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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Seven still alive in Challenge
Heading into the Final Four, seven entries still have a shot at winning the 2007 Hoop Time Bracket Challenge.

Best we can figure, here is who is in contention:

96Bison03Quaker currently leads the pack with 546 points. In addition to ranking first in the Hoop Time challenge group, that ranks tied for 236th out of over 15,000 entries in the wider contest run by sportsnet.ca.

If Florida and OSU make the final, with Florida winning, Georgetown beats Florida in the final 96Bison03Quaker will claim the Hoop Time title.

Currently second is EricatBucknell with 541 points. Eric is also in the top 300 overall, tied for 291st. Eric wins the challenge if Georgetown beats Florida in the final Florida and OSU make the final, with Florida winning.

But if those two meet in the final with OSU winning, BKing, currently in sixth place with 492 points, would leapfrog to the top of the heap.

Editor's note: We originally had 93Bison and EricatBU's picks reversed in this morning's original post)

Krause is currently third with 535 points, but his bracket is a dead as the Oregon Ducks he picked to win it all. Fourth-place Alezan (518 points) is also out of contention thanks to the Kansas Jayhawks, who Alezan picked to make the final (and lose to G-town).

In fifth place is falconkid with 513 points. A Florida win over Georgetown in the final would give falconkid the championship.

GoGate07, seventh with 482 points, wins if UCLA face G-town in the final, with the Bruins coming away with the national title. If those teams meet with the Hoyas winning it all, EWT112, who is in 14th with 445 points, would win the challenge.

None of the entries currently ranked between GoGate07 and EWT112 can win, either because they have picked champions who are already eliminated or duplicated the picks of contestants already above them in the standings.
Published at 6:53 AM by Hoop Time.
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