET
Rank
RPI
Rank
SOS
Rank
Conference Conf. Rank /
(# of teams in tourn.
from conference)
1 North Carolina 27 7 .794 8-2 5 8 9 31 ACC 5 (5)
16 Howard 18 16 .529 8-2
273 268 336 MEAC 33 (1)
16 Wagner 16 15 .516 6-4
290 271 351 Northeast 32 (1)
8 Mississippi St. 21 13 .618 5-5 39t 31 41 28 SEC 2 (8)
9 Michigan St. 19 14 .576 5-5
24 57 14 Big Ten 3 (6)
5 Saint Mary's 26 7 .788 9-1 15 16 39 102 West Coast 13 (2)
12 Grand Canyon 29 4 .879 8-2
50 23 258 WAC 15 (1)
4 Alabama 21 11 .656 5-5 19 9 14 3 SEC 2 (8)
13 Charleston 27 7 .794 10-0
97 60 268 Coastal Atlantic 19 (1)
6 Clemson 21 11 .656 6-4 39t 35 35 52 ACC 5 (5)
11 New Mexico 26 9 .743 6-4 26 22 17 82 Mountain West 4 (6)
3 Baylor 23 10 .697 6-4 14 14 18 1 Big 12 1 (8)
14 Colgate 25 9 .735 9-1
125 111 270 Patriot 31 (1)
7 Dayton 24 7 .774 6-4 31 23 4 92 Atlantic 10 7 (2)
10 Nevada 26 7 .788 8-2 28 34 21 88 Mountain West 4 (6)
2 Arizona 25 8 .758 7-3 9 4 11 49 Pac-12 8 (4)
15 Long Beach St. 21 14 .600 5-5
170 149 225 Big West 16 (1)
West
First Round
West
2nd Round
West
Sweet Sixteen
West Final 8
(Winner is a Final Four team)
Be certain to enter your National Semi-Final and National Championship Winner at the bottom














Be sure to go to the bottom to enter your Final Four and National Champion winners.

SOUTH TEAM TABLE & BRACKET

Seed Team Won Lost Pct. Last 10 AP
Rank
NET
Rank
RPI
Rank
SOS
Rank
Conference Conf. Rank /
(# of teams in tourn.
from conference)
1 Houston 30 4 .882 9-1 2 1 2 11 Big 12 1 (8)
16 Longwood 21 13 .618 7-3
162 161 302 Big South 20 (1)
8 Nebraska 23 10 .697 7-3 35t 33 40 68 Big Ten 3 (6)
9 Texas A&M 20 14 .588 5-5
45 63 18 SEC 2 (8)
5 Wisconsin 22 12 .647 5-5 23 18 22 8 Big Ten 3 (6)
12 James Madison 31 3 .912 10-0 30 52 65 320 Sun Belt 18 (1)
4 Duke 24 8 .750 7-3 13 10 34 71 ACC 5 (5)
13 Vermont 28 6 .824 10-0
102 33 285 America East 14 (1)
6 Texas Tech 23 10 .697 6-4 22 28 37 29 Big 12 1 (8)
11 North Carolina St. 22 14 .611 6-4 29 63 69 48 ACC 5 (5)
3 Kentucky 23 9 .719 7-3 12 19 43 55 SEC 2 (8)
14 Oakland 23 11 .676 8-2
126 80 157 Horizon League 23 (1)
7 Florida 24 10 .706 6-4 27 26 27 41 SEC 2 (8)
10 Boise St. 22 10 .688 6-4 37t 27 31 51 Mountain West 4 (6)
10 Colorado 24 10 .706 8-2 34 25 28 81 Pac-12 8 (4)
2 Marquette 25 9 .735 6-4 8 13 15 6 Big East 6 (3)
15 Western Kentucky 22 11 .667 6-4
136 136 328 C-USA 17 (1)
South
First Round
South
2nd Round
South
Sweet Sixteen
South Final 8
(Winner is a Final Four team)
Be certain to enter your National Semi-Final and National Championship Winner at the bottom














Be sure to go to the bottom to enter your Final Four and National Champion winners.

MIDWEST TEAM TABLE & BRACKET

Seed Team Won Lost Pct. Last 10 AP
Rank
NET
Rank
RPI
Rank
SOS
Rank
Conference Conf. Rank /
(# of teams in tourn.
from conference)
1 Purdue 29 4 .879 8-2 3 3 1 7 Big Ten 3 (6)
16 Montana St. 17 17 .500 6-4
208 222 307 Big Sky 21 (1)
16 Grambling 20 14 .588 9-1
279 169 168 SWAC 30 (1)
8 Utah St. 27 6 .818 8-2 20 38 12 90 Mountain West 4 (6)
9 TCU 21 12 .636 5-5
42 70 26 Big 12 1 (8)
5 Gonzaga 25 7 .781 9-1 18 17 36 91 West Coast 13 (2)
12 McNeese St. 30 3 .909 10-0 37t 56 47 338 Southland 29 (1)
4 Kansas 22 10 .688 4-6 17 20 16 2 Big 12 1 (8)
13 Samford 29 5 .853 8-2
74 30 260 Southern 12 (1)
6 South Carolina 26 7 .788 6-4 16 51 38 70 SEC 2 (8)
11 Oregon 23 11 .676 7-3 33 59 50 72 Pac-12 8 (4)
3 Creighton 23 9 .719 7-3 11 11 26 27 Big East 6 (3)
14 Akron 24 10 .706 6-4
108 72 212 Mid-American 22 (1)
7 Texas 20 12 .625 5-5 35t 30 62 17 Big 12 1 (8)
10 Virginia 23 10 .697 5-5
54 49 80 ACC 5 (5)
10 Colorado St. 24 10 .706 5-5 41t 36 19 60 Mountain West 4 (6)
2 Tennessee 24 8 .750 7-3 6 7 6 10 SEC 2 (8)
15 Saint Peters 19 13 .594 8-2
189 155 318 MAAC 11 (1)
Midwest
Midwest
First Round
Midwest
2nd Round
West
Sweet Sixteen
Midwest Final 8
(Winner is a Final Four team)
Be certain to enter your National Semi-Final and National Championship Winner at the bottom














Be sure to go to the bottom to enter your Final Four and National Champion winners.

EAST


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WEST


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EAST vs. WEST

EAST vs. WEST
SOUTH


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MIDWEST


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SOUTH vs. MIDWEST

SOUTH vs. MIDWEST
National Champion >>>
National Champion
(scroll the list and click on your selection)


National Champion

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