GOG 2009-10 #32: NCAA Tournament

by JLeverenz on Mar 17, 2010 2:07 PM EDT

Kentucky makes a triumphant return to the NCAA tournament as the 1 seed in a region that is either the toughest or second toughest depending on whom you ask. They will face East Tennessee St in the first round - a team that gave #1 seed Pittsburgh all kinds of trouble last year. With a win, UK will face either Texas or Wake Forest, though I think East Tennessee has a better chance of being in the second round than Wake Forest does.

This will be the final GOG of the year unless Kentucky makes the NCAA Championship game in which case I will do one more. Just in case that doesn't happen - thank you to everyone who participated this season. I had a lot of fun writing questions and I hope you had a lot of fun trying to answer them. There will be a wrap-up entry after the end of the season where the GOG winners will be crowned.

Basic Information:

GOG #00 has information about the game. Follow the link if you have any questions.
GOG #31 has been graded. Click the link for full results.

GOG #32: NCAA Tournament [Max 64 Points]

How many games does UK win in the tournament? [3 pts] 3 wins
Which teams will make the Final Four? [3 pts each] Butler, Michigan St, Duke, West Virginia
Does a team seeded 4 or lower make the Final Four? (this does not have to agree with your answer for #2 if you want to hedge a little) [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Yes, two 5 seeds
Does a double digit seeded team reach the Sweet 16? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Yes
A 1 seed hasn't lost in the second round since 2004 when Kentucky and Stanford both "accomplished" that feat. Does a 1-seed lose in the second round this year? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Yes, Kansas
Which two teams will play for the Title? [3 pts each] Butler, Duke
Who will win the NCAA Tournament this year? [3 pts] Don't make me type this.
How many points does UK score in their first game? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 100
How many points does ETSU score in the first game? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 71
Kentucky will play the winner of Texas/Wake Forest in the second round. Which team will it be? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Wake Forest
East Tennessee St was within one possession of Pitt last year with 3 minutes to play. Does UK hold a 10+ point lead with 5 minutes to play on Thursday? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] No
Eric Bledsoe played well in the SECT: Predict his made 3's/assists/steals against ETSU. [2 pts each] 8/1/4
Will UK face a double digit seeded team in the tournament? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] My intent was supposed to be 3rd round or later, but that wasn't clear and of course UK faced a 16 in their first game. Since different people understood this in different ways I just game everyone 1 point for this question.
There are three other SEC teams in the field. Predict the wins for Florida/Tennessee/Vanderbilt. [2 pts each] 0/3/0
Based on previous tournament results, the 4 SEC Teams together can be expected to win 6.8 games based on their respective seeds. Do they outperform expectations (win 7 games or more combined) or under perform (win 6 or fewer)? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] The SEC came up just short of expectations with 6 tournament wins
Whichever team UK faces in the second round, inside play will be critical to winning. Predict Orton's points/rebounds/blocks in the second game. [2 pts each] 6/0/1
Who leads UK in scoring in their second round game? [3 pts] Miller
Who wins the Louisville/Cal game? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Cal
How many games do the UK Women win in the NCAAW Tournament? [3 pts] 3 wins

Deadline for entries is tip-off at 7:15 PM, Thursday March 18.

Final GOG results will be posted soon. Congrats to EagleTDL for winning GOG #32! This was really low scoring but not much of a surprise given the tournament this year. Full results follow.

RK	UserName	# of GOGs	GOG #31	TOTAL PTS	Rank by PTS	AVERAGE	Rank by AVG
1	EagleTDL	28	11	216	7	0.193	9
2	floundringaround	32	9	212	8	0.168	12
2	UKlvrJM	26	9	248	3	0.236	1
4	UKWildCatFanatic	29	7	264	1	0.228	3
5	JLeverenz	31	4	202	9	0.165	13
5	Ken Howlett	24	4	220	6	0.231	2
7	btcoop71	24	3	223	5	0.227	4
7	GoLightning	13	3	91	13	0.169	11
9	a2d2	32	1	249	2	0.197	6
10	BigSkyCat	32	0	247	4	0.196	7
	Acdixon	7		57	16	0.226
	bluelaw	3		16	24	0.154
	dancoo626	11		69	14	0.171
	E4	4		34	18	0.221
	hoboat33	1		7	33	0.226
	kentuckygirl0724	16		115	12	0.194	8
	KYCatwoman	2		3	34	0.043
	memphis wildcat	1		1	35	0.024
	Ontherocks	3		16	24	0.162
	RandomGuy0	9		48	17	0.140
	Shive	15		130	11	0.225	5
	shouto	5		29	19	0.147
	SpartanWildcat	2		14	27	0.206
	tippey	11		59	15	0.142
	vinceuk1	2		13	28	0.210
	Wild Weasel	27		187	10	0.182	10
	yearofthecat	2		20	23	0.278
	bluecrip	5		22	21	0.110
	JJohn0110	3		21	22	0.191
	UKlvrBM	1		11	30	0.297
	SevenRings	1		15	26	0.366
	Blue Shoes	1		10	31	0.244
	LyricSmith	1		12	29	0.293
	ALLBLUECAT	1		8	32	0.222
	ukchris	4		27	20	0.174

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ncaat

   1. 5
   2. Kentucky, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas St.
   3. no
   4. yes
   5. yes
   6. Kansas and Kentucky
   7. Kansas
   8. 74
   9. 67
  10. Texas
  11. no
  12. 2/3/2
  13. no
  14. 0/2/0
  15. outperform
  16. 4/6/3
  17. Patterson
  18. Cal
  19. 2

3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.

by JLeverenz on Mar 17, 2010 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

Guys and gals

My non-participation in the last three GOG’s was totally unplanned — Just in case some thought I didn’t play so I wouldn’t lower my score.

I will be taking part in JLev’s final (if UK doesn’t make the finals) GOG.

That is all …

by Ken Howlett on Mar 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

You know, I was feeling pretty good about winning this last one...

Until you said that!! ;-) ’Bout darned time I won one, only took me 27 tries! This is worse than Vegas-odds…

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Mar 17, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL!

Hey, I had about three or four sub-par weeks in a row prior to my absence.

Congrats on winning. Sometime the longer it takes, the sweeter it is :)

by Ken Howlett on Mar 17, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Tasting pretty good right now until I flop on the Tourney one!! :-)

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Mar 17, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

NCAA Tourney; going on faith here!

1) 6
2) Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, UK
3) No
4) Yes, Georgia Tech (Do I get extra credit for picking the team?? LOL)
5) Yes, Duke (see above)
6) UK & KU
7) UK
8) 84
9) 71
10) Texas
11) Yes
12) 2 – 3 – 3
13) No
14) 1
15) Under
16) 5 – 4 – 3
17) Cuz
18) Dirty Birds
19) 3

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Mar 17, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

GOG XXXII

1. 6
2. Kentucky, Kansas, Baylor, Syracuse
3. no
4. yes
5. no
6. KU and UK
7. UK
8. 93
9. 52
10. Texas
11. yes
12. 2/4/2
13. no
14. 0/0/0
15. under
16. 4/6/2
17. Patterson
18. Louisville
19. 3

GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!

by UKWildCatFanatic on Mar 17, 2010 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

1. 6
2. UK, Kansas, Nova, Syracuse
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Kansas, UK
7. UK
8. 89
9. 71
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 3/4/2
13. No
14. 0/1/1
15. More
16. 8/4/3
17. Cousins
18. Louisville
19.3

It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

by floundringaround on Mar 18, 2010 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

1. 6
2. Kentucky, Kansas, BYU, Baylor
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. UK/KU
7. UK
8. 82
9. 53
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 2/3/3
13. Yes (ETSU)
14. 0/1/1
15. Over
16. Wall
17. Louisville
18. 3

by GoLightning on Mar 18, 2010 10:20 AM EDT reply actions

fin

1. 6
2. Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, Villanova
3. No
4. No
5. Yes, Dook
6. Kansas/Kentucky
7. Kentucky
8. 88
9. 70
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 2/4/2
13. No
14. 0/1/1
15. Over
16. 4/4/2
17. Cuz
18. Cards
19. 2

Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.

by btcoop71 on Mar 18, 2010 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

# 32 NCAA T

1. 6
2. UK, KS, ‘Nova, K-ST
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. UK & KU
7. UK
8. 78
9. 66
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 2/4/2
13. Technically, Yes (ETSU) HA !!…IF this game doesn’t qualify, NO
14. 0/1/1
15. outpreform
16. 5/6/3
17. PPat
18. *sigh UofL
19. 3

Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!

by a2d2 on Mar 18, 2010 12:35 PM EDT reply actions

Hehehe

It isn’t deadline time yet, can I change …
…14. to 0/1/0 ? j/k ’-)

Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!

by a2d2 on Mar 18, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

face plant

Or epic fail or whatever your favorite meme is.

I completely had in mind 2nd round (well, 3rd round) or later, but didn’t write the question that way. sigh

3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.

by JLeverenz on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I knew what you meant JLev

I was only kidding, being silly. I had hoped my HA said so.. :-)

Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!

by a2d2 on Mar 18, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I know ;-)

I’ve done that a number of times this year, where the question I write is not quite the same as the question I was thinking.

Oh well, something to improve for next year I guess.

3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.

by JLeverenz on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

NCAA Tourney

1. 6
2. UK, Kansas, K State, Baylor
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. UK, Kansas
7. UK
8. 81
9. 64
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 3/4/2
13. No
14. 0/1/0
15. outperform
16. 4/3/2
17. Cousins
18. Louisville
19. 2

by BigSkyCat on Mar 18, 2010 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

NCAA

1. 6
2. UK, KU, Cuse, Duck (yes, spelled properly)
3. No
4. yes
5. yes
6. UK KU
7. UK
8. 83
9. 61
10. Texas
11. yes
12. 4/4/3
13. Yes….I assume this is a trick question…ETSU
14. 2
15. no
16. 6/4/3
17. PP
18. UofL
19. 2

You can't fix "stupid"!

by UKlvrJM on Mar 18, 2010 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

1. 5
2. UK, Kansas, Kansas St., Texas A&M
3. Yes
4. No.
5. Yes
6. UK & KU
7. Kansas
8. 88
9. 67
10. Texas
11. Yes
12. 2/3/1
13. No
14. 1 (This question should possibly be tossed aside since Fla. and Vandy lost prior to me answering the questions)
15. Under (Ditto for this question)
16. 4/4/2
17. DeMarcus Cousins
18. Louisville
19. 2