30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/13129553 en-us My NCAA brackets on Wednesday, 03/11/09. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:13:20 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14052946?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14052946?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB This bracket will need a lot of help if Duke or Tennesse lose tomorrow. The other 3 games should be easy enough to fix (Big Ten, Big West, & Southland)... ... Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:36:50 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14052946?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14050344?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14050344?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Prior to the start of the Big East Championship game... ... Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:26:07 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14050344?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14043511?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14043511?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1: N CAROLINA (27-3), Pittsburgh (27-4), MICHIGAN ST (26-5), LOUISVILLE (27-5) ... Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:21:10 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14043511?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14038537?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14038537?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB OK - So there's a slight twist here. We're going to pick all of the remaining games. However, you must pick Sunday's games before any of the potential teams start playing today. For example, I picked Illinois over Purdue (1 point) and Michigan State ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 5:37:52 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14038537?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14034681?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14034681?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Actually, there are now 50 games left and this bracket is based on my projected results for all of those games. Of course, I'll get a bunch of them wrong but it provides me with a pretty good framework for how I think things will look on Selection Su ... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:47:50 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14034681?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14022752?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14022752?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Thursday's Results ... Sat, 14 Mar 2009 9:09:28 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14022752?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14005658?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14005658?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Road To The Final Beer - Championship Bracket ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:45:19 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/14005658?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13998790?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13998790?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Actually, there are now only 137 games left because 4 have gone final today (picked them all right for once). Just like yesterday, I chose all of the winners in each and every game so I could create this bracket. None of my projected winners have cha ... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:39:54 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13998790?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13988795?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13988795?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Final Four is upon us and there aren't too many surprises. Best of luck to all of you: ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 0:07:52 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13988795?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13982332?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13982332?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB By my count, there are 156 games left to be played between now and the Selection Show on Sunday. I have made a valiant effort to choose the winners in each and every game in an attempt to prepare my latest bracket. I put a handful of upsets in there ... Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:36:16 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13982332?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13969126?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13969126?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Auto bids are in CAPS. Championship: Indianapolis (M) / Memphis (S) winner vs. Boston (E) / Glendale (W) winner. ... Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:53:25 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13969126?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956815?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956815?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I don't have time to put them all in the regions (will do that tomorrow) but here are my initial thoughts. Please note that this bracket is based on results to date plus my projected results through the end of Tuesday, 03/10/09: ... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 0:16:46 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956815?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956358?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956358?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Deadline is at 7:00PM EST on Monday... ... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:44:10 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13956358?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13947004?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13947004?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I still don't believe it. After 50 games, we ended with a tie in the South region! Based on my previous posts, Lobofan2003 advances on the tiebreaker. He’ll advance to take on hoosierguy1019 who easily scored the most points. The East region in ... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:03:11 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13947004?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13931015?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13931015?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB These are NOT my picks but I wanted to get them posted. All of these games start tomorrow at 12:00PM EST or later: ... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:19:58 EDT http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13931015?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13924565?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13924565?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's my new, hybrid bracket based on actual results through Thursday and projected results through Saturday. ... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:03:14 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13924565?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13918535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13918535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB These are NOT my picks but I wanted to get them posted. All of these games start at 6:00PM EST or later: ... Sat, 07 Mar 2009 0:50:33 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13918535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906435?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906435?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Road To The Final Beer commences this evening with some intriguing Sweet 16 matchups. Don’t forget to submit your picks: ... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:37:05 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906435?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906333?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906333?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Road To The Final Beer literally runs through my back yard. I'm letting it all ride on the #3 and #4 seeds in the NEC Tournament: ... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:37:37 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13906333?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13894881?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13894881?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's the moment you've all been waiting for... It's time to reveal our tournament field on the Road To The Final Beer. Please remember that the fun doesn’t end here. The Beer Invitational Tournament will be taking place at the same time. This ... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:26:07 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13894881?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13854585?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13854585?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB New strategy... Here's my bracket based on results through Sunday plus projected outcomes of Monday (3) & Tuesday (15) games. Last year, I had to scramble on Selection Sunday to rethink my bracket because I hadn't considered the implications of u ... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:15:23 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13854585?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13839429?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13839429?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Selection Sunday is finally here... Regardless of the outcome of the Maryland / NC State game, we can award our 12 Automatic Bids now. These 12 people have earned their spot in the BIG DANCE (point totals assume Maryland wins): ... Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:17:00 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13839429?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13832338?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13832338?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB My bracket based on projected results for today's games... I'll try to update it again later as games end and things change. ... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:39:22 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13832338?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13815609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13815609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB It’s ON!!!!! With 18 entries for the weekend picks, the Road to the Final Beer is in full effect. By the end of tomorrow, 12 AUTOMATIC bids will be awarded bids. Everyone outside of the Top 12 will compete in the BIT Play-In Round to determine ... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 6:52:17 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13815609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13789563?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13789563?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB My bracket prior to the games on Thursday, 02/26/09: ... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:18:34 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13789563?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13781310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13781310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Over the past few weeks, we’ve received about 19 entries (on average) per post. If that number stays consistent through “Selection” Sunday (03/01/09), the top 12 people at the end of Sunday’s standings will earn AUTOMATIC bids ... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:29:11 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13781310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13763397?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13763397?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Thanks to everyone for expressing your interest in creating a mock bracket. We definitely have enough people to make this happen so I started a new "Group" for all of the committee members to join: ... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:05:48 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13763397?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13759845?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13759845?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB If you’re interested in helping us create a mock bracket… click the link below. Basically, we’ll follow a modified version of the true process for the selection committee. First, we’ll select the at large teams. Them, we&rsqu ... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:25:08 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13759845?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13755618?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13755618?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB We did this last year (Dan reminded me earlier today) so I was wondering if anyone wanted to do it again. Basically, we’ll follow a modified version of the true process for the selection committee. First, we’ll select the at large teams. ... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 6:58:59 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13755618?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13723168?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13723168?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB A few items of interest first... ... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:12:00 EST http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13129553/13723168?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://beer.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/13129553 100