NCAA Bracket 2011 Prediction

With 9.22 quintillion possible outcomes, the brackets cannot be predicted with random choices, so it always helps to find some of the experts who can help fill out your brackets. Detailed predictions once the 2011 NCAA Bracket is choosen after selection Sunday.

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Number 1 seed Predictions - Ohio State, Kansas, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

Here are some basic help in filling out your NCAA bracket:

• Being an Engineer by trade, I like numbers. I compare the Sagarin ratings and the Greenfield numbers (shown below) and dump them into a massive spreadsheet, which I hope to post this year. I crunch the numbers to help pick the tough 8/9 picks and to locate potential upsets.
  
• Build at least 6 different brackets with different winners in each. With most contests with over 100 entries and high points for later rounds, you can't win unless you pick the winner. Along the same lines, pick a variety of Final Fours.
  
• You've got to pick a few upsets. Instead of picking the weakest high seed to fall, pick the strongest lower seed to win. For example, pick the strongest #12 to beat a #5 seed.
  
• Enter as many contests as possible from Sunday night to Wednesday night. I entered at least 40 in 2006. I always take of Monday as a vacation day to build my brackets. I normally make 6 brackets, but this year I'm going to try 12, but then pick a different winner to cover as many possibilities as possible. Enter all the Free ones, then try the $5 contests, etc until you are out of money or out of time!
  
• Use the Bracket Tracker® to organize which brackets you've entered and which strategy you used.

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