Time to pick the winners.

Here is your chance to pick the National Champion in men’s college basketball. Simply check out the semifinals, pick the survivors of those games and then the final score of the title game. Choosing a semifinal correctly earns a contestant two points and picking the national champion correctly earns the contestant five points. Margin of victory will be the first tiebreaker and total points the second. We will start with a first prize of a $20 gift card, a second prize of $15 and a third of $10.

One entry per person. Contest open to the E.O. Smith school community. Entries are free; prizes donated by The Panther Press. If we receive more than 50 entries, we will add at least one random prize. 

The semifinals feature Purdue against North Carolina State in the first game, and UConn versus Alabama in the second game. Note: You only need to pick the championship game and final score, since picking that game will show who you have winning in the semifinals.

Your entry should look as follows with your national championship game pitting a winner from each game. Put the winner first.

Semifinals

Purdue vs. North Carolina State (pick one)

UConn vs. Alabama (pick one)

Sample Entry

North Carolina State 77, Alabama 67

Margin of Victory 10

Total Points 144.

Use the comment box to enter. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Also make sure you surf The Panther Press for some of the newest stories just posted. Consider writing about your club or team or just submitting photos for a photo gallery. See Mr. Kennedy in Room 219 if you are interested.