Pre-Register For BON Tournament Challenge

by Peter Bean on Mar 7, 2007 1:09 PM CST in Basketball Comment 8 comments

The brackets will be announced on Sunday evening, at which point we'll all start studying to create the perfect bracket. This year's NCAA Tournament Challenge at BON is going to be an especially fun one, as we've got some great prizes and - we hope - an even bigger pool of participants than last year.

We're doing this year's tournament on software provided by Rivals.com, and we urge you to register for the BON league ahead of time, in case you have any problems.

Here's what you do:

Go to the Bracket Battles log in page
Register as a new user (Rivals subscribers need only to log in with their current information)
Important: Make sure in registering that you select Orangebloods.com your team home page. Only entrants who meet this requirement will be eligible for the prizes.
Upon completing registration, search for the league: "Burnt Orange Nation Official Bracket"
Sign up

When brackets are announced on Sunday, you'll be able to fill in your picks.

Scoring this year will be as follows:

Round 1: 10 points per correct pick
Round 2: 20 points per correct pick
Round 3: 30 points per correct pick
Round 4: 40 points per correct pick
Round 5: 50 points per correct pick
Round 6: 60 points for national champion

2 bonus points will be awarded per correct "Upset Pick," which is defined as any team 2 seeds lower than its opponent. In other words, if you pick a 10 to beat a 7 in the first round, you'll get the 10 points for the correct pick, plus 2 points for the upset bonus. The bonus upset points extend through every round of the tournament.

Get registered now and let us know if there are any registration issues.

--BON--

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The nicely-coiffed-himself, cnnsi.com's Luke Winn:

"Last year's Texas squad was the prime example; the 'Horns ranked fourth in offensive efficiency, and 10th defensively, yet frequently appeared vulnerable. When Pomeroy ran the numbers, it turned out that while UT's efficiency margin was phenomenal (30.1), the fluctuation of that margin from game-to-game was so vast (a standard deviation of 29.3) that the Longhorns ranked 333rd in consistency -- which meant they were the second-most inconsistent team in Division I.

I don't think it was mere coincidence that Texas, despite being loaded with NBA talent and a gaudy efficiency resume, flamed out in the Sweet 16."

Interesting point, Luke, but:
(a)UT made it to the Elite 8 last year, not the Sweet 16.
(b)Would you really call an overtime loss to a talented LSU team a "flame out?"

Ehhhhhh.... I couldn't find his e-mail address so I posted it here instead... y'all are resourceful....

by ChrisOwens98 on Mar 7, 2007 1:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just to make things complicated

historically,

It is more difficult for a 9-seed to beat an 8-seed
than
a 10 to beat a 7.

by 2Bearnest on Mar 7, 2007 1:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

yeah, that's not true.

9-seeds actually have won more than 50% of their games against 8-seeds all-time, whereas, 10-seeds have won much less than 50% of their games against 7-seeds (I think around 30%).

by billyzane on Mar 7, 2007 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs