Picking Contest Results for Week #1; Enter Week #2

The first installment of the contests proved to be a kind one, and scores were high despite two upsets in Division I. See the details below and on the contest pages for Men's Division I and Men's Division III, which contain links for the weekly results in both alpha order by user name and in ranked order by number of games picked correctly and then number of points assigned in those games.

Above the main table are links to the overall results, also available in alpha or ranked order. We're declaring weekly winners, so feel to enter as many or as few installments as you wish. You can locate your score most easily using the alpha lists, although the rank-ordered listings will show how you stack up versus the field.

Notes

(1) For the overall results, we will drop the lowest score for people who enter every week. However, if you get a lower score or miss an installment down the road, the previously dropped score will re-enter the picture.

(2) Starting with Week #6 and continuing to the finish, the tables of overall results will include everyone who has entered at least n-2 of the n weeks to date.


Results for Week #1 of the Contest

Men's Division I

In this week's installment, although there were many excellent scores by contestants, two upsets mattered. As a result, just one person managed to have a perfect slate. The winner is:

Laxtap
The two runners-up, based on confidence points, along with the many others who missed just one game on the week, are:


Check the tables on the contest pages to determine where you stand for this contest and overall, but see the note at the top regarding the dropping of the lowest score for those who enter every week.

How did the picks of the consensus fare? Just two winners (Penn and St. John's) were missed, but contestants choose their opponents 95% and 71% of the time, respectively.

Penn 5%	UVa 98%	StJ. 29%	UNC 96%	Denv. 79%	Pri. 77%	UMd 55%	Geo. 51%	ND 86%	Syr. 93%
Duke 95%	Stony 2%	Yale 71%	Fair. 4%	Leh. 21%	Hof. 23%	Loy. 45%	Navy 49%	PSU 14%	Army 7%
Penn 14	UVa 13	StJ. 10	UNC 10	Denv. 18	Pri. 10	UMd 12	Geo. 9	ND 10	Syr. 6
Duke 9	Stony 7	Yale 9	Fair. 9	Leh. 10	Hof. 7	Loy. 10	Navy 8	PSU 9	Army 2
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