Bracketology

My extended family has a tradition of competing in a March Madness bracket tournament every year...and it's that time again! There is a $5 buy-in for each bracket filled out, and winner takes all. Last year, my grandma only filled out half the bracket on accident and my 6 year old cousin Kelsey completed her bracket by giggling at the team/mascot/etc that she thought was funniest...and they both almost beat me. With that being said, Landon and I think it is time for Baby Boy to enter his first bracket in the family tournament (also known as "The Golden Egg of Basketball"). He will be using his $5 allowance for the buy-in, and any winnings will go straight to his piggy bank! He actually has a decent chance.

_ _ _ _ _ _ Hubbart would like everyone to know how he picked his bracket...
1.) If there is a blue team, they must advance.
2.) If there are two blue teams playing each other, the one with the highest seed advances.
3.) If there are no blue teams, the highest seed advances.
4.) If two blue teams from different brackets and the same seeds meet, then the team closest to the first letter of _ _ _ _ _ _'s name will advance.

Very scientific. :) And we can't tell his picks until Thursday, just in case someone were to try to steal his good picks...

Landon and I haven't filled out our brackets yet, but we are both hoping for a better finish than last year! Let's just say we didn't do so well. :)

Note: The Golden Egg of Basketball got it's name many years ago when we took a family vacation to Tahiti. It's a long story, but the "Golden Egg" is actually a coconut spray painted gold. :) It is the grand prize for every competition in our family. The "Golden Egg" also comes around every Easter, when it is the grand prize egg in the family Easter Egg hunt.