NCAA Tournament Central 2003
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March 18, 2003
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Revisit last year's stirring pool
The winner is .... Valerie Patti of the Phillipsburg Free Public Library. Her victory was achieved with rare panache, punctuated by Final Four bonus picks of Syracuse and Marquette. She gambled on 33 upsets, cashing in on a stunning 18 of them, six more than anyone else. Valerie also picked the largest number of winners (47 of 63). She picked only 30 favorites and all but one came home the winner. This marks the third straight year in which the pool has been won by a living human female.
The winner of the last two years, known as Maine Lobster but reported to be one Annie Merrill, was among four tied for second place. Josh Devoe was the only brave gambler to pick Syracuse as the ultimate winner. The final results are reported below.
Results after 63 games completed
Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Valerie Patti 90 0 47 18 - 33
2 Bruce Moon 86 0 47 12 - 19
nick smolansky 86 0 40 6 - 12
rmm016 86 0 43 5 - 10
Maine Lobster 86 0 45 8 - 15
6 Josh DeVoe 83 0 42 12 - 24
7 Susan Verbalis 81 0 44 6 - 13
8 Pook 79 0 42 11 - 26
9 *ALL SEEDS * 75 0 40 0 - 0
10 Bettie Smolansky 74 0 41 5 - 15
11 Humphrey 73 0 42 12 - 28
12 Invincible Lady 72 0 35 6 - 24
13 Oles 71 0 39 4 - 13
14 deadlast Haller 67 0 39 10 - 28
15 Veronica DeVoe 66 0 40 7 - 19
16 Kyle Slaton 65 0 34 4 - 23
17 Invincible 63 0 32 5 - 24
18 HRWhitcomb 62 0 38 8 - 23
GWhitcomb 62 0 38 3 - 16
20 Elizabeth Mendenhall 53 0 37 8 - 31
21 Emma 46 0 32 2 - 23
22 Carly 43 0 33 5 - 28
23 Denny 39 0 30 2 - 23
24 Joshua J. Hermias 38 0 27 6 - 37
Results after 60 games completed
Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners 61 62 63
1 Bruce Moon 86 0 47 12 - 18
rmm016 86 6 43 5 - 8 Tex
Maine Lobster 86 0 45 8 - 12
4 Valerie Patti 84 6 46 17 - 30 Syr
5 Susan Verbalis 81 6 44 6 - 11 Tex
6 nick smolansky 80 6 39 5 - 11 Syr
7 *ALL SEEDS * 75 6 40 0 - 0 Tex
8 Bettie Smolansky 74 0 41 5 - 12
9 Humphrey 73 0 42 12 - 25
Pook 73 12 41 10 - 23 Kans Kans
11 Invincible Lady 72 0 35 6 - 21
12 Oles 71 6 39 4 - 11 Tex
Josh DeVoe 71 12 40 10 - 21 Syr Syr
14 deadlast Haller 67 0 39 10 - 25
15 Veronica DeVoe 66 0 40 7 - 16
16 Kyle Slaton 65 0 34 4 - 20
17 Invincible 63 6 32 5 - 22 Tex
18 HRWhitcomb 62 0 38 8 - 20
GWhitcomb 62 0 38 3 - 13
20 Elizabeth Mendenhall 53 0 37 8 - 28
21 Emma 46 0 32 2 - 20
22 Carly 43 0 33 5 - 25
23 Denny 39 0 30 2 - 20
24 Joshua J. Hermias 38 0 27 6 - 34
Results after 48 games completed Bonus Picks
Player Total Potential Games Upset still alive
Place Points Points Won Winners S E MW W
1 Valerie Patti 50 15 40 11 - 16 Syr Marq Duke
2 Bruce Moon 49 15 39 9 - 12 Tex Kent zona
3 Humphrey 48 20 37 9 - 14 Tex Okl Wisc Duke
Susan Verbalis 48 20 37 5 - 7 Tex Okl Kent Duke
5 Vronica DeVoe 46 15 35 6 - 10 Conn Kent zona
Josh DeVoe 46 20 35 8 - 15 Conn Syr Kent zona
6 Elizabeth Mendenhall 45 15 35 8 - 16 Conn Pitt Duke
bettie smolansky 45 15 35 5 - 8 Tex Kent Duke
rmm016 45 15 34 3 - 5 Tex Kent zona
Maine Lobster 45 15 36 5 - 8 Okl Kent Kans
10 Carly 43 10 33 5 - 11 Kent zona
11 ALL SEEDS 42 20 33 0 - 0 Tex Okl Kent zona
oles smolansky 42 20 33 4 - 8 Tex Okl Kent zona
nick smolansky 42 20 32 3 - 8 Tex Syr Kent zona
deadlast haller 42 15 34 6 - 12 Conn Marq Duke
HRWhitcomb 42 15 33 7 - 15 Okl Kent zona
GWhitcomb 42 20 33 3 - 8 Mary Okl Kent Duke
17 Pook 41 10 33 7 - 15 Kent Duke
Emma 41 15 32 2 - 7 Tex Kent zona
19 Denny 39 15 30 2 - 7 Okl Kent zona
20 Kyle Slaton 36 10 28 2 - 12 Syr Kent
21 Invincible Lady 35 20 27 5 - 17 Tex Okl Pitt Duke
22 Invincible 34 20 26 4 - 16 Tex Okl Kent Duke
23 Joshua J. Hermias 33 10 27 5 - 19 Kent Kans