First Annual goEMAW.com Bracket Challenge

[EllToPay]

Winner receives a congratulatory e-mail from yours truly along with a beverage of choice at the next KatPak'r I attend.

1.) http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/
2.) Join Group
3.) Create Yahoo user ID, or enter your current Yahoo username
4.) Group ID: 23644
5.) Password: energy

[steve dave]

I'm pinning this so our entire front page is pinned threads!   

[EllToPay]

 

[RonLongshaft]

IN! 

[canadian_breeze]

SWEET 16 here we come! 

[EllToPay]

8 competitiors so far 

[theswo]

count me in 

[Winters]

 

[dobbie4ksu]

So even though I am the new elite at KSUfans and we are so much  better then you, do I still have permission to kick ya'lls asses at some bracketology?

[theswo]

So even though I am the new elite at KSUfans and we are so much  better then you, do I still have permission to kick ya'lls asses at some bracketology?

Only if TP plays too

[dobbie4ksu]

 I don't answer for TP sir, shoot him an invite, maybe he would like to play. Fucko all that matters is, that Dobbes is going to win this damn thing

[EllToPay]

So even though I am the new elite at KSUfans and we are so much  better then you, do I still have permission to kick ya'lls asses at some bracketology?

all are welcome at goEMAW, dobbs

[Havs]

So even though I am the new elite at KSUfans and we are so much  better then you, do I still have permission to kick ya'lls asses at some bracketology?

all are welcome at goEMAW, dobbs

Are Cyclones allowed to dominate these brackets?

[EllToPay]

So even though I am the new elite at KSUfans and we are so much  better then you, do I still have permission to kick ya'lls asses at some bracketology?

all are welcome at goEMAW, dobbs

Are Cyclones allowed to dominate these brackets?

[WillieWatanabe]

 

[nicname]

  password:energy   

[kso_FAN]

What's the scoring system?  Bonus for upset picks?

[EllToPay]

Yahoo! Default - Traditional scoring system with a heavier weighting on later rounds. Works well with Seed Difference bonuses.

Progressive - Slight weighting toward later rounds keeps this game interesting past round one. Try it with Upset Pick bonuses.

Straight - Correct picks are always worth 1 point. No weightings. May the best bracket win!

Points per correct pick by round:
Scoring Type   Yahoo! Default   Progressive   Straight
Round 1                       1                   1                1
Round 2                       2                   2                1
Round 3                       4                   3                 1
Round 4                       8                   4                1
Semis                      16           5                1
Championship              32           6                1

Important Notes
Groups that use bonus points will not display the maximum possible points for each bracket.
Players in a group using custom scoring will also be scored using Yahoo's default scoring for ranking on the Overall Leaderboard.
Upset Pick Bonus – Upset pick bonuses give bonus points for picking lower-seeded teams correctly. You will be awarded the number of points indicated for each upset you correctly predict.

Seed Difference Bonus – Seed difference bonuses give bonus points for picking lower-seeded teams correctly. If you correctly select a lower-seeded team, you will earn a bonus of the difference between the seeds times the bonus multiplier for the round.

For example, if you correctly picked a 10th seeded team over a 6th seed in round two, and round two has a multiplier of 3, you would earn (10 - 6) * 3 = 12 bonus points.

[EllToPay]

I think we should use the Yahoo default scoring system.

Also, bonus pts for upset picks, _Fan.

[kso_FAN]

I think we should use the Yahoo default scoring system.

Also, bonus pts for upset picks, _Fan.

That makes sense.

In the past I've still used a system that rewards picking the Final 4 and Champion, but not as much as the yahoo default; I use this for the points for each round: 1-2-4-7-11-16.

And I like using the upset bonus multiplier, but only *1. 

[mcmwcat]

I think we should use the Yahoo default scoring system.

Also, bonus pts for upset picks, _Fan.

That makes sense.

In the past I've still used a system that rewards picking the Final 4 and Champion, but not as much as the yahoo default; I use this for the points for each round: 1-2-4-7-11-16.

And I like using the upset bonus multiplier, but only *1. 

how much bonus can you get by multiplying times 1 

[steve dave]

I think we should use the Yahoo default scoring system.

Also, bonus pts for upset picks, _Fan.

That makes sense.

In the past I've still used a system that rewards picking the Final 4 and Champion, but not as much as the yahoo default; I use this for the points for each round: 1-2-4-7-11-16.

And I like using the upset bonus multiplier, but only *1. 

how much bonus can you get by multiplying times 1 

1 times

[kso_FAN]

how much bonus can you get by multiplying times 1 

The difference in the seeds *1.  So if a 12 beats a 5, you get 7 points, etc. 

Rather than making it *2 or *3, etc.  I think that puts a little too much emphasis on upsets, but I like having some.

[CNS]

I think we should use the Yahoo default scoring system.

Also, bonus pts for upset picks, _Fan.

That makes sense.

In the past I've still used a system that rewards picking the Final 4 and Champion, but not as much as the yahoo default; I use this for the points for each round: 1-2-4-7-11-16.

And I like using the upset bonus multiplier, but only *1. 

how much bonus can you get by multiplying times 1 

1 times

Turning into a very math-heavy thread.  Where is the poster with the graphing calculator when you need him?

[CNS]

how much bonus can you get by multiplying times 1 

The difference in the seeds *1.  So if a 12 beats a 5, you get 7 points, etc. 

Rather than making it *2 or *3, etc.  I think that puts a little too much emphasis on upsets, but I like having some.

I personally love this rule.  I  middle seed match ups in the first round.