Bracket Challenges

[JesseMartin]

First off, when I was setting up my bracket on ESPN.com it only took a second to create a group, so for that one, go here:

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2015/en/group?groupID=783310

Second, Rock Bottom is doing theirs again, so if you're anywhere near a RB, the prizes are really easy to get. 2 years ago I earned probably about $100 in prizes and last year I got about $50, so it's definitely worth doing if you're within driving distance (or take business trips near one of their locations). That one is here:

http://rbcollegehoops.com

I'll keep my eyes out for others while I'm putting brackets together. I assume Yahoo is doing one again but I'll only set up another group there if they are offering prizes again this year.

If anybody knows of other bracket contests that involve prizes, please put them here so that we can have a central location to find them...unless you're afraid of a little competition, that is, mwahahahaha....

Edited March 17, 2015 by JesseMartin

[JesseMartin]

Here's another one with a ton of prizes, on Scout.com:

http://bracketcontest.scout.com

[JesseMartin]

Buffalo Wild Wings:

http://www.bdubsgamebreak.com/Madness

Edited March 17, 2015 by JesseMartin

[JesseMartin]

If you prefer Yahoo, I set that up too, and clicked the invitation button so all of you from last year got an invite:

https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/group/169878

If you do Yahoo, don't forget to join the "Best Bracket" pool; they have a prize of $50K for the winner.

[Rudy]

We need more people playing.

[laxtonto]

Im in on Yahoo

[JesseMartin]

Whoops, almost missed this, Fox Sports has one too (I only made pools on ESPN and Yahoo though, the rest are just so you can all try to win prizes - and this closes in just over 4 hours):

http://www.foxsports.com/fantasy/collegebasketball/tourney/join/

Edited March 19, 2015 by JesseMartin

[Army of Dad]

http://athlon.bracketbreakdown.com Edited March 19, 2015 by Army of Dad

[JesseMartin]

http://athlon.bracketbreakdown.com

I missed that one, thanks! Just in the nick of time!

[CMJ]

Thank God I didn't have Baylor in the Final Four.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Thank God I didn't have Baylor in the Final Four.

Tough day for the Big XII.

[CMJ]

Tough day for the Big XII.

0-3

[Cerebus]

0-3

But UT deserved to get in on the strength of that conference schedule!

[Ben Gooding]

Oh and for the record...In my work pool I picked UAB to make it to the sweet 16...js.

[JesseMartin]

I made each bracket slightly different, and didn't pick ANY of today's upsets in any of them. And I do pick some pretty big upsets in the first couple of rounds!

[Matt from A700]

Does this mean we technically beat Iowa State?

[JesseMartin]

Probably not.

Wofford lost...so my other big upset pick remaining is Valpo. I really liked the two of them as spoilers this year, but maybe I need to start picking 14 seeds over 3 seeds since that's burned me two years in a row now.

[laxtonto]

So.. how the hell did only 2 people pick UK to win it all?

[UNT90]

So.. how the hell did only 2 people pick UK to win it all?

Everyone loves an underdog.

[JesseMartin]

I only picked Kentucky in 2 of my brackets. Spread the love around, better chance of winning a big prize someday. Not this year, though...your bracket has to be almost perfect to win the big ones. And really, it's almost like the lotto because picking the right underdog combinations is a crap shoot.

[Army of Dad]

Second chance bracket

http://athlon.bracketbreakdown.com/play

[JesseMartin]

WVU gives us another example of how public trash-talk can make you look really stupid.

Edited March 27, 2015 by JesseMartin

[DeepGreen]

After watching some of the WVU drubbing, I have to think that UK will win it all. They look like a high end NBA team.

[MeanGreenTexan]

After watching some of the WVU drubbing, I have to think that UK will win it all. They look like a high end NBA team.

I just think you wont hear the kind of idiocy spewing from the ND players' mouths as what you were hearing from WVU. ND will be a much closer game.

And Kentucky will lose to Wisconsin.

[CMJ]

Kentucky looks absolutely dominant. I have seen dominant teams lose in the NCAA tournament many times before - nothing is written in a one and done scenario.

1991 UNLV

1997 Kansas

1999 Duke

All come immediately to mind. I have no doubt I am missing others.