Welcome to the 2024 B10 Pick'Em! All selections and/or edits need to be in by 9:00 PM Friday.
Here's the rules:
1. COPY AND PASTE your picks from the list below, or use exact formatting and spelling. This formatting will make things a lot easier for me (Excel spreadsheet is set up). Improper formatting will result in your team not being entered in the competition.
2. Pick ten wrestlers, one for each weight class.
3. You must pick one #1 seed, one #2 seed, one #3 seed, one #4 seed, one #5 seed, one #6 seed, one #7 seed, one #8 seed, one #9 seed, and one #10 seed. Note: Any wrestler seeded #9 thru #14 may be picked as a #9 or #10, but not more than one #9 seed.
4. We will base this on Pre-Seeds. If the pre-seeds are different from the final seeds, you keep that same wrestler and likely have two of the same seed.
5. If one of your wrestlers is scratched from the tournament, your pick will be changed to the wrestler with the same seed in that weight class. For scratched wrestlers seeded #9 thru #14, you will be given the #9 seed if you did not pick another #9 seed, or a #10 seed if you already have a #9 seed. If a scratched wrestler remains on the bracket, he will not be replaced.
6. If you screw up and list 2 wrestlers at the same weight or same seed, one of them will be eliminated and will score no points (same seed - higher weight is eliminated; same weight - lower seed is eliminated).
Scoring
However many pts (team pts not match pts) each of your wrestlers score is added to your team score. That total for all of your team is your team score. In essence, you are picking a team - let's say draft picks. Per the draft picks rules, you only get a #1 seed, 1 #2 seed, etc. to fill you team. You take your team to the B10s and however many pts they score (advancement + placement + bonus), that's your team score.
The numbers of teams have risen from 50 in 2015 to mid 80's in the last few years. The NCAA Pick'Em is normally in the low 100's. As the numbers continue to go up, the time commitment goes up on my part, especially for those who don't copy and paste (or use the same format & spelling). Therefore, Rule #1 will be strictly enforced.
Here's the rules:
1. COPY AND PASTE your picks from the list below, or use exact formatting and spelling. This formatting will make things a lot easier for me (Excel spreadsheet is set up). Improper formatting will result in your team not being entered in the competition.
2. Pick ten wrestlers, one for each weight class.
3. You must pick one #1 seed, one #2 seed, one #3 seed, one #4 seed, one #5 seed, one #6 seed, one #7 seed, one #8 seed, one #9 seed, and one #10 seed. Note: Any wrestler seeded #9 thru #14 may be picked as a #9 or #10, but not more than one #9 seed.
4. We will base this on Pre-Seeds. If the pre-seeds are different from the final seeds, you keep that same wrestler and likely have two of the same seed.
5. If one of your wrestlers is scratched from the tournament, your pick will be changed to the wrestler with the same seed in that weight class. For scratched wrestlers seeded #9 thru #14, you will be given the #9 seed if you did not pick another #9 seed, or a #10 seed if you already have a #9 seed. If a scratched wrestler remains on the bracket, he will not be replaced.
6. If you screw up and list 2 wrestlers at the same weight or same seed, one of them will be eliminated and will score no points (same seed - higher weight is eliminated; same weight - lower seed is eliminated).
Scoring
However many pts (team pts not match pts) each of your wrestlers score is added to your team score. That total for all of your team is your team score. In essence, you are picking a team - let's say draft picks. Per the draft picks rules, you only get a #1 seed, 1 #2 seed, etc. to fill you team. You take your team to the B10s and however many pts they score (advancement + placement + bonus), that's your team score.
The numbers of teams have risen from 50 in 2015 to mid 80's in the last few years. The NCAA Pick'Em is normally in the low 100's. As the numbers continue to go up, the time commitment goes up on my part, especially for those who don't copy and paste (or use the same format & spelling). Therefore, Rule #1 will be strictly enforced.
