Bill James "Seedless" Bracket (Another Tournament Game)

Young Drachma · 03-16-2017, 11:18 AM

I thought to do this too late, but I'm also sharing it with a few Slack channels I'm on and I'll compile if anyone plays into a Google Sheet.

It's based on a Bill James idea from the 80s or something. (Source)

You pick one team at each seed line and get points for each round that team advances. Most points wins. It's straightforward and I know we have a tipoff right now of two games now, but I don't think it'll matter much if anyone wants to play along. If not, that's fine too.

Quote:

#1 Seed (100 pts)
#2 Seed (110 pts)
#3 Seed (120 pts)
#4 Seed (130 pts)
#5 Seed (140 pts)
#6 Seed (150 pts)
#7 Seed (160 pts)
#8 Seed (170 pts)
#9 Seed (180 pts)
#10 Seed (190 pts)
#11 Seed (200 pts)
#12 Seed (210 pts)
#13 Seed (220 pts)
#14 Seed (230 pts)
#15 Seed (240 pts)
#16 Seed (250 pts)

muns · 03-16-2017, 11:33 AM

Sounds fun

1. Unc
2. Arizona
3. Oregon
4. wvu
5. Virginia
6. Smu
7. St. Marys
8. Miami
9. Vandy
10. Oklahoma state
11. Rhode island
12. Middle tenn
13. Winthrop
14. Iona
15. N. Kentucky
16. S. Dak. St

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Comey · 03-16-2017, 11:37 AM

1. Kansas
2. Duke
3. UCLA
4. Purdue
5. Notre Dame
6. SMU
7. Michigan
8. Miami
9. Virginia Tech
10. Wichita State
11. Rhode Island
12. Mid-TN State
13. Vermont
14. Florida Gulf Coast
15. Jacksonville State
16. Mount St. Mary's

Young Drachma · 03-16-2017, 11:38 AM

1. Villanova
2. Kentucky
3. UCLA
4. West Virginia
5. Minnesota
6. SMU
7. Dayton
8. Wisconsin
9. Seton Hall
10. Oklahoma State
11. Kansas State
12. UNCW
13. Vermont
14. Iona
15. North Dakota
16. South Dakota State

Butter · 03-16-2017, 11:45 AM

1. North Carolina
2. Louisville
3. Florida State
4. Purdue
5. Notre Dame
6. SMU
7. DAYTON
8. Wisconsin
9. Vanderbilt
10. Oklahoma State
11. Rhode Island
12. Nevada
13. East Tennessee State
14. Iona
15. Northern Kentucky
16. S. Dakota St.

digamma · 03-16-2017, 11:45 AM

1 Villanova
2 Louisville
3 UCLA
4 West Virginia
5 Virginia
6 SMU
7 St. Mary's
8 Wisconsin
9 Vanderbilt
10 Wichita State
11 Rhode Island
12 Middle Tennessee
13 Vermont
14 Florida Gulf Coast
15 Jax State
16 Davis

tarcone · 03-16-2017, 11:47 AM

1. Gonzaga
2. Arizona
3. UCLA
4. Purdue
5. Notre Dame
6. SMU
7. Michigan
8. Miami
9. Vanderbilt
10. Wichita St.
11. Xavier
12. Mid TN St.
13. Bucknell
14. Florida Gulf Coast
15. Jacksonville
16. South Dakota St.

murrayyyyy · 03-16-2017, 12:33 PM

#1 Seed Villanova
#2 Seed Arizona
#3 Seed UCLA
#4 Seed West Virginia
#5 Seed Iowa St
#6 Seed Maryland
#7 Seed St Mary's
#8 Seed Arkansas
#9 Seed Va Tech
#10 Seed Oklahoma St
#11 Seed Rhode Island
#12 Seed MTSU
#13 Seed ETSU
#14 Seed FGCU
#15 Seed North Dakota
#16 South Dakota state

britrock88 · 03-16-2017, 12:56 PM

1. Gonzaga
2. Kentucky
3. Baylor
4. West Virginia
5. Virginia
6. SMU
7. Saint Mary's
8. Wisconsin
9. Michigan State
10. Wichita State
11. Xavier
12. Middle Tennessee
13. Vermont
14. Florida Gulf Coast
15. Troy
16. New Orleans

ntndeacon · 03-16-2017, 01:29 PM

#1 Seed UNC
#2 Seed Arizona
#3 Seed Oregon
#4 Seed Butler
#5 Seed Notre Dame
#6 Seed SMU
#7 Seed St. Mary's
#8 Seed Wisconsin
#9 Seed Vanderbilt
#10 Seed Witchita St
#11 Seed Xavier
#12 Seed UNC Wilmington
#13 Seed E. Tenn St.
#14 Seed Florida Gulf COast
#15 Jacksonville St
#16 SD St.

kingfc22 · 03-16-2017, 02:06 PM

1. Kansas
2. Arizona
3. Baylor
4. Purdue
5. Notre Dame
6. SMU
7. Dayton
8. Northwestern
9. Michigan St.
10. Oklahoma St
11. Xavier
12. MTSU
13. Bucknell
14. FGCU
15. Troy
16. SD St

Young Drachma · 03-16-2017, 02:07 PM

Bracketless (2017) - Google Sheets

Vince, Pt. II · 03-16-2017, 02:18 PM

A little late, but I don't know that I've learned anything earth-shattering.

1. Villanova
2. Arizona
3. UCLA
4. West Virginia
5. Iowa State
6. SMU
7. St. Mary's
8. Miami
9. Virginia Tech
10. Wichita State
11. Rhode Island
12. Middle Tennessee State
13. East Tennessee State
14. Florida Gulf Coast
15. North Dakota
16. South Dakota State

Young Drachma · 03-18-2017, 01:04 PM

After Round 1

Code:

britrock88	1710
digamma		1530
tarcone		1360
Comey		1360
murrayyyy	1340
ntndeacon	1130
kingfc22	1360
Vince Pt. 2	970
Butter		970
muns		970
Young Drachma	630

Scoresheet: Bracketless (2017) - Google Sheets

Young Drachma · 03-20-2017, 09:28 AM

After two rounds:

Code:

britrock88	2540
tarcone		2180
kingfc22	2020
ntndeacon	1960
digamma		1950
Comey		1870
murrayyyy	1700
muns		1430
Butter		1370
Vince Pt. 2	1330
Young Drachma	1160

Young Drachma · 03-28-2017, 10:35 AM

Heading into the Final Four

Code:

britrock88	2950
tarcone		2580
ntndeacon	2380
kingfc22	2320
Comey		1970
digamma		1950
muns		1870
murrayyyy	1700
Butter		1570
Vince Pt. 2	1330
Young Drachma	1270

Young Drachma · 04-04-2017, 09:34 PM

FINAL RESULTS

Britrock finds another game to win. Awesome job gang.

Code:

LEADERBOARD	
britrock88	3150
tarcone		2680
ntndeacon	2680
kingfc22	2320
muns		2070
Comey		1970
digamma		1950
Butter		1770
murrayyyy	1700
Vince Pt. 2	1330
Young Drachma	1270

britrock88 · 04-05-2017, 04:03 PM

A perfect set of selections would have been:

1. UNC (600)
2. Kentucky (330)
3. Oregon (480)
4. Florida (390)
5. anybody but Minnesota (140)
6. Cincinnati (150)
7. South Carolina (640)
8. Wisconsin (340)
9. Michigan State (180)
10. Wichita State (190)
11. Xavier (600)
12. Middle Tennessee (210)

04-04-2017, 09:34 PM	#17
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	FINAL RESULTS Britrock finds another game to win. Awesome job gang. Code: LEADERBOARD britrock88 3150 tarcone 2680 ntndeacon 2680 kingfc22 2320 muns 2070 Comey 1970 digamma 1950 Butter 1770 murrayyyy 1700 Vince Pt. 2 1330 Young Drachma 1270 Last edited by Young Drachma : 04-04-2017 at 09:35 PM.

03-16-2017, 11:33 AM	#2
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	Sounds fun 1. Unc 2. Arizona 3. Oregon 4. wvu 5. Virginia 6. Smu 7. St. Marys 8. Miami 9. Vandy 10. Oklahoma state 11. Rhode island 12. Middle tenn 13. Winthrop 14. Iona 15. N. Kentucky 16. S. Dak. St Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

03-16-2017, 11:37 AM	#3
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	1. Kansas 2. Duke 3. UCLA 4. Purdue 5. Notre Dame 6. SMU 7. Michigan 8. Miami 9. Virginia Tech 10. Wichita State 11. Rhode Island 12. Mid-TN State 13. Vermont 14. Florida Gulf Coast 15. Jacksonville State 16. Mount St. Mary's __________________

03-16-2017, 11:38 AM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	1. Villanova 2. Kentucky 3. UCLA 4. West Virginia 5. Minnesota 6. SMU 7. Dayton 8. Wisconsin 9. Seton Hall 10. Oklahoma State 11. Kansas State 12. UNCW 13. Vermont 14. Iona 15. North Dakota 16. South Dakota State

03-16-2017, 11:45 AM	#5
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	1. North Carolina 2. Louisville 3. Florida State 4. Purdue 5. Notre Dame 6. SMU 7. DAYTON 8. Wisconsin 9. Vanderbilt 10. Oklahoma State 11. Rhode Island 12. Nevada 13. East Tennessee State 14. Iona 15. Northern Kentucky 16. S. Dakota St. __________________ My listening habits

03-16-2017, 11:45 AM	#6
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	1 Villanova 2 Louisville 3 UCLA 4 West Virginia 5 Virginia 6 SMU 7 St. Mary's 8 Wisconsin 9 Vanderbilt 10 Wichita State 11 Rhode Island 12 Middle Tennessee 13 Vermont 14 Florida Gulf Coast 15 Jax State 16 Davis

03-16-2017, 11:47 AM	#7
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	1. Gonzaga 2. Arizona 3. UCLA 4. Purdue 5. Notre Dame 6. SMU 7. Michigan 8. Miami 9. Vanderbilt 10. Wichita St. 11. Xavier 12. Mid TN St. 13. Bucknell 14. Florida Gulf Coast 15. Jacksonville 16. South Dakota St. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

03-16-2017, 12:33 PM	#8
murrayyyyy College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Las Vegas	#1 Seed Villanova #2 Seed Arizona #3 Seed UCLA #4 Seed West Virginia #5 Seed Iowa St #6 Seed Maryland #7 Seed St Mary's #8 Seed Arkansas #9 Seed Va Tech #10 Seed Oklahoma St #11 Seed Rhode Island #12 Seed MTSU #13 Seed ETSU #14 Seed FGCU #15 Seed North Dakota #16 South Dakota state

03-16-2017, 12:56 PM	#9
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	1. Gonzaga 2. Kentucky 3. Baylor 4. West Virginia 5. Virginia 6. SMU 7. Saint Mary's 8. Wisconsin 9. Michigan State 10. Wichita State 11. Xavier 12. Middle Tennessee 13. Vermont 14. Florida Gulf Coast 15. Troy 16. New Orleans

03-16-2017, 01:29 PM	#10
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	#1 Seed UNC #2 Seed Arizona #3 Seed Oregon #4 Seed Butler #5 Seed Notre Dame #6 Seed SMU #7 Seed St. Mary's #8 Seed Wisconsin #9 Seed Vanderbilt #10 Seed Witchita St #11 Seed Xavier #12 Seed UNC Wilmington #13 Seed E. Tenn St. #14 Seed Florida Gulf COast #15 Jacksonville St #16 SD St. __________________ Up the Posh!

03-16-2017, 02:06 PM	#11
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	1. Kansas 2. Arizona 3. Baylor 4. Purdue 5. Notre Dame 6. SMU 7. Dayton 8. Northwestern 9. Michigan St. 10. Oklahoma St 11. Xavier 12. MTSU 13. Bucknell 14. FGCU 15. Troy 16. SD St __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

03-16-2017, 02:07 PM	#12
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Bracketless (2017) - Google Sheets

03-16-2017, 02:18 PM	#13
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	A little late, but I don't know that I've learned anything earth-shattering. 1. Villanova 2. Arizona 3. UCLA 4. West Virginia 5. Iowa State 6. SMU 7. St. Mary's 8. Miami 9. Virginia Tech 10. Wichita State 11. Rhode Island 12. Middle Tennessee State 13. East Tennessee State 14. Florida Gulf Coast 15. North Dakota 16. South Dakota State

03-18-2017, 01:04 PM	#14
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	After Round 1 Code: britrock88 1710 digamma 1530 tarcone 1360 Comey 1360 murrayyyy 1340 ntndeacon 1130 kingfc22 1360 Vince Pt. 2 970 Butter 970 muns 970 Young Drachma 630 Scoresheet: Bracketless (2017) - Google Sheets

03-20-2017, 09:28 AM	#15
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	After two rounds: Code: britrock88 2540 tarcone 2180 kingfc22 2020 ntndeacon 1960 digamma 1950 Comey 1870 murrayyyy 1700 muns 1430 Butter 1370 Vince Pt. 2 1330 Young Drachma 1160

03-28-2017, 10:35 AM	#16
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Heading into the Final Four Code: britrock88 2950 tarcone 2580 ntndeacon 2380 kingfc22 2320 Comey 1970 digamma 1950 muns 1870 murrayyyy 1700 Butter 1570 Vince Pt. 2 1330 Young Drachma 1270

04-05-2017, 04:03 PM	#18
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	A perfect set of selections would have been: 1. UNC (600) 2. Kentucky (330) 3. Oregon (480) 4. Florida (390) 5. anybody but Minnesota (140) 6. Cincinnati (150) 7. South Carolina (640) 8. Wisconsin (340) 9. Michigan State (180) 10. Wichita State (190) 11. Xavier (600) 12. Middle Tennessee (210)

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