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COOPER INVITATIONAL

BRACKET CHALLENGE

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Tournament Format:

Participating teams enter the 3rd Annual Cooper Invitational seeded 1-16 based on league record, strength of schedule, national ranking, perceived talent level, and, where possible, head-to-head results.  In Thursday’s Round 1, the highest seed will face the lowest seed with subsequent games following the same pattern (1 vs. 16; 2 vs. 15; 3 vs. 14, etc.).  Round 1 winning teams will advance to Tier I, while Round 1 losing teams will advance to Tier II.  Once Tiered, teams will play out the remaining three games of the Invitational within that Tier.  No Tier I team will drop to Tier II; no Tier II team will advance to Tier I.   

Bracket-ology 101:
You must select the entire Tier I bracket from the opening round through the Championship.  For purposes of this BRACKET-Challenge, consider Tier I as a single elimination tournament like the NCAA March Madness.  Choose the eight winners from Round 1; the four winners from the Quarterfinals that will advance to the Semifinals; the two winners from the Semifinals that will advance to the Tier I Championship game; the  2009 Cooper Invitational Champion, and the total points to be scored in the Championship game (points will only be used for purposes of a tiebreaker).  In addition, you must also select the 2009 Cooper Invitational Tier II Champion, and the total points to be scored in the Tier II Championship game (points will likewise only be used for purposes of a tiebreaker).    

Point System:

  • 6 pts       Round I
  • 12 pts     Quarterfinals
  • 20 pts     Semifinals  
  • 38 pts     2009 Cooper Invitational Champion         
  • 26 pts     Tier II Champion     

Perfect Bracket = 200 pts                       

Submission Deadline:

All brackets must be submitted by 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 17, 2009.  Any brackets received after that time will be voided.  

Reporting:
Reports indicating the leading brackets with best point totals will be updated on the Web-HQ nightly.  

Prizes:

Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place brackets.














The Bracket:

Bracket Entry Deadline:

First Name:
Last Name:
Entry Name
What School Do You Attend?

 
(1) Ramaz RAMS
(16) Columbus Torah Academy LIONS
 
(8) American Hebrew Academy EAGLES
(9) Weinbaum Yeshiva STORM
 
(5) North Shore Hebrew Academy STARS
(12) Cooper Yeshiva MACABBEES
 
(4) Heschel School HEAT
(13) Stern Hebrew High School BLUE STORM
 
(6) Yeshivat Derech HaTorah BULLDOGS
(11) Shalhevet FIREHAWKS
 
(3) Hebrew Academy of Nassau County HURRICANES
(14) RASG Hebrew Academy WARRIORS
 
(7) Ben Lipson Hillel HURRICANES
(10) Yeshiva Atlanta LIONS
 
(2) Tarbut V'Torah LIONS
(15) Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School JAGUARS

Tier 2 Champion:
Total Points Scored in Tier 1 Championship Game:
Total Points Scored In Tier2 Championship Game:

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