Championship Game!

Tonight's the night people. Everything will be decided after tonight. The players:

Kentucky (Ted) v. Kansas (Kelley)

Right now Ted has 9 wins, while Kelley has 8, so Ted is guaranteed at least a portion of the pot. The question now is, how much?

Final Four Games!

The field will be down to two after tonight! Tonight's games are below.

Louisville (Ted) v. Kentucky (Ted)
Ohio State (Katherine) v. Kansas (Kelley)

Final Four

We've made it to the Final Four. Below are the teams who won today, and other stats.

Winners:
Kentucky (Ted)
Kansas (Kelley)

Who's Left:
Kelley - Kansas (2)
Katherine Johnson - Ohio State (2)
Ted - Kentucky (1), Louisville (4)

8 wins:
Ted
7 wins:
Katherine and Kelley

Round 5 (Day 2)

Last night's winners and today's games are below!

Winners:
Louisville (Ted)
Ohio State (Katherine)

Today's Games:
Baylor (Matt) v. Kentucky (Ted)
UNC (Katherine) v. Kansas (Kelley)

Round 5 (Day 1)

Tonight's games are below. A couple side bets riding on the outcome of the Florida/Louisville game.

Florida (Aaron) v. Louisville (Ted)
Ohio State (Katherine) v. Syracuse (Dave)

The Elite Eight

And the field is getting narrower and narrower. We now have our elite eight.

Last night's winners:
Baylor (Matt)
UNC (Katherine)
Kentucky (Ted)
Kansas (Kelley)

The elite eight teams and who has them:

Dave - Syracuse (1)
Aaron Willoughby - Florida (7)
Matt - Baylor (3)
Kelley - Kansas (2)
Katherine Johnson - UNC - Chapel Hill (1), Ohio State (2)
Ted - Kentucky (1), Louisville (4)

6 wins:
Kelley, Katherine, Ted
4 wins:
Dave, Matt
3 wins:
Aaron

Side Bet: Ted vs. Aaron

Aaron bets Ted that Florida will beat Louisville.

Stakes: Number of push-ups: to be determined.

Side Bet: Kerry vs. Rachel

Kerry bets that Katherine will win at least a part of the pot.

Rachel bets that Kelley will win at least a part of the pot.

If neither Katherine nor Kelley win anything, bet is void.

Stakes: Loser buys brunch.

Side Bet: Kerry vs. Aaron

Kerry bets Aaron that his last team (Florida) will lose to Louisville.

The stakes: A six-pack of the winner's choice.

Round 4 (Day 2)

And day 2 of the fourth round continues tonight! Below are tonight's games and yesterday's winners.

Games:
Xavier (Valerie) v. Baylor (Matt)
Ohio (Kelley) v. UNC (Katherine)
Indiana (Penny) v. Kentucky (Ted)
NC State (Brooke) v. Kansas (Kelley)

Winners:
Syracuse (Dave)
Louisville (Ted)
Ohio State (Katherine)
Florida (Aaron)

Round 4 (Day 1)

The tournament resumes tonight with four exciting match ups.

Syracuse (Dave) v. Wisconsin (Sarah)
Louisville (Ted) v. Michigan State (Heather)
Cincinnati (Penny) v. Ohio State (Katherine)
Florida (Aaron) v. Marquette (Penny)

The Sweet 16 (And who's out)

So the field has narrowed to the Sweet 16 and we have some members of the pool who sadly, are out. Find out below who's in, who's out, and who has the most wins so far.

Out of the game:
Zach, Joe, Rachel Hillmer, Rachel Blackburn, Kerry, and Twid

6 wins:
Penny
5 wins:
Kelley
4 wins:
Heather, Sarah, Katherine, Ted
3 wins:
Dave, Valerie, Matt
2 wins:
Aaron, Brooke

The rest:

Dave - Syracuse (1)
Valerie - Xavier (10)
Aaron Willoughby - Florida (7)
Matt - Baylor (3)
Heather - Michigan State (1)
Brooke - NC State (11)
Kelley - Kansas (2), Ohio (13)
Penny - Marquette (3), Cincinnati (6), Indiana (4)
Sarah - Wisconsin (4)
Katherine Johnson - UNC - Chapel Hill (1), Ohio State (2)
Ted - Kentucky (1), Louisville (4)

Round 3 (Day 2) Recap

Here are Sunday's winners:

NC State (Brooke)
Michigan State (Heather)
UNC (Katherine)
Florida (Aaron)
Ohio (Kelley)
Xavier (Valerie)
Kansas (Kelley)
Cincinnati (Penny)

Round 3 (Day 2)

The top seeds fought back yesterday. Below are yesterday's winners and today's games.

Winners:
Syracuse (Dave)
Ohio State (Katherine)
Marquette (Penny)
Wisconsin (Sarah)
Indiana (Penny)
Kentucky (Ted)
Baylor (Matt)
Louisville (Ted)

Today's Games:
NC State (Brooke) v. Georgetown (Kerry)
St. Louis (Zach) v. Michigan State (Heather)
Creighton (Sarah) v. UNC (Katherine)
Norfolk State (Sarah) v. Florida (Aaron)
Ohio (Kelley) v. South Florida (Rachel Hillmer)
Leheigh (Matt) v. Xavier (Valerie)
Purdue (Rachel Blackburn) v. Kansas (Kelley)
Cincinnati (Penny) v. Florida State (Kerry)

Round 3 (Day 1)

The field is narrowing. Here's who's playing today:

Kansas State (Rachel Hillmer) v. Syracuse (Dave)
Gonzaga (Valerie) v. Ohio State (Katherine)
Murray State (Rachel Blackburn) v. Marquette (Penny)
Vanderbilt (Twid) v. Wisconsin (Sarah)
VCU (Joe) v. Indiana (Penny)
Iowa State (Heather) v. Kentucky (Ted)
Colorado (Twid) v. Baylor (Matt)
New Mexico (Joe) v. Louisville (Ted)

And Happy St. Patty's Day!

Who's still in it?

Here’s a recap of which of your teams are still in it and who has the most wins so far…

Dave ($4) - Syracuse (1), Michigan (4), Montana (13), Vermont (16)
Valerie ($3) - Xavier (10), Gonzaga (7), Connecticut (9), LIU - Brooklyn (16)
Rachel Blackburn ($3) - Purdue (10), Murray State (6), Davidson (13), Mississippi Valley State (16)
Aaron Willoughby (Paid) - Florida (7), Missouri (2), Temple (5), California (12)
Kerry ($3) - Georgetown (3), Florida State (3), Lamar (16), Harvard (12)
Matt ($4) - Leheigh (15), Baylor (3), UNLV (6), Detroit (15)
Heather ($4) - Michigan State (1), Iowa State (8), Southern Mississippi (9), Western Kentucky (16)
Zach ($4) - St. Louis (9), Belmont (14), Colorado State (11), West Virginia (10)
Brooke ($4) - NC State (11), San Diego State (6), Wichita State (5), New Mexico State (13)
Twid ($4) - Colorado (11), Vanderbilt (5), Iona (14), Notre Dame (7)
Joe ($4) - VCU (12), New Mexico (5), Loyola - MD (15), St. Bonaventure (14)
Kelley ($4) - Kansas (2), Ohio (13), BYU (14), UVA (10)
Penny ($4) - Marquette (3), Cincinnati (6), Indiana (4), St. Mary's (7)
Sarah ($3) - Norfolk State (15), Wisconsin (4), Creighton (8), Memphis (8)
Rachel Hillmer ($4) - South Florida (12), Kansas State (8), Texas (11), Alabama (9)
Katherine Johnson ($4) - UNC - Chapel Hill (1), Ohio State (2), UNC - Asheville (16), Long Beach (12)
Ted ($5) - Kentucky (1), Louisville (4), South Dakota State (14), Duke (2)

Total Wins So Far:

With 3 wins:

Heather, Kelley, Penny, Sarah, and Rachel Hillmer

With 2 wins:

Valerie, Rachel Blackburn, Kerry, Matt, Dave, Twid, Joe, Katherine, and Ted

With 1 win:

Aaron, Zach, and Brooke

Round 2 (Day 2) Recap

Yesterday was an amazing day of basketball! So many close calls AND upsets for the big ones, and two HUGE upsets by Norfolk State and Leheigh! The winners are:

Cincinnati (Penny)

NC State (Brooke)

Creighton (Sarah)

Florida (Aaron)

Florida State (Kerry)

Georgetown (Kerry)

UNC (Katherine)

Norfolk State (Sarah)

St. Louis (Zach)

Ohio (Kelley)

Leheigh (Matt)

Purdue (Rachel Blackburn)

Michigan State (Heather)

Xavier (Valerie)

South Florida (Rachel Hillmer)

Kansas (Kelley)

Round 2 (Day 2)

So Round 2 continues today with a ton of games.

Texas (Rachel Hillmer) v. Cincinnati (Penny)
NC State (Brooke) v. San Diego State (Brooke) Guaranteed a win! and a loss...
Alabama (Rachel Hillmer) v. Creighton (Sarah)
UVA (Kelley) v. Florida (Aaron)
St. Bonaventure (Joe) v. Florida State (Kerry)
Belmont (Zach) v. Georgetown (Kerry)
Vermont (Dave) v. UNC (Katherine)
Norfolk State (Sarah) v. Missouri (Aaron)
St. Louis (Zach) v. Memphis (Sarah)
Leheigh (Matt) v. Duke (Ted)
Ohio (Kelley) v. Michigan (Dave)
Purdue (Rachel Blackburn) v. St. Mary's (Penny)
LIU Brooklyn (Valerie) v. Michigan State (Heather)
Xavier (Valerie) v. Notre Dame (Twid)
South Florida (Rachel Hillmer) v. Temple (Aaron)
Detroit (Matt) v. Kansas (Kelley)

Round 2 (Day 1)

Ok, a lot of games were played yesterday and we had some winners, some losers, and a close call for Syracuse.

So here were yesterday's games:
Murray State (Rachel Blackburn) v. Colorado State (Zach)
Winner: Murray State (Rachel Blackburn)

Kansas State (Rachel Hillmer) v. Southern Miss (Heather)
Winner: Kansas State (Rachel Hillmer)

Louisville (Ted) v. Davidson (Rachel Blackburn)
Winner: Louisville (Ted)

Wisconsin (Sarah) v. Montana (Dave)
Winner: Wisconsin (Sarah)

Marquette (Penny) v. BYU (Kelley)
Winner: Marquette (Penny)

Syracuse (Dave) v. UNC-Ashville (Katherine)
Winner: Syracuse (Dave)

New Mexico (Joe) v. Long Beach State (Katherine)
Winner: New Mexico State (Joe)

Vanderbilt (Twid) v. Harvard (Kerry)
Winner: Vanderbilt (Twid)

Kentucky (Ted) v. Western Kentucky (Heather)
Winner: Kentucky (Ted)

VCU (Joe) v. Wichita State (Brooke)
Winner: VCU (Joe)

Gonzaga (Valerie) v. West Virginia (Zach)
Winner: Gonzaga (Valerie)

Baylor (Matt) v. South Dakota State (Ted)
Winner: Baylor (Matt)

Iowa State (Heather) v. UConn (Valerie)
Winner: Iowa State (Heather)

Indiana (Penny) v. New Mexico State (Brooke)
Winner: Indiana (Penny)

Ohio State (Katherine) v. Loyola MD (Joe)
Winner: Ohio State (Katherine)

Colorado (Twid) v. UNLV (Matt)
Winner: Colorado (Twid)

Side Bet: Rachel Hillmer vs. Sarah

Sarah bets that all the starting players on the Championship team will be over 6 feet.

Rachel Hillmer bets that at least one of the starting players will be 6 feet or under.

Stakes: A Carytown Cupcake.

Recap Round 1

Ok, here is the recap from Round 1

Day 1
Mississippi Valley State (Rachel Blackburn) v. Western Kentucky (Heather)
BYU (Kelley) v. Iona (Twid)
Winners: Western Kentucky (Heather) and BYU (Kelley)

Day 2
Vermont (Dave) v. Lamar (Kerry)
South Florida (Rachel Hillmer) v. California (Aaron)
Winners: Vermont (Dave) and South Florida (Rachel Hillmer)

Also a reminder to have $4 or $3 on you during this next week of classes to give to Rachel!