Prizes Rankings
Current NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings by Poll.
Future Final 4 Venues
Upcoming Final 4 Venues
2013 Atlanta
April 6 and 8, Georgia Dome (Georgia Institute of Technology, host)
2014 North Texas
April 5 and 7, Cowboys Stadium (Big 12 Conference, host)
2015 Indianapolis
April 4 and 6, Lucas Oil Stadium (Butler University, Horizon League, IUPUI, hosts)
2016 Houston
April 2 and 4, Reliant Stadium (University of Houston, Rice University, hosts)
TV Schedule
For the second time, all 2012 NCAA Tournament games will be aired live. CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV will cover the games. This is a preliminary schedule set before the individual games were announced. After Selection Sunday, visit us for a more in-depth schedule.
All Times Eastern.
March 11 - Sunday
12-1 pm - Road to the Final Four (CBS)
6-7 pm - National Championship Selection Show (CBS)
March 13 - Tuesday
6:30-11 pm - First Four (truTV)
March 14 - Tuesday
6:30-11 pm - First Four (truTV)
March 15 - Thursday
12-5 pm - Second Round (CBS)
7-12 pm - Second Round (CBS)
1:30-6 pm - Second Round (TBS)
6:45-12 pm - Second Round (TBS)
2-7 pm - Second Round (TNT)
7:15-12:15 pm - Second Round (TNT)
12:30-5:30 pm - Second Round (truTV)
7:15-12:15 pm - Second Round (truTV)
March 16 - Friday
12-5 pm - Second Round (CBS)
7-12 pm - Second Round (CBS)
1:30-6 pm - Second Round (TBS)
6:45-12 pm - Second Round (TBS)
2-7 pm - Second Round (TNT)
7:15-12:15 pm - Second Round (TNT)
12:30-5:30 pm - Second Round (truTV)
7:15-12:15 pm - Second Round (truTV)
March 17 - Saturday
12-10 pm - Third Round Quadruple-Header (CBS)
7-12 pm - Third Round (TBS)
6-10:30 pm - Third Round (TNT)
March 18 - Sunday
12-7:30 pm - Third Round Triple-Header (CBS)
7-12 pm - Third Round (TBS)
6-10:30 pm - Third Round (TNT)
7:30 pm - Third Round (truTV)
March 22 - Thursday
7-12 pm - Regional Semifinals (CBS)
7:15-12:30 pm - Regional Semifinals (TBS)
(Also 6-11 pm - Division II Championship - CBS Sports Network)
March 23 - Friday
7-12 pm - Regional Semifinals (CBS)
7:15-12:30 pm - Regional Semifinals (TBS)
March 24 - Saturday
3-4:30 pm - The Road to the Final Four
4:30-9 pm - Elite Eight (CBS)
(Also 1-3 pm - Division II Championship - CBS)
March 25 - Sunday
2-7 pm - Elite Eight (CBS)
March 31 - Saturday
Noon - College All-Star Game (truTV)
3:30 pm - The Road to the Final Four: Outside the Games
4-6 pm - The Final Four Show
6-11 pm - Men's Final Four (CBS)
April 1 - Monday
9 pm - Prelude to a Championship
9:30-11:30 pm - NCAA Men's Championship (CBS)
For more detail, visit the NCAA's TV Broadcast Site.
March Madness on Demand
Want to watch EVERY game this year? March Madness on Demand has you covered.
Watch all 67 games of NCAA March Madness live on your computer,
iPhone, iPad, and select Android phones for a one-time price of $3.99
Tools of the Trade
Need help filling out your brackets? We have scoured the web and found some sites that may assist in filling out a winning bracket.
Team Ranking - Ranking of teams by conference.
ESPN's Joe Lunardi - He likes to predict things...
We will post more in the coming days.
MarchMelee 2012
March is here and the conference tournaments are under way. Selection Sunday is now just days away and the Tournament is set to begin on March 15th. The Pool this year has not changed from the previous 10 years so those of you who have played in the past should be very familiar with everything. Those that have not played, this pool is your basic fill out a bracket and hope for the best type pool.
Pool Types
We will be running our usual $5 pool this year. Entry fees are based on the number of entries you submit and all fees are due by tip-off of the 1st game of the tournament or March 15th at 12 Noon Eastern Time.
We will also be running a $10 pool this year. Over the last couple years, people have requested a $10 pool. I have resisted, but decided to "test the waters" this year. The difference is that the $10 pool is WINNER TAKE ALL. You are of course free to play either one or play both as many times as your wallet and significant other will allow.
Entry Fees
There will be ZERO exceptions to this rule. This is by far the biggest headache in running this pool - getting everyone to pay and pay on time. The deadline to submit your picks is 12:15 PM (EDT) on Thursday March 17th and there will be no exceptions. To be safe, get your picks in at least an hour before the deadline. If I do not receive your entry fees by the deadline, your bracket will be voided. Over the last couple years this pool has grown from just a 50 or so entries to over 200. I have seen an increase in people waiting to see how their brackets do before they decide on if they are paying or not. This is obviously not fair to anyone who participates so I am forced now to enforce this rule. If you want to play, you have to pay - simple as that.
Career Stats
All Time Record Holders (Main Pool Only): Updated Feb 19, 2012
| Record | Value | Name | Year(s) |
| Highest Percentage Correct | 84% | Brian Fairchild | 2007 |
| Number of Times in Top 10 | 4 | Jack Malpass | 2002,2004,2005,2007* |
| 4 | Kevin Struck | 2002,2003,2006,2007 | |
| 4 | Tom Hoy | 2002,2005,2007,2009 | |
| Total Points | 167 | Jack Malpass | 2007* |
| Most Correct in First Round | 29 | Joe Battles | 2003 |
| 29 | Brian Fairchild | 2007 | |
| Most Sweet 16 Correct | 15 | Joe Battles | 2009 |
| Most Elite 8 Correct | 8 | Colin Hammond | 2007 |
| Most Final 4 Correct | 4 | Kurt Warner | 2004* |
| 4 | Jack Malpass | 2007* | |
| 4 | Kevin Struck | 2007 | |
| 4 | Colin Hammond | 2007 | |
| 4 | Chris Garcia | 2007 | |
| 4 | Brian Kellog | 2007 | |
| 4 | Verdon Simms | 2009* | |
| 4 | Erika Wall | 2009 | |
| 4 | Ron Johnson | 2009 | |
| 4 | Bob Stevens | 2009 | |
| 4 | Bob Stevens | 2009 | |
| Lowest Percentage Correct in Top 10 | 48% | David McCormack | 2011 |
| Lowest Percentage Correct Winner | 56% | Don Doyle | 2011* |
| Average Percentage Correct by Winners | 69.30% | -- | -- |
| Most Times Champion Predicted (In Top 10) | 4 | Jack Malpass | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007* |
| 4 | Tom Hoy | 2002,2005,2007,2009 |
* - Winner for that year
2002 - Top 10
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2003 - Top 10
| Place | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Predicted Champion | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champion | ||||
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| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Damelio, Mike | 106 | 106 | Syracuse | 62% | 126 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | YES! |
| 2 | Crouch, Susan2 | 102 | 102 | Oklahoma | 71% | 175 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | NO |
| 3 | Hite, Steve | 101 | 101 | Kansas | 68% | 117 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | NO |
| 4 | Battles, Joe | 97 | 97 | Kentucky | 78% | 125 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | NO |
| 5 | Crouch, Susan1 | 85 | 85 | Texas | 71% | 156 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | NO |
| 6 | Fairchild, Brian 1 | 81 | 81 | Texas | 60% | 127 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | NO |
| 7 | Fairchild, Brian 2 | 80 | 80 | Oklahoma | 70% | 137 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | NO |
| 8 | Salemi, Eric | 78 | 78 | Arizona | 60% | 150 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | NO |
| 9 | Wayne Benvenuto | 77 | 77 | Oklahoma | 59% | 155 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | NO |
| 10 | Kevin Struck | 77 | 77 | Pittsburgh | 68% | 131 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | NO |
2004 - Top 10
| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Predicted Champion | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champion | ||||
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| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | NC (0) | WarnerK2 | 144 | 144 | Connecticut | 73% | 140 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | YES! |
| 2 | (+2) | Singer , Mike 1 | 130 | 130 | Connecticut | 71% | 161 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YES! |
| 3 | (+2) | Malpass, Jack | 129 | 129 | Connecticut | 65% | 156 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | YES! |
| 4 | (+1) | Guillory, Lori | 129 | 129 | Connecticut | 68% | 166 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | YES! |
| 5 | (+3) | Filios, Matt | 127 | 127 | Connecticut | 62% | 148 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | YES! |
| 6 | (+2) | Aurand, Chuck | 127 | 127 | Connecticut | 65% | 129 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | YES! |
| 7 | (+6) | Scaperlanda, Greg1 | 122 | 122 | Connecticut | 67% | 150 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | YES! |
| 8 | (+7) | kevin greehey | 121 | 121 | Connecticut | 63% | 149 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | YES! |
| 9 | (+7) | snoopy1 | 120 | 120 | Connecticut | 67% | 137 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | YES! |
| 10 | (+10) | Damelio,Tony5 | 117 | 117 | Connecticut | 63% | 158 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | YES! |
2005 - Top 10
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2006 - Top 10
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2007 - Top 10
| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Points Gauge | Predicted Champ | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champ | |||||
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| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NC (0) | malpass,jack | 167 | 167 |
| Florida | 78% | 156 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | YES! | |
| 2 | NC (0) | Struck, Kevin 4 | 164 | 164 |
| Florida | 78% | 157 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | YES! | |
| 3 | (-1) | Hoy, Tom | 164 | 164 |
| Florida | 79% | 153 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | YES! | |
| 4 | (+1) | Fairchild, Brian 2 | 159 | 159 |
| Florida | 84% | 156 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | YES! | |
| 5 | (+3) | Todis, Paul | 158 | 158 |
| Florida | 75% | 145 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | YES! | |
| 6 | (+2) | Sims2, Verdon | 158 | 158 |
| Florida | 79% | 120 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | YES! | |
| 7 | (+3) | campbell,taneika3 | 157 | 157 |
| Florida | 78% | 84 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | YES! | |
| 8 | (+3) | Hammond, Colin | 156 | 156 |
| Florida | 75% | 145 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | YES! | |
| 9 | (+2) | Poulson, Mike | 156 | 156 |
| Florida | 75% | 126 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | YES! | |
| 10 | (+3) | Miller, Midge (2) | 154 | 154 |
| Florida | 70% | 159 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | YES! | |
2008 - Top 10
| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Points Gauge | Predicted Champ | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NC (0) | Sims2, Verdon | 162 | 162 |
| Kansas | 75% | 128 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | YES! | |
| 2 | (+2) | Remmers, Judd | 154 | 154 |
| Kansas | 73% | 144 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | YES! | |
| 3 | (+7) | wall, erika | 146 | 146 |
| Kansas | 67% | 128 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | YES! | |
| 4 | (+10) | Johnson, Ron | 142 | 142 |
| Kansas | 65% | 143 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | YES! | |
| 5 | (+10) | Poulson, Lisa | 141 | 141 |
| Kansas | 71% | 143 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | YES! | |
| 6 | (+9) | Burke, Ted (3) | 141 | 141 |
| Kansas | 71% | 124 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | YES! | |
| 7 | (+15) | Reed, Paul3 | 135 | 135 |
| Kansas | 71% | 155 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | YES! | |
| 8 | (+15) | Payne, Donny | 131 | 131 |
| Kansas | 65% | 143 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | YES! | |
| 9 | (+29) | Payne, Donny 2 | 123 | 123 |
| Kansas | 60% | 143 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 10t | (-8) | Stevens, Bob w (2) | 123 | 123 |
| Memphis | 65% | 138 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | NO | |
| 10t | (-8) | Stevens, Bob W | 123 | 123 |
| Memphis | 65% | 138 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | NO | |
2009 - Top 10
| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Points Gauge | Predicted Champ | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NC (0) | Robert Tindal | 147 | 147 |
| N. Carolina | 76% | 158 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | YES! | |
| 2 | NC (0) | Gill, RyAnne | 143 | 143 |
| N. Carolina | 76% | 135 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 3 | (+1) | Swallow, Bob 2 | 138 | 138 |
| N. Carolina | 73% | 160 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 4 | (+2) | Stokes, Summer | 137 | 137 |
| N. Carolina | 73% | 157 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 5 | (+3) | Herrick, Jeffe | 136 | 136 |
| N. Carolina | 75% | 161 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 6 | (+3) | Hoy,Tom1 | 135 | 135 |
| N. Carolina | 78% | 162 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 7 | (+2) | Gill III, Robert | 135 | 135 |
| N. Carolina | 71% | 108 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 8 | (+6) | Hazelwood, Chris | 133 | 133 |
| N. Carolina | 73% | 167 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 9 | (+5) | Hudspeth, Darryl 3 | 133 | 133 |
| N. Carolina | 71% | 153 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 10 | (+4) | Stewart, Justin2 | 133 | 133 |
| N. Carolina | 71% | 115 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YES | |
| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Points Gauge | Predicted Champ | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NC (0) | Thompson, Rylan | 127 | 127 |
| Duke | 67% | 152 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 2 | (+4) | Jones,Gregory 1 | 121 | 121 |
| Duke | 65% | 148 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 3 | (+5) | Filios, M | 119 | 119 |
| Duke | 62% | 139 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 4 | (+4) | Delk,Jesse 4 | 119 | 119 |
| Duke | 63% | 142 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | YES! | |
| 5 | (+9) | Gill, Robert | 114 | 114 |
| Duke | 63% | 142 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 6 | (+15) | Davis, Mike | 110 | 110 |
| Duke | 60% | 128 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 7 | (+14) | Heath, Darren | 110 | 110 |
| Duke | 62% | 157 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 8 | (+20) | Hallgren2, Chris | 108 | 108 |
| Duke | 52% | 135 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 9 | (+20) | Magoo, Mr. | 106 | 106 |
| Duke | 60% | 130 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 10 | (-8) | Swallow, D | 94 | 94 |
| Kansas | 65% | 143 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | NO | |
2011 - Top 10
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| Place | Mover/ Loser | Name Last,First | Total Points | Possible Points | Points Gauge | Predicted Champ | Pick Pct. | Tie Break | Final | Picked Champ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | (+23) | Doyle | 109 | 109 |
| Connecticut | 56% | 87 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 2 | (+31) | Reed,Paul4 | 107 | 107 |
| Connecticut | 60% | 155 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 3 | (+78) | Miller, Craig | 101 | 101 |
| Connecticut | 52% | 120 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 4 | (+173) | McCormack, David | 92 | 92 |
| Connecticut | 48% | 137 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | YES! | |
| 5 | (-3) | White, W-4 | 88 | 88 |
| Notre Dame | 60% | 143 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | NO | |
| 6 | (+8) | peter mare | 79 | 79 |
| Florida | 60% | 142 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | NO | |
| 7 | (+7) | John Begley | 79 | 79 |
| Kansas | 60% | 154 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | NO | |
| 8t | (+12) | Julio the giraffe | 78 | 78 |
| Kansas | 59% | 174 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | NO | |
| 8t | (+12) | Julio the giraffe2 | 78 | 78 |
| Kansas | 59% | 174 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | NO | |
| 10 | (+14) | Tidal, robert1 | 77 | 77 |
| Purdue | 57% | 131 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | NO | |