73 Players Take the Challenge

The 2010 Chippens NCAA Tournament Challenge is underway!

Click HERE to go to the report package, which includes player listing, player picks, current standings, projected standings, and much, much more.

DAILY RECAPS & PREVIEWS

• Day One
• Day Two 
• Day Three 
• Day Four
• Day Five 
• Day Six & The Comedy of Cotter 
• Final Four Preview 
  

Tournament Preview

There are many new and second-year players and many longtime veterans in this year's contest.

One of those returning players is the defending champion, Nicholas A. Schultz, who goes by the handle Blizzard T. Husky. No one has ever won The Challenge twice, let alone back-to-back, but Husky will try to accomplish that this year.

Standing in his way will be past champions PJ, J-Dub, WHAC, and Stumper. Oh, and you'd best be wary of 2009 Chippens NCAA Challenge Champion, who last year--using that same name--finished 71 out of 72. He's looking for some redemption this year. 

Two new-comers to be on the lookout for this year are Jeff & Leo Brillhart. Uncle Leo, as he's known in the family, will have no mercy on any of his fellow competitors, especially if you snub him:



In addition to the formidable Uncle Leo, all but three of the players who own All-Time top scores are in this year's tournament, so it's going to be a competitive year!

Other Notes:

• Due to my work schedule, today's standings will be updated at 4 p.m. eastern time, again at around 10 p.m. eastern time, and then LIVE throughout the rest of the weekend. 
• Make sure you add editor@chippens.com to your address book so that my e-mail updates don't get filtered into your SPAM folder.

The 10th Anniversary Tourney is here!

MAKE YOUR PICKS (BRACKETS ARE NOW POSTED! Deadline is Thursday, March 18 at noon EST.)

The 10th annual Chippens NCAA Tournament Challenge is set to begin! Entry is once again FREE, and there are three great prizes up for grabs for the top three finishers!

This year, the third place finisher will win a custom Chippens fridge magnet, and second place will win a custom Chippens bumper sticker.

The GRAND PRIZE for this year's tournament is a newly-designed, soon-to-be-collector's-item, soon-to-be-worth-many-million-pounds-at-a-Sotheby's-auction, custom Chippens t-shirt!

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That's right, folks! This year's winner gets a vintage piece of Americana that is sure to impress your neighbors and in-laws as well as create an excellent addition to your Fourth of July wardrobe.

Complete Instructions:

1. Enter your handle (nickname), location, valid e-mail address, and whether you are a Chippens rookie in the fields at the top of the page.
2. Complete the ENTIRE bracket through the championship game. Scoring rules are listed at the top of the entry page.
3. Select "E-mail Me A Copy" to receive a copy of your picks in your e-mail inbox. This is the only way you will receive confirmation of your picks.
4. Add a comment for the webmaster if you wish.
5. Submit your picks.
6. If you want to change your picks, you have to either (a) complete a new set of picks using the exact same biographical information, i.e. your handle, city & state, and e-mail (your new picks will then replace your old picks) or (b) e-mail me by the deadline with specific changes you'd like to make.

E-mail me at chippens [at] yahoo [dot] com with questions. If you don't think I'll recognize your name, include something about the NCAA Challenge in the subject line or I'll think it's spam and delete it.

Other things to look at:

• Last year's results
• The complete list of All-Time records 

So, MAKE YOUR PICKS, and thanks for playing!