March Madness '08 [WINNER: Buba]

[got tonkaed]

ill join the reserve list if you think you need players.

[croat_ante]

wow.. seems like no upsets yet.. also seems to me that this ranking system is quite good.. which also tells me.. im going out soon haha

[lancehoch]

got tonkaed, thanks, you have been added to the reserve list. Is there a team that you would like to be? croat_ante, amazzony was a 3 seed and she got upset. Although, I did the seeding strictly on score, which should give a big advantage to the higher seeds. Here is the one situation where the seeding may not work: flexmaster33 and RedBaron0. Both had 1321 (the only two peopel who had the same score at the time of ranking and they are playing one another. flex was given the higher seed due to more games played.

[got tonkaed]

honestly ill go where you need me/you feel like i fit within the seeding scnearios and all that.

Im not picky, ill even take on whatever settings they had.

[lancehoch]

Down to 8 players still not in games. They are:
masonhogfan
popeyelvc
risk it all
McCrap
dantheman1991
harvmax
RedBaron0
goferlord

If you are on this list and did not get the PM or could not get into the game, let me know, please. I will fix the problem immediately.

[Sir. Ricco]

I just about have jakejake wraped up.

[lancehoch]

Congrats to #8 Wisconsin Milwaukee Panthers (johnnysrx) on beating #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (solar).

johnnysrx, your next opponent will be the winner of goggles paisano and redorangeyellow.


Sir. Ricco, I saw that, jakejake has one territory left behind a bunch of neutrals. got tonkaed, that works well, I will let you know if you are needed. Thanks for the offer.

[Sir. Ricco]

Penn State Beats Texas

[lancehoch]

#3 Penn State Nittany Lions (Sir. Ricco) have beaten #14 Texas Longhorns (jakejake)

Congrats to Sir. Ricco. We now have the first, second round matchup #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (Sir. Ricco) vs #6 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (vexx). This game will not start until all of the first round games have been completed. Sorry to make you wait, but it will be easier to keep track of rounds and matchups in this manner.

[Sir. Ricco]

#3 Penn State Nittany Lions (Sir. Ricco) have beaten #14 Texas Longhorns (jakejake)

Congrats to Sir. Ricco. We now have the first, second round matchup #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (Sir. Ricco) vs #6 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (vexx). This game will not start until all of the first round games have been completed. Sorry to make you wait, but it will be easier to keep track of rounds and matchups in this manner.

No problem, thats how I run my tournaments

[Buba]

Purdue Beats Michigan......will do so again in a few weeks

[lancehoch]

Upset Alert #2: again in the Tamriel Region
#11 Purdue Boilermakers (Buba) have upset #6 Michigan Wolverines (taxmanjle)

Congrats Buba, you will next face dfp2dep. PMs will be sent when the rest of the first round finishes.

[lancehoch]

The first completed game in the Middle Earth Region: #5 Montana State Bobcats (shaneramma) have defeated #12 South Carolina Gamecocks (Gamecock)

shaneramma, you will be playing the winner of Hoosiers21 and Tapiavw.

[JKING]

JKING beats graulenst in game 1865944 to move on to the next round.

[flexmaster33]

How long are we giving people to join...still waiting for my first-round opponent. (South America map)

[lancehoch]

Two more games complete:
#7 Alabama Crimson Tide (JKING) beat #10 Creighton Bluejays (graulenst)
and
#1 Murray State Racers (goggles paisano) beat #16 Maryland Terrapins (redorangeyellow)

Congrats to JKING and goggles paisano. JKING you will next face the winner of allrightx3 and McCrap. goggles paisano, your next opponent is johnnysrx.

flexmaster33, in my first post I said that people had 48 hours to join games. Along those lines we have 5 people who have yet to enter their games:
masonhogfan
McCrap
dantheman1991
RedBaron0
goferlord

I have sent these people a second PM and reminding them that they only have about 24 hours left to join.

[lancehoch]

Next completed game:
#1 Memphis Tigers (Marfski) defeated #16 Boston College Golden Eagles

Congrats Marfski, your next opponent will be the winner of hideaway and laci_mae.

[Rallyraider]

1865907

texas tech red raiders pull off an upset. it's all in the motion offense

[lancehoch]

Upset Alert #3:
#15 Texas Tech Red Raiders (Rallyraider) upset #2 Georgetown Hoyas (MostMackinest)

Congrats Rallyraider, your next opponent will be the winner of BeckstaWVU and vykingsfan64.

[lancehoch]

We have another game completed #5 Arizona State Sun Devils (Supposesublys) defeated #12 Gonzaga Bulldogs(SouthernWarrior)

Congrats Supposesublys, your next opponent will be Icefog99.

There are now 14 games completed, 13 games underway, and 5 games yet to be started.

[Hath]

Yeah...being one of the 5 not started kinda sucks.

Nothin you can do though, gotta give em the 48 hours like ya said.

[Supposesublys]

Arizona State wins

[lancehoch]

Sorry Hath. It seems that of the 5 people that have not started their games, 4 have not opened either PM that was sent. The other person who has not joined their game yet has opened the PM. Until very recently, he had 4 active, but now only has 3. I have already notified the opponent and the first replacement player of the situation. If all of these people do not join their games we will be 3 reserves short. If you know anyone who would be willing to join as a reserve, send them this way. There is a high likelihood that one of the reserves will get a game.

[Marfski]

This is my third tournament. The first one I joined we played one round and then never heard any more from the organizer. The second one was alright, but this one is fabulous! I just wanted to say how impressed I am lance with your organization and continued follow up and follow through with all the play going on. It really makes the tournament enjoyable. Great job!

[reahma]

North Carolina State defeats Drake.