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It's great to have you back this year! We're still a few weeks out from Selection Sunday, which lands on March 15 this year. Please allow about 30 minutes or so to get the tournament entry page ready for your picks, but hopefully the page can be ready by about 630 or 7pm.
Once the tournament is underway, if your bookmark keeps bringing you back to this page, here is the correct address for updated standings: https://myfunshiningmoment.com/ncaa/index.html
Until things get started this year, here's a quick look back at the 1st place winners over the years:
Year
2026 ??? ???
2025 Craig Gonzales
2024 Paul Kelnhofer
2023 Elliot Smith
2022 George Simons
2021 Brandon Kay
2020 nobody
2019 Mike Kollat
2018 Christy Mulock
2017 Pam Smith
2016 Mason Luker
2015 Tony Ellenbecker
2014 Michelle Kasper
2013 Jory DeLoach
2012 Dan Mundt
2011 Megan Jacquet
2010 Scott Rollo
2009 Doug Hornburg
2008 Scott Majerus
2007 Christine Gall
2006 Mike Spindler
2005 Pat Smith
2004 Candace Pernsteiner
2003 Kelly Kreklau
2002 Dominic Pernsteiner
2001 Craig Gonzales
2000 Evelyn Smith
1999 Alex Smith
1998 Dominic Pernsteiner
1997 Pam Smith
1996 Paul Kelnhofer
1995 Jolene Sternweis
1992 Jonna Pinion
1991 Tim Martin
And here are some other notable all-time performances:
1st round - 30/32 Christy Mulock (2000)
2nd round - 16/16 Chris Mundt (2009)
3rd round - 8/8 accomplished by several over the years - including four pickers in 2025
All four Final Four teams correctly picked - most recently done by six pickers in 2025
So there you go, aim high in 2026!
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Scoring:
o Thursday / Friday 1st Round games - 1 point each
o Saturday / Sunday 2nd Round games - 2 points each
o Thursday / Friday Regional Semi-Finals - 3 points each
o Saturday / Sunday Regional Finals - 4 points each
o National Semi-Final games - 5 points each
o National Championship game - 6 points
Tiebreaker: (Closest over or under is awarded the place)
o Enter a single-game combined Total Points to break any ties in the standings.
o The Total Points scored in the last game to officially go "FINAL" will be the Tiebreaker total used at the end any prize-awarding round.
o The Total Points in the Championship game will be used to break any ties in the Final standings.
If necessary:
o 2nd Tiebreaker - Correct Champion Picked?
o 3rd Tiebreaker - Most teams correct in Field of 16
Deadline for brackets and payment will be Thursday March 19th at 11 AM. Early payment for MONEY IN THE BANK prize will be Friday night 11:59pm.
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The Entry fee is $20 cash in hand OR Venmo: @elliot24march (last 4 digits 0786) Venmo operators are standing by.
Pay your entry fee by 11:59pm on Friday March 13 and you will reserve a place in the MONEY IN THE BANK bracket for 2026. Watch for a link at the bottom of the web page to the MONEY IN THE BANK bracket, prior to the selection show on Sunday.
Prizes for top finishing brackets and other prizes TBD, but here are some prizes we've awarded over the years:
o 1st Round Leader
o 2nd Round Leader
o 3rd Round Leader
o Tournament Champion Pick
o Hall of Fame
o Don't Ever Give Up
o Money in the Bank
o Crystal Baller
o Record of the Year
So there are plenty of ways to enjoy all the action, from the First Four all the way to the Final Four and the Monday night Championship game.
Good luck and thanks for playing again this year!
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