Standings after Day 5 - 2017

Kansas provided the only blowout on Thursday night as Oregon, Gonzaga, and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to advance to the Elite Eight.  Those four results provided some separation in the pools. Aiden now holds a four-point lead in the main pool despite choosing Villanova as the champion.  He'll have to hold off the hard-charging Stephanie Grimes to stay on top.  In the gambler's pool, Big Chris has extended his lead to six points, with the Schweitzer brothers being his closest pursuers.

Here are the standings after Day 5.

Standings after Day 4 - 2017

After a ho-hum first round of the tournament, the second round continued to deliver on the upsets as Duke and Louisville were sent home.  North Carolina, Kentucky, and Oregon were fortunate not to join them.  Those upsets had an effect on at least one of the pools as Big Chris has separated himself from the pack in the gambler's pool with Chubbs holding on to second.  In the main pool, Aiden has a tenuous lead over Big Nick and Jim W.  You can see where you stand by clicking on the latest standings.

Standings after Day 3 - 2017

The first bit of madness in this year's tournament came when Wisconsin sent the defending champs packing.  Villanova was the most popular pick to win it all in each pool, so if you chose them to go all the way, you have plenty of company.  Time to start rooting against the other top seeds.

Here are the standings after Day 3.  This year's pools have gone big as Big Nick leads the main pool and Big Chris leads the gambler's pool.  Their pursuers are not far behind as 5 people are within 2 points in the main pool and 3 folks are within 2 points in the gambler's pool.  Will more top seeds get upset in the last set of games before the Sweet Sixteen?  Tune in now as Sunday's games have already begun.

Standings after Day 2 - 2017

Not too many upsets on Day 2 of the tourney, so not much of a shakeup at the top of the standings.  Big Nick and Vince are joined by Chubbs at the top of the main pool, while Big Chris and Shaymus make things more crowded at the top of the gambler's pool.  Here is the spreadsheet after Day 2.

Standings after Day 1 - 2017

I haven't had time to do a full recap, but you can see the Day 1 Standings here.  Just go to the Main Results and Gambler Results tabs.  Big Nick and Vince are currently leading the way in both pools at the moment.

Final Standings

After what may go down as the greatest college basketball championship game of all time, the Villanova Wildcats were crowned national champions.  And Jim Weissinger took home first place in the main pool.  Winning a tiebreaker for second place was Scott Brown, while Fred Alcaro took home third.  Attached are the final standings:

2016 Final Standings

This is the final blog for 2016, but keep an eye out for a final e-mail that wraps up this year's pools.  Thank you once again to everyone who participated this year!

Standings After Day 9

The gamblers pool has been decided!  Congrats to Tiny Bellmore, this year's winner.  2nd place goes to Aiden Schweitzer, with 3rd place to Nick Moreno.

The Villanova-North Carolina tussle will decide the main pool.  If North Carolina wins and the total score is under 150, Fred Alcaro will be the champ.  If North Carolina wins and the total score is over 150, Scott Brown will be the champ.  If North Carolina wins and the total score is 150, we will have our first ever tie.  Things are much simpler if Villanova wins, as Jim Weissinger will be your champ.

Day 9 Standings