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We are half way done with the games today, and Niren D. is
back on top. We wound up with 1/2 of the
games finishing with the lower seeded team winning, capped off by Oregon
beating Wisconsin to set up a UC Irvine / Oregon second round game. That also means that at least one double
digit seed will make the Sweet 16. Whoever
wins that may be tagged as the Cinderella of the tournament. Then again, there are plenty of games
left. Maybe someone else will claim that
title.
As for our overall production, it was a little harder to
predict these games. The average amount
of points won through these 8 games was 5.16.
The median was 5. We only had 3 brackets
go 8/8: Alex P. (3rd place), Steve Dz. (9th place) and
Todd K. #3 (15th place).
We still haven’t had anyone lose a team they had in the
Championship game. That’s pretty
surprising. There’s almost always
someone that goes crazy and picks someone like Marquette to get that far, but
not this year. Either we, as a group,
are getting more savvy with the picks or this tournament has been pretty easy
to predict.
There was more carnage today than yesterday. We are left with only 18 entries that have yet
to lose a Sweet 16 team. 59 additional
brackets have lost only one Sweet 16 team.
At the end of yesterday, about 2/3 of the field fell into one of those
two categories.
To demonstrate how few points have actually been lost so
far, there are 192 possible points. The bracket
that looks the worst currently has only accounted for 54 of those points. Nick I. unfortunately has lost 2 Final 4
teams (Arizona State, Kansas State), but neither of them were going to the Championship
game, so this bracket is still very much alive.
Here are the overall standings:
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1.
Niren D.: 22 (-4)
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2.
Brent S. #3: 22 (-6)
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3.
Alex P.: 21 (-3)
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4.
Joel B. #5: 21 (-5)
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5.
Brian K.: 21 (-9)
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5.
Jay K.: 21 (-9)
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5.
Regina L.: 21 (-9)
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5.
Washington Post: 21 (-9)
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9.
Dan D. #2: 20 (-4)
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9.
James G. #1: 20 (-4)
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9.
Michelle L. #3: 20 (-4)
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9.
Michelle L. #4: 20 (-4)
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9.
Mike W.: 20 (-4)
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9.
Steve Dz.: 20 (-4)
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15.
David W.: 20 (-6)
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15.
Kirt R. #1: 20 (-6)
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15.
Michelle L. #1: 20 (-6)
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15.
Michelle L. #2: 20 (-6)
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15.
Todd K. #3: 20 (-6)
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20.
Josiah T. #2: 20 (-8)
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21.
Scott K. #2: 20 (-10)
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22.
Ray W. #1: 20 (-12)
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23.
Mason A. #1: 20 (-20)
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24.
Ben W. #2: 19 (-5)
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Chris T. #2: 19 (-5)
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24.
Damien R. #3: 19 (-5)
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24.
Joel B. #1: 19 (-5)
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28.
Ben P.: 19 (-7)
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28.
Daisy N. #6: 19 (-7)
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28.
David S.: 19 (-7)
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Harrell R. #2: 19 (-7)
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Harrell R. #3: 19 (-7)
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28.
Irene H. #7: 19 (-7)
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28.
Kevin F. #3: 19 (-7)
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28.
Taima B. #1: 19 (-7)
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Taima B. #2: 19 (-7)
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Becky H.: 19 (-9)
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37.
Brad R.: 19 (-9)
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Tomas L.: 19 (-9)
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Harrell R. #1: 19 (-13)
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Jared B.: 19 (-13)
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Valerie D.: 19 (-13)
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43.
Zach T.: 19 (-17)
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44.
Dan D.: 19 (-19)
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Jacob A.: 19 (-21)
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Irene H. #4: 18 (-6)
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Jim P.: 18 (-6)
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Ray W. #5: 18 (-6)
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49.
Brent S. #1: 18 (-8)
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49.
Chrissy I: 18 (-8)
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49.
Dan C.: 18 (-8)
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49.
Dennis R. #1: 18 (-8)
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49.
Dennis R. #2: 18 (-8)
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49.
Dustin B.: 18 (-8)
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49.
Howard S.: 18 (-8)
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49.
Irene H. #3: 18 (-8)
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49.
Joe D. #1: 18 (-8)
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49.
Josh D. #2: 18 (-8)
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49.
Kevin F. #1: 18 (-8)
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49.
Klei R. #1: 18 (-8)
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49.
Luis B. #2: 18 (-8)
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Pete J. #1: 18 (-8)
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Scott Her. #1: 18 (-8)
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64.
Andy P.: 18 (-10)
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64.
Jay H. #2: 18 (-10)
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64.
Joel B. #4: 18 (-10)
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64.
Kiah H.: 18 (-10)
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64.
Michelle L. #5: 18 (-10)
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69.
Hutch H. #1: 18 (-12)
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70.
Adam S.: 18 (-14)
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70.
Bhav R. #2: 18 (-14)
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70.
Josiah T. #4: 18 (-14)
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70.
Todd K. #4: 18 (-14)
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74.
Nick V.: 18 (-16)
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75.
Damien R. #4: 18 (-18)
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76.
J. Mack #3: 18 (-24)
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77.
Ben S. #3: 17 (-7)
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77.
Jim D. #2: 17 (-7)
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77.
Pete J. #4: 17 (-7)
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80.
Alexander N. #4: 17 (-9)
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80.
Ally H.: 17 (-9)
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80.
Carlos B. #2: 17 (-9)
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80.
Craig G.: 17 (-9)
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80.
Daisy N. #2: 17 (-9)
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80.
Janahan A.: 17 (-9)
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80.
Jeff Sagarin: 17 (-9)
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80.
Ken Pom: 17 (-9)
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80.
Luis B. #1: 17 (-9)
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80.
Nate S. - 538: 17 (-9)
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90.
Brent E. #2: 17 (-11)
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90.
Brent E. #3: 17 (-11)
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90.
Brent E. #4: 17 (-11)
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90.
Brent S. #4: 17 (-11)
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90.
Chad L.: 17 (-11)
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90.
Elizabeth N. #1: 17 (-11)
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90.
Irene H. #1: 17 (-11)
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90.
Jay H. #1: 17 (-11)
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90.
Joel B. #2: 17 (-11)
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90.
Michelle R.: 17 (-11)
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90.
Ray W. #3: 17 (-11)
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90.
Stefon K.: 17 (-11)
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90.
Todd K. #1: 17 (-11)
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103.
Adam E. #2: 17 (-13)
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103.
Alyssa B.: 17 (-13)
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103.
Ben J. #2: 17 (-13)
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103.
Bret K. #2: 17 (-13)
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103.
Bret K. #3: 17 (-13)
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103.
Jim W.: 17 (-13)
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103.
Mike S. #1: 17 (-13)
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103.
Scott K. #1: 17 (-13)
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Irene H. #2: 17 (-15)
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111.
Kate G.: 17 (-15)
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Marc R.: 17 (-15)
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Szecho L. #1: 17 (-15)
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Tim D.: 17 (-15)
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Veronica A.: 17 (-15)
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Chris T. #1: 17 (-17)
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Chris T. #3: 17 (-17)
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Damien R. #2: 17 (-19)
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Todd K. #2: 17 (-19)
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Molly R.: 17 (-21)
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Nikolajs B.: 17 (-21)
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Gigi I: 17 (-23)
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James G. #2: 17 (-25)
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Rob I #1: 17 (-25)
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124.
Tristan E.: 17 (-25)
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Brett W.: 17 (-27)
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J. Mack #2: 17 (-27)
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129.
Jim D. #1: 16 (-8)
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130.
Ben S. #4: 16 (-10)
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130.
Brent S. #2: 16 (-10)
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Chris M.: 16 (-10)
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130.
Daisy N. #1: 16 (-10)
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Josh S. #2: 16 (-10)
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Pete J. #3: 16 (-10)
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130.
Sagarin Plus: 16 (-10)
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Stephen H.: 16 (-10)
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Szecho L. #2: 16 (-10)
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Wayne D. #2: 16 (-10)
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Alexander N. #5: 16 (-12)
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140.
Ben J. #1: 16 (-12)
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140.
Bhav R. #1: 16 (-12)
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140.
Carlos B. #1: 16 (-12)
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Chris T. #4: 16 (-12)
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Daisy N. #11: 16 (-12)
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Daisy N. #7: 16 (-12)
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Daisy N. #8: 16 (-12)
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Elizabeth N. #3: 16 (-12)
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Irene H. #6: 16 (-12)
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Jason S.: 16 (-12)
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Jay Bilas: 16 (-12)
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Josh D. #3: 16 (-12)
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Josiah T. #3: 16 (-12)
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Kirt R. #2: 16 (-12)
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Matt M.: 16 (-12)
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Max A. #2: 16 (-12)
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Mike S. #2: 16 (-12)
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Pete J. #2: 16 (-12)
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Joel B. #3: 16 (-14)
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Ryan P.: 16 (-14)
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Irene H. #5: 16 (-16)
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Ryan W.: 16 (-16)
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Alex I: 16 (-18)
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Jaxon S.: 16 (-18)
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Josh S. #1: 16 (-18)
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Ray W. #2: 16 (-18)
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Ben W. #1: 16 (-20)
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Rich W.: 16 (-20)
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Jessica McG.: 16 (-22)
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Josh D. #1: 16 (-22)
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Mark D.: 16 (-24)
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Bret K. #1: 16 (-26)
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Nick I: 16 (-38)
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Ben S. #1: 15 (-11)
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Ben S. #2: 15 (-11)
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Daisy N. #5: 15 (-11)
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174.
Dylan B.: 15 (-11)
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Scott Her. #2: 15 (-11)
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Alexander N. #1: 15 (-13)
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Alexander N. #2: 15 (-13)
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Alexander N. #3: 15 (-13)
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Elizabeth N. #2: 15 (-13)
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Josiah T. #1: 15 (-13)
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Matt N.: 15 (-13)
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Max A. #1: 15 (-13)
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Rob I #2: 15 (-13)
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Brent E. #1: 15 (-15)
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Daisy N. #10: 15 (-15)
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Daisy N. #12: 15 (-15)
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Daisy N. #16: 15 (-15)
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Daisy N. #9: 15 (-15)
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Jason L.: 15 (-15)
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Joe D. #2: 15 (-15)
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Karim D.: 15 (-15)
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Bryce S.: 15 (-17)
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Klei R. #2: 15 (-17)
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Mike N.: 15 (-17)
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Damien R. #1: 15 (-19)
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Jackson I: 15 (-19)
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Noah N.: 15 (-19)
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Stephanie P.: 15 (-19)
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Mason A. #2: 15 (-21)
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J. Mack #1: 15 (-31)
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Kevin F. #2: 15 (-33)
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E. Rucker #1: 14 (-12)
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E. Rucker #2: 14 (-12)
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Hutch H. #2 : 14 (-12)
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Ben J. #3: 14 (-14)
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Craig McG.: 14 (-14)
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Daisy N. #13: 14 (-14)
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Joel B. #7: 14 (-14)
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Ben J. #4: 14 (-16)
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Wayne D. #3: 14 (-18)
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Joel B. #6: 14 (-20)
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Wayne D. #1: 14 (-20)
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Daisy N. #4: 14 (-22)
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Tim N.: 14 (-22)
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William G. #2: 14 (-22)
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William G. #1: 14 (-26)
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Daisy N. #14: 13 (-17)
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Daisy N. #17: 13 (-17)
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Daisy N. #3: 13 (-19)
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Pete J. #5: 13 (-19)
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Dan D. #1: 13 (-23)
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Adam E. #1: 13 (-25)
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Daisy N. #15: 13 (-29)
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Ray W. #4: 12 (-22)
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…and the net points rankings:
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1. Niren D. (18)
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1. Alex P. (18)
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3. Brent S. #3 (16)
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3. Joel B. #5 (16)
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3. Dan D. #2 (16)
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3. James G. #1 (16)
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3. Michelle L. #3 (16)
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3. Michelle L. #4 (16)
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3. Mike W. (16)
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3. Steve Dz. (16)
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11. David W. (14)
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11. Kirt R. #1 (14)
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11. Michelle L. #1 (14)
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11. Michelle L. #2 (14)
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11. Todd K. #3 (14)
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11. Ben W. #2 (14)
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11. Chris T. #2 (14)
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11. Damien R. #3 (14)
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11. Joel B. #1 (14)
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20. Brian K. (12)
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20. Jay K. (12)
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20. Regina L. (12)
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20. Washington Post (12)
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20. Josiah T. #2 (12)
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20. Ben P. (12)
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20. Daisy N. #6 (12)
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20. David S. (12)
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20. Harrell R. #2 (12)
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20. Harrell R. #3 (12)
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20. Irene H. #7 (12)
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20. Kevin F. #3 (12)
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20. Taima B. #1 (12)
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20. Taima B. #2 (12)
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20. Irene H. #4 (12)
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20. Jim P. (12)
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20. Ray W. #5 (12)
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37. Scott K. #2 (10)
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37. Becky H. (10)
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37. Brad R. (10)
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37. Tomas L. (10)
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37. Brent S. #1 (10)
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37. Chrissy I (10)
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37. Dan C. (10)
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37. Dennis R. #1 (10)
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37. Dennis R. #2 (10)
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37. Dustin B. (10)
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37. Howard S. (10)
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37. Irene H. #3 (10)
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37. Joe D. #1 (10)
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37. Josh D. #2 (10)
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37. Kevin F. #1 (10)
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37. Klei R. #1 (10)
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37. Luis B. #2 (10)
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37. Pete J. #1 (10)
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37. Scott Her. #1 (10)
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37. Ben S. #3 (10)
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37. Jim D. #2 (10)
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37. Pete J. #4 (10)
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59. Ray W. #1 (8)
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59. Andy P. (8)
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59. Jay H. #2 (8)
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59. Joel B. #4 (8)
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59. Kiah H. (8)
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59. Michelle L. #5 (8)
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59. Alexander N. #4 (8)
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59. Ally H. (8)
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59. Carlos B. #2 (8)
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59. Craig G. (8)
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59. Daisy N. #2 (8)
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59. Janahan A. (8)
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59. Jeff Sagarin (8)
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59. Ken Pom (8)
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59. Luis B. #1 (8)
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59. Nate S. - 538 (8)
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59. Jim D. #1 (8)
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76. Harrell R. #1 (6)
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76. Jared B. (6)
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76. Valerie D. (6)
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76. Hutch H. #1 (6)
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76. Brent E. #2 (6)
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76. Brent E. #3 (6)
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76. Brent E. #4 (6)
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76. Brent S. #4 (6)
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76. Chad L. (6)
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76. Elizabeth N. #1 (6)
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76. Irene H. #1 (6)
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76. Jay H. #1 (6)
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76. Joel B. #2 (6)
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76. Michelle R. (6)
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76. Ray W. #3 (6)
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76. Stefon K. (6)
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76. Todd K. #1 (6)
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76. Ben S. #4 (6)
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76. Brent S. #2 (6)
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76. Chris M. (6)
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76. Daisy N. #1 (6)
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76. Josh S. #2 (6)
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76. Pete J. #3 (6)
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76. Sagarin Plus (6)
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76. Stephen H. (6)
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76. Szecho L. #2 (6)
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76. Wayne D. #2 (6)
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103. Adam S. (4)
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103. Bhav R. #2 (4)
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103. Josiah T. #4 (4)
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103. Todd K. #4 (4)
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103. Adam E. #2 (4)
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103. Alyssa B. (4)
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103. Ben J. #2 (4)
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103. Bret K. #2 (4)
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103. Bret K. #3 (4)
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103. Jim W. (4)
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103. Mike S. #1 (4)
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103. Scott K. #1 (4)
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103. Alexander N. #5 (4)
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103. Ben J. #1 (4)
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103. Bhav R. #1 (4)
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103. Carlos B. #1 (4)
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103. Chris T. #4 (4)
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103. Daisy N. #11 (4)
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103. Daisy N. #7 (4)
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103. Daisy N. #8 (4)
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103. Elizabeth N. #3 (4)
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103. Irene H. #6 (4)
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103. Jason S. (4)
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103. Jay Bilas (4)
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103. Josh D. #3 (4)
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103. Josiah T. #3 (4)
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103. Kirt R. #2 (4)
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103. Matt M. (4)
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103. Max A. #2 (4)
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103. Mike S. #2 (4)
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103. Pete J. #2 (4)
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103. Ben S. #1 (4)
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103. Ben S. #2 (4)
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103. Daisy N. #5 (4)
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103. Dylan B. (4)
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103. Scott Her. #2 (4)
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139. Zach T. (2)
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139. Nick V. (2)
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139. Irene H. #2 (2)
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139. Kate G. (2)
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139. Marc R. (2)
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139. Szecho L. #1 (2)
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139. Tim D. (2)
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139. Veronica A. (2)
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139. Joel B. #3 (2)
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139. Ryan P. (2)
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139. Alexander N. #1 (2)
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139. Alexander N. #2 (2)
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139. Alexander N. #3 (2)
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139. Elizabeth N. #2 (2)
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139. Josiah T. #1 (2)
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139. Matt N. (2)
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139. Max A. #1 (2)
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139. Rob I #2 (2)
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139. E. Rucker #1 (2)
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139. E. Rucker #2 (2)
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139. Hutch H. #2 (2)
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160. Mason A. #1 (0)
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160. Dan D. (0)
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160. Damien R. #4 (0)
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160. Chris T. #1 (0)
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160. Chris T. #3 (0)
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160. Irene H. #5 (0)
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160. Ryan W. (0)
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160. Brent E. #1 (0)
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160. Daisy N. #10 (0)
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160. Daisy N. #12 (0)
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160. Daisy N. #16 (0)
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160. Daisy N. #9 (0)
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160. Jason L. (0)
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160. Joe D. #2 (0)
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160. Karim D. (0)
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160. Ben J. #3 (0)
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160. Craig McG. (0)
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160. Daisy N. #13 (0)
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160. Joel B. #7 (0)
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179. Jacob A. (-2)
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179. Damien R. #2 (-2)
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179. Todd K. #2 (-2)
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179. Alex I (-2)
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179. Jaxon S. (-2)
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179. Josh S. #1 (-2)
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179. Ray W. #2 (-2)
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179. Bryce S. (-2)
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179. Klei R. #2 (-2)
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179. Mike N. (-2)
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179. Ben J. #4 (-2)
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190. Molly R. (-4)
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190. Nikolajs B. (-4)
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190. Ben W. #1 (-4)
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190. Rich W. (-4)
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190. Damien R. #1 (-4)
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190. Jackson I (-4)
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190. Noah N. (-4)
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190. Stephanie P. (-4)
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190. Wayne D. #3 (-4)
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190. Daisy N. #14 (-4)
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190. Daisy N. #17 (-4)
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201. J. Mack #3 (-6)
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201. Gigi I (-6)
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201. Jessica McG. (-6)
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201. Josh D. #1 (-6)
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201. Mason A. #2 (-6)
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201. Joel B. #6 (-6)
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201. Wayne D. #1 (-6)
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201. Daisy N. #3 (-6)
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201. Pete J. #5 (-6)
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210. James G. #2 (-8)
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210. Rob I #1 (-8)
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210. Tristan E. (-8)
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210. Mark D. (-8)
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210. Daisy N. #4 (-8)
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210. Tim N. (-8)
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210. William G. #2 (-8)
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217. Brett W. (-10)
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217. J. Mack #2 (-10)
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217. Bret K. #1 (-10)
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217. Dan D. #1 (-10)
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217. Ray W. #4 (-10)
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222. William G. #1 (-12)
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222. Adam E. #1 (-12)
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224. J. Mack #1 (-16)
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224. Daisy N. #15 (-16)
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226. Kevin F. #2 (-18)
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227. Nick I (-22)
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There are 4 more games about to start, so here are the
details:
Picks for Utah State: 137
Picks for Washington: 90
Vegas Line: Utah State -3
This happens to be the 8/9 game with the biggest Vegas
Line. The other three were 1 or 2 point
spreads, so that’s good seeding by the committee, I guess. It should come as no surprise that I am going
to pull for Utah State, given they came out of the Mountain West
conference. It’s possible to think that
maybe they should have been given as much attention as Nevada during the
season, but Nevada was the one ranked all season long, even though Utah State’s
record was pretty comparable. I watched
Washington a little this season. Let’s
say I wasn’t impressed when they somehow managed to lose to a Cal team that
hadn’t won a single game in the Pac12 season after just sneaking into the Top
25 rankings. That didn’t make me think
they were all that great. They can prove
me wrong today, I guess (as if they care about what I think).
Picks for Duke: 226
Picks for North Dakota State: 1 (J. Mack #3)
Vegas Line: Duke -26.5
It’s my afternoon t-shirt game! So far, every team that I’ve given the T-shirt
treatment to has got clobbered early and often.
This one promises to be no different.
I still can’t ever root for Duke.
They are the Yankees or the Patriots.
Yuck…. No thanks. I think they are arguably the best team in
the tournament, but the best team doesn’t always win. Come on Bison!!!
Picks for Houston: 214
Picks for Georgia State: 13
Vegas Line: Houston -12.5
This line is a little closer than I was expecting. Georgia State is a 2nd tier upset
pick for people. So far, that 2nd
tier hasn’t really made much noise. If
anyone remembers Georgia State at all, it is because they knocked Baylor off in
the first round back in 2015. The coach’s
son was the star of that team, and the coach tore his Achilles in the
conference tournament, so had a boot on and had to be wheeled around on a
stool. I’d be cool if they sprung
another upset today, but it seems like a long shot.
Picks for Mississippi State: 179
Picks for Liberty: 48
Vegas Line: Mississippi State -6
This is another sexy upset special. Mississippi State was ranked for the first
part of the season, but has faded slightly.
Liberty is a pretty good basketball team, although I’m a little skeptical
about a team that has part of it’s code: no private interactions alone with members
of the opposite sex. Maybe that’s the
special sauce that makes the team better, but seems a little draconian to
me. Different strokes, I guess. A 12 over a 5 wouldn’t be too surprising to
see. Actually, we’ve already seen it
twice, and almost 3 times if New Mexico State could’ve made just some free
throws or a wide open 3 at the buzzer. I
will be interested to see this game. I
haven’t seen Liberty at all this season.
Good luck to everyone!!!!!
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