Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Conference Tournament Results: March 9th & 10th

Seven more Conference Tournament Champions were crowned over the past two days. My winning percentage has improved slightly...that's the good news. The bad news is that Davidson and Butler did not win their conference tournaments. I really thought those selections were money in the bank. I was also a complete MORON for not picking Gonzaga. I apologize to you CJS, we totally had a solidarity thing going and I betrayed you. I'll make sure not to do that in the future. Again...these will not be the most interesting entries on my blog, but I want to be transparent with my readers and report my results.

West Coast Conference:
  • Actual Champion: Gonzaga (12th NCAA appearance, 11th in a row)
  • My Predicted Champion: Saint Mary's (lost in finals to Gonzaga)
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 71.4% (5 of 7 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 66.7% (24 of 36 games correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 20% (1 of 5 correct)
Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference:
  • Actual Champion: Siena (5th NCAA appearance, 2nd in a row)
  • My Predicted Champion: Siena
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 77.8% (7 of 9 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 68.9% (31 of 45 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 33.3% (2 of 6 correct)
Southern Conference:
  • Actual Champion: Chattanooga (10th NCAA appearance, first since 2005)
  • My Predicted Champion: Davidson (lost in semi-finals to College of Charleston)
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 54.5% (6 of 11 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 66.1% (37 of 56 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 28.6% (2 of 7 correct)
Colonial Athletic Association:
  • Actual Champion: Virginia Commonwealth (9th NCAA appearance, first since 2007)
  • My Predicted Champion: Virginia Commonwealth
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 54.5% (6 of 11 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 64.2% (43 of 67 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 37.5% (3 of 8 correct)
Sun Belt Conference:
  • Actual Champion: Western Kentucky (21st NCAA appearance, 2nd in a row)
  • My Predicted Champion: Western Kentucky
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 75% (9 of 12 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 65.8% (52 of 79 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 44.4% (4 of 9 correct)
Horizon League:
  • Actual Champion: Cleveland State (2nd NCAA appearance, first since 1986)
  • My Predicted Champion: Butler (lost in finals to Cleveland State)
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 66.7% (6 of 9 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 65.9% (58 of 88 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 40% (4 of 10 correct)
Summit League:
  • Actual Champion: North Dakota State (1st ever NCAA appearance)
  • My Predicted Champion: North Dakota State
  • Bracket Winning Percentage: 71.4% (5 of 7 games correct)
  • Overall Bracket Winning Percentage: 66.3% (63 of 95 correct)
  • Overall Predicted Champion Winning Percentage: 45.5% (5 of 11 correct)
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2 comments:

  1. MattMarch 11, 2009 at 2:35 AM

    At first I was having some doubts about you making 50%, but I think you can do it. If Pitt doesn't win the Big East that might be the difference maker, might make you want to rethink doing homer picks, but they actually do have a great chance of winning the tourney, so while a homer pick, it is still solid.

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  2. Desmond HuntingtonMarch 11, 2009 at 6:10 AM

    I was an idiot not going with Gonzaga. If I would have used common sense instead of trying to be cute, I'd be over 50% right now. Butler and Davidson going down was fluky, but then again...a lot of other #1 seeds are winning...so perhaps it evens out. There are still enough tournaments/games left that I can hit my 70% and 50% goals.

    If I remember from last year...the major conferences are difficult to predict with regard to the champion, because there are usually 3-5 teams that can actually win it all, as opposed to 1 or 2.

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