Well, we all put on our bracketologist hats every year and try to figure out who's going to win the tournament, but I thought this might be a little bit of extra fun. It's a little thing whereby you predict something a bit more indepth than just which teams are going to win games, although some questions do ask you to pick who's going to be winning and losing certain games. There are 43 questions. If you're in, just PM me your answers for each question. You have up until the Saturday before Selection Sunday to answer.

I can't really offer any sort of prize, apart from the glory of being this place's resident March Madness Nostradamus. I'll be answering as well, so even if you think you're the only one in, you'll at least have me to be up against.

Questions:

Selection Sunday

1.   How many teams from the Atlantic 10 will reach the tournament? (2pts)
2.   Which team will be the ESPN/USA Today #1 ranked team at Selection Sunday? (1pt)
3.   Who will the four number one seeds be? (1pt per correct guess + 1pt for guessing all four)
4.   Which schools in North Carolina will be in the tournament? (3pts per school guessed, 8pts for guessing all)
5.   Which conference will provide the most teams, and how many? (2pts per part + 1pt for guessing both correct)
6.   Which state will provide the most teams, and how many? (2pts per part + 1pt for guessing both correct)
7.   How many former national champions will be in the tournament? (2pts)
8.   How many Ivy League schools will reach the tournament? (1pt)


Play-In Game

1.   Which conferences will provide the teams in the play-in game? (1pt per correct guess)
2.   Which conference will win the play-in game? (1pt)
3.   What will the winner’s record before the play-in game be? (3pts)
4.   How far will the winner of the play-in game go? (1pt)
5.   How many points will be scored in the play-in game? (10pts for correct guess, subtract 1pt for each point away, down to 1pt for 9 away)


First Round

1.   How many upsets will there be in the first round? (5pts)
2.   Which teams will be involved in the biggest blowout, and who will win? (1pt per part, plus 1pt for guessing all three)
3.   How many Big East schools will win in the first round? (3pts)
4.   How many West Coast Conference teams will lose in the first round? (1pt)
5.   How many #1 seeds will win? (1pt)
6.   What will the combined winning margin of the #1 seeds be? (#1 seeds losing subtracts points from combined winning margin) (10pts for correct guess, subtract 1pt for each point away, down to 1pt for 9 away)
7.   Which number seed will be the lowest to win a match? (4pts)
8.   Name the teams seeded in this position to win. (2pts for each team guessed, plus 2pts for guessing all)

Second Round

1.   How many upsets will there be in the second round? (4pts)
2.   How many ACC schools will win in the second round? (3pts)
3.   How many 12-16 seeds will win in the second round? (3pts)
4.   Which state will provide the most winners in the second round? (5pts)
5.   Which conference will provide the most losers in the second round? (4pts)

Sweet Sixteen

1.   Will both Kansas and Kansas State reach the Sweet Sixteen? (1pt)
2.   How many upsets will there be in the Sweet Sixteen? (2pts)
3.   Which four schools will be the highest seeded schools remaining in each region? (1pt for each correct guess, plus 1pt for guessing all four)
4.   How many BCS schools (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC) will reach the Sweet Sixteen? (2pts)
5.   How many of these BCS schools will lose in the Sweet Sixteen? (3pts)

Elite Eight

1.   Which conferences will be represented in the Elite Eight? (1pt for each correct guess, plus 1pt for guessing all)
2.   Who will be the remaining #1 seeds? (3pts)
3.   Name the four losing schools in the Elite Eight. (2pts for each correct guess, plus 2pts for guessing all four)
4.   Which state(s) will provide the most schools in the Elite Eight? (2pts per state)

Final Four

1.   Which schools will be in the Final Four? (1pt per correct guess + 2pts for guessing all four)
2.   Which school in the Final Four will have the most previous trips to the Final Four? (3pts)
3.   How many schools will make their first trip to the Final Four this year? (2pts)
4.   Will Purdue make the Final Four? (1pt)

National Championship

1.   Which two schools will play in the National Championship game? (4pts)
2.   Which school will win the National Championship game? (5pts)
3.   What will the winning margin be? (10pts for correct guess, subtract 1pt for each point away, down to 1pt for 9 points away)
4.   How many total points will be scored? (10pts for correct guess, subtract 1pt for each point away, down to 1pt for 9 points away)

Nope, just answer all the questions before Selection Sunday. I tried to make it so most of the questions regarding naming specific teams are all locks to make the tournament, so it'll just be a matter of how well you can predict who'll be where.

If Selection Sunday is the 14th, then you have until the 13th.

I don't get to see anything of anything.

Well, actually, I could've seen Dook v MD, but I was somewhere. Wasn't on live though. UConn and ND was on instead, IIRC.

Yeah, I'm back in Australia. Have been since the 21st of January. Got sent to secondary inspection by US customs at Pearson International in Toronto. Apparently being tired at 4am is enough to suspect you of having drugs in your luggage.

I shortened it because I wanted to go back to school in Australia...doing a Bachelor of Sports Management now. Then it's off to the States as a Grad Assistant soccer coach (hopefully).

That's the plan. And then get a NCAA soccer coaching job.