2019 NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament Pool Picks Are In

The 2019 conference tournament picks are in and the master spreadsheet is updated with all of our selections.  Spreadsheets are attached and also located via this link.  Bookmark this link, I update the standings multiple times each day.  It is possible that when I wake up in the morning a few more entries may have come in.  I will ensure they are included with my next update.

I know many of you are challenged by technology and spreadsheets (I guess that is the nice way to put it), so I'll always have 2 versions of the spreadsheet posted.  Hint:  Make sure when you open the excel document you are clicking on “Enable Editing” and “Enable Content”

• Fun Version:  2019 Conference Tournament Champions Master (This has all the features and functionality to show things like "Accuracy" and "Max Points Available")

• Boring Version:  2019 Conference Tournament Champions Master Light (This will error out many of the added features that I worked hard on, but at least you can still see standings and picks)

Please also look very carefully through your picks, if I made an error and something needs to be changed due to a mistake, please let me know by 6:00 p.m. CST on Monday, 3/4.  I will only make the change if a mistake was made, no going back and changing any of your terrible picks now that you see them out in the open and feel embarrassed.

No changes will be allowed after 6:00 p.m. CST on Monday, 3/4 since that is when the 1st conference tournament games tip off.

As conference tournaments complete at different dates through Sunday, 3/17, I will post updates along with the current standing on the blog via the link below.  I'll also send e-mail updates periodically for those that refuse to use the Blog.  Typically for the first few days I'll send information in e-mail, but I'll back off of that once things get going.  Depending how board I get a work, I will sometimes update the Blog twice in a day.

This Blog is a great way to pass time during the day...

https://2019conferencetournamentchallenge.blogspot.com/

The master spreadsheet has a ton of information to help you track the games, below is a preview of what you will see on the attached spreadsheet.  I keep this up to date on a daily basis.

• We technically have standings as we have separation based on Max Points due to people that picked more teams eligible for bonus points;  Jack starts out in 1st place, Train Guy in 2nd, and B.I. rounds out the top 3.  B.I. is always in the top 3 to start out.

• The spreadsheet will outline your overall standings, Wins, Losses, Bonus Point Wins, Bonus Point Losses, and Max Bonus Points, which all calculate into your Accuracy, Max Points Available, and Your Projected Total;  you will always have a clear picture of where you stand.

• The bottom right now is rounded off by Aardvark Tina, Brad and Searcy, as they have the chalkiest picks.  This is probably the lowest Tina has ever started!

• If you scroll down past everyone's picks, you will see a conference snapshot that included tournament start dates, our pool favorite (most popular pick), the "Vegas" favorite from TeamRankings, and other important dates.

Conference tournament games begin tomorrow, Monday, 3/4!  The first few days are tough because you can't rack up any wins, you can only get losses until an actual championship game takes place.  So, the game right now is to minimize the number of losses and root for everyone else to lose teams.

Before games tip off tomorrow, I will break down the Atlantic Sun conference tournament and how it impacts our pool. I love that this conference tips off the 2019 conference tournament season as all 8 teams play, no bye, so the potential for upsets exist! 

Remember, you will want to bookmark this link so you can see up to date standings throughout the next few weeks.  Standings will be updated a few times each day, or sometimes as games complete.

Top/Bottom 3

Conference Snapshot

To review for any one new to this, because the regular season is still in progress for many conferences, updates to the Master Spreadsheet will continue to happen over the next several days as conference tournament seeding is finalized for the different conference tournaments.  This may impact your bonus points and max possible points.  For example, Duke is a 3 seed as of right now, but after they finish out the regular season they very well could change to a 1 or 2 seed.  This means that anyone who has Duke right now as a 3 seed, if they change to a 1 seed, that gets updated in the spreadsheet and the bonus point potential goes away.  Obviously, we also can see the opposite happen for some teams.

The 2019 conference tournament season officially tips off Monday, 3/4 with the Atlantic Sun Conference.  All 8 teams that qualified (No Stetson Hats) will be playing, which means everyone has an opportunity to lose on day 1.  I will post a specific Atlantic Sun preview in the morning, but below is a reminder of the talented teams that play in the Atlantic Sun.

Reminder:  Money can be sent the following ways:

PayPal:  rwdpeanut@gmail.com

Address: 1140 Venetian Court; Naperville, IL 60540 
In Person/Vegas

Any non-payment, or attempt to arrange payment, by 3/10, will result in your entry being removed.  I'm not going to spend my time chasing down money this year.  Last year I only had to remove 1 person for not paying.