Hoops and Huddles
Hoops and Huddles
Steve Latta

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3titles 6top-3 finishes 1stbest finish 54%of the field beaten, on average 17seasons, 2001–26 19pools, 72 entries 17seasons in a row, 2001–26 (active) 87.5%best score, 168 of 192 in 2025 Men's NCAA
Achievements
13 of 15, across every pool. Choose one to see how and when.
Winning
Picking
Showing Up
Champion

Finish first in any pool. A shared first counts.

Earned:

  • 2026 Men's NCAA
  • 2026 Women's NCAA
  • 2008 NCAA Bowl
  • 2007 Men's NCAA

32 players have this, of 393.

Rivals
The players Steve Latta has shared the most NCAA Tournament pools with (at least 6), and who finished higher in each. Choose one for the whole matchup.
Rival Pools together Record Last 5
Kendal Kline 19 12–7 Leads WWWLW
Darren Stearns 18 13–5 Leads WWWWL
Teri Cockrell 17 12–5 Leads WWWLW
Todd Rosauer 17 13–4 Leads WWWWW
Tony Riewer 17 9–8 Leads WWWWL
Matthew Walter 16 15–1 Leads WWWWW
Ryan Skow 16 15–1 Leads WWWWW
Dustin Hill 15 8–7 Leads WWWWL
Robert Hauser 15 11–4 Leads WWWWW
Alan Johnson 14 10–4 Leads WWLWW
David Miller 14 13–1 Leads WWWWW
Jeff Klopfenstein 14 12–2 Leads WWWWW
Every Finish
Each dot is a pool, higher for a better finish: the top line is first place, the bottom last. Gold dots are titles. Point at a dot, or a pool in the list below, to see which is which. Click one to keep it lit; clicking a dot also finds its pool in the list.
1st Middle Last 2001–02 2005–06 2009–10 2013–14 2017–18 2021–22 2025–26 2025 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 2nd of 56 2025 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool: 8th of 19 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 3rd of 57 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 5th of 98 2014 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 85th of 244 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 52nd of 227 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 17th of 245 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 5th of 195 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 27th of 188 2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 74th of 173 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 21st of 193 2006 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 79th of 156 2005 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 102nd of 142 2004 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 2nd of 71 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 29th of 51 2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 4th of 40 2026 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 1st of 72 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool: 1st of 24 2007 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 1st of 171
Every Pool
Newest first. With more than one entry in a pool, the best one is shown first. Click a pool for its final standings.
Season Pool Finish Entries Beat
2025–26 2026 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool Winner also 2nd, 7th, 31st, T-41st 72 100%
2025–26 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool Winner also 2nd, 18th 24 100%
2024–25 2025 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 2nd Place also 14th, 22nd, 28th, 35th 56 98%
2024–25 2025 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool 8th also 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th 19 61%
2023–24 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 3rd Place also 8th, 23rd, 35th, 45th 57 96%
2014–15 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 5th also 50th 98 96%
2013–14 2014 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 85th also 97th, 162nd, 187th, 199th 244 65%
2012–13 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 52nd also 104th, 145th, 147th, 189th 227 77%
2011–12 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 17th also 139th, 168th, 182nd, 238th 245 93%
2010–11 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 5th also 38th, 127th, 160th 195 98%
2009–10 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 27th also 38th, 125th, 146th 188 86%
2008–09 2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 74th also 123rd, 131st 173 58%
2007–08 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 21st also 73rd, 128th 193 90%
2006–07 2007 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool Winner also 29th, 56th 171 100%
2005–06 2006 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 79th also 104th, 138th 156 50%
2004–05 2005 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 102nd also 105th, 114th 142 28%
2003–04 2004 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 2nd Place also 9th, 52nd 71 99%
2002–03 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 29th also 33rd, 38th, 45th 51 44%
2001–02 2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 4th also 8th 40 92%