Showing posts with label Ohio State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ohio State. Show all posts

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Leuthold Memorial Tournament - Sweet Sixteen, Day Two

Hey everyone! Sorry this is late. I'm not going to do a notes section since I'm at work, but I will post the standings and make a few observations. Don't worry. I'll have the updated standings up tonight after work.

Remember, the standings are ordered: total points, points for this round, movement from last round to now, and bonuses still available.

Leuthold Memorial Tournament – Sweet Sixteen, Day Two


1 Drew Curth 1054 147 --
1 Brandon Lanquist 1054 150 +3
3 Jake Kempf 1052 150 +2
4 Andrew Logan 1050 144 -2
5 Eric Bookmyer 1047 147 +1
5 Kevin Hunt 1047 162 +4 (Champ – Kansas)
7 Matt Fehr 1044 156 +1 (Champ – Kansas, Big Loser – Clemson)
7 Kevin Faigle 1044 138 -5 (Big Loser – Clemson)
9 Doug Steiner 1041 150 -2
10 Lauren Faine 1034 153 +3
11 Matt Rader 1031 147 -- (Champ – Kansas)
12 Matt Barnes 1027 156 +6
13 John Montgomery 1025 144 --
14 Jake Young 1024 141 -2
15 Tony Falk 1023 138 -6
16 Wells Faine 1022 144 --
17 John Gray 1022 141 -4 (Champ – UConn)
18 Justin Reichley 1016 141 -1
19 Rachel Hoops 1015 144 -1
19 Jeff Fitzwater 1015 150 +3
21 Anthony Tynan 1014 147 -1
22 Mallory Myers 1013 147 -1
23 Anne Seiler 992 147 --
24 Bethany Green 987 153 --
25 Todd Schleucher 960 141 --
26 Ryan Calhoun 901 138 --

Two firsts about our leader: 1. This is the first time in the tournament we've had a leader hold his lead from one day until the next. 2. This is the first time we've had a tie at the top this year.

The question?? Are the top five just sitting ducks at this point?? None can get any bonuses at this point, so they have to be cheering hard against Kansas and UConn. Also, they need to cheer for either Kentucky to advance to at least the Final Four or North Carolina to get to the Championship. If neither of those happens, Clemson will be the Big Loser, and two people picked the Tigers.

Congrats to Kevin Hunt on a huge 162 this round. He gave VCU a 10 seed and put Kentucky above Ohio State and both very much paid off for him.

I'm going to try to figure out after the Elite Eight wins, which people still have a chance to win. We'll see if I'm smart enough or motivated enough to do it.

That's all for now!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Leuthold Tournament - Round Two Notes

Here are some interesting notes after Round Two.

Easiest region to pick: West (110.6 out of 116 possible per person)
Hardest region to pick: Southwest (73.8 out of 116)
Highest seed eliminated: Pittsburgh (15.42)
Lowest seed still playing: VCU (5.65)
Team giving the most points: Ohio State (820, 31.54 per person)
Team giving the least points: VCU (147, or 5.65)

There were four (4) perfect regions...Kevin Faigle, Matt Fehr, Eric Bookmyer and Andrew Logan all had the top four teams in the West region.
Two (2) people can still correctly pick the Big Loser. Kevin Faigle and Matt Fehr both have Clemson, meaning Kentucky would need to beat Ohio State in the Sweet 16, ruining 17 people's champion pick.

25 out of 26 competitors still have their champion pick. Kevin Faigle lost his with Pitt's loss to Butler.

Four (4) people have all four 16 seeds remaining (Brandon Lanquist, Andrew Logan, Doug Steiner, Jake Kempf)

A couple interesting notes about the tournament...
-There are as many teams from Richmond, VA (VCU, Richmond) left in the tournament as there are Big East teams (UConn, Marquette).
-If VCU and Florida State get wins in the Sweet Sixteen, it sets up the first 10 vs. 11 match in NCAA Tournament history.

A random Ohio University related tournament note...
-Ohio and Old Dominion are the only two (2) teams in NCAA history to get a win in all four college basketball tournaments (NCAA, NIT, CBI, CIT)

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Leuthold Memorial Tournament - Round One Notes

Here are some odds and ends of Round One

Easiest region to pick: East (94.2 out of 100 possible points per person)
Hardest region to pick: Southwest (76.7 out of 100)
Highest seed eliminated: Louisville (13.42)
Lowest seed still playing: Morehead State (3.77)
Team giving the most points: Ohio State (396, or 15.77 per person)
Team giving the least points: Morehead State (98, or 3.77)

There were four (4) perfect regions...Kevin Faigle in the Southeast, Todd Schleucher and Drew Curth in the East and Jeff Fitzwater in the West.

Eight (8) people can still correctly pick the Big Loser.

All 26 competitors still have their champion pick.