NCAA Bracket Competition: Final Scores

Patch.com’s first annual friendly “Local Editor’s and Coaches NCAA Bracket Competition” has wrapped up and Brett McDaniel, the Sumner High School boys basketball head coach has won!

McDaniel correctly chose the University of Connecticut as the national champion to overcome the competition's runner up, Lakewood editor Marques Hunter.

The surprise runs of VCU and Butler crippled most of the brackets, as did the early ousters of Ohio State and Duke. Below is a full rundown of the final scores.

Scoring System:

- 1 point for first round wins, 2 for second, 3 for Sweet Sixteen, 5 for Elite Eight, 7 for Final Four, 10 for championship game.

- Upset picks in the first round will receive one point, plus a bonus total equal to the disparity in the rankings up to five points. For example, if you pick a 10-seed to beat a 7-seed, you get one point for the prediction, plus a bonus three points for picking the upset. If you pick a 13-seed to beat a 4-seed, you get the one point plus the max bonus of five points for the upset. All upset picks from the second-round on will receive two bonus points.

- 25 point bonus if you correctly select all the Final Four teams.

- 10 point bonus for correctly selecting the National Champion.

- 1 Billion bonus points if you pick a perfect bracket.

Current Leaderboard:

1) Brett McDaniel (Sumner Boys Basketball Coach)
- Final Score: 85
2) Marques Hunter (Lakewood Patch Editor)
- Final Score: 79
3) Gavin Cree (Mercer Island boys basketball coach)
- Final Score: 63
4) Nathan Davis (Shorewood Boys Soccer Coach)
- Final Score: 61
5) Dave Dooley (Lakes Dean of Students and Swim Coach)
- Final Score: 61
6) Mike Baldwin (Patch Sports Editor)
- Final Score: 59
7) Kerry Yousey (Peninsula Boys Basketball Coach)
- Final Score: 58
8) Tony Dondero (Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Editor)
- Final Score: 56
9) Lauren Padgett (Bonney Lake/Sumner Patch Editor)
- Final Score: 51
10)Akiko Oda (Gig Harbor Patch Editor)
- Final Score: 46