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PUNK the GENIUS: Sectional Team Pick 'em Game


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So you think you can Punk the Genius POTENTIAL Ratings?  Have at it.  Last year, Genius missed several sectional picks; so I'm sure it will happen again. 

 

Here's the game:  Simply pick 5 sectional winners that are different from Genius's picks below.  Then, list your 5 picks in the order that you have the most confidence.  (Example: 1. Reitz, 2. Columbus E., 3. Connersville, 4.Lake Central, 5.Mishawaka).  Then, if your number one pick is right, you get 10 points, 9 for number 2, 8 for number 3, and so on for the 5 picks.  No entries or editing after 8am EST on Saturday.  We'll calculate the winning entry on Saturday night or Sunday.

 

So...who can Punk the Genius?

 

 

1.    East Chicago Central

Favorite: Munster

Next: Lake Central (-19)

 

2.    Calumet

Favorite: Merrillville

Next: Hobart, Griffith (-100+)

 

3.    Crown Point

Favorite: Crown Point

Next: Hanover Central, Lowell (-100+)

 

4.    LaPorte

Favorite: Portage

Next: Chesterton (-55.5), New Prairie (-68)

 

5.    Mishawaka

Favorite: Penn

Next: Mishawaka (-25), SB Clay (-48)

 

6.    Plymouth

Favorite: Wawasee

Next: Culver Academies (-6.5), Warsaw (-11), Plymouth (-28.5)

 

7.    Twin Lakes

Favorite: Logansport

Next: Cass (-61.5), North White (-66.5)

 

8.    Lafayette Jefferson

Favorite: Delphi

Next: McCutcheon (-22.5), Benton Central (-44.5), Lafayette Jeff (-46)

 

9.    Elkhart Memorial

Favorite: Jimtown

Next: Fairfield (-12.5), Elkhart Memorial (-16.5), Goshen (-50)

 

10.  Westview

Favorite: Prairite Heights

Next: DeKalb (-23.5), East Noble (-61)

 

11.  Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Favorite: Carroll

Next: Bishop Dwenger (-50.5), Leo, Garrett (-70+)

 

12.  New Haven

Favorite: Homestead

Next: New Haven (-28), Woodlan (-50), Snider (-55.5), South Side (-61)

 

13.  Peru

Favorite: Huntington North

Next: Peru (-48), Northfield (-51)

 

14.  Oak Hill

Favorite: Kokomo

Next: Oak Hill (-19), Eastern (-22.5), Marion (-45), Western (-46)

 

15.  Jay County

Favorite: Bellmont

Next: South Adams (-52.5)

 

16.  Delta

Favorite: Yorktown

Next: Muncie Southside, Winchester (-150+)

 

17.  Crawfordsville

Favorite: Southmont

Next: North Montgomery (-25), Fountain Central (-28)

 

18.  Zionsville

Favorite: Carmel

Next: Hamilton SE (-8), Fishers (-22.5), Westfield (-23.5), Zionsville (-43.5)

 

19.  Hamilton Heights

Favorite: Noblesville

Next: Alexandria (-47), Pendleton Heights (-83)

 

20.  Lawrence Central

Favorite: Lawrence North

Next: Cathedral (-36), Lawrence Central (-66)

 

21.  Decatur Central

Favorite: Perry Meridian

Next: Ben Davis (-100+)

 

22.  Warren Central

Favorite: Roncalli

Next: Greenfield-Central (-71.5)

 

23.  Shenandoah

Favorite: New Castle

Next: Rushville (-99)

 

24.  South Dearborn

Favorite: East Central

Next: Connersville (-3)

 

25.  Avon

Favorite: Avon

Next: Danville (-6), Brownsburg (-39.5), Cascade (-40)

 

26.  Mooresville

Favorite: Franklin

Next: Center Grove (-17)

 

27.  Northview

Favorite: Bloomington South

Next: Northview (-82)

 

28.  Jennings County

Favorite: Jennings County

Next: Columbus East (-18)

 

29.  Jeffersonville

Favorite: Jeffersonville

Next: Floyd Central (-54.5)

 

30.  Southridge

Favorite: Jasper

Next: Southridge (-27), Washington (-43)

 

31.  Castle

Favorite: Castle

Next: Heritage Hills (-46), Gibson Southern (-53.5)

 

32.  Evansville Central

Favorite: Mater Dei

Next: Reitz (-68), Memorial (-98.5)

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To fully incorporate the power of the genius ratings (and to what degree a player overcame them)....why not institute a reverse multiplier to calculate scores? For example: On someone's #1  pick, if they are correct, multiply by 5 the number of points the champions were  underdogs according to the Genius. On a #2 confidence pick, multiply by 4, the points that the winning team was "supposed" to lose by. That would reward the handicappers that really outwit the rankings, rather than just choosing the mildest (and therefore, most likely to win) underdogs.

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To fully incorporate the power of the genius ratings (and to what degree a player overcame them)....why not institute a reverse multiplier to calculate scores? For example: On someone's #1  pick, if they are correct, multiply by 5 the number of points the champions were  underdogs according to the Genius. On a #2 confidence pick, multiply by 4, the points that the winning team was "supposed" to lose by. That would reward the handicappers that really outwit the rankings, rather than just choosing the mildest (and therefore, most likely to win) underdogs.

 

I thought about doing something like this, but we published the ratings a little later in the week than we'd planned--so I went with a simple and straightforward system (so people can just enter quickly).  Maybe next year!

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