The INTERCOT 2008 Bracketology Challenge

[John]

INTERCOT.com has put together our Bracketology Challenge again this year for the folks who visit the site and keep it going all year long.

What's at stake? The three best bracketologists will receive a INTERCOT.com t-shirt! (Hey, we know it's not much but cut us a break, Free Stuff is Free Stuff!)

You can sign up for the challenge by following the instructions below.

Should you finish in the top 3 spots, you will need to email john at intercot dot com to claim your prize.

The brackets are hosted on ESPN.com's Tournament Challenge.

Here's what you need to know:

Group name: ICOT Challenge
Password: icot2008

Create a new account:

ESPN Fantasy Registration Page (https://r.espn.go.com/espn/memberservices/pc/register?registrationFormId=tcmen&appRedirect=http%3A%2f%2fgames.espn.go.com%2ftcmen %2ffrontpage)

Already have an account/entry on ESPN.com? Go to your entry page and then click on the following link:
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/group?groupID=36290

Tournament Challenge
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/frontpage

Good Luck!
The MCP

[Strmchsr]

I'm planning on letting my 2 yr old pick my bracket. It's the ultimate bracket strategy. That shirt is as good as mine.

[JanetMegan]

I'm in but having trouble getting my very smartly picked bracket to sumbit...guess I will have to randomly finish the bracket later ;)

[garymacd]

Stupid comment, because I have no idea what this is about:

I usually pick the bracket that has the squiggly ends and the points in the middle. { }

[John]

I'm in but having trouble getting my very smartly picked bracket to sumbit...guess I will have to randomly finish the bracket later ;)

It seems that always happens on the first day and about 3 hours before tipoff of the first game.

Try this evening after all of us who are supposed to be doing work stop filling out their brackets ;)

[Jeff]

I'm in.
Thanks for hosting John.:thumbsup:

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

Nothing motivates me more than a free t-shirt...I'm in too!

[dolphinmickey9170]

We're in. I made Ben do all the pickin'!

Thanks John.:mickey:

[SBETigg]

I know nothing about the teams or basketball, but I signed up and went for it. Anything to make March Madness more bearable. If the DH is going to be watching anyway, I may as well get in the spirit. :thumbsup:

[Jared]

I'm in, too!

:D

[MScholl13]

Yay! I always love the bracket challenge...even though I never win. :)

Quick question though John. It says we can have 10 entries. Are we allowed all 10 on Intercot? Or are we cut off at a certain number?

[Strmchsr]

Quick question though John. It says we can have 10 entries. Are we allowed all 10 on Intercot? Or are we cut off at a certain number?

You're allowed 10 entries with your ESPN profile in different groups, not 10 entires in 1 group. For instance, I have an Intercot entry, one for my church, one for my former doctoral classmates, and 3 others with various groups of friends, but only 1 entry per group.

[MScholl13]

Ah ok. Thanks for answering my question Chris!

[DizneyFreak2002]

I'm in... Thanks for setting this up...

[Jeff G]

Count me in.

Thanks for setting this up:thumbsup:!

Now the key is to get lucky so I can land some of that awesome Intercot gear:fingers:.

[Turk82]

This looks like fun!:number1: I have NEVER watched/followed sports...but if I think it relates to Disney/Intercot...well, then:mickey: Thanks!

[DisneyTeen]

i am in as well, should be alot of fun.

[5 Mousekteers]

Don't know much about basketball, but i'm in!:number1:

[WDWfanatic742]

I'm in. So now I have the one on Yahoo on here and this one. Least I should get one of them right... :D

[Scar]

Can anyone tell me...

What does PPR mean? And why do most people have 1680 of them and some of us, including myself have 0?

[Strmchsr]

Can anyone tell me...

What does PPR mean? And why do most people have 1680 of them and some of us, including myself have 0?

PPR is possible points remaining. Once you have completely filled out your bracket you begin the tournament with a potential of earning 1680 points if you got every single pick correct. As your picks bust and games are played that possible point total remaining goes down.

If you have 0 PPR that means you haven't completely filled out your bracket yet.

[CandleontheWater]

I don't know anything about sports, but it was fun to fill out the bracket. So when does all this start?

[Strmchsr]

I don't know anything about sports, but it was fun to fill out the bracket. So when does all this start?

Thursday

[Volunteer]

I joined the group "ICOT CHALLENGE" but it didn't require a password. Hope I'm in the right group!

[kakn7294]

I'm in - well, I should say we're in as Phil helped me pick most of the teams. Of course, I picked Pitt all the way (had to - they're the only basketball team I'll willingly watch, college or pro!).

[brownie]

Go Michigan State! Thanks for setting this up again!

[scoot241]

I'm in... but I do have to ask... what about the women's tournament?

[disneymajik]

I'm in as well. Thanks for hosting one for Intercot!!

[Strmchsr]

I'm in... but I do have to ask... what about the women's tournament?

Hmmmm....do I give the PC answer or the honest answer? :D

[Momof2boys]

Ohhhh I can only hope I do as good as I did last year. I think I tied with someone for 1st.

Good luck !

[Mackflava99]

Thanks for the invite- i joined !

[WDW24]

I'm in! I am pretty excited about March Madness! :mickey:

[scoot241]

Hmmmm....do I give the PC answer or the honest answer? :D

I know both answers, but honestly LSU men's basketball is horrible and women's basketball is awesome. The women's tournament itself isn't very exciting until the sweet 16, since the difference between the top teams and the other teams is pretty big.

[cal5755]

Well I joined in..... but I confess I know nothing about basketball. I named the teams to DD5 and let her pick them all :0)

[kaerbear178]

I just finished mine! I love March Madness...even if Iowa isn't in this year.:( Works out better for my brackets though, I don't feel guilty not picking them to win!

[wendy*darling]

I'm in- and glued to the tube all weekend :thumbsup:
I LOVE college basketball! Go Purdue- whoo hoo! Go Big Ten!

This is my absolute favorite time of the year :party: (except for when I am at WDW ;)).

I just can't seem to get back in to print out my bracket- not all day yesterday- and not now (but we are minutes away from the start of the Madness). I'll try again later, I guess.

[Hammer]

Linda, I had trouble with printing out my bracket as well. One of the benefits of working for Comcast is we have TVs everywhere (though I work on Hi-Speed Internet) and I am not going to miss much of the tournament action (except when I have to attend 2 meetings this afternoon :( ).

[WDWfanatic742]

Every game today except the 9PM Games done and so far only two people still have perfect brackets. That sure didn't take long...

UPDATE - Only one person left now with a perfect record. Going by the ranks that the people who missed only 1 game, 33,765 people have a perfect bracket left.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

Going by the ranks that the people who missed only 1 game, 33,765 people have a perfect bracket left.Just imagine how low that number would have been if Belmont had held on against Duke.

[WDWfanatic742]

That game scared me. I have Duke going to the Final Four :eek:

[Advnt05]

Well, by pure luck, I'm the one person with the perfect bracket so far. Interestingly enough, the bracket that I used to join a work pool where there is actually some currency involved I picked slightly different and are 14-2 in that one. I also tend to start strong. I've been in pools for going on 15 years now and usually end the first one near the top and tank in the third and fourth rounds.
The Belmont game was the best yesterday. Can you imagine what it would have done for that school to beat Duke first round?

[Mrs. Bee]

Sad. I didn't find this thread earlier so I assume I can't enter in my bracket. Right?

I fill one out every year for fun.

I am NOT doing well so far.
Stupid UCONN!

[Mrs. Bee]

Who does everyone have in the final four? final game? Champion?

[Turk82]

Wow....I must be really unlucky (I already knew I was clueless :-)) I have the honor of holding LAST place so far!!! :-):blush:

[WDWfanatic742]

UConn is going to mess me up. I got 5 wrong plus the UConn game that I thought that they would win over the weekend.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

Who does everyone have in the final four? final game? Champion?Final Four: Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA, Texas. Championship Game: Kansas over UCLA.

:number1: Go KU !

[WDWfanatic742]

Both Yahoo and ESPN have no more perfect brackets left :eek:

[John]

There were some SERIOUS brackets that got busted today in Tampa. Holy Moly!

[WDWfanatic742]

Every underdog that played in Tampa won. I think they said that has never happened before. I still had Villanova :number1:

[Mrs. Bee]

So how many did everyone get out of the 36 games first round?

I only got 22. I am not good. Haha.

[Lacy]

I didn't do too well in the first round this year. I picked all the wrong upsets. But usually I do pretty good in the first round and then drop off so maybe I'll have the opposite luck this year.

GO JAYHAWKS!

[wendy*darling]

Well, I am in the large group with a rank of 39.
I got a couple of the upsets- but hoped for some other favorites to loose and they didn't. :(

Round 2 starts today.

Way to go Scar :number1:

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

So how many did everyone get out of the 36 games first round?

I only got 22. I am not good. Haha.Well, you did better than you thought...there were only 32 first round games.

[WDWfanatic742]

I got 23 but with Duke losing today that ruins my final four. My only hope is to have Memphis win it all...

[robhink]

So how many did everyone get out of the 36 games first round?

I only got 22. I am not good. Haha.

I had 26 right in the first round and had WVa beating Duke today, still a while to go.

[Mrs. Bee]

Well, you did better than you thought...there were only 32 first round games.

Haha...yeah. I must've been tired. No idea where "36" came from.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

This second round has not been kind to me. I've gone from tied for third to the second page...ugh. Thanks a lot K-State and Purdue!

[Mrs. Bee]

how did everyone do in the 2nd round?

i only got 10 right. boo.

i have one team crossed out of my elite 8. oklahoma (what was i thinking with that one?!)

my dad had georgetown winning the whole thing, so i don't feel so bad. haha.

[SBETigg]

I'm in 107th place. :(

I have North Carolina, USC(blah!), Memphis, and UCLA in the final four with NC beating Memphis for the win.

[busterthebronco]

well i am 27th!
not too bad for someone living in football country.
my final 4- UCLA, UNC, kansas, pitt (:mad:)

[Mrs. Bee]

I wish I had joined this thing so I could see what place I would've been in.

How many did you guys get right 1st round? second round? I want to see how I compare.

[Advnt05]

Well, I have 9 out of the final 16 left and 7 of the final 8. Still have my final 4. Can you imagine the carnage of Memphis, TN, Texas, and UCLA all lost their games that either went into overtime or were decided by 3 or less? This next weekend should be fun.

[SBETigg]

Happy to help, Mrs. Bee.

I'm in 107 place with 330 points total.

I got 19 right in the first round, 13 wrong. 190 points.

I got 7 right in the second round, 9 wrong. 140 points.

I'm not doing well, but I hope my remaining teams pull it off.

[DisneyTeen]

tied for 2nd. This has been a crazy tourny, then after all is said and done, all 4 number 1's make the final four, crazy.

[SBETigg]

tied for 2nd. This has been a crazy tourny, then after all is said and done, all 4 number 1's make the final four, crazy.

Cool, congrats! I was just happy to move from 107 to 69th place. I've got three of the final four teams still there.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

I'm guessing with all the #1 seeds making it, there won't be a lot of volatility in our rankings anymore. Too bad too, I like free stuff.

[WDWfanatic742]

I think the only way I am even going to get into the top ten is by North Carolina and Memphis going to the Championship and Memphis winning.

[Damon18]

I can still finish 2nd if the rest of my picks are correct! Go Memphis!!

[kakn7294]

Hey, I'm not doing as bad as I thought! I'm in 45th place and still have 3 teams in the final four. I unfortunately picked with my heart and chose Pitt to win it all. :( Can't go against my alma mater, can I?

[Red Randal]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm pretty sure that if Memphis wins the tournament, I actually win the entire bracket. And to think, I almost forgot to join! :number1:

[SBETigg]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm pretty sure that if Memphis wins the tournament, I actually win the entire bracket. And to think, I almost forgot to join! :number1:

Yeah, you're doing really well! :thumbsup: Best wishes. I'm down and out now that Kansas beat NC. I wasn't doing great before that either but I had hope. My first time paying attention to the games at all, so I think I did okay. It was fun.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

Here's hoping the 29 ahead of me all picked Memphis to win.

I think that's my only hope...go KU!

[WDWfanatic742]

If UNC would have won and if Memphis wins, I think I would have tied or been close to first place. Oh well...

[DisneyTeen]

I had all 4 final four teams and I picked the wrong 2 to advance. Oh well, there is always next year.

[Red Randal]

NO!!! I was so close to the t-shirt, I could feel it's cottony goodness.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

I will ever so graciously give up my chance for the Intercot shirt (o.k., I tied for 16th).......

because I got Championship T-shirts to buy!!!!!!


Congrats to KU! :number1:

[CaptainSad]

OK... I didn't post on how I doing so I wouldn't jinx myself.

:joy:I Can't Believe I Won....:joy:


So what do I get from the Dream Squad? A night in Cinderella Castle:thumbsup:, Shopping spree:D, Dream Fast Passes:mickey:, etc. or is this the I won the NCAA National Basketball Bracket and only got a T-shirt deal:thedolls:.... lol just kidding... No really what did I win? lol.. Yeah I know a T-Shirt...

Thanks to all that played. It was fun and the final was a great game....

Rich

[Advnt05]

Well, I nose dived after the first weekend. I had 3 of the final four but none of the final two. What a great final game! It's hard to imagine what the Memphis kids are feeling as they had that game in their hands. Oh well, life goes on.

[Red Randal]

Hopefully they're thinking about practicing shooting free throws.

Yeah, I'm still bitter about not getting a shirt.

[tinkwest]

Ended up tied for 24th but spent a good deal of time in first, which was shocking to me. This was really fun and I'm looking forward to next year's tourney.

:congrats: CaptainSad

[bucky at disney]

I can't believe I came in 5th! It's the 1st time I've filled a bracket out in a very long time. So close - yet so far - that 2nd round sure got me.

[Damon18]

NO!!! I was so close to the t-shirt, I could feel it's cottony goodness.

I feel your pain! Oh well.

[Lacy]

No chance of extending the free T-shirts to six? :blush: Just kidding. I'm quite happy today because the Jayhawks won it all! It is just a bit ironic that the year I don't play for money I actually do fairly well (but not quite good enough to beat 129 intercotees). I guess it helps that KU actually won and I pick them every year! I too will have to get a KU championship T-shirt to make up for not winning the Intercot shirt.

Rock Chalk!