MCLA National Championship Brackets

[The Doors]

www.collegelax.us

out now

[CApenguin88]

maybe someone can help me out with this..but didn't biola win the WCLL? why is UC santa cruz going to texas? Also anyone interested in doing a pick em bracket for the MCLA div 1 and 2?

[The Doors]

im interested in doing both, although im terrible with computers, so i wouldnt know how to set one up.

UCSC is boing because Biola self-reported ineligible players before the WCLL championship game.

[CApenguin88]

ahh i see well that sucks for biola

if you want i will do the similar system to what steg does for the NCAA bracket ill set it up now

[The Doors]

actually, the collegelax.us site is having a pickem, so I'm just gonna do that one. It should be lots of fun

[CApenguin88]

No prizes, or betting. Just a competition for bragging rights.

Here is the bracket:
http://collegelax.us/

Send me an email(jasonkn@uci.edu) with your TLF name, and picks in the format below:
Division 2:

1. Winner of Western Oregon (8) vs Harding (9)
2. Winner of Dayton (5) vs UC Santa Cruz (12)
3. Winner of Elon (6) vs Framingham State (11)
4. Winner of Ft. Lewis (7) vs Southwestern (10)
......
5. Winner of Westminster (1) vs Western Oregon/Harding
6. Winner of Grand Valley St (2) vs Ft. Lewis/Southwestern
7. Winner of St. Thomas (3) vs Elon/Framingham State
8. Winner of St. John (4) vs Dayton/ UC Santa Cruz
....
9. Winner of Westminster/Western Oregon/Harding vs St. John/ Dayton/ UCSC
10. Winner of Grand valley/Ft. Lewis/ Southwestern vs St. Thomas/Elon/Framingham State
....
11. Winner of:
Westminster/WesternvOregon/Harding/ St. John/Dayton/ UCSC vs.
Grand valley/Ft. Lewis/ Southwestern/ St. Thomas/Elon/Framingham State
TIEBREAKER: Total Goals scored in final (without going over)

[CApenguin88]

Division 1:
o prizes, or betting. Just a competition for bragging rights.

See This link for a pdf bracket: http://www.laxpower.com/update08/tou...racket-MD1.PDF

Send me an email(jasonkn@uci.edu) with your TLF name, and picks in the format below:

1. Winner of Michigan (1) vs Lindenwood (16)
2. Winner of Sonoma State (8) vs Georgia (9)
3. Winner of #5 Simon Frasier vs #12 Florida State
4. Winner of #4 BYU vs #13 Boston College
5. Winner of #6 Arizona State vs #11 UCSB
6. Winner of #3 Minnesota Duluth vs #14 texas A&M
7. Winner of #7 Colorado State vs #10 Virginia Tech
8. Winner of #2 Chapman vs #15 Florida
....
9. Winner Michigan/Lindenwood vs Sonoma State/Georgia
10. Winner Simon Frasier/Florida State vs BYU/Boston College
11. Winner Arizona State/UCSB vs Minnesota Duluth/Texas A&M
12. Winner Colorado State/Virginia Tech vs Chapman/Florida
....
13. Winner Michigan/Lindenwood/Sonoma State/Georgia vs Simon Frasier/Florida State/BYU/Boston College
14. Winner Arizona State/UCSB/Minnesota Duluth/Texas A&M vs Colorado State/Virginia Tech/Chapman/Florida
....
15. Winner Michigan/Lindenwood/Sonoma State/Georgia/Simon Frasier/Florida State/BYU/Boston College vs Arizona State/UCSB/Minnesota Duluth/Texas A&M/Colorado State/Virginia Tech/Chapman/Florida

TIEBREAKER: Total Goals scored in final (without going over)

[CApenguin88]

Cutoff will be 24 hours before 1st FO (verified by email time stamp).

Scoring is as follows:
1st Round Game = 1 Base Point plus Bonus Points for Seed
QF = 2 Base Points plus Bonus Points for Seed
Semi = 4 Base Points plus Bonus Points for Seed
Final = 8 Base Points plus Bonus Points for Seed

Bonus points work as follows:
If you pick #12 over #5 in the 1st round and #12 beats #5, you get - 1 for the game PLUS 12 for the seed winning. If you picked #5 and #5 beat 12, youd get 1 for the game PLUS 5 for the seed.

I'll post everyone's names that entered, and their standings after each round.

[czechinthepipes]

I am a little bit confused with the extra rounds/levels. For example if you picked a few teams that didn't make it, for the next level do you pick only your previous picks or do you get to pick more than two? I was a little confused, mostly because its late and I am tired.

[CApenguin88]

so far the only person interested in the mcla challenger is tigerlax29...anyone else?

[MGLAX]

I am filing mine out later and I am interested.

[rhslax25]

Go UGA!

10char

[TigerLax29]

Collegelax.us is down, anybody got info on the games today?

[The Doors]

southwestern upsets fort lewis

Georgia upsets Sonoma

Western Oregon destroys Harding.

I think all the other top seeds advance

[TigerLax29]

Awesome.

Thanks

[CApenguin88]

well only two people sent me their bracket choices and only D1 so here are current rankings:

1. Tiger Lax 8-8: 45 points
2. CApenguin88 (thought UCSB could do it 7-8): 38 points
3. Czechinthepipes (missed Georgia 7-8): 35 points

too bad not many people wanted to participate in this

[AttackTC]

southwestern upsets fort lewis

Georgia upsets Sonoma

Western Oregon destroys Harding.

I think all the other top seeds advance

Whoa nice job nailing down all of those upsets, have you seen those teams play this year?

[Eclipse]

I think he posted those after the fact...

[MGLAX]

UM-D lost so my attention of the tourney has dropped but I will pay attention to how ST. Thomas does. Nelson from ASU had 6 unassisted today. He basically beat Duluth.

[CApenguin88]

update:

Tiger lax still 100%: 66 points
Czechinthepipes: 11-12: 56 pointd
CApenguin88 10-12: 51 points

[TigerLax29]

If anyone is interested I might be able to do live updates of the semifinal games tonight (ASU v Chapman and BYU v Michigan)

Here's the highlights from the games so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVsL52Goy8

[Get in Shape]

If anyone is interested I might be able to do live updates of the semifinal games tonight (ASU v Chapman and BYU v Michigan)

Here's the highlights from the games so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVsL52Goy8

updates will be great ! thanks

[czechinthepipes]

If you guys want automated updates go to collegelax.us/2008champs. It updates every 2 minutes.
Chapman Asu game is great. Chapman got down really badly early but now has come back to tie the game. There is about 14 minutes left in the 4th. It was a tie game but as I write it updated and Chapman is up 12-10, first lead in the game. wow what a run for them. Lets go Chapman!

[TigerLax29]

17-14 Chapman now with a little over 1min

[TigerLax29]

18-14 Chapman now

[TigerLax29]

18-15 final, Chapman takes it.

[czechinthepipes]

What studs, coming back like that, poor ASU, hate to see a team lose like that. I'm guessing Chapman just stepped it up overall, especially defensive wise, or ASU got a little nervous.
But near the end Chapman just wanted it more, I mean 9 unanswered goals is just crazy.

[TigerLax29]

It was an offense dominated game so possession mattered more than anything else and Chapman's middies did a better job towards the end of picking up loose balls, winning faceofffs, and protecting possession.

[TigerLax29]

Well Michigan beat BYU 11-7

I thought BYU could take them but they just couldn't clear the ball against the Michigan ride. That's the first one I've missed in my bracket.

[CApenguin88]

Tigerlax29 13-14: 72 pts first miss of the bracket
czechinthepipes 13-14: 67 points
CApenguin88 12-14: 62 points

if Chapman wins then czech is going to be winner but if Michigan wins then Tiger will be the winner

[TigerLax29]

Sorry Getinshape I didn't see your post til just now or I would have been giving better updates.

End of the first quarter and Michigan is up on Chapman 5-2. The Wolverines are looking pretty dominate.

[TigerLax29]

Chapman TO 10:04 in the 2nd quarter

Still 5-2

[TigerLax29]

Technical on Chapman, interference.

Michigan man up for 30

[czechinthepipes]

Hey Tiger, where are you getting your updates from? Are you getting them from collegelax? I am just wondering because it doesn't seem like its automatically updating.

It is quite odd that no one has scored yet in the second quarter.

I was hoping Chapman would be the one in the slight lead instead of Michigan. I hope they can come back.

[TigerLax29]

Back to even off a failed hidden ball trick my Michigan

[TigerLax29]

I'm watching the game on my computer

[TigerLax29]

Mike Clayton scores for Chapman

5-3

[TigerLax29]

Nice diving goal by Nick ge...I can't spell his last name

5-4

I'm switching to editing a post because it's turning into too many posts

Svet Somethingorother Scores for Michigan 6-4 1:00 left in 2nd

End of the first half: Michigan 6 Chapman 4

15 sec into second, Michigan scores on a garbage goal 7-4

10:10 3rd quarter Marcus Wooden scores 7-5

7:59 Marcus Wooden again 7-6

6:48 left in the 3rd Chapman ties it up 7-7

5:10ish Michigan goes up one 8-7

3:41 Michigan again 9-7

Michigan again 10-7 (I missed the time)

end of 3rd quarter

12:34 Svet somethingorother again for Michigan 11-7

12:27 Michigan again off the faceoff 12-7

11:59 Chapman scores 12-8

10:42 David Rogers scores for Michigan 13-8

Somehow I missed a Chapman goal 13-9

5:36 Mike Clayton scores for Chapman 13-10

2:46 Marcus Wooden again for Chapman 13-11

1:10 Michigan dumps one in the empty net 14-11

Final score 14-11 Michigan takes it.

[czechinthepipes]

Tiger, I am guessing you paid for the tournament pass so you could watch the games live, how is that working out? I would have, but wasn't sure my computer would actually work, been having some trouble with viruses and what not. ha.

[TigerLax29]

Yeah, it's working pretty well. It is running very smoothly on my computer and the video quality is good but not great. I was going to play it on my flatscreen but I needed an wire I don't have and the vid quality doesn't seem good enough to put on a big screen. I'll wait till they air it on cable for that.

[czechinthepipes]

I can't believe Chapman is losing like this, I mean wow. I am so shocked, quite amazing actually. Both are great teams, I would say Chapman is the better, but that could be because I am a little biased, but to be losing right now 13-8 is just odd.

Tiger, I was going over the collegelax score sheet and they said Chapman scored in the 3rd at 6:48 taking the lead 7-8, I looked at your update and you don't have them scoring then, but the most recent Chapman goal that you posted, they haven't posted. So they say the score is 13-8, but could it be 13-9? Or am I missing something?

[TigerLax29]

13-10 at the moment

[agdomain]

16-11 Michigan, 1:10 to go-- timeout Chapman.

[agdomain]

Game. set. match.

[czechinthepipes]

16-11 Michigan, 1:10 to go-- timeout Chapman.
Game. set. match.

Um, I have no Idea where you got your score from, but the final is 14-11, not 16-11.

By the way you said it, I am guessing you're not a Chapman fan.

Sounds like a decent game, not very exciting from the live updates on collegelax. Good job on both teams, they are both great and congrats to Michigan for the win, although I am a Chapman fan, it seems from Michigan's history they deserved it and sounds like they played better.

[TigerLax29]

Chapman looked good but just seemed like they couldn't get into a rhythym. Michigan looked like they had the major edge in confidence.

I think the two players that really tipped things towards Michigans favor was their Keeper and their FOGO guy. Both played outstandingly and really gave a huge advantage to their team in terms of possession and just momentum.

Chapman was obviously a very good team but seemed to loose the game more in their heads. They never gave up though and kept it a game until the end.

[CApenguin88]

Congrats to Tigerlax29 for winning the pick em against only two people lol but still did a great job