The NCAA Tournament tips off on Thursday Tuesday, although the real thing doesn't start until Thursday.  Cat fans won't have to wait long as UK is in the second group of games for Thursday.  This will be the final GOG of the year unless Kentucky makes a run to the Final Four and there is still a lot to be decided.  btccop71, a2d2, and kcgard2 are all gunning for the GOG Title while triple_threat_stance would appear to have a commanding lead for the GOG Average - but there are still many points to be scored as well as the Preseason GOG, so anything could happen!

Note that entries are due before the noon on Thursday.

Basic Information

• The Preseason GOG is here.  Follow the link if you have questions about what this whole GOG thing is about.
• Bracket is here.
• Congratulations to floundringaround and wildcatfaninexile for winning GOG 29! Click the link for full results.

For an explanation of the Multiple Guess questions, see GOG 29 linked above.

Deadline for entries is 12:00 PM Thursday, March 17.

GOG 2010-11 #30: NCAA Tournament [Max 77 Points]

1. How many games does UK win in the tournament? [3 points] 4
   
2. Which teams will make the Final Four? [3 points each] UK, UConn, VCU, Butler
   
3. Does a team seeded 5 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] Yes
   
4. Does a double digit seeded team reach the Sweet 16? [ +/- 1 point] Yes
   
5. Does a team in a play-in game win a first round game on Thursday or Friday? [ +/- 1 point] Yes
   
6. 11 UK opponents from the regular season are in the tournament field.  What is the record for these 11 teams in the first round? [3 points] 6-5
   
7. Which team comes out of the East/West side to play for the Title? [3 points Multiple Guess: max 3 guesses] UConn
   
8. Which team comes out of the Soutwest/Southeast side to play for the Title? [3 points Multiple Guess: max 3 guesses] Butler
   
9. Who is the MOP for the Final Four? [7 points Multiple Guess: max 5 guesses] Walker
   
10. Who will win the NCAA Tournament this year? [3 points Multiple Guess: max 3 guesses] UConn
    
11. How many points does UK score against Princeton? [ 4/3/2/1 point] 59
    
12. How many points does Princeton score against UK? [ 4/3/2/1 point] 57
    
13. How many points does UK average for the tournament? [ 4/3/2/1 point] 64.6
    
14. Get TJ going: Predict Terrence Jones' points/rebounds/blocks+steals for the Princeton game. [2 points each] 10/2/2
    
15. On the mend: Predict Lamb's made 3's in the 1st round/2nd round/Sweet 16. [2 points each] 0/1/2
    
16. What can Vargas do for you?  Predict Eloy's minutes in the 1st round/2nd round/Sweet 16. [2 points each] 3/4/1
    
17. Defense!  Defense!  Defense!  How many games does UK hold their opponent to less than 1 point per possession? [3 points] 3
    
18. Based on previous tournament results, the 5 SEC Teams together can be expected to win 6.33 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] Outperform
    
19. Who scores the last points of the tournament for Kentucky? [3 points Multiple Guess: max 3 guesses] Knight
    
20. How many games do the UK Women win in the NCAAW Tournament? [3 points] 1
    
21. Special Bonus: What is the total number of points scored by all teams combined in all 67 games of the tournament this year (includes the play-in games)?  The closest answer will receive 3 points and everyone within 5% of the correct answer will receive 1 additional point. (so for instance if 5000 total points are scored you would need to be within 250) 9052, needed to be within 452.6 to get the bonus