2005 BigFlax.com NCAA Tournament Challenge

BigFlax.com 2005 NCAA Tournament Challenge

There are 13 participants in the BigFlax.com 2005 NCAA Tournament Challenge, which means the winner will take home $65. It also means the second and last-place finishers get nothing, unlike in previous years. Sorry. Additional info can be found in the rules.

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

The participants:

Click here for the current leaderboard.

4/4, 10:45 pm CT: Well, nothing changed. Drew moved up to second and NJ Dave took a big leap into fourth, but UNC's win didn't affect the money, as we all knew it wouldn't. Since this year we only had enough people for one prize, the $65 - assuming I collect from everyone - goes to Craig. Here's the list, by the way:

Money in Hand
Craig Barker
Ryan Blay
David Flaxman
Robert Flaxman
Dave Graddick
Brian Nemerovski
Rob Rooney
Andrew Rudnik

Still Waiting
Tyler Johnson (I can get it at TRASHionals, or for that matter just give it to Craig, if you haven't sent it)
Dave Leonardis
Justin Moles (ditto re: TRASHionals)
Rich Ramberg
Andrew Reinbold (I know where you live)

National Champion Picks
Illinois: 8
North Carolina: 2
Connecticut: 1
Villanova: 1
Wake Forest: 1

Ballsiest Picks (determined before the start of play)
Bucknell into the second round (Ryan) [correct!]
Niagara into the second round (Dad) [lost in first round]
Utah into the Final Four (Ryan) [lost in Sweet Sixteen]
Chattanooga into the second round (Dave G.) [lost in first round]
Mississippi State into the Elite Eight (Dave G.) [lost in second round]
Villanova all the way (Ryan) [lost in Sweet Sixteen]