Hoops and Huddles
2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool
Player Picks
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9thplace 85final points 59%picked right 128tiebreaker (off by 12)
Champion: (1) Duke
14 of 40 picked them
Boldest right call
(8) UCLA over Cincinnati
No one else had it · 2nd Round · Who picked it
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2 picks no one else made
(8) UCLA, 2nd Round; (8) UCLA, Sweet 16 · 1 right · Who picked it
With the crowd
45 of 63
picks matched the pool’s most popular pick
Pool’s favorite champion
(1) Kansas
15 of 40 picked them · Maryland, the champion, had 6 · Who picked it
Troy Anderson’s Bracket
Click or tap any pick to see who picked each team.
 1st Round2nd RoundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionshipFinal FourElite 8Sweet 162nd Round1st Round 
SOUTH(1) Duke 31-4(16) Winthrop 19-12(1) Duke+1100%(1) Duke+2100%(1) Duke98%(1) Duke93%
Finalists
(1) Duke73%(1) Maryland+1638%
Champion
(1) Duke35% of the pool
(1) Maryland+880%(1) Maryland+488%(1) Maryland+298%(1) Maryland+1100%(1) Maryland 32-4(16) Siena 16-19EAST
(8) Notre Dame 22-11(9) Charlotte 18-12(8) Notre Dame+168%(8) Wisconsin+143%(8) Wisconsin 19-13(9) St. John's 20-12
(5) Indiana 25-12(12) Utah 21-9(12) Utah30%(4) USC85%(4) Kentucky+260%(5) Marquette85%(5) Marquette 26-7(12) Tulsa 27-7
(4) USC 22-10(13) UNC Wilmington 23-10(4) USC98%(4) Kentucky+185%(4) Kentucky 22-10(13) Valparaiso 25-8
(6) California 23-9(11) Penn 25-7(6) California+163%(6) California28%(6) California8%(3) Georgia25%(3) Georgia55%(11) Southern Illinois+18%(6) Texas Tech 23-9(11) Southern Illinois 28-8
(3) Pittsburgh 29-6(14) Central Connecticut 27-5(3) Pittsburgh+193%(3) Georgia+198%(3) Georgia 22-10(14) Murray St 19-13
(7) Oklahoma St 23-9(10) Kent St 30-6(7) Oklahoma St75%(2) Alabama88%(2) UConn+278%(10) Michigan St65%(7) North Carolina St 23-11(10) Michigan St 19-12
(2) Alabama 27-8(15) Florida Atlantic 19-12(2) Alabama+1100%(2) UConn+195%(2) UConn 27-7(15) Hampton 26-7
WEST(1) Cincinnati 31-4(16) Boston University 22-10(1) Cincinnati+1100%(8) UCLA+2★(8) UCLA★(3) Arizona20%(1) Kansas+873%(1) Kansas+480%(1) Kansas+298%(1) Kansas+1100%(1) Kansas 33-4(16) Holy Cross 18-15MIDWEST
(8) UCLA 21-12(9) Ole Miss 20-11(8) UCLA+158%(9) Western Kentucky68%(8) Stanford 20-10(9) Western Kentucky 28-4
(5) Miami (FL) 24-8(12) Missouri 24-12(12) Missouri+145%(12) Missouri+213%(5) Florida45%(5) Florida90%(5) Florida 22-9(12) Creighton 23-9
(4) Ohio St 24-8(13) Davidson 21-10(4) Ohio St+1100%(4) Illinois+198%(4) Illinois 26-9(13) San Diego St 21-12
(6) Gonzaga 29-4(11) Wyoming 22-9(6) Gonzaga100%(3) Arizona+253%(3) Arizona28%(2) Oregon+460%(11) Boston College8%(11) Boston College33%(6) Texas 22-12(11) Boston College 20-12
(3) Arizona 24-10(14) UC Santa Barbara 20-11(3) Arizona+198%(3) Mississippi St+1100%(3) Mississippi St 27-8(14) McNeese 21-9
(7) Xavier 26-6(10) Hawaii 27-6(10) Hawaii53%(2) Oklahoma+2100%(2) Oregon+280%(10) Pepperdine43%(7) Wake Forest 21-13(10) Pepperdine 22-9
(2) Oklahoma 31-5(15) UIC 20-14(2) Oklahoma+1100%(2) Oregon+1100%(2) Oregon 26-9(15) Montana 16-15