2024 NCAA tournament survivor pool

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

We've done this the last couple of years and it's worked out well. It's definitely a fun wrinkle to a NCAA tournament pool. You pick one team each day of the tournament to win straight-up. If they win, you advance. If you lose, you're out. You can only pick a team once so you may not want to use a #1 seed on the first day. The only exception to the "one pick per day" rule is in the Elite 8 round where you will still have to pick two teams, but you can pick both the Saturday games, both the Sunday games, or one of each.

Last year we had 15 participants and I hope we pass that number this year. Feel free to share this with anyone not on the board.

The pool is at https://www.officefootballpool.com/pools.cfm?poolid=182847&p=2&pwd=p9nrt5.

It's $50 to join, but tournamentpools.com does charge $1/entry, so please send me $51. PM me for paypal or venmo details.

[Wulaw Horn 19064]

I’m in. You are welcome for the donation. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

We got 7 people signed up already. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

The bracket is set and you can make your Thursday picks now. Make you picks and get your money in. It's going to be a fun couple of weeks.

[Welshy 907]

Goddamnit.

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

You alright?

[Welshy 907]

Never better. Setting money on fire is my favorite thing.

[Scraps 13560]

FYI -  It won't let you select the teams that are playing TBD(like Texas) yet until that is determined 

[closetojumping 62535]

I am in. Lighting money on fire faster on the basketball board than at a strip club happy hour. 

How do I pay you?

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I am in. Lighting money on fire faster on the basketball board than at a strip club happy hour. 

How do I pay you?

Just dm'ed you.

[KingBobo81 534]

I'm in again (just venmo'd you). Hoping to make it past weekend one...

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

7 minutes ago, KingBobo81 said:

I'm in again (just venmo'd you). Hoping to make it past weekend one...

Got it!

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Alright, we've got 19 signed up already. If you haven't payed, don't forget to do that before tomorrow morning. PM me for venmo and paypal info. And if you know of anyone else that wants to participate, send the link. The more the merrier.

[closetojumping 62535]

20 entries now. I've never done a survivor pool so I am interested in discovering how I am fucking this one up.

[kwood4408 756]

Just joined, how do I pay you for my likely donation?

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

19 minutes ago, kwood4408 said:

Just joined, how do I pay you for my likely donation?

I PMed you.

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

33 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

20 entries now. I've never done a survivor pool so I am interested in discovering how I am fucking this one up.

We definitely have a bigger group than in years past. Now I need to figure out if I should change my strategy of picking a loser on Thursday morning.

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

We're down to three people who have not paid. I reached out to two of them, but I can't find joeyfreshwater. Does anyone know who that is?

[Scraps 13560]

Wasn't there a dude named JoeyCovers? Is it him?

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Maybe. He's in wulaw's seed draft. @joeycovers, are you joeyfreshwater?

[joeycovers 391]

Sorry. That is not me. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Oh well. That's one Joey down. Gonna go hunt down Matt Leblanc and see if it's him.

[PantsTent 2002]

I know I've had some bad luck with this game, but looking at the history is painful. I've went down Day1 with Kentucky/Saint Pete, and Day2 with Purdue/FDU. 

 

[Welshy 907]

3 hours ago, PantsTent said:

I know I've had some bad luck with this game, but looking at the history is painful. I've went down Day1 with Kentucky/Saint Pete, and Day2 with Purdue/FDU. 

 

Pretty sure that's me with Creighton today. Two hours in and I'm motherfucked. I hate March Madness. 

[Scraps 13560]

BYU folk (including our leader) on the ropes in game 2 of the day

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Fuck everything.

[BigOrange1 6432]

1 minute ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Fuck everything.

i feel your pain.  it sucks to lose on day 1, especially when you are the one who set everything up.

[Scraps 13560]

Fuck everything.

Thanks for running this!

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Yep, love running all of this so y'all can spend my money!

Next year will be my year. 

[KingBobo81 534]

I picked Illinois...looking a little dicey.

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Misery loves company, so welcome Kentucky pickers.

Our final tally is 21 entries so a nice $1,050 payday will be coming to the winner.

[Wulaw Horn 19064]

Kentucky for me I believe. Down in flames. I’ve finished second a couple times in a row. This is much better than that. 

[closetojumping 62535]

Almost 30% of the field went tits up on day one. That provides a grim outlook for getting out of the first weekend. 

[Ignatius 4017]

On behalf of every moron who picked Auburn, good luck to you assholes the rest of the way….

[Scraps 13560]

Got mine out of the way early today....now lets have chaos the rest of the day

[harpercollins 394]

Me right now watching ncstate:

I wanted to pick Arizona but let my son talk me into Wolfpack instead

[Scraps 13560]

.

[closetojumping 62535]

Everyone still in it survived yesterday. Maybe today is wipeout day. 

[closetojumping 62535]

By the skin of my teeth, gents, by the skin of my teeth. Everyone moves forward to the second weekend who were alive at Friday’s end. Should be fun. 

[KingBobo81 534]

A lot of chalk. Looks like this could come down to strategery!

[Bartles 769]

If we make it to Friday, that's gonna be tough. Can't really trust any of the 1-2's

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

Since it looks like this is going to last until the Elite Eight round, just a reminder on the rule we set up last year. You still need to pick one game Thursday and one game Friday for the Sweet Sixteen round.

If you are still alive after that, you can pick both Elite Eight games on Saturday, both on Sunday, or one on each day. If multiple players go 2-0, they obviously all move on. If a player goes 2-0 and everyone else goes 1-1 or 0-2, the 2-0 player moves on (same if a player goes 1-1 and everyone else goes 0-2). If everyone goes 1-1 or if everyone goes 0-2, they all move on. Long story short, the player (or players) with the most wins after Sunday moves on.

Let me know if you have any questions.  

[kwood4408 756]

By the skin of my teeth, gents, by the skin of my teeth. Everyone moves forward to the second weekend who were alive at Friday’s end. Should be fun. 

That game was insane

[PantsTent 2002]

Go Clemson?

[KingBobo81 534]

God damn Arizona. Fool me once…

[Scraps 13560]

I enjoyed that Clemson/AZ game if I do declare

[HornOnTheBayou 8905]

I'll admit that I was a little mad about being eliminated in the FIRST FUCKING GAME OF THE FUCKING TOURNAMENT. SERIOUSLY, I BARELY MADE IT PAST LUNCH. But I've calmed down now and I'm enjoying watching y'all sweat it out. 

[Scraps 13560]

You people touching that 2/3 seed game are loco

[PantsTent 2002]

You should all pick Marquette tomorrow. Stone cold lock. I’m mad I already used them.

[Scraps 13560]

You should all pick Marquette tomorrow. Stone cold lock. I’m mad I already used them.

Speaking of loco I am highly considering it cause if they win I am going to win this thing with who I would have left lol