Hoops and Huddles
Hoops and Huddles
Marek Olearnik

← Hall of Fame

0titles 1top-3 finish 2ndbest finish 65%of the field beaten, on average 6seasons, 2011–26 6pools, 10 entries 5seasons in a row, 2011–24 67.7%best score, 130 of 192 in 2024 Men's NCAA
Achievements
4 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:

  • 2024 Men's NCAA (2nd)

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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: 20th of 72 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 2nd of 57 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 12th of 98 2014 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool: 17th of 40 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 146th of 227 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool: 108th of 245
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 20th also 30th, 51st 72 73%
2023–24 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 2nd Place also 12th 57 98%
2014–15 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 12th also 30th 98 89%
2013–14 2014 Men's Sweet 16 Basketball Pool 17th 40 59%
2012–13 2013 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 146th 227 36%
2011–12 2012 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool 108th 245 56%