Those of you familiar with me know that I like college basketball as much as I do qb. Those of you familiar with the group and its predecessors know I like to combine the two around late February to early March. It's that time again. THE 3RD ANNUAL QUIZBOWL FIELD OF 64! Here is the way this works: (1) Around this time, I solicit people to fill out the field. Everyone gets a vote. More on this later. (2) I compile the votes using my own formula and assemble a field of 64 that is kosher to the NCAA's rules of seeding. (3) People fill out their brackets and send them to me. (4) I announce the winners of the games based on the votes. Do not question me on this. Now, how to fill out your bracket: (a) You will see a list of teams from each conference. The teams in ALL CAPS were at an ACF Regional or NAQT Sectional, or placed in the top four in their CBI Regional. The order I choose for posting the teams is alphabetical, so think nothing of it. (b) Yes, I know teams like Chicago, Case Western, Swarthmore, etc., aren't on the list; If there's enough interest, we'll have a 32- or 64-team tournament for them, too. Okay? (c) You MUST choose at least one team from each conference. With 31 conferences, that leaves 33 at-large teams (play-in game be damned). (d) They are seeded in four groups of 1-16, such that there are four of each rank. The regions are East, Midwest, South, and West, but there is nothing preventing you from sending a team outside of their natural region (i.e., travel budget should not factor into your selection; assume all teams will accept bids). (e) Send this form to me at Durham_Devil_at_... so that I can tabulate the results. The form is due, oh, let's say Monday, February 26. (f) Don't think too hard about it. A list of eligible teams will be in the next post. Andy Goss
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