CTC Final Recap: Everything Falls Right For Bry As He Wins His Third Straight Overall Title

So, with the whole conference tournament season basically taking over my life for two weeks (don’t worry, I’m not complaining at all), I had some work and life catch-up to do directly afterwards.  But, I wanted to publish the final standings and conference titles.  After the tournament, maybe I’ll do a full assessment of the three years of documented CTC history.  But, for now, let’s just recap the 2010 CTC.

Bry had a miracle comeback, as the final SIX conference tournament games all went his way to nip Teddy by 24 points.  The Ohio and West Virginia wins on Saturday night and then the second perfect day of the CTC (Lohse on Day One was the only other one) on the last day of the competition gave him his third consecutive overall title.  Teddy had a great debut, finishing second.  Another great performance by Ina allowed her to catch Stri for 3rd.  Doogan’s rough Day 12 put him out of contention, but still held off J for 5th.  Alexi was 7th.  Lil Lohse made a mad rush at the end to catch his big bro and finish 8th.  Lynch finished 10th.  KA had the lowest Day 12 score and then had zero points on Day 13.  Waters got 3 of the 4 games on the final day to catch her and finish 11th.

Bry’s Day 13 win was his CTC-leading 4th of the competition.  Doogan and J showed great consistency, finishing 5th and 6th, respectively, despite not winning a single day.  The top three finishers probably got their with their consistency, as well, as neither Bry, Ina, nor Teddy finished in last during any individual day.  Lohse also did a great job, managing to score enough points each day to keep from losing any one day.

Stri was utterly dominant in the conference title hunt, winning at least a share of a TEN conference titles.  This ties the all-time record for conference titles in one season, despite having nearly twice the number of competitors this year.  And, it’s not like Stri feasted on the minor conferences, as he won three of the seven 5x conferences.  Teddy took home a solid 8 conference titles.  Waters finished off a Big Ten title on the last day to ensure that everyone would finish with at least one crown.  Ina was incredibly consistent, as she didn’t finish even in a tie for last in any of the 31 conferences.  Bry and J tied for last in the MAC, for their only conference loss.  Lil Lohse only had one conference loss–the Mountain West.

Lil Lohse has a real knack at picking the last team standing, as he picked 19 of the 31 champions correctly–2 more than anyone else in the field.

DAY 13 SCORES (*perfect day):
*320 – Bry
240 – Ina
240 – Waters
160 – Alexi
160 – Doogan
160 – J
160 – Lil Lohse
160 – Lynch
160 – Stri
160 – Teddy
80 – Lohse
0 – KA

FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS:
2712 – Bry
2688 – Teddy
2621 – Ina
2593 – Stri
2508 – Doogan
2463 – J
2421 – Alexi
2380 – Lil Lohse
2283 – Lohse
2223 – Lynch
1764 – Waters
1630 – KA

MOST DAYS WON:
4 – Bry (3, 4, 7, 13*)
2 – Alexi (5, 9)
2 – Ina (7, 8 )
2 – Lil Lohse (6, 7)
2 – Lohse (1*, 2)
2 – Lynch (2, 12)
2 – Stri (7, 12)
1 – Teddy (10)
0 – Doogan
0 – J
0 – KA
0 – Waters

FEWEST DAYS LOST:
0 – Bry
0 – Ina
0 – Lohse
0 – Teddy
1 – Doogan (9)
1 – J (3)
1 – Lynch (8)
2 – Alexi (2,7)
2 – Lil Lohse (1,5)
2 – Stri (1,2)
4 – KA (5,6,12,13)
4 – Waters (1,3,10,11)

MOST CONFERENCES WON (with multiples):
10 – Stri (ACC-5, Big XII-5, Pac Ten-5, Missouri Valley-3, Great West*-1, America East-1, Big West-1, SoCon-1, Southland-1, Sun Belt-1)
8 – Teddy (Big East-5, Pac Ten-5, MAC-3, Horizon*-2, WAC-2, Patriot-1, Southland-1, SWAC-1)
6 – Bry (Atlantic Ten-5, Colonial-3, MAAC*-1, Atlantic Sun-1, MEAC-1, Summit-1)
4 – Alexi (SEC-5, Big South*-1, Southland-1, Summit-1)
3 – Doogan (Atlantic Ten-5, Horizon*-2, Great West*-1)
3 – Lynch (West Coast-2, America East-1, Southland-1)
3 – Ina (MEAC-1, SWAC-1, Summit-1)
3 – Lil Lohse (Big South*-1, NEC-1, Summit-1)
2 – J (Big XII-5, Ohio Valley-1)
2 – KA (Mountain West-4, Big South*-1)
2 – Lohse (Conf USA-3, Big Sky-1)
1 – Waters (Big Ten-5)

FEWEST CONFERENCES LOST:
0 – Ina
1 – Bry (MAC-3)
1 – J (MAC-3)
1 – Lil Lohse (Mountain West-4)
2 – Alexi (ACC-5, Patriot-1)
2 – Doogan (Big XII-5, SWAC-1)
2 – Lynch (SEC-5, MEAC-1)
3 – Lohse (Atlantic Ten-5, SEC-5, Southland-1)
4 – Teddy (Big Ten-5, Missouri Valley-3, Great West-1, Sun Belt-1)
5 – Stri (Big Ten-5, Mountain West-4, MEAC-1, SWAC-1, Summit-1)
11 – Waters (Big East-5, Pac Ten-5, Colonial-3, Conf USA-3, America East-1, Big South-1, Big West-1, MAAC-1, MEAC-1, NEC-1, SoCon-1)
13 – KA (Big East-5, Big Ten-5, Pac Ten-5, Horizon-2, WCC-2, WAC-2, America East-1, Atlantic Sun-1, Big Sky-1, Big West-1, Ohio Valley-1, Southland-1, Summit-1)

MOST CORRECT CHAMPION PICKS:
19 – Lil Lohse
17 – Bry
17 – Ina
15 – Stri
13 – J
12 – Doogan
12 – Lynch
11 – Lohse
11 – Teddy
10 – Alexi
8 – Waters
4 – KA

FINAL CONFERENCE RECAPS & SCORES:
ACC (5x):
Stri nailed all three opening round upsets to put him ahead.  He then got the N.C. State quarterfinal monster upset, which made it so he didn’t even need to get the champion right to cruise to victory here–he did, though. 

400 – Stri
300 – Lohse
290 – Doogan
250 – Teddy
240 – Ina
220 – Bry
150 – Lynch
140 – Lil Lohse
140 – Waters
90 – J
80 – KA
30 – Alexi

ATLANTIC TEN (5x):
Defending A-10 champ, Bry, and Doogan both hit three of four opening round games, including the big UMass upset, and then hit three of four semifinalists to edge J’s comeback attempt.  J was the only one to get both finalists and the champ, but Doogan and Bry’s early round success held up.

260 – Bry
260 – Doogan
240 – J
200 – Alexi
190 – Ina
190 – Teddy
180 – KA
180 – Lil Lohse
170 – Lynch
150 – Waters
130 – Stri
120 – Lohse

BIG XII (5x):
With everyone except Doogan and KA nailing the champ here, this conference came down to the semifinals, where J and Stri both had K-State, leading them to victory.  Stri overcame an early deficit to J by hitting all four semifinalists.

250 – J
250 – Stri
240 – Alexi
230 – Ina
200 – Teddy
200 -Waters
190 – Bry
190 – Lohse
180 – Lil Lohse
180 – Lynch
160 – KA
100 – Doogan

BIG EAST (5x):
This might be the only time in CTC history where the only person to get the champ right did not end up winning the title.  Bry was the only one with West Virginia, but his early struggles, including an 0-for-4 opening round, cost him the title.  Teddy and J were the only two to get both the Cincinnati and Notre Dame upsets in the bottom half, but J’s pick of UConn over Marquette in the second round allowed Teddy to overcome a first round deficit and take the win.  Teddy becomes the first person not named Doogan to win a Big East CTC title.

240 – Teddy
235 – J
190 – Bry
175 – Lynch
165 – Alexi
130 – Doogan
130 – Lil Lohse
115 – Ina
115 – Lohse
115 – Stri
40 – KA
40 – Waters

BIG TEN (5x):
The very last conference to end gave Waters his only conference title.  He was one of only four that took the top-seeded Buckeyes to win this tournament.  But, he needed a big upset win by Illinois over Wisconsin to make up for an 0-for-3 opening round.  Bry, who finished just 10 points back, loses his dream of a Big Ten three-peat.

190 – Waters
180 – Alexi
180 – Bry
180 – Ina
110 – Lil Lohse
100 – Doogan
100 – J
100 – Lynch
60 – Lohse
50 – KA
50 – Stri
50 – Teddy

PAC-10 (5x):
Both Stri and Teddy dominated the Pac-10 beginning to end.  The only game they missed was the Stanford upset of Arizona St.

270 – Stri
270 – Teddy
240 – Lil Lohse
240 – Lohse
240 – Lynch
160 -Alexi
130 – Bry
130 – Doogan
130 – Ina
120 – J
30 – KA
30 – Waters

SEC (5x):
Alexi was a Vandy win over Miss St. in the semis away from the first ever perfect bracket in a 5x conference.  He did pick up his second consecutive SEC title in the process, though.  Stri wasn’t far back, as the only two he missed were the two Miss St. wins.

300 – Alexi
280 – Stri
270 – Bry
270 – Ina
270 – J
260 – Teddy
210 – Lil Lohse
170 – Doogan
160 – KA
130 – Waters
100 – Lohse
100 – Lynch

MOUNTAIN WEST (4x):
KA and Lynch were the only two that nailed the San Diego St. champion pick.  They also had the same finalists and semifinalists, as well.  The only difference between the two was that one opening round game, where KA had the upset pick of Air Force over Wyoming.  Lynch had Wyoming and, therefore, was unable to win back-to-back Mountain West titles.

208 – KA
192 – Lynch
160 – Doogan
104 – Alexi
104 – J
104 – Lohse
104 – Teddy
104 – Waters
80 – Bry
72 – Ina
48 – Lil Lohse
48 – Stri

COLONIAL (3x):
Bry, Ina, and Lil Lohse were the only three to get both finalists and the champ.  But, of the three, Bry was the only one to hit the big opening round James Madison upset of Drexel.  JMU was the difference, and Bry takes the 2010 CAA title.

192 – Bry
162 – Ina
138 – Lil Lohse
126 – Alexi
120 – Stri
114 – J
96 – KA
96 – Teddy
90 – Lohse
84 – Doogan
84 – Lynch
66 – Waters

CONFERENCE USA (3x):
No one hit the champ, and no one had both finalists, so this conference was won in the earlier rounds.  Lohse hit three of the four opening round games and then nailed both major upsets in the quarterfinals (S. Miss and Houston) to take the C-USA title with ease.

126 – Lohse
108 – J
102 – Doogan
96 – Lynch
84 – Bry
84 – Teddy
78 – Alexi
72 – Ina
72 – Lil Lohse
66 – Stri
54 – KA
24 – Waters

MAC (3x):
Much has been written about the incredible performance of Teddy in the MAC.  It was Ohio U. that led him to the most dominating conference title in CTC history, but it may have been Ohio U. that cost him the overall title.  If Akron had beaten Ohio, Teddy would have taken the overall title.  But, he just has to settle for a MAC performance so legendary that it will be talked about for generations.

258 – Teddy
120 – Doogan
114 – Ina
114 – Lil Lohse
102 – Alexi
78 – Lohse
78 – Waters
72 – Lynch
66 – KA
66 – Stri
60 – Bry
60 – J

MISSOURI VALLEY (3x):
Stri put together a solid first two rounds and then was the only one to nail both finalists and the champ en route to an easy Valley title.  This is the second consecutive Arch Madness title for Stri.

138 – Stri
120 – Bry
114 – KA
108 – Doogan
108 – Lil Lohse
102 – Ina
96 – J
96 – Waters
90 – Alexi
90 – Lynch
48 – Lohse
18 – Teddy

HORIZON LEAGUE (2x):
This was a pretty impressive perfect bracket because there were ten games and a couple upsets, but both Doogan and Teddy navigated the Horizon with perfection.  Alexi was one Cleveland St. quarterfinal pick away from perfection himself.  Lohse was perfect all the way to the semis, when he had Detroit over Weber St–his only miss.

*116 – Doogan
*116 – Teddy
108 – Alexi
100 – Lohse
84 – J
80 – Bry
80 – Ina
72 – Lil Lohse
64 – Waters
56 – Stri
28 – Lynch
24 – KA

WEST COAST (2x):
The cliche all the eggs in one basket was certainly apt in the WCC for Lynch this year, and he picked a good basket.  He went from worst to first with the brilliant pick of St. Mary’s over Gonzaga in the finals.

64 – Lynch
48 – Lohse
48 – Teddy
44 – Alexi
44 – Doogan
44 – Ina
44 – J
44 – Lil Lohse
44 – Stri
44 – Waters
40 – Bry
20 – KA

WAC (2x):
Teddy was the only one of the twelve to pick New Mexico St. to upset Nevada in the semis, and that gave him the 2010 WAC crown.

60 – Teddy
48 – Alexi
48 – Bry
48 – Doogan
48 – Ina
48 – J
48 – Lil Lohse
48 – Waters
40 – Lohse
24 – Lynch
16 – KA

AMERICA EAST (1x):
Lynch and Stri both got there via different routes, but both got there nonetheless, with the key being the champion pick of Vermont.  Lynch went 2-for-4 in the quarters, but nailed the BU finalist pick.  Stri missed the BU pick, but did his damage in the quarters, going 4-for-4, including a nice upset pick of New Hampshire.

48 – Lynch
48 – Stri
38 – Ina
38 – Lil Lohse
38 – Lohse
36 – Doogan
26 – J
18 – Bry
12 – Alexi
12 – Teddy
8 – KA
8 – Waters

ATLANTIC SUN (1x):
Another conference where no one had the champion and only a handful even had one finalist, this conference was won in the first round.  In fact, it was won on one of the very first games of the CTC.  Bry, Lohse, Lynch, and J all had #8 Kennessaw St. upsetting #1 Lipscomb in the quarters.  Bry and Lohse also had #6 Mercer upsetting #3 Belmont, but Bry separated himself with the pick of E. Tennessee St. over Campbell and then ETSU again to the finals.  That pick gave Bry the 2010 A-Sun trophy.  This is the first time an A-Sun title has been given to anyone other than J.

54 – Bry
44 – Lynch
32 – Lohse
26 – Ina
26 – Alexi
26 – Stri
26 – Teddy
26 – Waters
22 – J
10 – Doogan
10 – Lil Lohse
4 – KA

BIG SOUTH (1x):
Three entries were submitted perfectly here, as Lil Lohse, KA, and Alexi all nailed the Big South beginning to end.

*54 – Alexi
*54 – KA
*54 – Lil Lohse
34 – Bry
34 – Doogan
34 – Lohse
30 – Stri
24 – Ina
24 – Teddy
16 – J
16 – Lynch
12 – Waters

BIG SKY (1x):
The only one with bigger cajones than Montana’s Anthony Johnson with his 42-point performance in the Big Sky finals was Lohse, who picked Montana to win this tournament.  One of the best picks in all of the CTC led Lohse to an absolute dominating Big Sky title.

50 – Lohse
22 – Bry
22 – Doogan
22 – Ina
22 – Lil Lohse
22 – Lynch
22 – Teddy
12 – Alexi
12 – J
12 – Stri
12 – Waters
0 – KA

BIG WEST (1x):
Stri’s 2-for-2 opening round performance was just enough to edge out Ina and Lynch for the Big West title, as all three of them went 1-for-2 in the quarters, 1-for-2 in the semis, and 1-for-1 in the finals.

32 – Stri
30 – Ina
30 – Lynch
28 – J
28 – Lil Lohse
24 – Doogan
18 – Alexi
16 – Bry
14 – Teddy
12 – Lohse
6 – KA
6 – Waters

GREAT WEST (1x):
Doogan and Stri both nailed both upsets in the quarters and rode the favorites to the title after that for the first ever Great West conference title.  Neither has ever missed a Great West game, so we’ll see if they can continue this next year.

*52 – Doogan
*52 – Stri
46 – Lil Lohse
46 – Lohse
40 – J
38 – Waters
36 – Bry
36 – Ina
34 – Alexi
34 – Lynch
18 – KA
10 – Teddy

MAAC (1x):
Bry defended his ’09 title with an impressive perfect bracket in the MAAC, which included three upsets along the way.

*62 – Bry
50 – Lohse
46 – KA
44 – Doogan
40 -Ina
40 – J
40 – Lil Lohse
36 – Teddy
34 – Alexi
34 – Stri
30 – Lynch
28 – Waters

MEAC (1x):
Ina only missed one game all MEAC tournament, while Bry missed three.  But, Bry’s were early and Ina’s was in the semis, so they will have to share the 2010 MEAC title.

50 – Bry
50 – Ina
48 – Alexi
44 – J
40 – Doogan
40 – KA
38 – Lohse
36 – Lil Lohse
20 – Teddy
14 – Lynch
14 – Stri
14 – Waters

NEC (1x):
Lil Lohse was the only one to correctly predict a Robert Morris NEC title (only to watch the Colonials almost take out his beloved ‘Cats in the first round of the NCAA tournament).  Lil Lohse also had an impressive bracket up until then, so he wins handily.  Stri is not the NEC champion for the first time in history.

46 – Lil Lohse
32 – Bry
32 – Doogan
32 – Stri
24 – Alexi
24 – Ina
24 – Lohse
24 – Teddy
20 – J
20 – KA
20 – Lynch
8 – Waters

OHIO VALLEY (1x):
Lohse lost his perfect bracket in the championship, and J snuck in for the 2010 OVC title, as he only missed one quarterfinal game the whole tournament.  Teddy also only missed one quarterfinal, but J’s correct pick was a nice upset pick of Tennessee Tech over Austin Peay to give him the title.

50 – J
44 – Teddy
42 – Lynch
40 – Alexi
40 – Bry
40 – Doogan
40 – Ina
40 – Waters
38 – Lohse
28 – Lil Lohse
24 – Stri
0 – KA

PATRIOT LEAGUE (1x):
Ina was the only one to hit both finalists and the champ.  Plus, she went 3-for-4 in the quarters.  But, the one game she missed was a big upset of Holy Cross over Bucknell, which Teddy hit, giving Teddy the Patriot League title.

50 – Teddy
46 – Ina
40 – Doogan
36 – Lil Lohse
36 – Lohse
32 – Bry
32 – Stri
32 – Waters
26 – J
22 – KA
20 – Lynch
8 – Alexi

SoCON (1x):
Stri was absolutely dominant throughout this tournament, only missing one game–Charleston in the semis–the whole time.  Ina was also pretty impressive, but her upset shot at The Citadel cost her a second SoCon title in three years.

62 – Stri
58 – Ina
54 – Bry
50 – Lil Lohse
44 – Doogan
42 – Teddy
38 – Lohse
32 – Lynch
26 – J
24 – KA
22 – Alexi
18 – Waters

SOUTHLAND (1x):
In a tournament of all chalk, no one actually picked all chalk (of which I’m proud).  Alexi, Lynch, Stri, and Teddy all went for one upset in the quarters and missed it.  Everyone else picked at least two upsets somewhere along the way.

44 – Alexi
44 – Lynch
44 – Stri
44 – Teddy
40 – Bry
40 – Doogan
40 – Ina
40 – Lil Lohse
32 – J
32 – Waters
12 – KA
12 – Lohse

SWAC (1x):
Ina and Teddy were two of only four that got Arkansas-Pine Bluff winning this tournament, and they both hit three of four quarterfinal games to give them the title.  This is the second consecutive SWAC championship for Ina.

40 – Ina
40 – Teddy
36 – J
30 – KA
30 – Lohse
22 – Bry
16 – Lynch
14 – Alexi
14 – Lil Lohse
14 – Waters
10 – Doogan
10 – Stri

SUMMIT LEAGUE (1x):
Not one person had both finalists and the champion right in this bracket, even though it was the #1 over the #2 in the finals.  But, Alexi, Bry, Ina, and Lil Lohse all had the champ and a perfect quarterfinal round, so all four will share the title.  Whatever it takes, as Ina becomes the only CTC contestant ever to win one conference in three consecutive years.

42 – Alexi
42 – Bry
42 – Ina
42 – Lil Lohse
36 – J
34 – Doogan
28 – Waters
26 – Lohse
26 – Lynch
26 – Teddy
12 – KA
12 – Stri

SUN BELT (1x):
Stri and Doogan were the only two to nail the champion pick, N. Texas, here in the Sun Belt.  Stri’s pick of #9 S. Alabama over #8 Florida-Atlantic in the opening round was the only difference between he and Doogan taking home this title.  Waters had a fantastic bracket, as he was the only one who hit both finalists, but he didn’t get the champ and, therefore, doesn’t get the crown.  J also had a great bracket, as he and Waters were the only two to hit all four semifinalists.

48 – Stri
46 – J
44 – Doogan
44 – Waters
36 – KA
20 – Lohse
20 – Lynch
16 – Ina
16 – Lil Lohse
14 – Alexi
14 – Bry
10 – Teddy