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2025
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Jennifer Carlton nearly went wire to wire in the 2025 Basketball Bracket
Challenge. Only a brief change of leaders after the Elite 8 round prevented
Jennifer from running the table. The difference in the pool was that
Jennifer not only picked the eventual champion, she had the runner up correct
too. And that was the margin of victory.
Paul Acquaviva finished second. He was the primary challenger to Jennifer,
and was the one who held the lead after the Elite 8. Paul actually
finished the bracket challenge with the most games picked correctly. Paul picked
54 oft he 63 game and was one of a few sheets to have all four final four teams.
All of the top eight had eventual champion picked. So all the money
positions came down to the last night. Scott Newberry 2 finished third,
Ethan Eckerle was fourth and Doug Dearing rounded out the top five.
Jennifer scored the most points in round 1. Neal Schmidt 2 was the top
sheet of round 2. Scott Newberry 2 had the most points in the sweet 16
round. After that, there were a lot of sheets with the most points in the final
three rounds.
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Pay |
Rank |
Name |
Picks Count |
Points |
Max |
Correct Picks |
First Round |
Second
Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final Four |
Championship |
CHAMPION |
SOUTH |
WEST |
EAST |
MIDWEST |
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PP |
1 |
Jennifer Carlton |
63/63 |
363 |
363 |
52 |
184 |
48 |
40 |
33 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
2 |
Paul Acquaviva |
63/63 |
356 |
356 |
54 |
172 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
3 |
Scott Newberry 2 |
63/63 |
333 |
333 |
51 |
125 |
53 |
53 |
44 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
4 |
Ethan Eckerle |
63/63 |
315 |
315 |
46 |
141 |
44 |
39 |
33 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Iowa
State |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
PP |
5 |
Doug Dearing |
63/63 |
304 |
304 |
48 |
102 |
62 |
38 |
44 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
6 |
Mike King 2 |
63/63 |
302 |
302 |
48 |
128 |
61 |
33 |
22 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Wisconsin |
Houston |
|
V |
7 |
Jennifer Harrell |
63/63 |
297 |
297 |
48 |
120 |
46 |
45 |
44 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
PP |
8 |
Susan Murch |
63/63 |
293 |
293 |
46 |
144 |
54 |
31 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Iowa
State |
Florida |
Duke |
Kentucky |
|
PP |
9 |
Jamie Lafford |
63/63 |
291 |
291 |
50 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
9 |
Amy Melone 2 |
63/63 |
291 |
291 |
50 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
PP |
9 |
Neal Schmidt 2 |
63/63 |
291 |
291 |
50 |
122 |
75 |
45 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
V |
12 |
John Neltner |
63/63 |
288 |
288 |
43 |
116 |
36 |
45 |
33 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
PP |
13 |
Todd Mason |
63/63 |
287 |
287 |
48 |
143 |
53 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
Z |
14 |
Mark Douyere 2 |
63/63 |
277 |
277 |
45 |
131 |
42 |
40 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
PP |
15 |
Scott McPhail |
63/63 |
275 |
275 |
49 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
Z |
15 |
Mark Douyere |
63/63 |
275 |
275 |
49 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
15 |
Jonathan Kim |
63/63 |
275 |
275 |
49 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
C |
15 |
Eric Ruter |
63/63 |
275 |
275 |
49 |
133 |
53 |
45 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
19 |
William Robins |
63/63 |
274 |
274 |
46 |
148 |
41 |
47 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Alabama |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
V |
20 |
rob collins 02345 |
63/63 |
273 |
273 |
44 |
137 |
32 |
40 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
21 |
Amy Melone |
63/63 |
271 |
271 |
41 |
160 |
37 |
25 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
V |
21 |
Mike King |
63/63 |
271 |
271 |
46 |
121 |
47 |
38 |
33 |
32 |
0 |
Houston |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
23 |
Sj Anneken |
63/63 |
270 |
270 |
44 |
151 |
42 |
39 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
V |
23 |
brandon green |
63/63 |
270 |
270 |
46 |
144 |
39 |
38 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
duke |
Houston |
|
PP |
23 |
Chris Martin |
63/63 |
270 |
270 |
46 |
126 |
42 |
53 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
26 |
Chris Kline 7 |
63/63 |
268 |
268 |
40 |
136 |
33 |
19 |
22 |
32 |
26 |
Florida |
Iowa
State |
Florida |
Arizona |
Houston |
|
v |
27 |
Spencer Dixon |
63/63 |
266 |
266 |
45 |
118 |
60 |
39 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Florida |
Iowa
State |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
28 |
Zain Aziz 2 |
63/63 |
265 |
265 |
43 |
117 |
45 |
39 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Gonzaga |
|
V |
29 |
e butler |
63/63 |
264 |
264 |
40 |
128 |
35 |
26 |
33 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Gonzaga |
|
V |
30 |
Jonathan Kim 2 |
63/63 |
261 |
261 |
45 |
120 |
50 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
30 |
Jonathan Kim 3 |
63/63 |
261 |
261 |
45 |
120 |
50 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
30 |
Chris Kline 3 |
63/63 |
261 |
261 |
44 |
136 |
55 |
32 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
V |
30 |
Chris Kline 4 |
63/63 |
261 |
261 |
45 |
120 |
50 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
34 |
Mark Cleaveland |
63/63 |
259 |
259 |
45 |
135 |
46 |
40 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Michigan State |
Memphis |
Duke |
Houston |
|
v |
35 |
Spencer Dixon 2 |
63/63 |
254 |
254 |
45 |
136 |
57 |
39 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
36 |
Chris Kline 5 |
63/63 |
253 |
253 |
44 |
118 |
39 |
47 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
PP |
37 |
Percy Brown |
63/63 |
252 |
252 |
46 |
133 |
47 |
39 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
38 |
Kent Dixon |
63/63 |
250 |
250 |
41 |
123 |
36 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
39 |
Jonathan Kim 4 |
63/63 |
248 |
248 |
44 |
120 |
42 |
53 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
39 |
e butler 2 |
63/63 |
248 |
248 |
43 |
144 |
49 |
33 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Clemson |
|
V |
41 |
Katie Schwegman |
63/63 |
247 |
247 |
42 |
140 |
59 |
26 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Clemson |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Clemson |
|
V |
42 |
Rob Fain |
63/63 |
241 |
241 |
45 |
119 |
55 |
45 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
43 |
Michael Cutcher 2 |
63/63 |
240 |
240 |
39 |
103 |
35 |
38 |
22 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
44 |
Sj Anneken 2 |
63/63 |
239 |
239 |
39 |
137 |
33 |
31 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa
State |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
C |
45 |
David Lamb |
63/63 |
238 |
238 |
44 |
133 |
51 |
32 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
45 |
William Robins 2 |
63/63 |
238 |
238 |
38 |
120 |
38 |
27 |
11 |
16 |
26 |
Florida |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Wisconsin |
TEX/XAV |
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FF Balance |
47 |
Amanda Woolums |
63/63 |
237 |
237 |
44 |
133 |
36 |
46 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Tennessee |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
47 |
Bill Cohen 2 |
63/63 |
237 |
237 |
43 |
153 |
47 |
26 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
Maryland |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
C |
49 |
Chris Jackson |
63/63 |
234 |
234 |
43 |
120 |
50 |
31 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
50 |
Dara Perry |
63/63 |
232 |
232 |
41 |
118 |
33 |
32 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
Kansas |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
51 |
Michael Cutcher 3 |
63/63 |
230 |
230 |
39 |
125 |
52 |
31 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Drake |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
52 |
Braden Knight 2 |
63/63 |
229 |
229 |
40 |
138 |
26 |
32 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Kentucky |
|
V |
53 |
Michael Cutcher |
63/63 |
228 |
228 |
41 |
125 |
29 |
25 |
33 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Oregon |
Houston |
|
V |
53 |
Lisa Kim |
63/63 |
228 |
228 |
42 |
143 |
57 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Texas Tech |
Texas A&M |
Texas Tech |
BYU |
Purdue |
|
V |
55 |
Braden Knight |
63/63 |
227 |
227 |
40 |
129 |
45 |
26 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Michigan State |
St
Johns |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
PP |
56 |
Connor Carlton |
63/63 |
226 |
226 |
41 |
128 |
43 |
33 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Illinois |
|
PP |
57 |
Jeff Brown |
63/63 |
225 |
225 |
40 |
129 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
PP |
58 |
Neal Schmidt |
63/63 |
223 |
223 |
41 |
113 |
48 |
40 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Tennessee |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
59 |
Brad Hamant |
63/63 |
222 |
222 |
40 |
111 |
41 |
32 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Iowa
State |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
59 |
Mike King 3 |
63/63 |
222 |
222 |
42 |
115 |
47 |
38 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
61 |
Kevin Young |
63/63 |
220 |
220 |
39 |
95 |
49 |
38 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Auburn |
Auburn |
Missouri |
Alabama |
Houston |
|
PP |
61 |
Susan Murch 2 |
63/63 |
220 |
220 |
43 |
123 |
59 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Michigan State |
Michigan State |
St
Johns |
Wisconsin |
Tennessee |
|
V |
63 |
Zain Aziz |
63/63 |
215 |
215 |
37 |
106 |
39 |
32 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Michigan State |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
64 |
Jennifer Cleaveland |
63/63 |
211 |
211 |
36 |
111 |
42 |
20 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Auburn |
Texas Tech |
Oregon |
Houston |
|
C |
64 |
David Lamb 2 |
63/63 |
211 |
211 |
41 |
131 |
59 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Alabama |
Iowa
State |
Maryland |
Alabama |
Kentucky |
|
V |
66 |
Chris Kline |
63/63 |
210 |
210 |
39 |
115 |
47 |
26 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Michigan State |
Michigan State |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
V |
66 |
Mike King 4 |
63/63 |
210 |
210 |
41 |
110 |
46 |
32 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Michigan State |
Florida |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
PP |
68 |
Michael Carlton |
63/63 |
204 |
204 |
37 |
116 |
32 |
18 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Texas A&M |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Houston |
|
C |
68 |
David Stube |
63/63 |
204 |
204 |
38 |
136 |
38 |
19 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
St
Johns |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
|
V |
70 |
Dara Perry 2 |
63/63 |
198 |
198 |
37 |
94 |
36 |
41 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
Houston |
Michigan State |
texas Tech |
Arizona |
Houston |
|
PP |
71 |
Jeff Brown 2 |
63/63 |
194 |
194 |
36 |
129 |
24 |
19 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
Duke |
Auburn |
St
Johns |
Duke |
Tennessee |
|
V |
72 |
Tim Currey |
63/63 |
181 |
181 |
34 |
125 |
33 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Arizona |
Marquette |
Uconn |
Arizona |
Houston |
|
V |
73 |
Jessica Tooley |
63/63 |
178 |
178 |
35 |
119 |
47 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Ole
Miss |
Memphis |
BYU |
Kentucky |
|
V |
74 |
Scott Newberry |
63/63 |
174 |
174 |
34 |
88 |
36 |
39 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky |
Iowa
State |
Texas Tech |
Duke |
Kentucky |
|
V |
75 |
Krystal Parker |
63/63 |
152 |
152 |
30 |
110 |
35 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kansas |
Louisville |
Kansas |
Alabama |
Kentucky |
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