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The Official CBI-BradleyFans Pick'em Challenge

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BUBraves2006

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Hey everyone!

Now that we should have a vested interest in the CBI this year, I'm putting together a bracket challenge for the CBI. Unlike the big tournament, there isn't a website that gives you the ability to pick the games online, so we'll do it on here.

So here's your challenge: Pick the first two rounds of the CBI and either PM your choices to me or you can send them via e-mail (BUBraves_2006@yahoo.com). I will tally the results and post them on this thread throughout these first two rounds.

Then, once the tournament is reseeded (after next Monday's games), you will be able to pick the final four and then the championship series. Since it is a best of three games, please pick your winner along with how many games it will take for them to win it (two or three).

I will send everyone who participates a PM or e-mail an e-mail next Monday to remind them that their second round of picks will be needed

The tiebreaker will be total points scored in the championship series by both teams combined.

The scoring will be as follows:
FIRST ROUND - 1 point (8 possible points)
QUARTERFINALS - 2 points (8 possible points)
SEMIFINALS - 3 points (6 possible points)
FINALS - 4 points (4 points for picking the correct winner)
1 point (An extra point for choosing the correct amount of games)

***PRIZES***
Da Coach has promised a BradleyFans t-shirt as well as some other secret goodies to the champion!

PM or post on here if you have any questions!
 
To make this a bit easier for BUBraves2006 to process the entries, here is a template for the games.
Copy this template (highlight the template with your cursor while pressing the right mouse button, then click the right mouse button and select Copy), and type in your winners in where the red asterisks are. Thanks to BUBraves 2006 for the chance to have a CBI Bracket Challenge!

To send your entry to BUBraves2006, click on his name at the upper left of his post, and select Send private message to BUBraves2006.

Or click this link to send him your entry--
http://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/private.php?do=newpm&u=52

ALSO- Before sending it in to BUBraves2006-
Please sign your entry with your name, or screen name, and email address. That will be the only way to contact you if you are a winner!
And be sure to print out and keep a copy of your template for your own use, to follow the games!


East Regional
March 18th
(4) Richmond at (1) Virginia, 7 p.m. ET--*

March 18th
(3) Rider at (2) Old Dominion, TBD--*

Second round game/Regional winner--*


West Regional
March 18th
(3) Houston at (2) Nevada, 9 p.m. ET--*

March 19th
(4) Valparaiso at (1) Washington, 9 p.m. ET--*

Second round game/Regional winner--*

CBI semifinal #1- East vs West--*


South Regional
March 19th
(4) Utah at (1) UTEP, TBD--*

March 19th
(3) Miami (Ohio) at (2) Tulsa, TBD--*

Second round game/Regional winner--*


Midwest Regional
March 18th
(3) Brown at (2) Ohio, TBD--*

March 19th
(4) Cincinnati at (1) Bradley, 7 p.m. ET--*

Second round game/Regional winner--*

CBI semifinal #2- Midwest vs. South--*


CBI champion (best 2 games out of 3)--*
 
Thanks to DC for making a template, that will really help as I'm putting all entries into an excel sheet.

Just to clarify, I will contact everyone via PM / e-mail if you have submitted picks next Monday evening after the games. The reason for this is that the semifinal teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals. So, though it appears that the Midwest winner would play the South winner, this could drastically change depending upon which teams get to the "Final Four."

You're welcome to send me any of your ideas about who you think will win those two rounds (semis and finals), but these will not be valid aspects of your entry. You'll need to resubmit your winners after those pairings have been determined.

I hope this makes sense and isn't too complicated.
 
Get your CBI brackets sent in today, as the first games are tonight.

Copy the above template and fill in the winners and PM it to BUBraves2006.

Lots of great Bradley memorabilia prizes. We will even have prizes for some runner ups!
 
Official Bradleyfans standings after day one

BradleyBrave - 4
lightsout - 4
MDCowboy - 4
Braves4Life - 3
Da Coach - 3
IheartBU - 3
LawDog4 - 3
MacabreMob - 3
pfunk880 - 3
aff6907 - 2
BUBraves2006 - 2
bugregshu - 2
catpkt - 2
Dubl R 1 - 2
Les is more - 2
 
Official BradleyFans Standings after Round One

Da Coach - 6
BradleyBrave - 6
LawDog4 - 6

aff6907 - 5
Braves4Life - 5
BUBraves2006 - 5
lightsout - 5
MacabreMob - 5
MDCowboy - 5

Dbl R 1 - 4
IheartBU - 4
Les is more - 4
pfunk880 - 4

catpkt - 3
bugregshu - 3

Congrats to Da Coach, LawDog4 and aff6907 for correctly picking the Utah upset over UTEP.

Congrats to MacabreMob and BUBraves2006 for correctly picking the Valpo upset over Washington.

Remember, after Monday's games, everyone will have to make their final four picks. This is necessary as the tournament gets reseeded at that point.
 
Official BradleyFans Standings after one second round CBI game

 Da Coach 8
LawDog4 8

aff6907 7
Braves4Life 7
BUBraves2006 7
lightsout 7
MacabreMob 7
MDCowboy 7

BradleyBrave 6
Dubl R 1 6
Les is more 6

bugregshu 5
catpkt 5
pfunk880 5

IheartBU 4
 
Official BradleyFans Standings after CBI second round:

 Braves4Life 13 (Only person to pick all four Final Four teams correctly!)

LawDog4 12

aff6907 11
BUBraves2006 11

Da Coach 10
Dubl R 1 10
Les is more 10
pfunk880 10

lightsout 9
MacabreMob 9
MDCowboy 9

BradleyBrave 8

bugregshu 7
catpkt 7

IheartBU 6

*DON'T FORGET!* - You need to submit to me your winners for each of the CBI semifinal games as well as your champion and in how many games will it take. The last part you will need to submit is the tiebreaker, which is total points scored in the championship series by both teams combined.

PM or e-mail me this by 6 p.m. Wednesday. The matchups should be announced soon. Anyone who does not submit their picks will receive zeros for the remaining games!
 
CBI has officially updated their site!

Semifinals - Wednesday, March 26
Bradley at Virginia - 6 p.m. (CST)
Houston at Tulsa - 8 p.m. (CST)

So, those who have been participating need to send me five things:

1. Bradley v. Virginia winner
2. Houston v. Tulsa winner
3. Championship winner
4. Total number of games it will take the champion to win (two or three, since it is a best of three)
5. Lastly, for the tiebreaker, please tell me the total points scored in the championship round. Example: If you think it will be over in two games, 76-74 and 76-74, then your tiebreaker submission would be 300. I hope this makes sense!

Good luck to everyone! Remember the semifinals are 3 points each and the final winner is worth 4 (with an extra point for predicting the correct amount of games necessary to take the title).

*Minor edit, posting the correct central times for the games. My original post was eastern time.
 
Those times are Eastern Time. The games are at 6pm and 8pm Central Time.
http://www.gazellegroup.com/cbi/schedule.htm

Here is an article summarizing the Tulsa-Utah game. Just to show the confusion with the CBI, note the 2nd paragraph where it says--
With the victory Tulsa heads to the semifinals of the tourney versus Bradley on Wednesday.-
http://www.kansascity.com/472/story/545177.html

For the record, this is not correct. Tulsa is hosting Houston at 8 pm Central, and Bradley is at Virginia at 6 pm Central.
 
Thanks to everyone who has sent their final four picks! Remember: For those of you who haven't sent me yours yet, you have until 6 p.m. tomorrow to get those choices to me, otherwise you will receive zeros.

I've sent everyone a reminder via PM or e-mail whose picks I haven't received yet.
 
Congrats to pfunk880, LawDog4, IheartBU, MacabreMob and catpkt for being gutsy enough to pick a Bradley victory!

Official BradleyFans Standings after Bradley's semifinal win:

 LawDog4 15
Braves4Life 13
pfunk880 13

MacabreMob 12

aff6907 11
BUBraves2006 11

catpkt 10
Da Coach 10
Dubl R 1 10
Les is more 10

IheartBU 9
lightsout 9
MDCowboy 9

BradleyBrave 8

bugregshu 7
 
Official BradleyFans Standings after CBI semfinals:

 LawDog4 18

Braves4Life 16
pfunk880 16

MacabreMob 15

aff6907 14
BUBraves2006 14

catpkt 13
Da Coach 13
Dubl R 1 13
Les is more 13

IheartBU 12
lightsout 12

BradleyBrave 11

MDCowboy 9

bugregshu 7


Here's the exciting stuff ... it's down to a three poster race for the championship!

LawDog4 will clinch the pick'em championship if Tulsa beats Bradley in the CBI title round.

pfunk880 will clinch the pick'em championship if Bradley wins the CBI title in two games.

MacabreMob will clinch the pick'em championship if Bradley wins the CBI title in three games. This is true because MM's tiebreaker total will surely be closer than pfunk's if the series goes to three games.

Hope everyone has been having fun!
 
B4L is out of the running because like many of us, went with the "smart" pick as opposed to the "heart" pick. I'd be near the top too if I would have been gutsy enough to pick the BU win over UVA.
 
BUBraves2006 said:
B4L is out of the running because like many of us, went with the "smart" pick as opposed to the "heart" pick. I'd be near the top too if I would have been gutsy enough to pick the BU win over UVA.
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B4L knows I was only kidding and I hope you did too.... B4L and I go way back. ;)

But you gotta love those "smart money" bets. Like this one:

03-26-2008, 01:11 PM
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I would take Virginia and give the points. I don't see how BU keeps it closer than 10 but I hope I'm wrong.
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BUBraves2006 said:
Here's the exciting stuff ... it's down to a three poster race for the championship!

LawDog4 will clinch the pick'em championship if Tulsa beats Bradley in the CBI title round.

pfunk880 will clinch the pick'em championship if Bradley wins the CBI title in two games.

MacabreMob will clinch the pick'em championship if Bradley wins the CBI title in three games. This is true because MM's tiebreaker total will surely be closer than pfunk's if the series goes to three games.

Hope everyone has been having fun!
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Bradley's loss yesterday effectively eliminated pfunk880 from title contention. It's a two poster race to the finish!
 
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