NCAA: Pick Men’s Hoop Winner

Time to pick the winners.

Did not have much luck picking the Super Bowl winner?

Well, 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 75 entries, we will add at least one random prize. 

The semifinals feature Illinois against UConn in the first game, and Michigan versus Arizona 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

Illinois vs. UConn (pick one)

Michigan vs. Arizona (pick one)

Sample Entry

Illinois 80, Michigan 60

Margin of Victory 20

Total Points 14o.

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