If you have not been watching college hoops this season, let me catch you up on some of the action. There have only been 3 teams to be at number 1 this year, and they all have been relegated to lower positions. Last Saturday, Tennessee knocked off then number 1 Memphis. Tonight, Vanderbilt knocked off #1 Tennessee. North Carolina was a number 1 for most of the season, until they were bumped off by Maryland. It has been an exciting year.
I want to help you compete in the Ganza, so here are a few tips when making your picks. (Just because I have never won the Ostertag doesn't mean I don't have any credibility, so get off my back). Ahem, sorry about that. Anyway...
1. Look at teams in the power conferences. The Pac-10, ACC, and Big 12. Any of those teams are good picks to go deep.
2. Look at the team's RPI (Rating Percentage Index). Basically, that indicates how tough a schedule they play. For instance, a team like Gonzaga has been a good pick because they play such a tough schedule outside of thier conference. That makes them tough come tourney time. (note: The Zags aren't that strong of a pick this year).
3. Don't pick like the Pooh-bah or Deputy.
Do your homework, and you may hoist the Ostertag plaque. Ah March!
If you have any tips please send them may way, if I choose yours you will get the joy of me posting it to the Pooh-blahg. Lucky you!
The Basketball Tournament Prediction Extravaganza is a nationwide prediction competition between basketball fans based upon the Annual Men's College Basketball Tournament. We feel the clean family humor, salty wit and sarcasm, and interesting year-to-year statistics make the 'Ganza, as we affectionately call it, one of the most enjoyable tournament contests on the Internet. We hope you join us and come to the same conclusion.
Although the format is similar to an office "pool," the Extravaganza is NOT a pool -- no prize money is awarded! In fact, our slogan is "This Ain't No Pool!" The prognosticator who scores the most points in the 'Ganza is awarded the Coveted Ostertag Plaque, one of the finest examples of laminated pressboard available and easily the most talked about sports award in my house. The Ostertag Plaque has often been mentioned in the same sentence as the Lombardi Trophy and the Stanley Cup. Especially if you read the previous sentence out loud.
See the links on the right to navigate to the official site at: http://www.ganza.com/
Although the format is similar to an office "pool," the Extravaganza is NOT a pool -- no prize money is awarded! In fact, our slogan is "This Ain't No Pool!" The prognosticator who scores the most points in the 'Ganza is awarded the Coveted Ostertag Plaque, one of the finest examples of laminated pressboard available and easily the most talked about sports award in my house. The Ostertag Plaque has often been mentioned in the same sentence as the Lombardi Trophy and the Stanley Cup. Especially if you read the previous sentence out loud.
See the links on the right to navigate to the official site at: http://www.ganza.com/
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