2024 NCAA Pool

[Dan Murfman]

Pool ready to go. Should be able to enter your picks about 30 minutes after the selection show on Sunday. $25 entry fee. Same rules as last year. You can find the pool at https://www.runyourpool.com/p/j/ee6c97beb4d94565a952abcc1f4f4758 or murphysmarchmadness.net (note no longer .com but .net)

Payment Methods:

..Venmo Dan-Murphy-23
...ApplePay 860-822-3942
...PayPal dcinct@gmail.com (Please don’t mention pool)
...Cash App 860-822-3942 or dcinct@gmail.com
...Cash is good too


Good luck to all and GO UCONN!

 

[canderson]

I'd recommend editing our your physical address from that post @Dan Murfman

 

[Dan Murfman]

I'd recommend editing our your physical address from that post @Dan Murfman

It's on the web site too but youre correct

 

[canderson]

It's on the web site too.

Ah, ok never mind then. I"ll send my $$$ this weekend!

 

[johnmd20]

Thank you for running. 4 entries, sent a Venmo just 20 seconds ago for 100.

 

[canderson]

Just sent in my $$$ to Venmo

 

[DJnVa]

Just sent 2 via Venmo.

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

Just paid via Venmo

 

[Dan Murfman]

Dr Tooth with with his picks in first.

 

[Humphrey]

Venmo'd you 2 Humphrey entries

 

[Auger34]

Just sent money in for one entry. Auger345

 

[TeddysBonefish]

Venmoed you @Dan Murfman Dschnitz! All in on Houston.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

@Dan Murfman, what's the payout structure again? Didn't see it on the site. In for 3!

 

[Dan Murfman]

@Dan Murfman, what's the payout structure again? Didn't see it on the site. In for 3!

I forgot to put that up. Thank you for the reminder:

1st 50%
2nd 25%
3rd 12%
4th 8%
5th 5%
minus pool fees

While I like the program Run Your Pool jacked up the fees for the pool. I have to around to see if there are better options

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Venmo paid

 

[tonyandpals]

Donation to the eventual winner made

 

[YTF]

One entry along with reimbursement for that time you picked up lunch. Thanks

 

[B H Kim]

In and paid via Venmo

 

[Doug Beerabelli]

PP'd the future donation

 

[The Filthy One]

Well, this will apparently not be the first year in 35 years that I don't fill out a bracket. I'm in via Venmo. And watch out, because I watched 3 games this year, involving exactly one tournament team. So, yeah, I'm something of an expert.

 

[DJnVa]

How many entries?

 

[Dan Murfman]

252 entries. A few more than last year.

 

[DJnVa]

252 entries. A few more than last year.

UCONN-125
Houston-29
Purdue-24
UNC-17
Arizona-15
Creighton-8
Auburn-7
Tennessee-6
Iowa State-6
Illinois-4
UK-4
Marquette-4
Alabama-2

Some don't have a 0 and the boxes are blank. I'm assuming some of those make up the missing total.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

UCONN-125
UNC-17
Arizona-15
Creighton-8
Auburn-7
Tennessee-6
Iowa State-6
Illinois-4
UK-4
Marquette-4
Alabama-2

Some don't have a 0 and the boxes are blank. I'm assuming some of those make up the missing total.

Everyone that picked Houston maybe?

Edit: Or perhaps more than that as no one from your list picked Purdue or maybe after Purdue's horrible chokes every year everyone was just smart enough not to pick them.

 

[DJnVa]

Some more filled in. Shows 251 now.

Duke and Baylor still blank.

 

[Rossox]

Holy sh*t, nearly half the brackets picked UConn! That's insane (even in a UConn friendly pool). @Dan Murfman, have you ever seen a team with this high of a percentage since you've been running this?

 

[bsj]

Holy sh*t, nearly half the brackets picked UConn! That's insane (even in a UConn friendly pool). @Dan Murfman, have you ever seen a team with this high of a percentage since you've been running this?

I almost always try to pick a secondary or tertiary school.but couldn't talk.myself into it this year

 

[Dan Murfman]

Holy sh*t, nearly half the brackets picked UConn! That's insane (even in a UConn friendly pool). @Dan Murfman, have you ever seen a team with this high of a percentage since you've been running this?

I'd have to go back and look but don't think so. And while it definitely started as a UConn friendly pool I'm not so sure that is the case anymore. This pool took off when I started posting on here and while there are some UConn fans they definitely aren't the most popular team. I was going to do a 2nd entry but I just couldn't do one and pick against them.

 

[Dan Murfman]

UCONN-125
Houston-29
Purdue-24
UNC-17
Arizona-15
Creighton-8
Auburn-7
Tennessee-6
Iowa State-6
Illinois-4
UK-4
Marquette-4
Alabama-2

Some don't have a 0 and the boxes are blank. I'm assuming some of those make up the missing total.

That report is almost correct now. It is showing Auburn being picked 7 times. Someone had an issue getting their picks in around noon and I had him email me the picks. He picked Auburn. For some reason it's not picking up that it should be 8. If you click on Auburn you will see the 8 players picked them. I have reached out ton Run Your Pool to look into the issue

 

[DJnVa]

I almost always try to pick a secondary or tertiary school.but couldn't talk.myself into it this year

I usually do 2 entries--one with my general take on things, leading to UConn. But then I do another with a different school, and I went with UNC. In theory, unless I bomb my other picks, it makes it easier to root for UNC knowing I only have to potentially beat out the other 16 entries that picked them.

Has anyone ever won this pool by NOT having the actual winner?

 

[Dan Murfman]

Has anyone ever won this pool by NOT having the actual winner?

I really don’t know why I never backed up each year. From memory I believe you needed to pick the winner except for the year I played around with the scoring system and the winner had it wrapped up before the Final Four.

 

[YTF]

I was one of the two entries with Alabama. My thinking here is that I'm not well versed in college hoops and feel the only shot I have in winning is to go with a top 4 seed that might be able to find their way into the Final Four.

 

[DJnVa]

EDIT: fixed

 

[Dan Murfman]

I was in last place tied with my wife so I said screw it.

It should be all set now

 

[bsj]

Amazing how scoring systems can change things. Same bracket. One league I'm 1st of 109. The other 69th of 250.

 

[DJnVa]

Well, I thought I was completely out, but apparently I still have a shot---if the higher seeds win all remaining games with exception of Tennessee beating Purdue then Houston, and then UConn wins it all, I can take it.

My UNC bracket has a shot at 2nd place.

 

[canderson]

Is there a prize for finishing last? Asking for a friend.

 

[bsj]

Well, I thought I was completely out, but apparently I still have a shot---if the higher seeds win all remaining games with exception of Tennessee beating Purdue then Houston, and then UConn wins it all, I can take it.

My UNC bracket has a shot at 2nd place.

Yeah I still have a pathway to first but really need my long shot NC State to win their region.

 

[bsj]

No illusion I am going to win this thing, but through two rounds, one of the rare times I'm still at least in the hunt

 

[DanoooME]

Ran the scenario generator and I can still get 5th if everything breaks perfectly.

Narrator: Everything won't break perfectly.

 

[YTF]

Ran the scenario generator and I can still get 5th if everything breaks perfectly.

Narrator: Everything won't break perfectly.

Where does one find said generator?

 

[DanoooME]

Where does one find said generator?

Go into the pool, click on Reports, Scenario Generator should be the 4th option down.

 

[YTF]

Go into the pool, click on Reports, Scenario Generator should be the 4th option down.

Thanks for that. If you're willing to entertain a stupid question, do you just fill it out according to the picks that are still alive for you? Guessing the others don't matter as long as you project your surviving teams on the same path that you originally selected.

 

[Dan Murfman]

Thanks for that. If you're willing to entertain a stupid question, do you just fill it out according to the picks that are still alive for you? Guessing the others don't matter as long as you project your surviving teams on the same path that you originally selected.

That's correct. That is the one thing the old program did better. It ran every possible scenario and put it out in a nice report

 

[bsj]

Let's go NC State.

 

[bsj]

And Tennessee

 

[bsj]

Well, win or lose this is by FAR the best showing I've had in this thing. Seems that if UConn and NC State were to win I THINK I'd win it. If UConn wins and NC State loses, best I can do is 3rd. Which I will certainly take.

 

[Dan Murfman]

I'm down to missing 2 payments which hopefully will have by the end of today And as I mentioned earlier I like the site but didn't like the increase in cost. The payouts will be:

1st $2,970
2nd $1.485
3rd $713
4th $475
5th $297

 

[Dan Murfman]

All payments are in minus one and after numerous emails I have deleted the entry . So the payout will be:

1st $2,957
2nd $1.479
3rd $710
4th $473
5th $296

 

[bsj]

Just dropped $150 to win $500 on the Purdue money line. Looks like I'm getting 3rd here or 4th here (minus the $150 offset) or winning there.