CTC Final Recap: By an Amazing Score of 2,652 – 2,651, Rikey Wins the 2011 Overall Title

Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction.  And, in this case, you can’t make this kind of thing up.  After 13 days, 276 games played, and 45,712 points awarded, the CTC overall title was decided by one single, solitary point.  Doogan asked me how many times I recounted the scores to make sure I wasn’t missing anything – well, the answer is, “a lot.”  I actually found two mistakes in my “audit,” but they were just small point omissions for Teddy and Mac.  Nothing that would change the fact that Bry’s brilliant pick of the eventual Big East champion to lose to an 0-18 team on the first day of the Big East tournament cost him a 3rd straight overall title.  A much-deserved overall victory to Rikey, who hid in the shadows, lurking around the leaders for most of the contest, before exploding onto the scene to win 4 of the last 6 days and take the overall title.  He dominated the big conferences, finishing either 1st of 2nd in the ACC, A-10, Big XII, and SEC.  He hit three of the four games on Day Thirteen to finish off the comeback.  And, maybe most impressive of all was his consistency.  Rikey took the overall title and yet only won one conference (the SEC on the final day). 

Sharing the Day Thirteen victory honors are Bry, Alexi, Lil Lohse, and Gersh.  Lynch and Cheryl got no points on Day Thirteen and fell to 17th and 20th, respectively, in the final standings.  J, who lost three straight potential clinchers, still finish a solid 3rd place, just 21 points behind the winner.  Alexi and Lohse finish solidly in the top 5, while Doogan drops to 7th on the final day.  Gersh actually made the biggest jump on Day Thirteen, moving from 16th after Day Twelve to an 11th place finish.  Dave and Lil Lohse also climbed a couple spots when it mattered most.  KA climbed a big spot into 19th in the final standings.  Stri fell 4 spots and out of the top 10.

Thanks to all for participating and Doogan for all the help with the recaps.  We hope to see everyone back for the 2012 version.

DAY THIRTEEN SCORES (days won):

1. Alexi – 270 (2)
2. Bry – 270 (4)
3. Gersh – 270 (1)
4. Lil Lohse – 270 (1)
5. Rikey – 270 (4)
6. Dave – 190
7. Lohse – 190
8. Teddy – 190
9. Dan – 180
10. Primm – 180 (1)
11. Scoot – 180
12. Waters – 180
13. J – 170 (1)
14. Gross – 100 (1)
15. Doogan – 90 (2)
16. KA – 90 (1)
17. Mac – 80 (1)
18. Stri – 80
19. Cheryl – 0
20. Lynch – 0

FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS (conferences won):

1. Rikey – 2652 (SEC)
2. Bry – 2651 (Big XII, Big Sky*, CAA, Horizon*, MWC*, Summit*, WCC*)
3. J – 2631 (A-Sun, Big West, Great West, MAC, MWC*, OVC, Sun Belt)
4. Alexi – 2548 (ACC, MVC)
5. Lohse – 2366 (Summit*)
6. Dan – 2362 (A-Sun, Great West)
7. Doogan – 2324 (AmEast*, Big South, MAC, MEAC)
8. Waters – 2317 (A-10, WAC)
9. Scoot – 2316 (Big East, NEC*)
10. Dave – 2295 (A-Sun, Southland)
11. Gersh – 2268
12. Stri – 2248 (NEC*, Summit*)
13. Primm – 2242 (Big 10, MAAC)
14. Lil Lohse – 2240 (Summit*)
15. Mac – 2195 (Great West, Summit*)
16. Gross – 2174 (Patriot*, SoCon, Summit*)
17. Lynch – 2134 (C-USA, Pac-10, SWAC, Summit*)
18. Teddy – 2052 (Summit*)
19. KA – 1860
20. Cheryl – 1837 (Summit*)

FINAL ACC STANDINGS (prior CTC titles):

1. Alexi (’11) – 310
2. J – 300
3. Rikey – 280
4. Gersh – 260
5. KA – 260
6. Bry (’08) – 250
7. Teddy – 250
8. Doogan (’09) – 240
9. Lil Lohse – 240
10. Lohse – 240
11. Dan – 190
12. Dave – 190
13. Lynch – 180
14. Mac – 170
15. Cheryl – 160
16. Scoot – 160
17. Stri (’10) – 160
18. Primm – 150
19. Gross – 130
20. Waters – 130

FINAL SEC STANDINGS:

1. Rikey (’11) – 320
2. Scoot – 310
3. Dan – 290
4. Dave – 290
5. Gersh – 290
6. Lohse – 290
7. Alexi (’09, ’10) – 270
8. Bry – 240
9. Gross – 240
10. Lil Lohse – 240
11. Teddy – 240
12. Cheryl – 230
13. Stri – 230
14. Primm – 220
15. Mac – 200
16. Waters (’08) – 170
17. J – 160
18. KA – 160
19. Doogan – 160
20. Lynch – 80

FINAL ATLANTIC 10 STANDINGS:

1. Waters (’08, ’11) – 290
2. Rikey – 240
3. Gross – 160
4. Bry (’09, ’10) – 140
5. Cheryl – 140
6. Stri – 130
7. Alexi – 120
8. Scoot – 120
9. Doogan (’10) – 110
10. Dave – 100
11. J – 100
12. Dan – 70
13. Mac – 70
14. Lil Lohse – 60
15. Lohse – 60
16. Lynch – 60
17. Primm – 60
18. Teddy – 60
19. Gersh – 50
20. KA – 30

FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS:

1. Primm (’11) – 280
2. Alexi – 260
3. Dan – 260
4. J – 230
5. Scoot – 220
6. Waters (’10) – 220
7. Gersh – 180
8. Lil Lohse – 180
9. Mac – 160
10. Rikey – 160
11. Stri – 160
12. Gross – 150
13. Bry (’08, ’09) – 140
14. KA – 110
15. Lohse – 110
16. Teddy – 110
17. Dave – 100
18. Cheryl – 80
19. Doogan – 80
20. Lynch – 50