With the most optimistic Red Raider fans in our pool having picked their team to at best make the final four (no one picked them to make the championship, much less win it all), the pool suspense for tomorrow’s game is somewhat muted. At the end of the first final four game, a thrilling last second free throw comeback by UVA to defeat Auburn, first place in our pool was cemented with Gerald 2 guaranteed that position. In fact, 2nd place was also set with pool shark / stalwart TKC2 also in a risk-free position as the 2nd place finisher in our pool.
What remains is a contest between 6 entries for the remaining 3 places of honor. If Texas Tech wins we have the interesting outcome of DWG4 finishing in 3rd place, with DWG[2,3] in a tie for 4th and 5th, WITH exactly the same tiebreaker. At pool HQ we are scrambling through the obscure bylaws that will allow us to rank the final outcomes. Current legal advice points to ranking by alphanumeric order of the entry name, which would have DWG2 finishing slightly ahead of DWG3. Others at pool HQ believe that the final standings should be decided by a coin toss. Watch this space closely for further updates.
Should, however, UVA win it all tomorrow night, third place will go to DWG3, 4th to “Cans on Fire”, and we’ll have a tie at 5th between “TearDownTheWALL” and “Da”. TDTW and Da DO have different tie-breaker scores (with TDTW’s tie breaker being 127 and Da picking 135), so the pool legal team won’t be required to determine the final standings.