April 8, 2015 -- The
Pool is over!! Herweck and Rowe in
December picked Duke to win it all.
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Original |
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Regrouped |
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Unweighted |
$$$ |
Weighted |
$$$ |
Weighted |
$$$ |
Sleepers |
$$$ |
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1st |
John Magee
(22) |
205.80 |
Mike Nilles
(1) |
240.10 |
Tom Kutz |
205.80 |
Pete Lawrence (34) |
171.5 |
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2nd |
Tom Kutz (2) |
137.20 |
Matt Kutz
(14) |
205.80 |
Greg Ochojski |
171.5 |
Greg Nilles tie (24) |
102.9 |
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3rd |
Pete Lawrence
(1) |
68.6 |
Scott Balsley
(28) |
171.5 |
Steve
Mitrisin |
137.20 |
Doug Rowe tie (33) |
68.6 |
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4th |
Krista Kutz
by 1 pt |
0 |
Dennis Plummer (25) |
137.20 |
John Hayashi
-tie |
34.30 |
Chuck Schierer by 2 pt |
0 |
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5th |
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Rich Eijima
(45) |
102.9 |
Pete Lawrence
-tie |
34.30 |
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Number in ( ) above is their ranking in
first standings. Only 3 winners were
in money back then. Note 7 people in 20th place or higher!!!
That shows that the weekly reports are pretty much for entertainment only. Nothing is real until March.
7 of the 8 pre-season pools I published in November had Kentucky, Wisconsin and
Duke in the Final Four. SLAM
Magazine had Duke #1. Athlon
Magazine had Michigan State the highest at #14.
Correct ORIGINAL teams in Sweet Sixteen: Tiebreaker will be 1) correct
champ, then 2) most in top 2, then 3) most in top 4, then 4) split. Day, M
Nilles, and Scott Balsley tied with 11.
All had Kentucky as champ.
Day had 0 other Final Four teams = out.
Balsley had Duke #2 and edges Nilles.
Balsley gets 171.50 and Mike Nilles get 102.90. Unfortunately, Boots Day with 11
correct teams earns $0 in pool. And
of the four people who had 10 correct teams, only one of them cashes a check.
Most Correct ORIGINAL Teams in the Final
Four:
16 people had 3 teams (none
had Michigan State). All had
Kentucky as champ. Tiebreaker is 1.
Correct Champ, 2. Correct runner-up, and then split. I made a mistake when I said 16 tie. Two people had Wisconsin as runner-up
and they split $102.90 – Greg Ochojoski and Matt Kutz each get $51.45.
Eventual Champ Hal Herweck and Doug
Rowe both had Duke as champion. Both
Hal and Doug had identical points on each of the other three final four teams. Each get $51.45.
Four Division Champions Scott
Balsley, Kevin Williams, Mike Nilles and Rich Eijima. $68.60 each.
Prior money winners this year:
1st Pacesetter:
John Hayashi $68.6; Second
Pacesetter John Schiman 68.60
Most Correct Teams as of Seedings: Scott
Balsley $68.60
Weighted Points as of Seedings: Mike
Lowenbaum $171.5 Tim Durkin $102.90 John Magee $68.60
2015 Winners –
0 first time winners; 18 different winners; only 5 of
all-time top 20 win money this year
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Balsley, Sct |
480 |
Kutz, Matt |
257 |
Plummer |
137 |
Schiman, John |
69 |
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Kutz, Tom |
343 |
Nilles, Greg |
189 |
Rowe |
137 |
Williams |
69 |
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Nilles, Mike |
309 |
Ochojoski |
189 |
Durkin, Tim |
103 |
Herweck |
51 |
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Magee |
274 |
Lowenbaum |
172 |
Mitrisin |
103 |
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Lawrence |
274 |
Eijima |
172 |
Hayashi |
103 |
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33 year summary Top 40 (plus 2): Plummer passes 2500; me >2000; Hayashi expands lead; Magee passes Mathias for 5th
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Hayashi |
3579 |
Lawrence, Pt |
2468 |
Kutz,J |
2172 |
Mitrisin |
1589 |
Larry & Pete |
1334 |
Jones |
1147 |
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Kraft |
3350 |
Nilles,G |
2442 |
Gatto |
2034 |
Durkin,T |
1546 |
Ruberto |
1253 |
Balsley |
1132 |
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Pickett |
3260 |
Weir,M |
2389 |
Sterling |
1964 |
Mindel |
1504 |
Rowe |
1209 |
Sugg |
1114 |
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Kutz,B |
2909 |
Weir,G |
2365 |
Day |
1898 |
Bovitz |
1443 |
Eijima |
1197 |
Durkin, R |
1111 |
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Magee |
2785 |
Reilly |
2346 |
Nilles,M |
1788 |
Doseck |
1380 |
Ochojski |
1190 |
Rogers Jr |
1090 |
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Mathias |
2647 |
Kutz,T |
2199 |
Sully/Kuch |
1702 |
Williams, K |
1378 |
Weir, T |
1156 |
Sattler |
1047 |
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Plummer |
2576 |
Shisler,S |
2176 |
Hamilton,B |
1638 |
Chieco |
1341 |
Lawrence,Pl |
1151 |
Visconti |
1044 |
I anticipate doing this again next year.
Look for something in the mail right after Thanksgiving. Check the website also. If your
address changes or email address changes, let me know. Email address is
jtkutz51@yahoo.com. If you
have any thoughts about improving the pool, drop me a line. Keep in mind: the primary premise of
the pool is to go on record in December with who you think will win in March.