March Madness 2025

[Mike]

Who else wants to play a little March Madness with me? I may put together a little prize package for the winner but, mostly, we're just playing for bragging rights here!

If you want to join, here's the link:

Yahoo Fantasy Men's Bracket Mayhem - Join a Group

It's bracket time! Join my Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem group, SCA Madness

tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com

The password is thearena.

 

[Mike]

Just as an FYI, something is wrong with my account so that I can't log in. I have created a new account, and re-created my bracket. Now I'm just hoping nothing needs to be changed in order for us to see who wins this thing in case I can't get back into my other account.

 

[dragonslayer913]

Bracket Completed

 

[Mike]

Bracket Completed

Did you use darts like me, or do you actually know what you're doing? I'm probably about to get destroyed here. I typically only follow UNC and, well, we all see how well they're doing this year.

 

[Mike]

If anyone else wants in on this, you'd better hurry before it's too late to get picks in! Also, go Tarheels!!

 

[katester44]

If anyone else wants in on this, you'd better hurry before it's too late to get picks in! Also, go Tarheels!!

Definitely go Tar Heels - was nice watching them bust up SDSU last night. Hope they saved some magic for the next 6 games.

Bracket is completed - thanks for doing this!

 

[Mike]

Definitely go Tar Heels - was nice watching them bust up SDSU last night. Hope they saved some magic for the next 6 games.

For sure! They looked sloppy there for a bit, I thought, but really turned it on after that rough start. 9-2 in their last 11 games, only the two games to Duke. I hope we get a chance to play them again!

 

[dragonslayer913]

Did you use darts like me, or do you actually know what you're doing? I'm probably about to get destroyed here. I typically only follow UNC and, well, we all see how well they're doing this year.

The harder games are 8 v 9 and 7 v 10. those games I had to handicap the 1 v 16 and 2 v 15 were easy most were 20+ wins I did have a few upsets in the first round though

 

[theotis]

You guys ready for the most magical time of the year?

 

[Mike]

You guys ready for the most magical time of the year?

Yes sir! Go Heels!

 

[theotis]

Yes sir! Go Heels!

Hope they can continue winning...

 

[Mike]

Hope they can continue winning...

I've got them picked to beat Ole Miss, but that's where it ends. I really do hope they blow up my bracket and keep it rolling, though!

 

[theotis]

I've got them picked to beat Ole Miss, but that's where it ends. I really do hope they blow up my bracket and keep it rolling, though!

I picked them to win one of mine. Not like I'm incredibly biased or anything.

 

[Mike]

Well, UNC is out so this tournament is already a bust! I really did think they would beat Ole Miss. Just waited too long to start playing basketball then made some late mistakes that stopped the comeback.

Also, nobody has said anything about Clemson getting beat out. Can McNeese pull off another upset or was Clemson really just that bad on that day? I actually didn't see that game so I have no idea. I wouldn't mind seeing my bracket get busted for another round. Love those Cinderella teams. Also helps knowing I won't be the only one getting that one wrong if it happens.

Oh yeah, one more thing that I thought was pretty wild...I just read that this is the first year, in 50 years, that there is only one ACC team advancing past the first round, with Duke as the only one moving on.

 

[Mike]

What in the world Texas Tech! Be honest, y'all, who actually watched this entire game? It looked like Arkansas had it in the bag, it was getting late, and I had to work this morning...so I went to bed early...and a little upset that Tech let me down and ruined my bracket! But wait! They must have waited just until after I turned the TV off the game and decided "hey, let's go ahead and beat these dudes now". I woke up to the wife telling me that she saw that Tech won on Facebook. Of course my natural reply was "that's an old post babe, they got hammered last night". Needless to say, for my bracket's sake and for the fact that UNC is out and they're the closest to home team left, I'm happy they won but I'm really upset that I didn't get to see that comeback!

 

[katester44]

Have watched next to nothing with the tournament this year. The Heels getting bounced early and the inevitability of Dook winning it all have made it very unappealing to me.

And I know everyone is touting the SEC for getting 4 teams to the Elite Eight, but lets be honest, if they put 28 teams from one conference in the tourney, they are bound to have some success!!!

As for my picks..somehow I am not in dead last place. Exceedingly shocking!

 

[Mike]

You're missing some really good games this year Andy! Even just this weekend there were several games that came down to the wire, and even a few come back from behind to win victories. It's been a great year IMO! Well, the whole UNC being out of it stinks...but if they can't win it I'm just hoping for some good games and we've definitely been getting a lot of that!

 

[DaSoxFan]

I think it has been an entertaining tournament.....lot of top teams had some challenges. Looks like I need to root against the mighty Blue Devils of Duke.