2021 Bracket Challenge

[DawgUp]

Newberry just broke 99% of the brackets....lol

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Newberry just broke 99% of the brackets....lol

17 of 19 brackets had West Florida winning at least two games. This is the very definition of a bracket buster.

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Standings after round 1:

BulldogLB: 9

Thunder: 9

DawgUp: 9

EastStroud13: 9

Uwfalum98: 9

d2-football-fan: 9

Turbonium: 9

Twolfbenchwarmer: 9

EveryCatAWildman: 9

Ram Tough: 8

CalifOKRA: 8

Goods: 8

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa: 8

Mk63NuclearBomb: 7

KleShreen: 7

Argonut: 7

Psycho: 7

Woodbury: 7

reloadmvp: 6


Fun Facts:

With UWF's loss, the overwhelming favorite is gone. 10/19 brackets had the Argos winning the title while another 2 had them advancing out of SR2

The remaining favorite to win it all is now Valdosta State (4), followed by Ferris State (3) and NWMSU (2)

Only four teams were picked to win the whole thing

How did the board do with upsets? 17/19 correctly called UWG over Albany, 8/19 picked UNK over Western Colorado, 2/19 picked Bemidji to beat Augustana, and only one bracket called Newberry over UWF

There were four upset predictions out of 57 picks (19 entries*3 games) in SR3, all four were Washburn beating Harding

Every game this week was worth one point for a total of twelve. From here on out there will be 16 points on the line per round (8*2, 4*4, 2*8, 1*16). No one is truly out of it yet, so next week will go a long way in determining the winner. Good luck everyone!

[UWFMubbish]

Dang, UWF Argos just became the Tarleton State of the 2021 season. It seems that we love the road and the 'Stormtrooper" white road unif0rms x)

[reloadmvp]

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Standings after round 2:

Goods 22

BulldogLB 21

DawgUp 21

Uwfalum98 21

Turbonium 21

Ram Tough 20

Thunder 19

EastStroud13 19

KleShreen 19

CalifOKRA 18

d2-football-fan 17

Woodbury 17

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa 16

Twolfbeanchwarmer 15

EveryCatAWildman 15

Mk63NuclearBomb 15

Psycho 15

Argonut 13

reloadmvp 10

Fun Facts:

The board overwhelmingly called the only upset of the week with 16/19 players picking NWMSU to beat Harding

Only one player chose Bowie to make the SR2 final

9/19 players called the SR1 final, 11/19 called SR3, and 4/19 correctly picked both regional finalists in SR4

The three remaining teams with championship picks are still alive, but we're guaranteed to lose one next week with Ferris (3) and NWMSU (2) facing off in Big Rapids

Once again, points double next week. Each correct semifinalist is worth 4 points for a total of 16 available. Good luck everyone!

[Goods]

I'm talking this up all this week. Gotta hang my hat on something cool.

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Standings after Quarterfinals

Goods 34

Ram Tough 32

DawgUp 29

Uwfalum98 29

CalifOKRA 26

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa 26

Turbonium 25

d2-football-fan 25

Woodbury 25

EveryCatAWildman 25

EastStroud13 23

Kleshreen 23

Mk63NuclearBomb 23

BulldogLB 21

Argonut 21

Thunder 19

Psycho 19

Twolfbenchwarmer 17

reloadmvp 14

Fun Facts:

We were going to lose a team with championship votes today, and it was NWMSU (2). Valdosta (4) and Ferris (3) are the remaining teams picked to win it all.

The board, by plurality, called Shepherd advancing out of SR1. 7/19 players chose the Rams to throw it back to 2015 and make the semis while 5 chose NDC, 4 chose Kutztown, 2 chose The Rock, and 1 chose New Haven

Tyson Bagent has now thrown a game-winning TD as time expired in consecutive playoff games (sorry Kutztown fans)

the following players have no potential points remaining: reloadmvp, Twolfbenchwarmer, ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa, Turbonium, EastStroud13, Thunder, and BulldogLB. Sorry folks.

Points double again next week, each correct finalist is worth 8 points for a total of 16 available. It looks like the top 4 have separated themselves from the pack so round could be decisive.

[CalifOKRA]

This has been fun to follow. Appreciate you doing it, Mk63Nuc

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Standings after semifinals:

Goods 50

Ram Tough 48

CalifOKRA 42

d2-football-fan 41

DawgUp 37

Uwfalum98 37

Woodbury 33

EveryCatAWildman 33

Mk63NuclearBomb 31

Psycho 27

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa 26

Turbonium 25

EastStroud13 23

Kleshreen 23

BulldogLB 21

Argonut 21

Thunder 19

Twolfbenchwarmer 17

reloadmvp 14

Fun Facts:

The 1st and 2nd seeds both won for the first time since reseeding was introduced

This is the third time a GLIAC team has faced a GSC team in the championship game, and VSU has been the GSC representative all three times

Goods maintained his stranglehold on the top spot for a third straight week

4/19 players correctly picked the championship matchup. Among those players, VSU has a 3-1 advantage

This one will come down to the final game (as all good bracket pools do). There are no scenarios in which a tie is possible. Goods wins if Ferris (3) wins and Ram Tough wins if VSU (4) wins.

[Goods]

I'm gonna continue to hang my hat on these accolades!

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Congratulations Goods! I'll have a more complete update tonight, but he's your champion this year!

[DawgUp]

Mk thanks for doing this! Looking forward to getting it going next year.

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

I just got in to my hotel for the night so here it is!

2021 Bracket Challenge Final Standings:

1. Goods 66

2. DawgUp 53

3. Ram Tough 48

4. Mk63NuclearBomb 47

5. CalifOKRA 42

6. d2-football-fan 41

7. Uwfalum98 37

8. Woodbury 33*

9. EveryCatAWildman 33*

10. Psycho 27

11. ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa 26

12. Turbonium 25

13. Kleshreen 23*

14. EastStroud13 23*

15. BulldogLB 21*

16. Argonut 21*

17. Thunder 19

18. Twolfbenchwarmer 17

19. reloadmvp 14

Fun Facts:

Ferris State's 41-point margin of victory is the second-largest in the history of the D2 championship game, trailing only Northern Colorado's bulldozing of IUP in 1997 (51-0). It was also just the 5th time a team has scored 50+ in regulation in the championship game.

I stormed a field for the first time! Props to IronOre for bullying me into going!

As I said earlier today, Goods won. Ram Tough managed to hang on for third on the strength of his previous picks, and DawgUp jumped him for second

As mentioned last week, there was no scenario in which the winner would tie. However, there were three ties further down the table. I realize that the tiebreaker was left pretty ambiguous in the original post, so I'll clarify here: I'm using the spread each player guessed (winning score-losing score)

Thanks for playing everyone! I had a great time running this and I look forward to doing it next year :)

[IronOre]

I just got in to my hotel for the night so here it is!

2021 Bracket Challenge Final Standings:

1. Goods 66

2. DawgUp 53

3. Ram Tough 48

4. Mk63NuclearBomb 47

5. CalifOKRA 42

6. d2-football-fan 41

7. Uwfalum98 37

8. Woodbury 33*

9. EveryCatAWildman 33*

10. Psycho 27

11. ILoveItWhenYouCallMeLittlePoppa 26

12. Turbonium 25

13. Kleshreen 23*

14. EastStroud13 23*

15. BulldogLB 21*

16. Argonut 21*

17. Thunder 19

18. Twolfbenchwarmer 17

19. reloadmvp 14

Fun Facts:

Ferris State's 41-point margin of victory is the second-largest in the history of the D2 championship game, trailing only Northern Colorado's bulldozing of IUP in 1997 (51-0). It was also just the 5th time a team has scored 50+ in regulation in the championship game.

I stormed a field for the first time! Props to IronOre for bullying me into going!

As I said earlier today, Goods won. Ram Tough managed to hang on for third on the strength of his previous picks, and DawgUp jumped him for second

As mentioned last week, there was no scenario in which the winner would tie. However, there were three ties further down the table. I realize that the tiebreaker was left pretty ambiguous in the original post, so I'll clarify here: I'm using the spread each player guessed (winning score-losing score)

Thanks for playing everyone! I had a great time running this and I look forward to doing it next year :)

If CWU had been good enough, I for sure would have been there. Glad you had fun.