Hoops and Huddles
Hoops and Huddles
Darren Stearns

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0titles 0top-3 finishes 4thbest finish 44%of the field beaten, on average 17seasons, 2001–26 18pools, 42 entries 17seasons in a row, 2001–26 (active) 75.0%best score, 144 of 192 in 2026 Women's NCAA
Achievements
9 of 15, across every pool. Choose one to see how and when.
Winning
Picking
Showing Up
Podium

Finish in the top three of any pool.

Earned:

  • 2005 NCAA Bowl (3rd)

71 players have this, of 393.

Rivals
The players Darren Stearns 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 18 6–12 Trails LLLLW
Steve Latta 18 5–13 Trails LLLLW
Todd Rosauer 17 11–6 Leads WLWWW
Tony Riewer 17 4–13 Trails LLWWL
Matthew Walter 16 10–6 Leads WWLLW
Teri Cockrell 16 6–10 Trails LWLLW
Dustin Hill 15 5–10 Trails WLLWL
Robert Hauser 15 7–8 Trails LWWLL
Ryan Skow 15 11–4 Leads LWLWW
Alan Johnson 14 9–5 Leads WWLLW
David Miller 14 11–3 Leads WWLWW
Jeff Klopfenstein 14 11–3 Leads WLWWW
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 2026 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 27th of 72 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool: 6th of 24 2025 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 50th of 56 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 19th of 57 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 4th of 98 2014 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 94th of 244 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 98th of 227 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 86th of 245 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 16th of 195 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 7th of 188 2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 26th of 173 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 15th of 193 2007 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 78th of 171 2006 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 137th of 156 2005 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 68th of 142 2004 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 13th of 71 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 42nd of 51 2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 36th of 40
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 27th 72 63%
2025–26 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool 6th 24 78%
2024–25 2025 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 50th 56 11%
2023–24 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 19th 57 68%
2014–15 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 4th 98 97%
2013–14 2014 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 94th also 133rd, 179th 244 62%
2012–13 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 98th also 101st, 205th 227 57%
2011–12 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 86th also 198th, 232nd 245 65%
2010–11 2011 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 16th also 60th, 169th 195 92%
2009–10 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 7th also 49th, 61st, 143rd 188 97%
2008–09 2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 26th also 77th, 115th, T-120th, 162nd 173 85%
2007–08 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 15th also 95th, 134th, 145th 193 93%
2006–07 2007 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 78th also 143rd, 145th, 166th 171 55%
2005–06 2006 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 137th also 146th 156 12%
2004–05 2005 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 68th also 76th, 132nd 142 52%
2003–04 2004 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 13th 71 83%
2002–03 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 42nd 51 18%
2001–02 2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 36th 40 10%