The Expanda-Draft Cometh

The Expanda-Draft aspect of this contest was put in for several reasons - to allow players to pick up teams that surprised everyone and are marching towards an NCAA birth, to add the possibility of "tweaking" your squad to improve your chances - especially for those bottom dwellers, and to give players a chance to pick up mid and low major conference teams that look like they are going to stomp their way into the Big Dance.

As we think about our draft options, consider these point rules:

- A team that wins a major conference (6) regular season earns 9 points
- A team that wins a mid-major conference (9) regular season earns 7 points
- A team that wins a non-major conference regular season earns 6 points
- A team that wins a major conference (6) tournament earns 7 points
- A team that wins a mid-major conference (9) tournament earns 5 points
- A team that wins a non-major conference (16) tournament earns 4 points
- A team that completes the regular conference season undefeated earns +3 points.

This is where a non-major team can be worth drafting - they win a dozen games (12 points) plus win their conference (6 pts) and tournament (4 pts). Plus keep in mind...

- Each team that makes the NCAA tourney receives 3 points

So while picking up a major conference team like Cincy or Virginia has the advantage of possible points against Duke or Pittsburgh, they may not see any of the points above.


RULES OF THE INTERIM DRAFT & RELEASE

- The last week of January, each player must draft 2 additional teams.

- Draft order will utilize snake method, with pick 1 going to last place point earner

- A voluntary third round will take place following the 2-round draft, in which one team from the original roster can be dropped and a new team picked up. All existing points from original team will remain. Order will continue snake method from round 2.

- Points will begin to be earned by the new teams on February 2, and new points will no longer be added for the discarded team effective February 2.


The draft order is set following the last game on: Sunday, January 23, 2011. Due to the number of picks, we'll be looking to get going right away Monday Jan 24. Current Draft Order if it happened today:

1. Musashisan 113 (79-49)
2. Slake B 116 (72-48)
3. Some Guy in Illinois 125 (81-43)
4. Jutdog 131 (83-40)
5. Jaybird 142 (89-39)
6.....


Top Major and Mid-Major Teams on the Radar:

1. Cincinnatti (16-1)
2. Virginia (10-6 every game is head to head)
3. Nebraska (13-3)
4. UCF (14-1)
5. Hostra (5-0 conf with 3 other players in)
6. Arkansas (11-4)
7. Boise St (4-0 conf)
8. Cleveland State (15-3)
9. Colorado St (11-5)
10. Tulane (12-4)
11. Marshall (12-4)
12. James Madison (13-3)
13. Iowa St (13-4)
14. George Washington (3-0 conf play; 10-5)
15. Duquense (2-0 conf play; 10-5)
16. Portland (12-4)

Drafted Teams by Conference (for your pleasure)

The round by round draft picks are on the post below, but this "bonus" post shows which teams have been drafted (and by whom) by conference. Majors first, Mids and Minors after.

MAJORS

ACC
2. Duke (Gunz)
9. North Carolina (Jutdog)
14. Virginia Tech (Mad Mader)
32. Florida State (Akaoni)
38. North Carolina St. (SGII)
49. Maryland (Slake B)
53. Miami (Musashisan)
54. Clemson (Gunz)
69. Wake Forest (Mooseye)
89. Boston College (McGrumps)
98. Georgia Tech (Jaybird)

Big East
6. Villanova (Akaoni)
7. Pittsburgh (Jaybird)
13. Syracuse (Mad Mader)
23. West Virginia (Slake B)
25. Georgetown (Gunz)
42. Marquette (McGrumps)
50. St. John's (Babblemur)
57. Louisville (Boaris)
61. Seton Hall (Jutdog)
62. UCONN (Mooseye)
65. Notre Dame (Mad Mader)

Big 10
1. Michigan State (Musashisan)
3. Purdue (Babblemur)
4. Ohio St. (Slake B)
15. Illinois (Some Guy in Illinois)
28. Wisconsin (Gunz)
32. Minnesota (The CEO)
58. Northwestern (Akaoni)
91. Penn State (Mad Mader)
104. Iowa (Musashisan)

Big 12
5. Kansas St. (Boaris)
10. Kansas (Mooseye)
18. Texas (Jutdog)
19. Missouri (The CEO)
27. Baylor (Musashisan)
39. Texas A&M (Mad Mader)
51. Oklahoma State (Gunz)
76. Colorado (Babblemur)
99. Texas Tech (Akaoni)

SEC
11. Kentucky (McGrumps)
17. Florida (Mooseye)
22. Tennessee (Boaris)
29. Georgia (Babblemur)
45. Vanderbilt (The CEO)
59. Mississippi St (Jaybird)
64. Ole Miss (SGII)
78. Alabama (Musashisan)

Pac 10
12. Washington (Some Guy in Illinois)
33. Arizona (Jaybird)
40. UCLA (Mad Mader)
52. Arizona State (Musashisan)
60. Washington St. (The CEO)
77. Stanford (Gunz)
81. USC (Babblemur)
82. Oregon (Slake B)


MID MAJORS: Atl 10, MWC, MVC, CUSA, Horizon, WAC, WCC, MAC & CAA

Atlantic 10
20. Temple (Jaybird)
30. Xavier (Slake B)
37. Richmond (McGrumps)
47. Dayton (Akaoni)
66. St. Louis (Mad Mader)
70. Rhode Island (Jutdog)
88. Charlotte (Mooseye)

CUSA
16. Memphis (McGrumps)
46. UTEP (Jaybird)
73. Southern Miss (Akaoni)
74. UAB (Boaris)
90. Tulsa (SGII)

Missouri Valley
26. Northern Iowa (Musashisan)
36. Wichita St (Mooseye)
84. Missouri St. (Akaoni)
85. Creighton (Jaybird)
103. Bradley (Gunz)

Mountain West
24. San Diego St. (Babblemur)
35. BYU (Jutdog)
43. New Mexico (Mooseye)
48. UNLV (Boaris)

WCC
8. Gonzaga (The CEO)
63. St. Mary's (McGrumps)
83. Loyola Marymount (Boaris)

Horizon
21. Butler (Akaoni)
75. Wright St. (Slake B)
96. Detriot (Jutdog)

Colonial
44. Old Dominion (Jutdog)
80. VCU (Gunz)
93. George Mason (SGII)

WAC
31. Utah State (Boaris)
67. New Mexico St. (SGII)

MAC
55. Ohio (Babblemur)
101. Miami Ohio (Slake B)


MINORS

Ivy
56. Cornell (Slake B)
100. Princeton (Boaris)

Big West
79. Long Beach St. (Musashisan)
86. UC Santa Barbara (The CEO)

Sun Belt
92. North Texas (Mad Mader)
95. Western Kentucky (MooseEye)

OVC
41. Murray State (SGII)

Summit
68. Oakland (McGrumps)

Southern
71. Wofford (The CEO)

MEAC
72. Morgan State (Jaybird)

Big Sky
87. Weber State (Jutdog)

NEC
94. Quinnipiac (McGrumps)

MAAC
97. Fairfield (CEO)

America East
102. Maine (Babblemur)

2010-11 Draft Begins

Round one of the Draft has begun. When you are up you can pick your team by either:
1. Posting it in a comment here with your name.
2. Emailing everyone or just emailing myself or Jut
3. Calling myself or Jut.

ROUND ONE
1. Musashisan - Michigan State (Big 10)
2. Gunz - Duke (ACC)
3. Babblemur - Purdue (Big 10)
4. Slake B - Ohio State (Big 10)
5. Boaris - Kansas State (Big 12)
6. Akaoni - Villanova (Big East)
7. Jaybird - Pitt (Big East)
8. The CEO - Gonzaga (WCC)
9. Jutdog - North Carolina (ACC)
10. Mooseye - Kansas (Big 12)
11. McGrumpy - Kentucky (SEC)
12. Some Guy in Illinois - Washington (Pac 10)
13. Mad Mader - Syracuse (Big East)

Round Two
14. Mad Mader - Virginia Tech (ACC)
15. Some Guy in Illinois - Illinois (Big 10)
16. McGrumps - Memphis (CUSA)
17. Mooseye - Florida (SEC)
18. Jutdog - Texas (Big 12)
19. The CEO - Missouri (Big 12)
20. Jaybird - Temple (A-10)
21. Akaoni - Butler (Horizon?)
22. Boaris - Tennessee (SEC)
23. Slake B - West Virginia (Big East)
24. Babblemur - San Diego St. (MWC)
25. Gunz - Georgetown (BigEast)
26. Musashisan - Northern Iowa (MVC)

ROUND THREE
27. Musashisan - Baylor (Big 12)
28. Gunz - Wisconsin (Big 10)
29. Babblemur - Georgia (SEC)
30. Slake B - Xavier (A 10)
31. Boaris - Utah State (WAC)
32. Akaoni - Florida State (ACC)
33. Jaybird - Arizona (Pac 10)
34. The CEO - Minnesota (Big 10)
35. Jutdog - BYU (MWC)
36. Mooseye - Wichita State (MVC)
37. McGrumpy - Richmond (A-10)
38. Some Guy in Illinois - NC State (ACC)
39. Mad Mader - Texas A&M (Big 12)

ROUND FOUR
40. Mad Mader - UCLA (Pac 10)
41. Some Guy in Illinois - Murray State (Ohio Valley)
42. McGrumps - Marquette (Big East)
43. Mooseye - New Mexico (MWC)
44. Jutdog - Old Dominion (Colonial)
45. The CEO - Vanderbilt (SEC)
46. Jaybird - UTEP (CUSA)
47. Akaoni - Dayton (A-10)
48. Boaris - UNLV (MWC)
49. Slake B - Maryland (ACC)
50. Babblemur - St. John's (Big East)
51. Gunz - Oklahoma State (Big 12)
52. Musashisan - Arizona State (Pac 10)

ROUND FIVE
53. Musashisan - Miami (ACC)
54. Gunz - Clemson (ACC)
55. Babblemur - Ohio (MAC)
56. Slake B -Cornell (Ivy)
57. Boaris - Louisville (Big East)
58. Akaoni - Northwestern (Big 10)
59. Jaybird - Mississippi St. (SEC)
60. The CEO - Washington St (Pac 10)
61. Jutdog - Seton Hall (Big East)
62. Mooseye - UCONN (Big East)
63. McGrumpy - St. Mary's (WCC)
64. Some Guy in Illinois - Ole Miss (SEC)
65. Mad Mader - Notre Dame (Big East)

ROUND SIX
66. Mad Mader - St. Louis (A-10)
67. Some Guy in Illinois - New Mexico St (WAC)
68. McGrumps - Oakland (Summit)
69. Mooseye - Wake Forest (ACC)
70. Jutdog - Rhode Island (A-10)
71. The CEO - Wofford
72. Jaybird - Morgan State (MEAC)
73. Akaoni - Southern Miss (CUSA)
74. Boaris - UAB (CUSA)
75. Slake B - Wright State (Horizon)
76. Babblemur - Colorado (Big 12)
77. Gunz - Stanford (Pac 10)
78. Musashisan - Alabama (SEC)

ROUND SEVEN
79. Musashisan - Long Beach St (Big West)
80. Gunz - VCU (Colonial)
81. Babblemur - USC (Pac 10)
82. Slake B - Oregon (Pac 10)
83. Boaris - Loyola Marymount (WCC)
84. Akaoni - Missouri State (MVC)
85. Jaybird - Creighton (MVC)
86. The CEO - UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
87. Jutdog - Weber State (Big Sky)
88. Mooseye - Charlotte (A-10)
89. McGrumpy - Boston College (ACC)
90. Some Guy in Illinois - Tulsa (CUSA)
91. Mad Mader - Penn State (Big 10)

ROUND EIGHT
92. Mad Mader - North Texas (Sun Belt)
93. Some Guy in Illinois - George Mason (Colonial)
94. McGrumps - Quinnipiac (NEC)
95. Mooseye - Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
96. Jutdog - Detriot (Horizon)
97. The CEO - Fairfield (MAAC)
98. Jaybird - Georgia Tech (ACC)
99. Akaoni - Texas Tech (Big 12)
100. Boaris - Princeton (Ivy)
101. Slake B - Miami (OH)
102. Babblemur - Maine (Amer East)
103. Gunz - Bradley (MVC)
104. Musashisan - Iowa Hawkeyes!

2010-2011 Draft Order Announced!!!

The 2010-2011 Babblemur BBall Contest Draft Order has been determined!

Watch the video to see the order. Remember, after the first round, the person picking last (#13th) picks first (#14) in the next round. It is the snake method, you know.

The player with the #1 pick this year may go ahead and select their team any time! There is no pressure though to hurry yet but as soon as you know who you want go ahead and post it here in the comments so the next person can pick.

And we're off!

2010 - 11 Babblemurball Challengers

The challenge is just about set. Draft order will be determined in about 3-4 weeks. To view last years episode, click here.

1. Jutdog, Oshkosh, WI (defending champion, hall of fame)

2. Gunz, Menasha, WI (last year's runner-up)

3. Akaoni, Iowa City, Iowa

4. Babblemur, Oshkosh, WI

5. Boaris, New Berlin, WI

6. Jaybird, Las Vegas (hall of fame)

7. The CEO, Brookfield, WI

8. NotaTurtle, Iowa City, Iowa (waiting on confirmation but almost certainly in)

9. Some Guy In Illinois (SGII), Somewhere in Illinois

10. Musashisan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

11. MadMader, Appleton, WI (Newcomer)

12. Samic the Hawk, Miami, OH, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)

13. Mooseye, Cornfield, Iowa, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)

2010-2011 Season Just Around the Corner

Midnight Madness is now only 12 weeks away. In the next few weeks we'll be looking to confirm participation for this next season, as well as looking to solidify our rules concerning the NCAA tourney shake up and other league proposals.

For a bit of news, Babblemur has resigned from his municipal post of Chair on a powerful advisory board so as to dedicate more time to this year's preparations. Babs has yet to win his own contest, and has posted the worst score in the long history of the league. Early odds place him at 249-to-1.

Best and Worst of 09/10 - Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of a 3 part look at this past season's draft, who was brilliant and who was an idiot.

Expandadraft:

~ Best: Temple by SGII. Pick 81 (first in expansion) bringing in 33 pts. Not too much thinking involved in this pick.
~ runner-up: Murray St by Jaybird. And. UTEP by Notaturtle - both bringing in 31 points.
~ Note: Gunz's Rhode Island is still alive, and could bring in a solind number of points from the NIT.

~ Worst: Virginia by Gunz. Pick 93 bringing in only 4 pts.
~ runner-up: Charlotte by CEO - dropped a shitty team to pick up an even worse one worth only 3 pts.


Round 8:

~ Best: Baylor by Akaoni, bringing in a huge 66 points from pick 66. This almost doubles the closest competitor from this round. This was one of the top 5 picks of the year.
~ runner-up: Northwestern by Jaybird and Houston by Boaris. The last picks in the regular draft, both teams brought in 36 points.

~ Worst: Radford by Jutdog. Despite preseason hype to win the league again, Radford only generated 17 wins all season, and produced no other bonuses. Pick 73
~ runner-up: Penn State by Notaturtle. Only 17 points. This team could not win a game. Pick 74.


Round 7:

~ Best: St Marys by Boaris, bringing in 56 points from the 61st pick. This team's points were significantly boosted by a strong and surprising run into the sweet 16.
~ runner-up: Cornell by Jutdog, bringing in 50 pts from the 69th pick. This is the third year that Jutdog snagged Cornell, and is likely the last, as this strong run into the sweet 16 was led by 6 seniors.

~ Worst: Niagara by Phunmunki, bringing in only 22 points from the 65th overall pick.
~ runner-up: Long Beach State by Notaturtle, with only 21 points scored by the 68th overall pick.

2009-2010 Draft Selections

DRAFT COMPLETE!

#1 Boaris - Kansas (Big 12)
#2 Jaybird - Kentucky (SEC)
#3 The CEO - Michigan State (Big 10)
#4 Some Guy in Illinois - North Carolina (ACC)
#5 Phunmunki (& sidekick ShinySparklePockets) - Villanova (Big East)
#6 Gunz - Duke (ACC)
#7 Akaoni - Texas (Big 12)
#8 NotaTurtle - Purdue (Big 10)
#9 Jutdog - West Virginia (Big East)
#10 Babblemur - California (Pac 10)

#11 Babblemur - Butler (Horizon)
#12 Jutdog - Tennessee (SEC)
#13 NotaTurtle - UCONN (Big East)
#14 Akaoni - Washington (Pac 10)
#15 Gunz - Mississippi State (SEC)
#16 Phunmunki - Michigan (Big 10)
#17 Some Guy in Illinois - Louisville (Big East)
#18 The CEO - Clemson (ACC)
#19 Jaybird - Georgetown (Big East)
#20 Boaris - Ohio State (Big 10)

#21 Boaris - Siena (MAAC)
#22 Jaybird - Dayton (A-10)
#23 The CEO - Oklahoma (Big 12)
#24 Some Guy in Illinois - Tulsa (CUSA)
#25 Phunmunki (& sidekick ShinySparklePockets) - Xavier (A-10)
#26 Gunz - UCLA (Pac 10)
#27 Akaoni - Illinois (Big 10)
#28 NotaTurtle - Georgia Tech (ACC)
#29 Jutdog - Minnesota (Big 10)
#30 Babblemur - Maryland (ACC)

#31 Babblemur - Vanderbilt (SEC)
#32 Jutdog - Kansas State (Big 12)
#33 NotaTurtle - Gonzaga (WCC)
#34 Akaoni - South Carolina (SEC)
#35 Gunz - Oklahoma State (Big 12)
#36 Phunmunki - Texas A&M (Big 12)
#37 Some Guy in Illinois - Arizona State (Pac 10)
#38 The CEO - Northern Iowa (MVC)
#39 Jaybird - Florida State (ACC)
#40 Boaris - Florida (SEC)

#41 Boaris - BYU (MWC)
#42 Jaybird - Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
#43 The CEO - Cincinnati (Big East)
#44 Some Guy in Illinois - Creighton (MVC)
#45 Phunmunki - Wake Forest (ACC)
#46 Gunz - Wisconsin (Big 10)
#47 Akaoni - Syracuse (Big East)
#48 NotaTurtle - Arizona (Pac 10)
#49 Jutdog - Utah State (WAC)
#50 Babblemur - Notre Dame (Big East)

#51 Babblemur - Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun)
#52 Jutdog - Boston College (ACC)
#53 NotaTurtle - Memphis (CUSA)
#54 Akaoni - Pittsburgh (Big East)
#55 Gunz - Old Dominion (Colonial)
#56 Phunmunki - Oregon St (Pac 10)
#57 Some Guy in Illinois - Ole Miss (SEC)
#58 The CEO - San Diego St (MWC)
#59 Jaybird - Nevada (WAC)
#60 Boaris - Seton Hall (ACC)

#61 Boaris - St. Mary's (WCC)
#62 Jaybird - Akron (MAC)
#63 The CEO - Oakland (Summit)
#64 Some Guy in Illinois - Missouri (Big12)
#65 Phunmunki - Niagara (MAAC)
#66 Gunz - UNLV (MWC)
#67 Akaoni - Virginia Tech (ACC)
#68 NotaTurtle - Long Beach St. (Big West)
#69 Jutdog - Cornell (Ivy)
#70 Babblemur - Richmond (A-10)

#71 Babblemur - Portland (WCC)
#72 Jutdog - Radford (Big South)
#73 NotaTurtle - Penn St. (Big 10)
#74 Akaoni - Baylor (Big 12)
#75 Gunz - Illinois St (MVC)
#76 Phunmunki - Alabama (SEC)
#77 Some Guy in Illinois - Wright St (Horizon)
#78 The CEO - Arkansas (SEC)
#79 Jaybird - Northwestern (Big20)
#80 Boaris - Houston (CUSA)

Draft Order Set!!!

This afternoon the draft order for the 3rd Annual Babblemur Basketball Contest was drawn, videotaped, and is posted below. This year we will have 10 (ten) players: Akaoni, Babblemur, Boaris, the CEO, Gunz, Jaybird, Jutdog, NotaTurtle, Phunmunki(& sidekick ShinySparklePockets), and Some Guy From Illinois.

Here is the video documentation of the draft order drawing, which was only done once, by Babblemur (left) and Jutdog (right) filmed by little ShinySparklePockets:



Here is a shot of the draft order board:



For the "imagery impaired", the draft order for round one will be:
1. Boaris
2. Jaybird
3. The CEO
4. Some Guy in Illinois
5. Phunmunki (& sidekick ShinySparklePockets)
6. Gunz
7. Akaoni
8. NotaTurtle
9. Jutdog
10. Babblemur :-(

Draft rules:

- Each player will draft 8 NCAA D-1 Men's Basketball Teams
- No team can be drafted by more than one player
- Round 1 draft order is chosen randomly
- Draft will follow snake draft method (team A picks 1 and 8, team B picks 2 and 7, etc)
- No player can draft more than 1 team from the same conference in the first 4 rounds
- No player can draft more than 2 teams from the same conference (in preseason)

Team Selection May Begin ANY TIME.