2010 Net54 NCAA Tournament bracket contest

[tbob]

This is looking like the last year of the 64 team tourney so I hope everyone enjoyed it. With the 96 team tourney next year there will be 32 teams getting a bye and at least 32 teams which don't deserve a bid. Why not just let everybody in as long as you are going to take 6-12 Big East teams next year?
I do like the idea of rewarding regular season conference champs with an automatic bid as well as the tournament champs if you are opening it up to 96 teams. I also like the elimination of the "play-in" game.

[JP]

Incredible game, almost a storybook finish.

Congrats, stonegrasmere!

[Rob D.]

Congrats to stonegrasmere (W. Stone), the winner of the 2010 Net54 NCAA Tournament pool with 1,240 points.

theskyisblue23 (m. neal) finished second with 1,160 points.

LA.Lakers. (J. Garner) and Scott T (S. Opottamus) tied for third place with 1,020 points.

For purposes of the awarding of prizes, which can be seen on the first post of this thread, LA.Lakers. (J. Garner) takes third place. A fourth card will be added to the prize pool later today when I get home, and I'll be in contact with the four winners. W. Stone will have his choice of the four cards, m. neal will pick next, then J. Garner, with S. Opottamus getting the card that's remaining. W. Stone also will receive the traveling Hal Chase trophy card to hold for one year. Rhett Yeakley, last year's winner and current holder of the card, will be in touch with the winner.

Click here for final standings of the pool.

[calvindog]

Has anyone seen Brian W around?

[barrysloate]

Hey Jeff- your alma mater won. Congratulations!

[Rob D.]

Even if you're not a Duke fan you should be happy about the outcome because it prevented this headline, which you would have been subjected to ad nauseam:

Butler did it!

[showtime]

Big thanks to Rob for running this tourney and offering prizes. This will be my first card thats older than 1950! I read this board all the time but have yet to jump into the pool of super oldies for fear of never being able to come back up for air. I have a feeling this is going to jump start a new area of collecting for me and I'm excited and worried all at the same time! So thanks again Rob, you probably just started me collecting in a new area and cost me tons of dough at the same time!!