 Monday, March 12, 2007
How to Win Your March Madness Pool
The Tank wants you to win your March Madness Pool so you can make money and be the talk of your office.
When selecting your teams, please note the following:
(1) Factor in upsets. There are inevitably upsets. Exception: No #1 seed has ever lost though Albany
almost beat UConn last year. The 7 through 10 seeds are pretty
even so look at matchups, previous history, etc. Upsets often
happen in a #5 versus #12 or #6 versus #13 game.
(2) If you
can fill out multiple entries, please do so as follows in descending
order if you are allowed up to five -- some places only allow one while
others allows two or three:
(A) Favorites Sheet: Go with the higher seeds;
(B) Favorites Sheet with a couple of upsets;
(C) Upset Special:
Take a flyer on a couple of teams you think will make a run, ie
Winthrop repeating George Mason's run to the Final Four last
year. Be careful about Winthrop because everything is keying on
them afraid of getting George Masoned;
(D) Shopping / Mascot Special:
There is someone in your office who doesn't know or care about sports
but usually wins the pool. S(h)e will choose their picks based
upon the best college town or area to shop and/or they think a mascot
is cute. This person doesn't know or care about RPI, strength or
schedule, match-ups, etc. They don't lose hair or sleep like the
Tank asking God who will win.
(E) Dartboard Special: This often works in stocks so tape your sheet to a dartboard, throw some darts, and send in your picks.
I plan to post more specific picks in the next couple of days.
Mutual Fund Legalese Disclaimer: Past performance is not indicative of future performance. For instance, Christian Laettner's
last second shot in 1991 won a college pool I was entered in. I
was tied for second and in third place in a 2006 office pool which
would have made $200+ if UConn and/or Villanova made the Final
Four. Definitely in the money had they not choked.
Good luck, have fun, and enjoy the Madness!
Posted by The Tank in NY.
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