BMR Forum's 2024 March Madness Bracket Contest: $1,000 in BTC

[Tanko]

Few more minutes to go to submit your bracket!

"The pick deadline is set to March 21, 2024 at 12:15 PM ET."

64 people with picks in.....

20 minutes to deadline. Tick Tock people.

 

[BMR Genie]

May the best bracket win! Good luck all.

 

[BMR Genie]

This is a good thread here guys.

BMR Bracket Contest conversation

 

[LT Profits]

Nevada collapse cost me an 8-0 start.

Meanwhile my bests today are 1-2-1 so far lol.

 

[LT Profits]

To paraphrase Ron Burgundy, "Go fukk yourself Nevada!"

#	ENTRY	POINTS	POSSIBLE	CHAMPION
1	ttwarrior1	28	197	Purdue
2	LT Profits	27	229	Houston
2	Cala56	27	227	Tennessee
4	winandwin	24	235	Iowa State
4	DiggityDaggityDo	24	216	Purdue
4	Beege2588	24	199	Houston
7	hawkwind	23	222	Connecticut
7	Red Right Red	23	220	Purdue
9	Louisvillekid	22	236	Connecticut
9	Champ2399	22	211	North Carolina
9	Elnino23	22	204	Houston
12	mralar16	21	201	Iowa State
12	phantom888	21	198	Purdue
14	RRsilver	20	224	Connecticut
14	EmpireMaker	20	211	Houston
16	Gtrwww	19	238	Connecticut
16	danielesp	19	226	Connecticut
16	eddycash	19	214	Houston
16	CellularK	19	197	Iowa State
16	Jrgum3	19	144	Kentucky
21	Lex_icon	18	223	Arizona
21	dhristov211	18	214	Arizona
21	gauchojake	18	207	Houston
21	Bigdaddyjames	18	193	Tennessee
21	tank28	18	134	Kentucky
26	hyprogl076	17	216	Auburn
26	Donnie RightSide	17	200	Houston
26	Headsterx	17	192	Houston
26	Topher1680	17	187	Arizona
30	pornhubcasin0	16	214	Duke
30	fried cheese	16	211	Houston
30	livelucky13	16	205	Connecticut
30	SharpSquare	16	203	Connecticut
30	Seaborneq	16	200	Connecticut
30	kbhirsch	16	176	North Carolina
36	qurious$	15	211	Iowa State
36	Justin Shires	15	208	Houston
36	Tanko	15	204	Iowa State
39	goblue05	14	198	Connecticut
39	mr.leisure	14	197	Purdue
39	kostasmalina	14	191	Arizona
39	jmeans11	14	189	Connecticut
39	str	14	171	Connecticut
44	sleepy_mario	13	205	Houston
44	2the9s	13	204	Connecticut
44	franklee168	13	189	Gonzaga
44	ngarid	13	187	Houston
44	stormy1114	13	186	Connecticut
44	leekasun/gobucks	13	183	Connecticut
50	akillies	12	200	Marquette
50	ArunSh	12	189	Connecticut
50	White$Phil$Ivey	12	183	North Carolina
53	Flyingillini	11	189	Illinois
53	wwurmeier	11	187	Purdue
53	Hunch	11	173	Tennessee
53	alittleboy	11	168	North Carolina
57	BigJayTx	10	192	Connecticut
57	Wagerallsports	10	192	Purdue
57	Todd Aikman	10	138	Kentucky
60	MartinhoP	9	198	Marquette
60	Pigpen	9	191	Connecticut
60	ValleyBoyz	9	181	Connecticut
60	SamsNCharge	9	165	Connecticut
60	ex50warrior	9	134	Kentucky
65	PieceofPi	8	201	Tennessee
65	Urweightingold	8	179	Houston
65	KidsToFeed	8	165	Houston
68	mike1234	7	194	Auburn

 

[BMR Genie]

To paraphrase Ron Burgundy, "Go fukk yourself Nevada!"

#	ENTRY	POINTS	POSSIBLE	CHAMPION
1	ttwarrior1	28	197	Purdue
2	LT Profits	27	229	Houston
2	Cala56	27	227	Tennessee
4	winandwin	24	235	Iowa State
4	DiggityDaggityDo	24	216	Purdue
4	Beege2588	24	199	Houston
7	hawkwind	23	222	Connecticut
7	Red Right Red	23	220	Purdue
9	Louisvillekid	22	236	Connecticut
9	Champ2399	22	211	North Carolina
9	Elnino23	22	204	Houston
12	mralar16	21	201	Iowa State
12	phantom888	21	198	Purdue
14	RRsilver	20	224	Connecticut
14	EmpireMaker	20	211	Houston
16	Gtrwww	19	238	Connecticut
16	danielesp	19	226	Connecticut
16	eddycash	19	214	Houston
16	CellularK	19	197	Iowa State
16	Jrgum3	19	144	Kentucky
21	Lex_icon	18	223	Arizona
21	dhristov211	18	214	Arizona
21	gauchojake	18	207	Houston
21	Bigdaddyjames	18	193	Tennessee
21	tank28	18	134	Kentucky
26	hyprogl076	17	216	Auburn
26	Donnie RightSide	17	200	Houston
26	Headsterx	17	192	Houston
26	Topher1680	17	187	Arizona
30	pornhubcasin0	16	214	Duke
30	fried cheese	16	211	Houston
30	livelucky13	16	205	Connecticut
30	SharpSquare	16	203	Connecticut
30	Seaborneq	16	200	Connecticut
30	kbhirsch	16	176	North Carolina
36	qurious$	15	211	Iowa State
36	Justin Shires	15	208	Houston
36	Tanko	15	204	Iowa State
39	goblue05	14	198	Connecticut
39	mr.leisure	14	197	Purdue
39	kostasmalina	14	191	Arizona
39	jmeans11	14	189	Connecticut
39	str	14	171	Connecticut
44	sleepy_mario	13	205	Houston
44	2the9s	13	204	Connecticut
44	franklee168	13	189	Gonzaga
44	ngarid	13	187	Houston
44	stormy1114	13	186	Connecticut
44	leekasun/gobucks	13	183	Connecticut
50	akillies	12	200	Marquette
50	ArunSh	12	189	Connecticut
50	White$Phil$Ivey	12	183	North Carolina
53	Flyingillini	11	189	Illinois
53	wwurmeier	11	187	Purdue
53	Hunch	11	173	Tennessee
53	alittleboy	11	168	North Carolina
57	BigJayTx	10	192	Connecticut
57	Wagerallsports	10	192	Purdue
57	Todd Aikman	10	138	Kentucky
60	MartinhoP	9	198	Marquette
60	Pigpen	9	191	Connecticut
60	ValleyBoyz	9	181	Connecticut
60	SamsNCharge	9	165	Connecticut
60	ex50warrior	9	134	Kentucky
65	PieceofPi	8	201	Tennessee
65	Urweightingold	8	179	Houston
65	KidsToFeed	8	165	Houston
68	mike1234	7	194	Auburn

@ttwarrior1 is on the lead! Great 1st day.

Haha, I think you will not pick on Nevada for the entire next season, LT.

 

[Tanko]

WTH is Diggity doing up near the top????
Will it last....

 

[LT Profits]

WTH is Diggity doing up near the top????
Will it last....

Possible 216 not bad.

 

[LT Profits]

FYI. I had Kentucky in Elite 8, so OUCH!

 

[RRsilver]

This is everyone I saw with over 220 possible. Look at Gtwww.

9

Louisvillekid

22

236

4

winandwin

24

235

2

LT Profits

27

229

21

Lex_icon

18

223

14

RRsilver

20

224

16

Gtrwww

19

238

 

[RRsilver]

This is everyone I saw with over 220 possible. Look at Gtwww.

9

Louisvillekid

22

236

4

winandwin

24

235

2

LT Profits

27

229

21

Lex_icon

18

223

14

RRsilver

20

224

16

Gtrwww

19

238

Couple more that I missed.

2

Cala56

27

227

7

hawkwind

23

222

 

[RRsilver]

FYI. I had Kentucky in Elite 8, so OUCH!

Me too, and McNeese St. top 16

 

[BMR Genie]

This is everyone I saw with over 220 possible. Look at Gtwww.

9

Louisvillekid

22

236

4

winandwin

24

235

2

LT Profits

27

229

21

Lex_icon

18

223

14

RRsilver

20

224

16

Gtrwww

19

238

Me too, and McNeese St. top 16

Oh no!

 

[LT Profits]

If only my actual bets were doing as well as my bracket...

#	ENTRY	POINTS	POSSIBLE	CHAMPION
1	LT Profits	58	210	Houston
2	eddycash	56	202	Houston
3	Red Right Red	51	199	Purdue
3	PieceofPi	51	197	Tennessee
3	CellularK	51	193	Iowa State
3	winandwin	51	173	Iowa State
7	danielesp	49	193	Connecticut
8	hyprogl076	48	146	Auburn
9	Cala56	47	185	Tennessee
9	Gtrwww	47	185	Connecticut
9	Topher1680	47	171	Arizona
12	pornhubcasin0	46	200	Duke
13	RRsilver	45	191	Connecticut
14	Tanko	43	191	Iowa State
14	EmpireMaker	43	189	Houston
14	kbhirsch	43	163	North Carolina
17	Louisvillekid	41	189	Connecticut
18	alittleboy	40	154	North Carolina
19	Seaborneq	39	189	Connecticut
19	jmeans11	39	175	Connecticut
21	SharpSquare	38	190	Connecticut
21	ttwarrior1	38	150	Purdue
21	White$Phil$Ivey	38	146	North Carolina
21	Jrgum3	38	130	Kentucky
21	mike1234	38	122	Auburn
26	mralar16	37	195	Iowa State
26	sleepy_mario	37	187	Houston
28	2the9s	36	180	Connecticut
29	Champ2399	35	173	North Carolina
30	Beege2588	34	182	Houston
30	mr.leisure	34	182	Purdue
30	DiggityDaggityDo	34	170	Purdue
30	Justin Shires	34	166	Houston
34	qurious$	33	171	Iowa State
34	fried cheese	33	161	Houston
36	Headsterx	32	182	Houston
36	stormy1114	32	170	Connecticut
38	Elnino23	31	181	Houston
38	phantom888	31	173	Purdue
40	Bigdaddyjames	30	186	Tennessee
40	hawkwind	30	184	Connecticut
40	MartinhoP	30	180	Marquette
40	dhristov211	30	166	Arizona
40	ValleyBoyz	30	164	Connecticut
40	Wagerallsports	30	156	Purdue
40	str	30	152	Connecticut
47	Donnie RightSide	29	181	Houston
47	livelucky13	29	177	Connecticut
47	tank28	29	127	Kentucky
50	gauchojake	28	186	Houston
50	goblue05	28	180	Connecticut
50	Lex_icon	28	176	Arizona
50	Todd Aikman	28	120	Kentucky
54	franklee168	27	185	Gonzaga
54	leekasun/gobucks	27	159	Connecticut
56	Pigpen	26	176	Connecticut
57	wwurmeier	25	171	Purdue
57	ngarid	25	165	Houston
57	ex50warrior	25	117	Kentucky
60	kostasmalina	24	170	Arizona
61	SamsNCharge	23	147	Connecticut
62	BigJayTx	22	176	Connecticut
62	ArunSh	22	174	Connecticut
62	Hunch	22	160	Tennessee
65	akillies	21	151	Marquette
66	Urweightingold	20	150	Houston
67	Flyingillini	19	173	Illinois
68	KidsToFeed	17	155	Houston

 

[LT Profits]

In case you are unaware, click on any name on Standings to see bracket.

 

[Tanko]

Nice job LT.
Sitting at #1 and still have the highest potential score.

See if BMR will offer you a cash-out option.

 

[BMR Genie]

If only my actual bets were doing as well as my bracket...

#	ENTRY	POINTS	POSSIBLE	CHAMPION
1	LT Profits	58	210	Houston
2	eddycash	56	202	Houston
3	Red Right Red	51	199	Purdue
3	PieceofPi	51	197	Tennessee
3	CellularK	51	193	Iowa State
3	winandwin	51	173	Iowa State
7	danielesp	49	193	Connecticut
8	hyprogl076	48	146	Auburn
9	Cala56	47	185	Tennessee
9	Gtrwww	47	185	Connecticut
9	Topher1680	47	171	Arizona
12	pornhubcasin0	46	200	Duke
13	RRsilver	45	191	Connecticut
14	Tanko	43	191	Iowa State
14	EmpireMaker	43	189	Houston
14	kbhirsch	43	163	North Carolina
17	Louisvillekid	41	189	Connecticut
18	alittleboy	40	154	North Carolina
19	Seaborneq	39	189	Connecticut
19	jmeans11	39	175	Connecticut
21	SharpSquare	38	190	Connecticut
21	ttwarrior1	38	150	Purdue
21	White$Phil$Ivey	38	146	North Carolina
21	Jrgum3	38	130	Kentucky
21	mike1234	38	122	Auburn
26	mralar16	37	195	Iowa State
26	sleepy_mario	37	187	Houston
28	2the9s	36	180	Connecticut
29	Champ2399	35	173	North Carolina
30	Beege2588	34	182	Houston
30	mr.leisure	34	182	Purdue
30	DiggityDaggityDo	34	170	Purdue
30	Justin Shires	34	166	Houston
34	qurious$	33	171	Iowa State
34	fried cheese	33	161	Houston
36	Headsterx	32	182	Houston
36	stormy1114	32	170	Connecticut
38	Elnino23	31	181	Houston
38	phantom888	31	173	Purdue
40	Bigdaddyjames	30	186	Tennessee
40	hawkwind	30	184	Connecticut
40	MartinhoP	30	180	Marquette
40	dhristov211	30	166	Arizona
40	ValleyBoyz	30	164	Connecticut
40	Wagerallsports	30	156	Purdue
40	str	30	152	Connecticut
47	Donnie RightSide	29	181	Houston
47	livelucky13	29	177	Connecticut
47	tank28	29	127	Kentucky
50	gauchojake	28	186	Houston
50	goblue05	28	180	Connecticut
50	Lex_icon	28	176	Arizona
50	Todd Aikman	28	120	Kentucky
54	franklee168	27	185	Gonzaga
54	leekasun/gobucks	27	159	Connecticut
56	Pigpen	26	176	Connecticut
57	wwurmeier	25	171	Purdue
57	ngarid	25	165	Houston
57	ex50warrior	25	117	Kentucky
60	kostasmalina	24	170	Arizona
61	SamsNCharge	23	147	Connecticut
62	BigJayTx	22	176	Connecticut
62	ArunSh	22	174	Connecticut
62	Hunch	22	160	Tennessee
65	akillies	21	151	Marquette
66	Urweightingold	20	150	Houston
67	Flyingillini	19	173	Illinois
68	KidsToFeed	17	155	Houston

STOP THE BRACKET!!!!

Great job, LT!

 

[LT Profits]

STOP THE BRACKET!!!!

Great job, LT!

LOL, yes stop the contest!

Unfortunately top prize would not make up for my 5-8-1 Tournement record, disappointing after a nice regular season.

 

[BMR Genie]

LOL, yes stop the contest!

Unfortunately top prize would not make up for my 5-8-1 Tournement record, disappointing after a nice regular season.

You will recover today, LT!

 

[RRsilver]

If only my actual bets were doing as well as my bracket...

#	ENTRY	POINTS	POSSIBLE	CHAMPION
1	LT Profits	58	210	Houston
2	eddycash	56	202	Houston
3	Red Right Red	51	199	Purdue
3	PieceofPi	51	197	Tennessee
3	CellularK	51	193	Iowa State
3	winandwin	51	173	Iowa State
7	danielesp	49	193	Connecticut
8	hyprogl076	48	146	Auburn
9	Cala56	47	185	Tennessee
9	Gtrwww	47	185	Connecticut
9	Topher1680	47	171	Arizona
12	pornhubcasin0	46	200	Duke
13	RRsilver	45	191	Connecticut
14	Tanko	43	191	Iowa State
14	EmpireMaker	43	189	Houston
14	kbhirsch	43	163	North Carolina
17	Louisvillekid	41	189	Connecticut
18	alittleboy	40	154	North Carolina
19	Seaborneq	39	189	Connecticut
19	jmeans11	39	175	Connecticut
21	SharpSquare	38	190	Connecticut
21	ttwarrior1	38	150	Purdue
21	White$Phil$Ivey	38	146	North Carolina
21	Jrgum3	38	130	Kentucky
21	mike1234	38	122	Auburn
26	mralar16	37	195	Iowa State
26	sleepy_mario	37	187	Houston
28	2the9s	36	180	Connecticut
29	Champ2399	35	173	North Carolina
30	Beege2588	34	182	Houston
30	mr.leisure	34	182	Purdue
30	DiggityDaggityDo	34	170	Purdue
30	Justin Shires	34	166	Houston
34	qurious$	33	171	Iowa State
34	fried cheese	33	161	Houston
36	Headsterx	32	182	Houston
36	stormy1114	32	170	Connecticut
38	Elnino23	31	181	Houston
38	phantom888	31	173	Purdue
40	Bigdaddyjames	30	186	Tennessee
40	hawkwind	30	184	Connecticut
40	MartinhoP	30	180	Marquette
40	dhristov211	30	166	Arizona
40	ValleyBoyz	30	164	Connecticut
40	Wagerallsports	30	156	Purdue
40	str	30	152	Connecticut
47	Donnie RightSide	29	181	Houston
47	livelucky13	29	177	Connecticut
47	tank28	29	127	Kentucky
50	gauchojake	28	186	Houston
50	goblue05	28	180	Connecticut
50	Lex_icon	28	176	Arizona
50	Todd Aikman	28	120	Kentucky
54	franklee168	27	185	Gonzaga
54	leekasun/gobucks	27	159	Connecticut
56	Pigpen	26	176	Connecticut
57	wwurmeier	25	171	Purdue
57	ngarid	25	165	Houston
57	ex50warrior	25	117	Kentucky
60	kostasmalina	24	170	Arizona
61	SamsNCharge	23	147	Connecticut
62	BigJayTx	22	176	Connecticut
62	ArunSh	22	174	Connecticut
62	Hunch	22	160	Tennessee
65	akillies	21	151	Marquette
66	Urweightingold	20	150	Houston
67	Flyingillini	19	173	Illinois
68	KidsToFeed	17	155	Houston

Thanks for the update LT.