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**cudmud** · 11-15-2018, 12:04 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

I believe that I hold the record for last place finishes. It looks like I'm on track to add one more last place to my record.

**lugnut92** · 11-19-2018, 04:58 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Quinnipiac has shot up the standings and we have some pretty significant shifts in the table. kdiff leapt to the top and ColSkate65 has fallen below even the monkeys and their typewriters (by like a lot). Here are this week's standings:

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    17            kdiff77   84
 2    20               Turk  110
 3    54            capswon  114
 4    73           sshablak  120
 5    70        Mike Hutter  130
 6    75         slumulva88  134
 7    66         FlagDUDE08  136
 8    28            drshoen  138
      35         Go Puckman  138
      41    TheValleyRaider  138
      78    The Fan Average  138
12    69          BIG Green  140
13    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  142
14    15          GreenBear  144
15    71   hockeyplayer1015  150
16    44           lugnut92  152
17     2        The Coaches  154
      37              sgt12  154
      62               TBRW  154
20    62             Kepler  158
21     2          The Media  160
22    36  iowabasedtraveler  162
23    19         Ralph Baer  164
      26             Replay  164
      72           Dutchman  164
26     3               vicb  168
27    43     TovarishchLisa  174
      65            Rainman  174
      76      goldenbriggsy  174
30     7      ecachawkeyfan  176
31    39       techtodenver  188
32    25         GoldenBear  190
33    58            Rjm7272  196
34    60            jstadts  198
35    22           Saints#1  202
36    74          red133883  210
37    50 still an empty net  212
38    29           TchrBill  214
      34         fishcore12  214
      49            Rolevio  214
41    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  216
42    53             cudmud  232
43    59            bothman  232
44     2      Mr. Last Year  236
45     2  The Random Number  258
46     6         ColSkate65  352
 *     *                  *   82

There are no league games this weekend, so this will be the last update for a couple weeks.

**lugnut92** · 12-02-2018, 10:31 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

It's been a while, but the ECAC got back to work this past weekend. We all fell off a little bit after the holiday, as the scores jumped by ~20 points for most of us. kdiff remains atop the standings, but bothman has joined ColSkate65 below the RNG. Here are this week's standings:

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    17            kdiff77  120
 2    35         Go Puckman  134
 3    20               Turk  140
      54            capswon  140
 5    41    TheValleyRaider  144
 6    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  148
 7    75         slumulva88  152
 8    36  iowabasedtraveler  154
 9    66         FlagDUDE08  156
10    26             Replay  158
      28            drshoen  158
      69          BIG Green  158
      73           sshablak  158
14    15          GreenBear  160
15     3               vicb  162
      78    The Fan Average  162
17    62             Kepler  166
18     2        The Coaches  168
19     2          The Media  170
      70        Mike Hutter  170
21    71   hockeyplayer1015  172
22    29           TchrBill  174
      39       techtodenver  174
24    76      goldenbriggsy  184
25    19         Ralph Baer  186
      25         GoldenBear  186
      44           lugnut92  186
28    37              sgt12  188
      43     TovarishchLisa  188
      62               TBRW  188
31    65            Rainman  200
32    72           Dutchman  202
33    60            jstadts  204
34    49            Rolevio  206
35     7      ecachawkeyfan  208
36    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  212
      58            Rjm7272  212
38    34         fishcore12  214
      74          red133883  214
40    22           Saints#1  222
      50 still an empty net  222
42     2      Mr. Last Year  230
43    53             cudmud  244
44     2  The Random Number  260
45    59            bothman  268
46     6         ColSkate65  290
 *     *                  *  114

**lugnut92** · 12-10-2018, 01:18 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

There's been some major upheaval, as former leader kdiff has dropped all the way to 21st and Go Puckman now sits atop the heap, with slumulva88 nipping at his heels. Down at the bottom, no one has the particularly shameful position below the RNG any more, but ColSkate65 does remain in last place among us meatsacks. Here are this week's standings:

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    35         Go Puckman  124
 2    75         slumulva88  126
 3    26             Replay  132
      62             Kepler  132
 5    36  iowabasedtraveler  134
      41    TheValleyRaider  134
 7    70        Mike Hutter  136
 8    69          BIG Green  138
 9    54            capswon  140
10     3               vicb  146
      66         FlagDUDE08  146
      71   hockeyplayer1015  146
13    15          GreenBear  148
      28            drshoen  148
15    25         GoldenBear  152
      43     TovarishchLisa  152
17    29           TchrBill  154
      42  Bronco Hockey Fan  154
19    78    The Fan Average  156
20    39       techtodenver  160
21     2          The Media  164
       2        The Coaches  164
      17            kdiff77  164
24    20               Turk  166
      58            Rjm7272  166
26    60            jstadts  170
      76      goldenbriggsy  170
28    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  172
29    37              sgt12  176
      62               TBRW  176
      73           sshablak  176
32    34         fishcore12  178
33    49            Rolevio  180
34    65            Rainman  194
      74          red133883  194
36     7      ecachawkeyfan  196
37    50 still an empty net  204
38    72           Dutchman  212
39     2      Mr. Last Year  216
      22           Saints#1  216
41    19         Ralph Baer  218
42    59            bothman  236
43    44           lugnut92  240
44    53             cudmud  260
45     6         ColSkate65  270
46     2  The Random Number  274
 *     *                  *  136

**lugnut92** · 01-07-2019, 09:54 AM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Weird things a-happening. The Random Number is in fifth??? Anyway, FlagDUDE08 has jumped up into first place, while the leader from "last week" fell all the way to 41st. I'm in dead last by a decent margin, and the Fan Average took a 40 point hit. Here are the new current standings:

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08  124 
 2    17            kdiff77  148 
 3    26             Replay  150 
 4    29           TchrBill  160 
 5     2  The Random Number  168 
 6    25         GoldenBear  176 
      62             Kepler  176 
 8    36  iowabasedtraveler  184 
      41    TheValleyRaider  184 
      50 still an empty net  184 
      69          BIG Green  184 
      71   hockeyplayer1015  184 
      73           sshablak  184 
14     2      Mr. Last Year  186 
      20               Turk  186 
      43     TovarishchLisa  186 
17    28            drshoen  190 
      70        Mike Hutter  190 
      75         slumulva88  190 
20    15          GreenBear  192 
      49            Rolevio  192 
      78    The Fan Average  192 
23    39       techtodenver  194 
      58            Rjm7272  194 
25    76      goldenbriggsy  196 
26     2        The Coaches  198 
      37              sgt12  198 
      53             cudmud  198 
      62               TBRW  198 
30    65            Rainman  200 
31     2          The Media  206 
      34         fishcore12  206 
      42  Bronco Hockey Fan  206 
34     7      ecachawkeyfan  210 
      60            jstadts  210 
36    54            capswon  214 
37    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  220 
38    72           Dutchman  224 
39     3               vicb  226 
40    22           Saints#1  236 
41    35         Go Puckman  242 
      74          red133883  242 
43    59            bothman  246 
44     6         ColSkate65  262 
45    19         Ralph Baer  266 
46    44           lugnut92  312 
 *     *                  *  196

Honestly I want nothing more for the random number generator to win.

**lugnut92** · 01-13-2019, 08:28 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Well, that was a weird week, but we're back to a little more normalcy. FlagDUDE08 remains atop the standings, but iowabasedtraveler is right behind. The Random Number is back at the bottom where it belongs, and I'm keeping a close eye on it.

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08   92
 2    36  iowabasedtraveler   98
 3    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  106
 4    20               Turk  108
      39       techtodenver  108
 6    29           TchrBill  110
      41    TheValleyRaider  110
 8    25         GoldenBear  116
 9    76      goldenbriggsy  118
10    26             Replay  120
      28            drshoen  120
      49            Rolevio  120
      62             Kepler  120
14    71   hockeyplayer1015  122
      75         slumulva88  122
16    78    The Fan Average  124
17     2        The Coaches  128
18    54            capswon  130
19     2          The Media  132
      43     TovarishchLisa  132
21     3               vicb  134
      69          BIG Green  134
23    15          GreenBear  136
      40   TalonsUpPuckDown  136
25    35         Go Puckman  138
      70        Mike Hutter  138
27    34         fishcore12  140
28    37              sgt12  142
      62               TBRW  142
30    17            kdiff77  146
      60            jstadts  146
      73           sshablak  146
33    65            Rainman  148
34     2      Mr. Last Year  150
35    50 still an empty net  152
      53             cudmud  152
37    19         Ralph Baer  154
38    22           Saints#1  156
39    72           Dutchman  160
40     7      ecachawkeyfan  164
41    58            Rjm7272  168
42    74          red133883  180
43     6         ColSkate65  186
44    59            bothman  192
45     2  The Random Number  216
46    44           lugnut92  224
 *     *                  *  112

**lugnut92** · 01-21-2019, 10:37 AM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Boop boop a doop, one week closer to the end. In a shocking turn of events, we now have a tie atop our rankings, as both TchrBill and iowabasedtraveler have leapt over FlagDUDE08.

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    29           TchrBill   88
      36  iowabasedtraveler   88
 3    66         FlagDUDE08   94
 4    25         GoldenBear   96
      26             Replay   96
 6    39       techtodenver   98
 7    76      goldenbriggsy  102
 8    62             Kepler  104
 9    49            Rolevio  108
10    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  110
11    41    TheValleyRaider  112
      71   hockeyplayer1015  112
13    43     TovarishchLisa  114
14    75         slumulva88  116
15     3               vicb  118
16    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  120
      78    The Fan Average  120
18     2          The Media  122
      28            drshoen  122
      70        Mike Hutter  122
21     2      Mr. Last Year  126
       2        The Coaches  126
      20               Turk  126
      69          BIG Green  126
25    34         fishcore12  128
26    50 still an empty net  130
27    37              sgt12  132
      62               TBRW  132
29    15          GreenBear  134
      60            jstadts  134
31    35         Go Puckman  136
      54            capswon  136
33    53             cudmud  146
34     7      ecachawkeyfan  150
      22           Saints#1  150
36    19         Ralph Baer  152
      65            Rainman  152
38    73           sshablak  160
39    58            Rjm7272  162
40    72           Dutchman  168
41     6         ColSkate65  176
      59            bothman  176
43    74          red133883  180
44    17            kdiff77  188
45     2  The Random Number  214
46    44           lugnut92  226
 *     *                  *  136

**lugnut92** · 01-27-2019, 10:54 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

We are now past the halfway point, and TchrBill maintains his position in first place, but iowabasedtraveler has fallen off the pace.

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    29           TchrBill   86
 2    26             Replay   94
 3    25         GoldenBear   96
 4    36  iowabasedtraveler  106
      76      goldenbriggsy  106
 6    39       techtodenver  110
      66         FlagDUDE08  110
 8    50 still an empty net  112
 9     2      Mr. Last Year  116
10    62             Kepler  120
11    49            Rolevio  122
12    34         fishcore12  124
      40   TalonsUpPuckDown  124
14    43     TovarishchLisa  126
15    53             cudmud  128
16     2          The Media  132
17     3               vicb  136
18    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  138
      71   hockeyplayer1015  138
      78    The Fan Average  138
21    41    TheValleyRaider  140
22     2        The Coaches  142
23    37              sgt12  148
      62               TBRW  148
25    28            drshoen  150
26    20               Turk  152
      60            jstadts  152
      69          BIG Green  152
      70        Mike Hutter  152
30    22           Saints#1  156
31     7      ecachawkeyfan  158
      75         slumulva88  158
33    15          GreenBear  162
      19         Ralph Baer  162
35     6         ColSkate65  164
36    59            bothman  166
37    54            capswon  168
      65            Rainman  168
39    35         Go Puckman  174
40    58            Rjm7272  176
41    72           Dutchman  186
      73           sshablak  186
43    74          red133883  190
44     2  The Random Number  194
45    17            kdiff77  220
46    44           lugnut92  230
 *     *                  *  178

**lugnut92** · 02-03-2019, 02:00 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

As we enter the final month of the season, we have a new leader in FlagDUDE08, and new people in last who aren't me!

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08  114
 2    29           TchrBill  118
 3    26             Replay  130
      36  iowabasedtraveler  130
 5    76      goldenbriggsy  134
 6    25         GoldenBear  140
      39       techtodenver  140
      49            Rolevio  140
 9    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  150
10    20               Turk  154
      62             Kepler  154
12    71   hockeyplayer1015  156
13     2      Mr. Last Year  158
14    70        Mike Hutter  160
      78    The Fan Average  160
16    28            drshoen  162
      41    TheValleyRaider  162
      53             cudmud  162
      75         slumulva88  162
20     3               vicb  164
      43     TovarishchLisa  164
22    50 still an empty net  166
23     2          The Media  168
      19         Ralph Baer  168
      40   TalonsUpPuckDown  168
26    37              sgt12  170
      62               TBRW  170
28     2        The Coaches  172
29    34         fishcore12  174
      54            capswon  174
31    69          BIG Green  182
32    22           Saints#1  186
      60            jstadts  186
34    35         Go Puckman  188
35    15          GreenBear  192
36     7      ecachawkeyfan  194
      65            Rainman  194
38     6         ColSkate65  202
39    72           Dutchman  206
      73           sshablak  206
41     2  The Random Number  208
42    59            bothman  214
43    44           lugnut92  224
44    58            Rjm7272  226
45    17            kdiff77  234
46    74          red133883  244
 *     *                  *  172

**lugnut92** · 02-10-2019, 08:54 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Another week and FlagDUDE08 maintains his grip on first overall. Meanwhile, The Random Number is working its way up the standings up 5 positions from last week and now in 36th place. red133883 continues to hold the bottom spot.

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08  100
 2    29           TchrBill  122
 3    76      goldenbriggsy  124
 4    26             Replay  126
 5    49            Rolevio  134
 6    25         GoldenBear  140
 7    36  iowabasedtraveler  144
      53             cudmud  144
 9    20               Turk  148
10    70        Mike Hutter  150
11     2      Mr. Last Year  152
      39       techtodenver  152
13    50 still an empty net  154
      71   hockeyplayer1015  154
15    19         Ralph Baer  156
16    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  158
      78    The Fan Average  158
18    37              sgt12  160
      62               TBRW  160
20    62             Kepler  162
21    28            drshoen  164
      43     TovarishchLisa  164
23    75         slumulva88  166
24    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  168
25     2          The Media  170
26    34         fishcore12  172
27     2        The Coaches  176
       3               vicb  176
29    22           Saints#1  178
      41    TheValleyRaider  178
31    54            capswon  182
32     7      ecachawkeyfan  186
      69          BIG Green  186
34    60            jstadts  188
      65            Rainman  188
36     2  The Random Number  192
37     6         ColSkate65  196
      59            bothman  196
39    15          GreenBear  198
      72           Dutchman  198
41    73           sshablak  200
42    35         Go Puckman  214
43    44           lugnut92  218
44    58            Rjm7272  240
45    17            kdiff77  244
46    74          red133883  254
 *     *                  *  174

**lugnut92** · 02-17-2019, 02:16 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Not a lot of changes this week, but my dream of the Random Number winning is probably dead. Too bad.

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Rk Post#         Contestant
 1    66         FlagDUDE08  116 
 2    29           TchrBill  126 
 3    26             Replay  134 
 4    36  iowabasedtraveler  136 
 5    76      goldenbriggsy  140 
 6    25         GoldenBear  144 
 7    49            Rolevio  146 
 8    39       techtodenver  148 
 9    62             Kepler  158 
10    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  162 
      70        Mike Hutter  162 
      71   hockeyplayer1015  162 
13    20               Turk  164 
14    78    The Fan Average  166 
15     2      Mr. Last Year  168 
      28            drshoen  168 
      43     TovarishchLisa  168 
      53             cudmud  168 
19    41    TheValleyRaider  170 
      50 still an empty net  170 
      75         slumulva88  170 
22     3               vicb  172 
      40   TalonsUpPuckDown  172 
24    19         Ralph Baer  176 
      34         fishcore12  176 
      37              sgt12  176 
      62               TBRW  176 
28     2          The Media  178 
      54            capswon  178 
30     2        The Coaches  180 
31    22           Saints#1  190 
32    60            jstadts  192 
33    69          BIG Green  194 
34    35         Go Puckman  198 
35    65            Rainman  200 
36     7      ecachawkeyfan  202 
37    15          GreenBear  206 
38    59            bothman  212 
39    72           Dutchman  214 
40     2  The Random Number  216 
       6         ColSkate65  216 
42    73           sshablak  220 
43    44           lugnut92  226 
44    58            Rjm7272  228 
45    17            kdiff77  252 
46    74          red133883  258 
 *     *                  *  182

**lugnut92** · 02-24-2019, 04:32 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

As we enter the final weekend, FlagDUDE08 has a decent sized lead, but there's a lot of movement still possible that could mix everything up. Let's see what happens!

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08   92
 2    76      goldenbriggsy  120
 3    29           TchrBill  126
 4    26             Replay  128
 5    49            Rolevio  130
 6    25         GoldenBear  134
      53             cudmud  134
 8     2      Mr. Last Year  142
      36  iowabasedtraveler  142
10    20               Turk  144
11    50 still an empty net  146
      70        Mike Hutter  146
13    71   hockeyplayer1015  148
14    39       techtodenver  150
15    37              sgt12  154
      62               TBRW  154
17    42  Bronco Hockey Fan  156
      78    The Fan Average  156
19    43     TovarishchLisa  158
      62             Kepler  158
21    28            drshoen  162
      40   TalonsUpPuckDown  162
23    19         Ralph Baer  164
      34         fishcore12  164
      75         slumulva88  164
26     2          The Media  168
27     2  The Random Number  172
28     2        The Coaches  174
      22           Saints#1  174
30    41    TheValleyRaider  176
31     7      ecachawkeyfan  178
32    69          BIG Green  180
33     3               vicb  182
      65            Rainman  182
35    59            bothman  184
      60            jstadts  184
37    54            capswon  186
38     6         ColSkate65  192
      15          GreenBear  192
      72           Dutchman  192
41    73           sshablak  194
42    35         Go Puckman  222
43    58            Rjm7272  228
44    17            kdiff77  232
45    44           lugnut92  238
46    74          red133883  242
 *     *                  *  176

**kdiff77** · 02-24-2019, 06:50 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

I finish close to last in this every single year lol

**lugnut92** · 03-03-2019, 07:13 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

It's a worst-to-first story as FlagDUDE08 wins this year's ECAC Pick The Standings contest just a season after taking last place (among real people)! His score places him 7th of 17 among the pantheon of our previous winners. He somehow didn't get any teams exactly correct, but he did get 5 teams with one position (and 9 teams within two) of the real standings. His worst miss was Princeton in 4th place (remember this for later).

As a whole, we did much better than last year, with 7 participants posting scores under 100 (up from one), the Fan Average improving by 58 points, and only one poster (me!) posting a score of 200 or worse (down from 16 last season). Last year's winner, goldenbriggsy, basically matched their performance from last year and took second place. Last year's overall loser "chose not to participate" but as I mentioned above, the worst real poster from last year did well for himself this time around.

The non-poster picks did decently, as Mr. Last Year, the Media, and the Coaches all placed right in the middle of the standings. The Random Number was toward the bottom of the table, but did beat three posters and had one of its better performances of the last few seasons.

I take last place, but I'll take consolation in the fact that I had the best ever last overall score, edging out Papa Smurf's 2005-06 season picks. Imagine if I wasn't a reckless homer about RPI!

The long-distance travel pair had by far the biggest affect on our selections, as they combined to cost us an average of 73 points as we all overestimated Princeton and underestimated Quinnipiac. Conversely, we all did a good job of placing Clarkson, Cornell, Harvard, RPI, SLU, and Yale, which cost us fewer than four points each and were nailed by at least six of us. Looking more closely, SLU was picked in the correct position by 12 of us (over 25%), and Cornell lost us just 1.2 points as only two of us (including the RNG and Mr. Last Year) missed them by more than one spot.

Thanks to everyone on their participation in this year's contest!

Summary Graphs:

(left: Violin plot of scores, right: Heat map of our deviations from reality)

Final standings:

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Rk Post#         Contestant  Raw
 1    66         FlagDUDE08   68
 2    76      goldenbriggsy   80
 3    49            Rolevio   90
 4    20               Turk   92
 5    42  Bronco Hockey Fan   96
 6    70        Mike Hutter   98
      71   hockeyplayer1015   98
 8    36  iowabasedtraveler  102
 9    25         GoldenBear  104
      75         slumulva88  104
11    37              sgt12  110
      62               TBRW  110
13    29           TchrBill  112
      39       techtodenver  112
15    26             Replay  114
      28            drshoen  114
      78    The Fan Average  114
18    40   TalonsUpPuckDown  116
19     2      Mr. Last Year  118
20    43     TovarishchLisa  120
21     2          The Media  122
      19         Ralph Baer  122
      53             cudmud  122
      62             Kepler  122
      69          BIG Green  122
26    15          GreenBear  130
      34         fishcore12  130
      41    TheValleyRaider  130
29     2        The Coaches  132
      50 still an empty net  132
31     7      ecachawkeyfan  136
32     3               vicb  138
      22           Saints#1  138
      60            jstadts  138
35    54            capswon  140
      73           sshablak  140
37    65            Rainman  142
38    72           Dutchman  144
39     6         ColSkate65  150
40    59            bothman  154
41    35         Go Puckman  162
42    74          red133883  176
43     2  The Random Number  178
44    17            kdiff77  182
45    58            Rjm7272  194
46    44           lugnut92  224
 *     *                  *  114

**ColSkate65** · 03-03-2019, 08:40 PM

Re: ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

Thanks, lugnut, for running the contest this year. Always fun, even if I do poorly every season....:-(

Announcement

ECAC Pick The Standings 2018-2019

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