Hoops and Huddles
Hoops and Huddles
Steve Latta

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0titles 5top-3 finishes 2ndbest finish 49%of the field beaten, on average 16seasons, 2001–26 18pools, 32 entries 16seasons in a row, 2001–26 (active) 90.6%best score, 116 of 128 in 2005 Men's Sweet 16
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 Sweet 16 pools with (at least 4), and who finished higher in each. Choose one for the whole matchup.
Rival Pools together Record Last 5
Kendal Kline 18 8–10 Trails WLWLW
Teri Cockrell 16 8–8 Even WLWWW
David Wilson 12 4–8 Trails WLLWW
Robert Hauser 10 6–4 Leads WWLWW
Jeff Klopfenstein 9 5–4 Leads WWLWW
Matt Lewis 9 3–6 Trails WLLWW
Bret Jeffers 7 3–4 Trails WWLLL
Dan Henderson 7 3–3–1 Even TWWLL
Jim Vernon 7 2–5 Trails LLLLW
Ryan Skow 7 5–2 Leads WWWLW
Carol Woodruff 6 4–2 Leads WWLWW
David Hutson 6 2–4 Trails LLWLW
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 Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 2nd of 31 2026 Women's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 3rd of 19 2025 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 7th of 26 2025 Women's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 5th of 10 2024 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 3rd of 33 2015 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 6th of 37 2014 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: T-8th of 40 2013 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 18th of 26 2012 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 12th of 27 2011 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 22nd of 32 2010 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 10th of 39 2009 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 22nd of 32 2008 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 26th of 34 2007 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 3rd of 17 2006 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 11th of 22 2005 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 2nd of 22 2004 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 10th of 17 2002 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 7th of 10
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 Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 2nd Place also 14th, 26th 31 97%
2025–26 2026 Women's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 3rd Place also 6th, 7th 19 89%
2024–25 2025 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 7th also 16th, 26th 26 76%
2024–25 2025 Women's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 5th also 6th, 10th 10 56%
2023–24 2024 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 3rd Place also 14th, 26th 33 94%
2014–15 2015 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 6th 37 86%
2013–14 2014 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool T-8th also 27th, 39th 40 82%
2012–13 2013 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 18th also T-24th, T-24th 26 32%
2011–12 2012 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 12th 27 58%
2010–11 2011 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 22nd 32 32%
2009–10 2010 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 10th 39 76%
2008–09 2009 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 22nd 32 32%
2007–08 2008 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 26th 34 24%
2006–07 2007 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 3rd Place 17 88%
2005–06 2006 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 11th 22 52%
2004–05 2005 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 2nd Place 22 95%
2003–04 2004 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 10th 17 44%
2001–02 2002 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 7th 10 33%