Weather Forums March Madness 2023

[Anti Marine Layer]

Welcome to March Madness 2023, Weather Forums version. I have found 110 recent posters and they are ranked according to a formula, shown below.

0.5 * (Member's Posts/Most Posts) + 0.5 * (Member's Reputation/Highest Reputation)

The top 68 members were picked. The results of this contest are based on the actual results of the NCAA Tournament. Colleges are ranked according to the BPI Tournament Rankings on ESPN.com. The ranked members have been matched up with the ranked colleges. If your college (in the table below) advances in the NCAA Tournament, you also advance. Can you make it to the Sweet 16 or the Elite 8 or the Final 4? Only one member wins, which will be determined by April 3.

You can see the rankings and the brackets below. Brackets will be updated as the NCAA Tournament takes place.

RankΞΞ	MemberName	PostsΞΞ	ReputationΞΞ	Score	College
1	TT-SEA	77889	28037	0.8396	Houston Cougars
2	SilverFallsAndrew	48252	41285	0.8097	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	snow_wizard	37018	33696	0.6457	Tennessee Volunteers
4	Deweydog	36584	27954	0.5734	UCLA Bruins
5	Phil	40150	21755	0.5212	Texas Longhorns
6	MossMan	28701	26158	0.5010	Purdue Boilermakers
7	Gradient Keeper	25863	25501	0.4749	UConn Huskies
8	Tom	25892	24621	0.4644	Gonzaga Bulldogs
9	Front Ranger	29023	11138	0.3212	Arizona Wildcats
10	MR.SNOWMIZER	11761	19945	0.3171	Kansas Jayhawks
11	hawkstwelve	12640	18345	0.3033	Baylor Bears
12	BLI snowman	15200	15177	0.2814	Creighton Bluejays
13	TigerWoodsLibido	16122	13518	0.2672	Marquette Golden Eagles
14	Meatyorologist	7306	16554	0.2474	Kentucky Wildcats
15	jaster220	11649	11293	0.2115	Xavier Musketeers
16	ShawniganLake	13675	9812	0.2066	Indiana Hoosiers
17	GHweatherChris	13298	9172	0.1964	Virginia Cavaliers
18	RentonHill	5417	12948	0.1916	Duke Blue Devils
19	Niko	12242	9243	0.1905	Texas A&M Aggies
20	Clinton	5403	10981	0.1677	Arkansas Razorbacks
21	SouthHillFrosty	5165	10671	0.1624	Iowa State Cyclones
22	Mr Marine Layer	16254	4542	0.1593	Saint Mary's Gaels
23	Blizzard777	7560	8879	0.1561	Kansas State Wildcats
24	IMoveALot_Weather	10142	6871	0.1483	San Diego State Aztecs
25	Rubus Leucodermis	6814	8034	0.1410	Maryland Terrapins
26	CentralNebWeather	6331	8195	0.1399	TCU Horned Frogs
27	Doinko	4549	8996	0.1382	Auburn Tigers
28	Hawkeye	6681	7143	0.1294	West Virginia Mountaineers
29	bainbridgekid	6478	7035	0.1268	Memphis Tigers
30	james1976	7983	6188	0.1262	Michigan State Spartans
31	Timmy Supercell	7330	5934	0.1189	Illinois Fighting Illini
32	Cascadia_Wx	3568	7339	0.1118	Providence Friars
33	Requiem	6557	5668	0.1107	Iowa Hawkeyes
34	Omegaraptor	6330	5375	0.1057	Miami Hurricanes
35	FroYoBro	5551	5585	0.1033	Utah State Aggies
36	Grizzcoat	4568	6000	0.1020	Florida Atlantic Owls
37	Frontal Snowsquall	6832	4432	0.0975	Northwestern Wildcats
38	T-Town	2404	5768	0.0853	Boise State Broncos
39	Slushy Inch	2671	5423	0.0828	NC State Wolfpack
40	Andie	5507	3752	0.0808	Drake Bulldogs
41	Phishy Wx	3232	4478	0.0750	Mississippi State Bulldogs
42	Timmy	4806	3475	0.0729	Penn State Nittany Lions
43	westMJim	3570	3471	0.0650	USC Trojans
44	Chewbacca Defense	2266	3906	0.0619	Missouri Tigers
45	VancouverIslandSouth	3435	3120	0.0598	Charleston Cougars
46	Tyler Mode	2029	3685	0.0577	VCU Rams
47	OmahaSnowFan	2688	3277	0.0569	Iona Gaels
48	Dave	2136	3086	0.0511	Kent State Golden Flashes
49	The Blob	1927	3013	0.0489	Pittsburgh Panthers
50	NWbyNW	1318	3085	0.0458	Arizona State Sun Devils
51	Madtown	2559	2308	0.0444	Nevada Wolf Pack
52	gabel23	2123	2505	0.0440	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
53	Sparky	2227	2343	0.0427	Furman Paladins
54	Eujunga	1974	2477	0.0427	Grand Canyon Lopes
55	Winterdog	2374	2132	0.0411	Vermont Catamounts
56	AlTahoe	1058	2567	0.0379	Colgate Raiders
57	Thunder98	2835	1512	0.0365	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
58	smerfylicious	1128	2194	0.0338	Montana State Bobcats
59	LowerGarfield	1296	2068	0.0334	Princeton Tigers
60	MillCreekMike	1445	1827	0.0314	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
61	OysterPrintout	775	2164	0.0312	Kennesaw State Owls
62	Cold Snap	904	2017	0.0302	UNC Asheville Bulldogs
63	Black Hole	2085	1186	0.0277	Northern Kentucky Norse
64	seattleweatherguy	3050	669	0.0277	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
65	Stacsh	1328	1317	0.0245	Howard Bison
66	Reg	2066	924	0.0245	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
67	Iceresistance	1451	1245	0.0244	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
68	MWG	849	1519	0.0238	Texas Southern Tigers

[Iceresistance]

Why am I #16? I don't even stand a chance!

[Anti Marine Layer]

18 minutes ago, Iceresistance said:

Why am I #16? I don't even stand a chance!

Too few posts. TT-SEA had 77889 and Moss Man had 28701.

[Iceresistance]

2 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Too few posts. TT-SEA had 77889.

Well, I joined here nearly a year ago. So the post number is really good for someone that has been here for nearly a year.

[TT-SEA]

21 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Too few posts. TT-SEA had 77889 and Moss Man had 28701.

I am pretty sure my post total was artificially adjusted by Fred to 50,000 a few years back as a joke.   

[Anti Marine Layer]

16 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I am pretty sure my post total was artificially adjusted by Fred to 50,000 a few years back as a joke.   

I thought he set it to 500,000 for a while. 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

I thought he set it to 500,000 for a while. 

I can't remember now.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Kinda sucks a player on my team murdered someone. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

@seattleweatherguy and @The Blob win the first 2 of the First Four

[FroYoBro]

Utah state? Ick.

[Anti Marine Layer]

First Four is done with @Iceresistance and @NWbyNW being today's winners.

[Iceresistance]

13 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

First Four is done with @Iceresistance and @NWbyNW being today's winners.

Well, I literally blew out @MWG

[Iceresistance]

@Front Ranger is out to @LowerGarfield in a HUGE upset!

[Iceresistance]

@Sparky has also beaten @GHweatherChris in a HUGE (Last second score) upset!

 

It's totally fine if I get beaten by @MossMan, it's very expected in the first place. I will accept defeat when that happens.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Half the round of 64 is over, leaving 48 members.

Biggest upsets today were @LowerGarfield over @Front Ranger and @Sparky over @GHweatherChris

[Iceresistance]

13 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Half the round of 64 is over, leaving 48 members.

Biggest upsets today were @LowerGarfield over @Front Ranger and @Sparky over @GHweatherChris

I don't think I'm going to make it to the 24...

[LowerGarfield]

18 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Half the round of 64 is over, leaving 48 members.

Biggest upsets today were @LowerGarfield over @Front Ranger and @Sparky over @GHweatherChris

Did you take the over?

[Iceresistance]

28 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

Did you take the over?

WDYM? Update the Bracket?

[Anti Marine Layer]

Massive upset as @Iceresistance knocks out @MossMan

[Iceresistance]

17 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Massive upset as @Iceresistance knocks out @MossMan

WHAT? IT'S THE LARGEST EVER!

[Iceresistance]

It's anyone's game between @Omegaraptor and @Andie!

[Anti Marine Layer]

Another big day today with only the second 16 seed to upset a 1 seed in NCAA Tournament History. 32 members remain. More games tomorrow.

[Iceresistance]

10 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Another big day today with only the second 16 seed to upset a 1 seed in NCAA Tournament History. 32 members remain. More games tomorrow.

Andie did not win, but it was CLOSE!

[Anti Marine Layer]

Another #1 seed goes down.

[Anti Marine Layer]

More upsets today as #15 @LowerGarfield makes the Sweet 16 and #1 @MR.SNOWMIZER loses to #8 @Clinton. The other half of the Sweet 16 will be decided tomorrow.

[Iceresistance]

9 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

More upsets today as #15 @LowerGarfield makes the Sweet 16 and #1 @MR.SNOWMIZER loses to #8 @Clinton. The other half of the Sweet 16 will be decided tomorrow.

Yeah, @LowerGarfield absolutely smoked @Chewbacca Defense

[Anti Marine Layer]

We're down to the Sweet 16 now. @Iceresistance is out. No more games until Thursday, but quite a few upsets the first two rounds.

[Iceresistance]

10 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

We're down to the Sweet 16 now. @Iceresistance is out. No more games until Thursday, but quite a few upsets the first two rounds.

That was expected sadly, I will accept defeat to @Grizzcoat

[Anti Marine Layer]

Half of the Elite 8 are set. We've got @Grizzcoat and @Blizzard777 as the 2 remaining contenders in the East and @Gradient Keeper and @Tom as the 2 remaining contenders in the West.

[Blizzard777]

9 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Half of the Elite 8 are set. We've got @Grizzcoat and @Blizzard777 as the 2 remaining contenders in the East and @Gradient Keeper and @Tom as the 2 remaining contenders in the West.

Go Blizzard777!!!  
 

Pretty fun you did this

[Anti Marine Layer]

It's down to the Elite 8 with all 4 number 1 seeds gone. @IMoveALot_Weather and @BLI snowman remain in the South while @Omegaraptor and @Phil remain in the Midwest.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Congratulations to @Grizzcoat for winning the East and taking the first spot in the Final Four.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Congratulations to @Gradient Keeper for winning the West and taking the second spot in the Final Four.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Congratulations to @IMoveALot_Weather for winning the South and taking the third spot in the Final Four. You'll be up against @Grizzcoat next.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Congratulations to @Omegaraptor for winning the Midwest and taking the last spot in the Final Four. You'll be up against @Gradient Keeper next.

Not a single 1-3 seed survived in a year full of upsets.

[Gradient Keeper]

On 3/12/2023 at 9:55 PM, Mr Marine Layer said:

Welcome to March Madness 2023, Weather Forums version. I have found 110 recent posters and they are ranked according to a formula, shown below.

0.5 * (Member's Posts/Most Posts) + 0.5 * (Member's Reputation/Highest Reputation)

The top 68 members were picked. The results of this contest are based on the actual results of the NCAA Tournament. Colleges are ranked according to the BPI Tournament Rankings on ESPN.com. The ranked members have been matched up with the ranked colleges. If your college (in the table below) advances in the NCAA Tournament, you also advance. Can you make it to the Sweet 16 or the Elite 8 or the Final 4? Only one member wins, which will be determined by April 3.

You can see the rankings and the brackets below. Brackets will be updated as the NCAA Tournament takes place.

RankΞΞ	MemberName	PostsΞΞ	ReputationΞΞ	Score	College
1	TT-SEA	77889	28037	0.8396	Houston Cougars
2	SilverFallsAndrew	48252	41285	0.8097	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	snow_wizard	37018	33696	0.6457	Tennessee Volunteers
4	Deweydog	36584	27954	0.5734	UCLA Bruins
5	Phil	40150	21755	0.5212	Texas Longhorns
6	MossMan	28701	26158	0.5010	Purdue Boilermakers
7	Gradient Keeper	25863	25501	0.4749	UConn Huskies
8	Tom	25892	24621	0.4644	Gonzaga Bulldogs
9	Front Ranger	29023	11138	0.3212	Arizona Wildcats
10	MR.SNOWMIZER	11761	19945	0.3171	Kansas Jayhawks
11	hawkstwelve	12640	18345	0.3033	Baylor Bears
12	BLI snowman	15200	15177	0.2814	Creighton Bluejays
13	TigerWoodsLibido	16122	13518	0.2672	Marquette Golden Eagles
14	Meatyorologist	7306	16554	0.2474	Kentucky Wildcats
15	jaster220	11649	11293	0.2115	Xavier Musketeers
16	ShawniganLake	13675	9812	0.2066	Indiana Hoosiers
17	GHweatherChris	13298	9172	0.1964	Virginia Cavaliers
18	RentonHill	5417	12948	0.1916	Duke Blue Devils
19	Niko	12242	9243	0.1905	Texas A&M Aggies
20	Clinton	5403	10981	0.1677	Arkansas Razorbacks
21	SouthHillFrosty	5165	10671	0.1624	Iowa State Cyclones
22	Mr Marine Layer	16254	4542	0.1593	Saint Mary's Gaels
23	Blizzard777	7560	8879	0.1561	Kansas State Wildcats
24	IMoveALot_Weather	10142	6871	0.1483	San Diego State Aztecs
25	Rubus Leucodermis	6814	8034	0.1410	Maryland Terrapins
26	CentralNebWeather	6331	8195	0.1399	TCU Horned Frogs
27	Doinko	4549	8996	0.1382	Auburn Tigers
28	Hawkeye	6681	7143	0.1294	West Virginia Mountaineers
29	bainbridgekid	6478	7035	0.1268	Memphis Tigers
30	james1976	7983	6188	0.1262	Michigan State Spartans
31	Timmy Supercell	7330	5934	0.1189	Illinois Fighting Illini
32	Cascadia_Wx	3568	7339	0.1118	Providence Friars
33	Requiem	6557	5668	0.1107	Iowa Hawkeyes
34	Omegaraptor	6330	5375	0.1057	Miami Hurricanes
35	FroYoBro	5551	5585	0.1033	Utah State Aggies
36	Grizzcoat	4568	6000	0.1020	Florida Atlantic Owls
37	Frontal Snowsquall	6832	4432	0.0975	Northwestern Wildcats
38	T-Town	2404	5768	0.0853	Boise State Broncos
39	Slushy Inch	2671	5423	0.0828	NC State Wolfpack
40	Andie	5507	3752	0.0808	Drake Bulldogs
41	Phishy Wx	3232	4478	0.0750	Mississippi State Bulldogs
42	Timmy	4806	3475	0.0729	Penn State Nittany Lions
43	westMJim	3570	3471	0.0650	USC Trojans
44	Chewbacca Defense	2266	3906	0.0619	Missouri Tigers
45	VancouverIslandSouth	3435	3120	0.0598	Charleston Cougars
46	Tyler Mode	2029	3685	0.0577	VCU Rams
47	OmahaSnowFan	2688	3277	0.0569	Iona Gaels
48	Dave	2136	3086	0.0511	Kent State Golden Flashes
49	The Blob	1927	3013	0.0489	Pittsburgh Panthers
50	NWbyNW	1318	3085	0.0458	Arizona State Sun Devils
51	Madtown	2559	2308	0.0444	Nevada Wolf Pack
52	gabel23	2123	2505	0.0440	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
53	Sparky	2227	2343	0.0427	Furman Paladins
54	Eujunga	1974	2477	0.0427	Grand Canyon Lopes
55	Winterdog	2374	2132	0.0411	Vermont Catamounts
56	AlTahoe	1058	2567	0.0379	Colgate Raiders
57	Thunder98	2835	1512	0.0365	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
58	smerfylicious	1128	2194	0.0338	Montana State Bobcats
59	LowerGarfield	1296	2068	0.0334	Princeton Tigers
60	MillCreekMike	1445	1827	0.0314	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
61	OysterPrintout	775	2164	0.0312	Kennesaw State Owls
62	Cold Snap	904	2017	0.0302	UNC Asheville Bulldogs
63	Black Hole	2085	1186	0.0277	Northern Kentucky Norse
64	seattleweatherguy	3050	669	0.0277	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
65	Stacsh	1328	1317	0.0245	Howard Bison
66	Reg	2066	924	0.0245	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
67	Iceresistance	1451	1245	0.0244	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
68	MWG	849	1519	0.0238	Texas Southern Tigers

Wow. This is REALLY cool! I had no idea this was going on. Thanks!

[Anti Marine Layer]

We have @IMoveALot_Weather and @Gradient Keeper in the final.

@Gradient Keeper won it last year as DJ Droppin

[Iceresistance]

13 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

We have @IMoveALot_Weather and @Gradient Keeper in the final.

@Gradient Keeper won it last year as DJ Droppin

Imagine if Gradient Keeper is the back-to-back TWF March Madness Champion...

[Iceresistance]

Tonight is when the moment of truth happens.

[Anti Marine Layer]

58 minutes ago, Iceresistance said:

Tonight is when the moment of truth happens.

We should know the winner in a few hours.