Since we have 13 championship games today I wanted to make sure to send a update before the games started.
We basically have a 9 person race for the top 4 spots, and although only 2 people are eliminated, everyone else has an outside chance to sneak up into the race if we see some upsets today.
Jenn, Joel, Christina, and Tim round out the top 4 spots heading into Saturday, but Rick and John still have 21 Max Points available.
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America East
(4) Albany will take on (2) Vermont. Only Amanda has Albany, so a win will give her bonus points and jump her from 9th to 3rd. Joel would take over 1st place with a Vermont win.
Big 12
(2) Kansas State takes on rival (1) Kansas, this should be a great game to watch. Everyone except Tim and Erica have Kansas, so a Kansas win will put them in a tough position to finish in the top 4.
Big East
(5) Syracuse will face (2) Louisville in the last real Big East championship game ever, so this will be one to watch. Tim, Rick, and John, are the only ones not on Louisville, so we are rooting for a Syracuse upset. If Kansas and Louisville wins, Tim is essentially eliminated and Rick/John will have a tough road if Louisville wins.
Big Sky
Joel and Amanda are on (1) Montana, while everyone else is pulling for (2) Weber State. Joel and Amanda have some unique picks today compared to everyone else in the top 9, so they have the chance to put the pool away or finish mid pick - no in between.
Big West
(4) UC Irvine who upset Long beach State last night will take on (2) Pacific in this championship match up. Jenn, Tina, Tim, Rick, and John are all on UC Irvine, who if they win, is a bonus pick and would drop Joel into the middle of the pack.
Conference USA
Everyone has (1) Memphis, this game will not impact our pool outcome, it only impacts overall accuracy results.
Great West
(4) Houston Baptist Church Choir will take on (3) Chicago State-Dan Ryan University. This is another game we don't care about and won't impact our pool outcome since we all lost with N.J.I.T or Texas Panamerican Panhandle College.
MAC
Everyone, except Joel, is sitting on (1) Akron vs. (2) Ohio. This is another example of Joel's unique picks and he can really run away and dominate this pool if 2-3 of this picks hit.
MEAC
(7) North Carolina AT&T will take on the (5) Morgan State Bears in a match up of two really, really, crappy teams that does not impact our pool. Tim, Rick, Chris, and Andrew will be the only ones paying attention to this game only to determine if they will cover a double digit spread when they have to play Louisville next week during the Big Dance.
Mountain West
(3) UNLV takes on (1) New Mexico and both teams are playing very well right now. Only John and Erica are rolling with New Mexico, while the rest of us are on UNLV. If John or Erica want a shot to finish in the top 4 this is a critical game for them. Amanda had Colorado State so no outcome is good for her on the this one, well, she probably wants New Mexico since that won't result in bonus points for people.
Pac 12
(3) Oregon and (1) UCLA match up in this championship game. The top 5 people in the pool do not have any of these teams so this is a chance for John, Young, and/or Amanda to catch up.
Southland
This is a critical match up for our pool since we have so many people with unique picks. (2) Northwestern State takes on (1) Stephen F. Austin, and although no bonus picks are up for grabs, this will provide some separation or catch-up for people.
SWAC
This is another conference championship that does not impact the pool as we all have (1) Southern against (4) Prairie View A&M. This is only good to help out with our overall accuracy %
WAC
This is the 4th conference that has no impact to our pool as all of us have lost our champion!
