BigFlax.com 2004 NCAA Tournament Challenge

    There are 17 participants in the BigFlax.com 2004 NCAA Tournament Challenge.  The winner will take home $75 and the second- and last-place finishers will receive refunds of their entry fees.  Additional info can be found in the rules.

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

4/7, 11:30 pm CT: For the second year in a row, Drew was either going to win or get nothing... sadly, he got nothing again.  We did see our first repeat winner, as Tyler took home the top prize, which he also won in 2001 (the first year of the Challenge).  Rich was closer on tiebreaker points, as the final total was 155; he just gets to keep his money since he didn't actually give it to me before the game

4/19, 4:00 am CT: To save space on the site, I have already pulled the contestant brackets.  I can't imagine anyone cared at this point.   This page will stay up at least until I get Tyler his money (and also the money from the two people who still owe me; see below).

The final leaderboard is here (last updated: 4/7, 11:30 pm CT).

People Who Owe Me Money
Matt Chong
Louis Wertz

Final Four Teams Correct
Andrew Reinbold: 4
Anuj Vedak: 4
Jordan Burgess: 3
Tyler Johnson: 3
Dave Leonardis: 3
Alma: 3
Brian Nemerovski: 3
Rob Rooney: 3
Matt Chong: 2
Robert Flaxman: 2
Justin Moles: 2
Rich Ramberg: 2
Ryan Blay: 1
David Flaxman: 1
Andrew Rudnik: 1
Frank Tormey: 1
Louis Wertz: 1

Elite Eight Teams Correct
Jordan Burgess: 5
Rich Ramberg: 5
Frank Tormey: 5
Anuj Vedak: 5
Robert Flaxman: 4
Tyler Johnson: 4
Alma: 4
Brian Nemerovski: 4
Andrew Reinbold: 4
Rob Rooney: 4
Dave Leonardis: 3
Justin Moles: 3
Louis Wertz: 3
Ryan Blay: 2
Matt Chong: 2
David Flaxman: 2
Andrew Rudnik: 2

Sweet 16 Teams Correct
Frank Tormey: 12
Tyler Johnson: 11
Robert Flaxman: 10
Rich Ramberg: 10
Jordan Burgess: 9
Matt Chong: 9
Alma: 9
Brian Nemerovski: 9
Andrew Reinbold: 9
Anuj Vedak: 9
Louis Wertz: 9
Ryan Blay: 8
David Flaxman: 8
Dave Leonardis: 7
Justin Moles: 7
Andrew Rudnik: 7
Rob Rooney: 6

Ballsiest Picks (determined before the start of play)
#12 Manhattan into the Sweet 16 (Jordan) [lost in Round Two]
Wisconsin into the finals (Dad) [lost in Round Two]
Gonzaga all the way (Chong) [lost in Round Two]
#11 Utah into the Sweet 16 (Rudnik) [lost in Round One]
#11 Air Force into the Sweet 16 (Torms) [lost in Round One]
#12 BYU into the Sweet 16 (Rudnik) [lost in Round One]
#12 Murray State into the Sweet 16 (Dave) [lost in Round One]
#13 East Tennessee State into the Sweet 16 (Justin) [lost in Round One]
#9 Arizona into the Final Four (Louis) [lost in Round One]

National Championship Picks
Connecticut: 4
Kentucky: 3
Stanford: 3
Duke: 2
Oklahoma State: 2
Gonzaga: 1
Maryland: 1
Pittsburgh: 1