NCAA Tournament 2017: Two Steps to Filling out a Winning Bracket (and a look at the women’s game)
Reading Time: 6 minutesMarch Madness is here again. Let’s get to it. But first, let me get this out of the way….
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NCAA Tourney 2016 Roundup
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year’s NCAA Tournament has been a wild ride, upsets throughout the rounds. As a reminder, my selections for this year’s tournament:
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My NCAA Brackets for 2016 –
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy NCAA Brackets for 2016 – All three entries have identical selections through the Final Four. See notes on the selections here: http://justtaptheglass.com/post/141159046514/ncaa-tournament-2016
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NCAA Tournament 2016: Strategies For Winning Your Pool
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is here again. Time for my annual foray in to sports prognostication. (Note: All of the following presumes you’re operating in the standard bracket scoring setup that rewards increasing points as the tournament progresses. If you’re in a pool that gives bonuses for upsets or some other unorthodox scoring system,
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In Defense of Sports Gambling – A Last Look at The 2015 NCAA Tournament
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnother tournament finished and another fantasy competition completed. Some readers requested a post-mortem report for my bracket. Here it is:
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My NCAA Bracket (2015)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick here to see my bracket: http://tinypic.com/r/oka2za/8 I explain my bracket strategy here: http://justtaptheglass.com/post/113873022926/ncaa-2015
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NCAA Tournament Strategy (2015)
Reading Time: 3 minutesSee my bracket here: http://justtaptheglass.com/post/114047837204/ncaa-bracket-2015 These have been my most successful years in bracket pools, the ones with a standout favorite. I am rolling with Kentucky. The team is loaded with NBA talent and two dominant NBA prospects in the post. Most teams are fielding post players below 6’9’’—they will have all sorts of
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NCAA Tournament 2014: Strategies For An Optimal Bracket
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe NCAA Basketball Tournament is upon us again. It’s one of the few times I actually watch college basketball. It’s the start of bracket frenzy. While last year’s results were disappointing, the strategies I’ll employ in my pools haven’t changed. In bracket pools—and life—, you get the best results when you keep one eye on what everyone
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My Bracket for the NCAA Tournament 2013: An Exercise in Contrarianism
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s NCAA tourney time. If you want to win a big pool, you have to take some measured risks, especially if you pick a conventional favorite to win it all. In a year without a clear-cut favorite, it behooves you to make value picks that will separate you from the rest of the field. (And
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