ACHA D1 Nationals Bracket Contest - 2019

Ok, if nobody else is going to get this started, I will.
(I wonder how many people are still around to submit picks…)

And just to make it more interesting, I’m changing the scoring. :upside_down_face:
[follow the scoring over on Google Sheets]

Instead of fixing the number of points for each game, I’m letting the market decide: The more people who choose a certain team to win, the lower your reward for picking that team. For example, in the play-in round, you effectively get 1 point to invest in each game. If you pick incorrectly, you lose that point. If you pick correctly, you get your original point back, and the points lost by people who picked the other team get divided equally among those who picked correctly.

It sounds more complicated than it is… think of it like throwing bets in a pot and dividing the pot among the winners.

Anyway, here’s how many points you’re “betting” on a result in each round:

  • 1 point for play-in round
  • 2 points for round 1
  • 3 points for round 2
  • 5 points for semifinals
  • 8 points for the championship

As the bracket is currently up, post your winner for each games as follows:

EX. (which are also my picks)

Game 1: 13 UNLV
Game 2: 19 Buffalo
Game 3: 18 Drexel
Game 4: 17 RMU-IL

Game 5: 4 Ohio
Game 6: 3 Adrian
Game 7: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 8: 1 Lindenwood

Game 9: 12 Stony Brook
Game 10: 11 Illinois
Game 11: 7 Davenport
Game 12: 9 Arizona

Game 13: 4 Ohio
Game 14: 3 Adrian
Game 15: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 16: 1 Lindenwood

== RE-SEEDING ==
(lowest vs highest)

Semi-final 1: 1 Lindenwood (vs 4 Ohio)
Semi-final 2: 2 UM-Dearborn (vs 3 Adrian)

Game 19: 2 UM-Dearborn

It looks like our Defending Bracket Champion is osbie427

:rotating_light: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE PLAY-IN ROUND :rotating_light:

Game 1: 13 UNLV
Game 2: 14 Missouri St
Game 3: 15 Oklahoma
Game 4: 16 Jamestown

Game 5: 4 Ohio
Game 6: 3 Adrian
Game 7: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 8: 1 Lindenwood

Game 9: 12 Stony Brook
Game 10: 6 Minot St.
Game 11: 10 Central Oklahoma
Game 12: 9 Arizona

Game 13: 4 Ohio
Game 14: 3 Adrian
Game 15: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 16: 1 Lindenwood

== RE-SEEDING ==
(lowest vs highest)

Semi-final 1: 1 Lindenwood (vs 4 Ohio)
Semi-final 2: 2 UM-Dearborn (vs 3 Adrian)

Game 19: 1 Lindenwood

Who won last year?

It looks like our Defending Bracket Champion is osbie427

Gonna be a pretty boring contest if it’s just you and me, Mr. Wayne.

Game 1: UNLV
Game 2: Missouri State
Game 3: Oklahoma
Game 4: Robert Morris IL

Game 5: UNLV
Game 6: Adrian
Game 7: Michigan-Dearborn
Game 8: Lindenwood
Game 9: Iowa State
Game 10: Minot State
Game 11: UCO
Game 12: Arizona

Game 13: Iowa State
Game 14: Adrian
Game 15: UCO
Game 16: Lindenwood

Game 17: Lindenwood
Game 18: Adrian

Champion: Adrian

I’d like to see Arizona go further, but I just don’t think many people can get past Lindenwood. Or Adrian for that matter. It really comes down to those two teams, they’re just too damn good. And I think UNLV is actually severely underrated, because they’re an independent team. But they’re pretty good. And I hate to put UCO up that high, but they’re pretty darn good too.

I think this tournament is a lot more wide-open than it has been in years. Lindenwood has held #1 all season, but they’ve also looked beatable. Adrian looks beatable. Ohio definitely looks beatable. Iowa State has been impressive as a sleeper… but also beatable.

I would not at all be surprised by a 5-10 seed riding a hot streak to the cup this year. And I do feel pretty insecure, having picked a 1-4 final four… I may have to go back and change some picks before the deadline. We’ll see.

Agreed on the wide open tournament theory. To take a note from the other thread, the last team not to make it (#18 Syracuse) defeated #12 Stony Brook and #8 Liberty over the weekend. Pretty dramatic victories if you check out their social media feeds.

I was conservative as well in going 1-4 in the final four. Lindenwood is just too strong and I feel Ohio will put together one last ride for Coach Hogan. I like Iowa State’s defense and goaltending, but I don’t think they score enough to go deep. It should be a good tournament, hopefully the officiating is consistent and let the best team win.

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alright fine, I’ll play.

Game 1: 13 UNLV
Game 2: 14 Missouri st.
Game 3: 15 Oklahoma
Game 4: 16 Jamestown

Game 5: 4 Ohio
Game 6: 3 Adrian
Game 7: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 8: 1 Lindenwood

Game 9: 5 Iowa st
Game 10: 6 Minot st.
Game 11: 10 UCO
Game 12: 9 Arizona

Game 13: 4 Ohio
Game 14: 3 Adrian
Game 15: 10 UCO
Game 16: 1 Lindenwood

== RE-SEEDING ==
(lowest vs highest)

Semi-final 1: 1 Lindenwood (vs 10 UCO)
Semi-final 2: 3 Adrian (vs 4 Ohio)

Game 19: Adrian

I’ll take a shot at it too. Like it’s been said already, it could be a wild tourney, if a team and a tender get hot, it could be crazy!

Game 1: UNLV
Game 2: Missouri St
Game 3: OU
Game 4: Jamestown

Game 5: Ohio
Game 6: Adrian
Game 7: UM-D
Game 8: Jamestown upset special

Game 9: ISU
Game 10: Minot State
Game 11: UCO
Game 12: Arizona

Game 13: ISU
Game 14: Minot State
Game 15: UM-D
Game 16: Jamestown

Game 17: UM-D
Game 18: Minot

Game 19: UM-D

Game 1: 13 UNLV
Game 2: 19 Buffalo
Game 3: 15 Oklahoma
Game 4: 16 Jamestown

Game 5: 4 Ohio
Game 6: 3 Adrian
Game 7: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 8: 1 Lindenwood

Game 9: 5 Iowa State
Game 10: 6 Minot State
Game 11: 7 Davenport
Game 12: 8 Liberty

Game 13: 5 Iowa State
Game 14: 6 Minot State
Game 15: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 16: 1 Lindenwood

== RE-SEEDING ==
(lowest vs highest)

Semi-final 1: 1 Lindenwood (vs 6 Minot State)
Semi-final 2: 2 UM-Dearborn (vs 5 Iowa State)

Game 19: 2 UM-Dearborn

I added picks to the scoring spreadsheet (link in 1st post) sent to me on Twitter by a “chinesebandit”, and I took the liberty of adding the picks made on the WCHL podcast by co-host Andrew (mostly because he picked my team of choice to win).

Ok, picks are set.

I know I’m late, but just saw the thread. Throwing my picks out there anyway.

Game 1: 13 UNLV
Game 2: 14 Missouri St
Game 3: 18 Drexel
Game 4: 16 Jamestown

Game 5: 13 UNLV
Game 6: 3 Adrian
Game 7: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 8: 1 Lindenwood
Game 9: 5 Iowa St
Game 10: 6 Minot St
Game 11: 7 Davenport
Game 12: 9 Arizona

Game 13: 5 Iowa St
Game 14: 6 Minot St
Game 15: 2 UM-Dearborn
Game 16: 1 Lindenwood

Game 17: 1 Lindenwood
Game 18: 2 UM-Dearborn

Game 19: 1 Lindenwood

Good luck to all and glad you jumped on this fish.

-jwilson

Leaderboard after day 1

Big points for RMU-IL over Jamestown, with only 2 people picking correctly.

Leaders Pts
TheMeebs 8.286
fishbert 5.5
batman 3.786
Pitman11k 3.786
puckchk 3.786
WCHLPodAndy 3.786
hkyfan 2.5
chinesebandit 2.286
jwilson (tardy, boo!) 2.286

3 point lead on the Fish! So far so good!

Oh, that went away when UNLV lost to Ohio. :smirk:

Leaderboard after day 2

Oh hey, would ya look at that…

Leaders Pts
fishbert 15.32
TheMeebs 15.11
batman 13.61
puckchk 13.61
hkyfan 12.32
Pitman11k 11.04
chinesebandit 9.11
jwilson (tardy, boo!) 9.11
WCHLPodAndy 8.79

My bracket is looking as good as my basketball one…

Leaderboard after day 3

Big points for Liberty over Arizona, with only hkyfan picking correctly … :poop:

Leaders Pts
hkyfan 38.74
TheMeebs 19.93
fishbert 18.92
puckchk 18.43
chinesebandit 17.53
jwilson (tardy, boo!) 17.53
WCHLPodAndy 17.21
batman 15.86
Pitman11k 15.86