Category: March Madness 2020 Simulation

Player	Total Points	Max Possible	1st Round	2nd Round	Sweet 16	Elite 8	Final 4	Champ
Andy	145	145	42	27	20	16	24	16
Robbie	141	141	44	27	30	16	24	0
Rob	117	117	44	33	20	8	12	0
Todd	102	102	42	30	10	8	12	0

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National Championship

Final
(1) Kansas	84
(1) Gonzaga	78

Final Four

Final
(1) Kansas	85
(7) West Virginia	63

Final
(1) Gonzaga	84
(4) Louisville	73

Elite Eight

Final
(4) Maryland	75
(7) West Virginia	82

Final
(2) Kentucky	71
(1) Kansas	85

Final
(4) Louisville	81
(3) Michigan St.	72

Final
(1) Gonzaga	72
(2) San Diego St.	70

Sweet 16

Final
(3) Duke	77
(2) Kentucky	84

Final
(3) Villanova	78
(7) West Virginia	80

Final
(1) Kansas	88
(12) Liberty	53

Final
(1) Dayton	70
(4) Maryland	78

Final
(9) Rutgers	77
(4) Louisville	79

Final
(11) Indiana	71
(2) San Diego St.	80

Final
(2) Creighton	77
(3) Michigan St.	88

Final
(1) Gonzaga	77
(4) Oregon	73

Second Round

Final
(4) Maryland	88
(12) Richmond	72

Final
(11) Cincinnati	67
(3) Michigan St.	68

Final
(1) Kansas	85
(9) Marquette	73

Final
(12) Liberty	88
(4) Wisconsin	75

Final
(8) Colorado	81
(1) Dayton	85

Final
(11) Indiana	80
(3) Seton Hall	75

Final
(2) Creighton	80
(7) Illinois	66

Final
(7) Arizona	69
(2) San Diego St.	77

Final
(10) Arizona St.	69
(2) Kentucky	78

Final
(11) E. Tennessee St.	63
(3) Duke	92

Final
(1) Baylor	66
(9) Rutgers	74

Final
(4) Louisville	73
(5) Ohio State	56

Final
(5) Michigan	56
(4) Oregon	67

Final
(3) Villanova	79
(11) UCLA	77

Final
(2) Florida St.	76
(7) West Virginia	81

Final
(1) Gonzaga	77
(8) LSU	73

First Round

Final
(6) BYU	70
(11) Indiana	76

Final
(8) Houston	64
(9) Marquette	72

Final
(5) Butler	62
(12) Richmond	71

Final
(2) Creighton	89
(15) Little Rock	70

Final
(3) Seton Hall	79
(14) E. Washington	69

Final
(1) Kansas	75
(16) Siena	55

Final
(4) Maryland	62
(13) Akron	53

Final
(7) Illinois	92
(10) USC	67

Final
(7) Arizona	86
(10) Texas Tech	73

Final
(4) Wisconsin	71
(13) North Texas	70

Final
(1) Dayton	81
(16) Boston U.	71

Final
(3) Michigan St.	102
(14) Bradley	52

Final
(2) San Diego St.	87
(15) UC Irvine	68

Final
(5) Auburn	68
(12) Liberty	81

Final
(8) Colorado	71
(9) Florida	68

Final
(6) Virginia	64
(11) Cincinnati	66

Final
(8) St. Mary’s	82
(9) Rutgers	84

Final
(2) Florida St.	78
(15) Northern Kentucky	68

Final
(7) Providence	68
(10) Arizona St.	76

Final
(1) Gonzaga	95
(16) Prairie View A&M	85

Final
(1) Baylor	87
(16) Winthrop	79

Final
(7) West Virginia	71
(10) Utah State	59

Final
(2) Kentucky	80
(15) N. Dakota St.	71

Final
(8) LSU	89
(9) Oklahoma	80

Final
(4) Louisville	85
(13) Vermont	76

Final
(6) Penn State	77
(11) UCLA	83

Final
(3) Duke	97
(14) Belmont	80

Final
(5) Michigan	74
(12) Yale	72

Final
(5) Ohio St.	82
(12) SF Austin	68

Final
(3) Villanova	91
(14) Hofstra	86

Final
(6) Iowa	78
(11) E. Tenn. St.	87

Final
(4) Oregon	84
(13) New Mexico St.	53

First Four

Final
(16) Boston U.	71
(16) Robert Morris	63

Final
(12) Texas	74
(12) Richmond	81

Final
(16) Prairie View A&M	89
(16) NC Central	64

Final
(11) NC State	70
(11) UCLA	79

That’s right. We’re not going to let a little virus stop us, are we? Thanks to the magic of technology, Mudville Analytics will be organizing a March Madness bracket pool! The only difference is, the games will be simulated by a computer.

How does that work? It’s a trade secret, but trust me… the good teams usually win, and the bad teams usually lose.

The bracket is based on Joe Lunardi’s final ESPN Bracketology bracket.

The scoring is as follows:

• 1st Round – 2 pts per correct pick
• 2nd Round – 3 pts
• Sweet 16 – 5 pts
• Elite 8 – 8 pts
• Final Four – 12 pts
• Championship – 16 pts

The maximum possible score is 224.

The tiebreaker will be the combined number of points scored by both teams in the championship game.

We will NOT be picking the winners of the First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday. But, if you like, you can wait to see who wins those games before submitting your bracket.

To enter, download the Excel bracket template below, fill it out, save it, and send it to me at thesnac@hotmail.com. All brackets must be received by 12:00 PM on Thursday.

I will send out scoring updates by email and, if I can get my act together, will also post standings on this site.

My plan is to run the simulations and post the results on the actual days that the games would have been played. So the First Four will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the First Round will start on Thursday. I’m working on being able to provide real time scores on this site that will make it look like the game is actually being played – you will see the score changing during the “game”. Not promising anything but that’s my goal.

The entry fee is an optional donation of any amount. All proceeds will be given to a charity that I and the winner will select. There are 3 ways to pay:

• PayPal to thesnac@hotmail.com (preferred)
• Zelle
• Mail a check to 3020 Shaker Dr., Charlotte, NC 28210

Here’s the entry form: