The Recap in the Quest to Out-Pick Joe Lunardi

Jesse Arendt by Contributor Written on March 16, 2008
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So, the brackets are out, and now it’s time to see if my quest was successful. There were two matchups we set up, the who gets more teams in contest, and the “who called the seeds better,” contest.

Joe wins the first matchup on getting teams in, props to him, getting Villanova over Illinois St, both of us said Arizona St out. Joe goes 65 for 65. I go 64 for 65. Most others I looked at were 64 of 65. Now for the numbers game… here’s the breakdown.

(NOTE: I didn’t charge him points for Villanova off one, because I picked Illinois St, so no points either way for the teams that were different in the in/not in contest.)

In order of East (1), Midwest (4), South (2), West (3)

Actual: UNC, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA

Me: UNC, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA (perfect, 0 pts)

Joe: UNC, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA (perfect, 0 pts)

 

Actual: Tennessee, Georgetown, Texas, Duke

Me: Georgetown, Tennessee, Texas, Duke (all teams right, 0 pts)

Joe: Georgetown, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin (3)(1 pt)

 

Actual: Louisville, Wisconsin, Stanford, Xavier

Me: Stanford, Xavier, Louisville, Wisconsin (all right, 0 pts)

Joe: Xavier, Stanford, Pitt (4), Duke (2) (2 pts) (3-0 me)

 

Actual: Washington St, Vanderbilt, Pitt, UConn

Me: Vanderbilt, Michigan St (5), UConn, Drake (5) 2 pts

Joe: Drake (5), Notre Dame (5), Clemson (5), Louisville (3), 4 pts (7-2 me)

 

Actual: Notre Dame, Clemson, Michigan St, Drake

Me: Marquette (6), Butler (7), Washington St (4), Pitt (4) 5 pts

Joe: UConn (4), Michigan St, Indiana (8), Butler (7) 6 pts (13-7 me)

 

Actual: Oklahoma, USC, Marquette, Purdue

Me: Purdue, Indiana (8), Clemson (5), Notre Dame (5) 4 pts

Joe: Wash St (4), Marquette, Purdue, Vanderbilt (4) 4 pts (17-11 me)

 

Actual: Butler, Gonzaga, Miami-FL, W Virginia

Me: BYU (8), W Virginia, Gonzaga, Arkansas (8) 2 pts

Joe: Texas A&M (9), Oklahoma (6), USC (6), Arkansas (8) 5 pts (22-13 I’m up)

 

Actual: Indiana, UNLV, Mississippi St, BYU

Me: Kent St (9), USC (6), Oklahoma (6), Texas A&M (9) 6 pts

Joe: UNLV, Gonzaga (7), W Virginia (7), BYU 2 pts (24-19 I’m up)

 

Actual: Arkansas, Kent St, Oregon, Texas A&M

Me: Kansas St (11), Miami-FL (7), UNLV (8), Miss St (8) 6 pts

Joe: Kent St, Miss St (8), Davidson (10), Kansas St (11) 4 pts (28-25 I’m up)

 

Actual: S Alabama, Davidson, St Mary’s, Arizona

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