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Friday, March 30, 2001                   http://www.HWCI.com/ncaa
Issue # 15.5.2 "Moment of truth..."

2001 HWCI NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL ==============================
FINAL FOUR KICKS OFF WITH MICHIGAN ST.-ARIZONA
Pool up in air as 12 people vie for $590 in prizes

LA MIRADA, CA (smt)-- The Final Four will kick off on Saturday with the #1S-Michigan St.-#2MW-Arizona game in Minneapolis, MN at 2:42 pm PST. Thirty-five minutes after that game ends, #1E-Duke and #3W-Maryland will battle for the fourth time this season. Arizona and Maryland are facing their second straight #1 seed. Arizona in 1997 is the only team to beat 3 #1 seeds en route to the title.

The 7th HWCI NCAA Pool will be one of the most competitive. Twelve people have a chance at money and five have a chance to win first place. TEAM SAMURAI will win money as long as Michigan St. and Maryland don't both win and will clinch first place if Duke and Arizona go to the Final. BLUESTARS1996 and BINGO will definitely win money if Michigan St. wins. BINGO will get $275 if Duke and Michigan St. both play on Monday. ARMIN TAMZARIAN is guaranteed to win something if Duke and Arizona both win. DUKKIE gets in if Arizona and Maryland both pull out victories. ZERV THE GREEK will share the dough if Michigan St. and Maryland advance. All others will depend on the result of the championship game and possible tiebreaker.

For the fifth time, someone will pick the correct champion as at least one person has pegged one of the Final Four teams to win it all. Sixteen people still have both of the final teams alive. On the other side, twelve people can't win any more points. Saturday will also see if PEEPS can keep alive a seemingly improbable run from last to first. PEEPS was dead last after the first round (59th), tied for 53rd after the second round, tied for 36th after Round 3, and now is tied for 14th after the Elite 8. PEEPS can win first if Arizona beats Maryland in the Final.

Being eliminated, I will be stress free and will watch the games with pure enjoyment. Good luck to those who are left.

2001 POOL PRIZES ($590)
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1st Place: $275 (46.6%)
2nd Place: $150 (25.4%)
3rd Place: $100 (17.0%)
4th Place: $ 65 (11.0%)

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Whose picks will reign supreme?...
Scott HW


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