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I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

  • Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
  • Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
  • The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

  1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
  2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

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19 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

  • Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
  • Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
  • The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

  1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
  2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

Interested!

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Here goes nothing. Also, I get bonus points for being the first entry, yes? 😆

125 | 18 DeAugustino

133 | 24 Chlebove

141 | 23 Fongaro

149 | 20 Williams

157 | 18 Zerban

165 | 21 Fish

174 | 22 Mocco

184 | 18 Rogotzke

197 | 21 Stout

285 | 26 Catka

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38 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I know. How can it be annual if it is the first? But here we are.

Rules:

  • Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
  • Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consol win, etc.
  • The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

  1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler in the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically).
  2. The wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night. As @ionel knows, I may or may not notice.

Awards for the top three, no, four teams. Screw you NCAA, you penny-pinching bastards. Oh, and please ignore that prior sentence, and thanks for continuing to sponsor wrestling. 

I'll play!

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125 | #17 B Ungar (Cornell)

133 | #24 J Chelbove (ASU)

141 | #18 C Matthews (Pitt)

149 | #26 J Abas (Stanford)

157 | #20 M Brignola (Lehigh)

165 | #19 G Filipowicz (Army)

174 | #26 B Baker (Cornell)

184 | #16 N Dugan (Princeton)

197 | #16 L Stout (Princeton)

285 | #15 L Fernandez (Cornell)

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1 hour ago, TylerDurden said:

Here goes nothing. Also, I get bonus points for being the first entry, yes? 😆

125 | 18 DeAugustino

133 | 24 Chlebove

141 | 23 Fongaro

149 | 20 Williams

157 | 18 Zerban

165 | 21 Fish

174 | 22 Mocco

184 | 18 Rogotzke

197 | 21 Stout

285 | 26 Catka

Your early bird status will definitely count for something (TBD). Thanks for kicking us off.

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@Wrestleknownothing maybe create a pickem with an Intermat password and we could use this as the discussion grounds?

125 #20 Poulin

133 #22 Zaccone

141 #18 Matthews

149 #20 Williams

157 #17 Mauller

165 #17 Lillard

174 #22 Mocco

184 #18 Rogotzke

197 #27 Surber

285 #21 Pitzer

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125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

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125: # 18 M. Deaugustino

133: #23 M. Yarbrough

141: #18 C. Matthews

149: #20 J. Williams 

157: #24 C. Saldate

165: #26 D. Baker

174: #25 B. Thompson

184: #18 Ryder Rogotzke

197: #22 G. Joles

285: #19 D. Crosby

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8 minutes ago, Elevator said:

125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

Isn't Starocci the 9 seed, not 19?  

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52 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

@Wrestleknownothing maybe create a pickem with an Intermat password and we could use this as the discussion grounds?

125 #20 Poulin

133 #22 Zaccone

141 #18 Matthews

149 #20 Williams

157 #17 Mauller

165 #17 Lillard

174 #22 Mocco

184 #18 Rogotzke

197 #27 Surber

285 #21 Pitzer

? Do tell.

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51 minutes ago, Elevator said:

125 Max Gallagher (27)

133 Colaiocco (28)

141 Composto (22)

149 Swisher (30)

157 Brignola (20)

165 Fish (21)

174 Starocci (19)

174 Mocco (22)

184 Conway (19)

197 Mac Stout (21)

285 Pitzer (21)

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As said previously I'd have preferred (so maybe for next year) a simple pick 5 in ranked order, could have multiple for a single weight, weight the points by seed for example if pick the 33 seed then points are 33/17 * 1.0 or 0.5 front of backside bracket or 17 seed 17/17 * 1.0 or 0.5.  Also thus no tie break criteria needed.   We don't have a personal "dark horse" at every weight but might have more than one at some weights and we have some more likely than others.   

But since you didn't, I'm going to play the long odds:

new-year-casino-roulette-wheel-red-secto

That's right just put me down for 17 (red or black, orange or blue) on all ten rolls of the wheel.  If any brackets re-seeded I'm still going with 17.  

And also if they re-seed the bracket don't be telling me you missed my update its:  17!

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6 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

? Do tell.

I just meant create a bracket and make the password something everyone knows like "Cinnabon_rules1!" 

i am an idiot on the internet

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2 minutes ago, ionel said:

As said previously I'd have preferred (so maybe for next year) a simple pick 5 in ranked order, could have multiple for a single weight, weight the points by seed for example if pick the 33 seed then points are 33/17 * 1.0 or 0.5 front of backside bracket or 17 seed 17/17 * 1.0 or 0.5.  Also thus no tie break criteria needed.   We don't have a personal "dark horse" at every weight but might have more than one at some weights and we have some more likely than others.   

But since you didn't, I'm going to play the long odds:

new-year-casino-roulette-wheel-red-secto

That's right just put me down for 17 (red or black, orange or blue) on all ten rolls of the wheel.  If any brackets re-seeded I'm still going with 17.  

I like it.

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