March Madness 2002

March Madness 2002!

Without further ado, the brackets: East | Midwest | South | West | Final Four

There are 21 participants in the BigFlax.com 2002 NCAA Tournament Challenge. The first-place finisher will receive $75 and the Christopher J. Birkinshaw BigFlax.com 2002 NCAA Tournament Challenge Trophy (the latter only applies to current NU students). The second-place finisher will receive $25. The last-place finisher will receive a refund of their tournament fee of $5. (You can always check out the rules.)
The 21 participants (click on name for their bracket):

Monday, April 1 - National Championship

    Not that it mattered to me, but Maryland won, 64-52. I got the satisfaction of having picked the national champion, at least, something only four others (Dees, Dave, Chong, and my dad) could say. (I also was the winner in the quiz bowl group on ESPN's Tournament Challenge. Since I never win anything, this is pretty exciting.) Final standings are below. Prizes are as follows:
    First place ($75, trophy): Me.
    Second place ($25): Jeff Dees.
    Last place ($5): Brian Nemerovski.

Full Leaderboard, By Points
Robert Flaxman: 1305
Jeff Dees: 1100
Dave Leonardis: 1090
Matt Halling: 1070
Tyler Johnson: 1000
Matt Chong: 995
Rob Rooney: 970
Jan Zasowski: 920
Brian Cummings: 835
David Flaxman: 820
Jordan Burgess: 815
Justin Winerman: 780
Eric Burnheimer: 760
Andrew Rudnik: 725
"Red Dog" Rob Hofmann: 645
Josh Rogol: 605
Mike Paulionis: 600
Marc Hogan: 585
Andrew Reinbold: 565
Matt Pearl: 520
Brian Nemerovski: 505

Full Leaderboard, By Picks Record (though this doesn't actually count for anything, prize-wise)
Robert Flaxman: 45-18
Jeff Dees: 43-20
Matt Halling: 43-20
Eric Burnheimer: 40-23
Tyler Johnson: 40-23
Rob Rooney: 40-23
Matt Chong: 38-25
Brian Cummings: 38-25
Jordan Burgess: 37-26
Dave Leonardis: 37-26
Andrew Rudnik: 37-26
Justin Winerman: 37-26
Marc Hogan: 34-29
Mike Paulionis: 34-29
Jan Zasowski: 34-29
"Red Dog" Rob Hofmann: 33-30
Brian Nemerovski: 33-30
David Flaxman: 32-31
Andrew Reinbold: 32-31
Josh Rogol: 32-31
Matt Pearl: 29-34

Sweet Sixteen Teams Picked Right
Robert Flaxman: 11
Eric Burnheimer: 10
Jeff Dees: 10
Matt Halling: 10
Mike Paulionis: 10
Rob Rooney: 10
Andrew Rudnik: 10
Jordan Burgess: 9
Tyler Johnson: 9
Andrew Reinbold: 9
Matt Chong: 8
Brian Cummings: 8
David Flaxman: 8
Marc Hogan: 8
Dave Leonardis: 8
Justin Winerman: 8
"Red Dog" Rob Hofmann: 7
Brian Nemerovski: 7
Josh Rogol: 7
Jan Zasowski: 7
Matt Pearl: 6

Elite Eight Teams Picked Right
Robert Flaxman: 6
Jordan Burgess: 5
Matt Halling: 5
Tyler Johnson: 5
Rob Rooney: 5
Jan Zasowski: 5
Eric Burnheimer: 4
Matt Chong: 4
Dave Leonardis: 4
Andrew Reinbold: 4
Justin Winerman: 4
Jeff Dees: 3
David Flaxman: 3
"Red Dog" Rob Hofmann: 3
Marc Hogan: 3
Matt Pearl: 3
Josh Rogol: 3
Andrew Rudnik: 3
Brian Cummings: 2
Brian Nemerovski: 2
Mike Paulionis: 2

Final Four Teams Picked Right
Robert Flaxman: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Matt Halling: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Tyler Johnson: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Dave Leonardis: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Justin Winerman: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Jan Zasowski: 3 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Jordan Burgess: 2 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas)
Eric Burnheimer: 2 (MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Matt Chong: 2 (E - Maryland; MW - Kansas)
Brian Cummings: 2 (E - Maryland; W - Oklahoma)
Jeff Dees: 2 (E - Maryland; W - Oklahoma)
"Red Dog" Rob Hofmann: 2 (MW - Kansas; W - Oklahoma)
Rob Rooney: 2 (E - Maryland; W - Oklahoma)
David Flaxman: 1 (E - Maryland)
Mike Paulionis: 1 (MW - Kansas)
Matt Pearl: 1 (MW - Kansas)
Josh Rogol: 1 (MW - Kansas)
Andrew Rudnik: 1 (W - Oklahoma)
Marc Hogan: 0
Brian Nemerovski: 0
Andrew Reinbold: 0

National Champion Picks
Duke: 6
Kansas: 5
Maryland: 5
Connecticut: 2
Oklahoma: 2
Cincinnati: 1