The Spoon Pool 2026

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THE SPOON POOL 2026

Track every round — from the First Four to the Final Four.

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64-Team Bracket

Scoring Type: STRAIGHT

Round	Points
First Round	1
Second Round	2
Sixteen Team	4
Elite Eight	8
Final Four	16
Championship	32

Tiebreaker: Closest to combined points in the Championship game (cannot go over).

Duke’s Collapse Shatters Bracket Dreams

Duke’s collapse just wrecked a huge chunk of the pool. Nearly half the entries had Duke tied into their late-round path, and for many of those brackets, the dream basically died with that result. A lot of teams are still sitting on decent current point totals, but their max upside took a major hit — which is what really matters now. The big takeaway: Duke’s loss didn’t destroy the top of the board, but it absolutely split the pool in two. The brackets that faded Duke, or only had limited exposure, suddenly picked up serious leverage. Meanwhile, a bunch of Duke-heavy entries are now capped out and will need a miracle to climb back into contention. At this stage, it’s no longer just about who picked the most games right early — it’s about whose remaining path is still alive. And after Duke’s blunder, a lot of brackets are alive in name only.

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+/-	Place	Name	Points	Possible	R1	R2	R3	R4	Final Four Picks	Runner-Up	Champion	Tiebreak
—	1	Jgrod	84	132	28	24	16	16	HOU - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	134
—	2	Larry_OG	82	130	28	18	12	24	CONN - MICH	FLA	ARIZ	148
—	3	MKR	80	96	28	24	12	16	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	141
—	4	Smith	74	122	28	22	16	8	DUKE - ISU	HOU	ARIZ	156
—	5	GoBigRed	64	64	28	16	12	8	HOU - ARIZ	DUKE	UVA	188
—	6	LParr	91	107	27	24	24	16	ILL - PUR	MICH	DUKE	141
—	7	Etman	89	153	27	22	24	16	FLA - UVA	CONN	ARIZ	150
—	8	Megster	87	151	27	20	16	24	NEB - ARIZ	CONN	MICH	157
—	8	HammerinHokie	87	135	27	28	16	16	ILL - ISU	MSU	ARIZ	145
—	10	dparr7	85	133	27	22	20	16	DUKE - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	140
—	11	Thejza	81	97	27	22	16	16	FLA - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	151
—	11	Harry Small Pairatestes	81	129	27	18	20	16	DUKE - MICH	FLA	ARIZ	140
—	13	Brickhouse	77	93	27	22	12	16	DUKE - MICH	ARIZ	FLA	148
—	14	C Dizzle	75	91	27	24	16	8	FLA - ISU	ARIZ	DUKE	152
—	14	MJP	75	123	27	24	16	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	140
—	14	Don Geronimo	75	91	27	24	16	8	FLA - ISU	ARIZ	DUKE	141
—	17	TQ anti-chalkish bracket	73	121	27	22	16	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	140
—	18	Badger Boy 2	69	117	27	22	12	8	SJU - PUR	FLA	MICH	152
—	19	Sammy G	61	77	27	18	8	8	DUKE - TTU	ARIZ	HOU	160
—	20	Redhead	98	162	26	24	24	24	DUKE - ARIZ	MICH	ILL	150
—	21	CDugs#1	94	158	26	20	24	24	DUKE - MICH	ILL	ARIZ	156
—	22	Science On Steroids	86	134	26	24	20	16	FLA - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	139
—	22	CDugs#3	86	134	26	24	20	16	HOU - MICH	DUKE	ARIZ	147
—	22	DDugs#2	86	102	26	24	20	16	DUKE - MICH	ARIZ	HOU	141
—	25	4RooGoBLue	82	130	26	20	20	16	HOU - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	136
—	26	CDugs#2	80	96	26	22	16	16	HOU - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	147
—	26	Wayne's World 2	80	80	26	18	20	16	CONN - ARIZ	ISU	HOU	154
—	28	Wolan's Bracket	72	120	26	18	12	16	MSU - ARIZ	HOU	MICH	145
—	28	BadgerBoy	72	120	26	22	16	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	152
—	28	RichAmsellem1	72	120	26	22	16	8	FLA - UVA	SJU	ARIZ	151
—	28	Pamela	72	88	26	22	16	8	DUKE - ISU	ARIZ	HOU	160
—	32	Qman711	70	86	26	24	12	8	HOU - PUR	MICH	SJU	150
—	32	Lindner	70	86	26	16	20	8	DUKE - GONZ	MICH	HOU	—
—	34	KnightTime	68	68	26	18	16	8	CONN - ISU	GONZ	FLA	138
—	34	Eddo	68	68	26	22	12	8	HOU - MICH	UCLA	ARK	140
—	36	Kio	64	80	26	18	12	8	DUKE - ISU	ARIZ	HOU	144
—	37	Mary D	62	62	26	20	16	0	FLA - UVA	DUKE	PUR	139
—	38	bdalyjr	52	52	26	22	4	0	MSU - ISU	ARK	HOU	150
—	39	Laurenamsellem	93	109	25	24	20	24	CONN - MICH	ARIZ	HOU	146
—	40	Maguire Pool	87	135	25	22	16	24	CONN - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	128
—	40	SJPierce1	87	135	25	22	24	16	FLA - MICH	DUKE	ARIZ	150
—	40	Chadd	87	135	25	22	16	24	CONN - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	153
—	43	DDugs#3	85	101	25	24	20	16	DUKE - MICH	ARIZ	FLA	152
—	43	Gator Girl Dad	85	101	25	24	20	16	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	149
—	45	Manion	83	131	25	26	16	16	FLA - ARIZ	MSU	MICH	122
—	45	DDugs#1	83	131	25	22	20	16	DUKE - ARIZ	HOU	MICH	139
—	45	mjroxz23	83	99	25	22	20	16	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	150
—	45	Brad Leventhal	83	99	25	18	16	24	ILL - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	140
—	45	Trip Davis	83	99	25	22	20	16	FLA - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	135
—	45	Adam Wilkinson	83	131	25	18	16	24	CONN - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	143
—	45	jbp20854	83	147	25	22	20	16	FLA - UVA	CONN	ARIZ	130
—	45	All net Colorado	83	131	25	26	16	16	DUKE - MICH	FLA	ARIZ	141
—	53	RMG	79	79	25	26	20	8	HOU - ARIZ	DUKE	ISU	149
—	54	Smokin Joe BBQ 2	77	93	25	20	16	16	MSU - ARIZ	MICH	HOU	153
—	54	A. Rye 1	77	125	25	20	16	16	DUKE - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	126
—	56	Fall 88	75	123	25	22	20	8	FLA - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	168
—	56	Hoyt	75	91	25	18	16	16	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	116
—	56	Jim Calhoun	75	139	25	14	12	24	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	CONN	147
—	59	My Annual Donation - You’re Welcome	73	121	25	24	16	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	156
—	59	Smokin Joe BBQ	73	121	25	24	16	8	HOU - ISU	MSU	ARIZ	138
—	61	RichAmsellem2	71	71	25	22	16	8	SJU - ARIZ	ISU	FLA	153
—	61	Ravens 2012	71	119	25	26	12	8	DUKE - ALA	FLA	ARIZ	157
—	61	Mandy Rye	71	71	25	18	12	16	ILL - MICH	MSU	GONZ	150
—	61	Deadmoney	71	87	25	18	20	8	DUKE - ISU	ARIZ	FLA	147
—	65	The Hobbit	69	117	25	20	16	8	DUKE - PUR	FLA	MICH	156
—	65	Cameron K	69	117	25	24	12	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	151
—	67	Davis	67	67	25	18	16	8	FLA - ARIZ	DUKE	UVA	146
—	68	zachspoon	65	65	25	24	16	0	FLA - BYU	ISU	DUKE	143
—	68	pickles	65	81	25	12	12	16	FLA - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	140
—	68	Champ	65	113	25	24	8	8	SJU - GONZ	FLA	MICH	144
—	71	Superfly	63	111	25	14	16	8	VAN - ARK	DUKE	MICH	160
—	72	Mitchell aka Mitch	55	55	25	14	16	0	HOU - TENN	PUR	UCLA	150
—	73	Blind Luck	51	51	25	14	12	0	VAN - UVA	DUKE	GONZ	173
—	74	SiBey	98	162	24	18	24	32	ILL - MICH	ARIZ	CONN	126
—	75	Dos Gatos	90	106	24	22	20	24	ILL - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	152
—	75	MD2	90	106	24	26	24	16	CONN - TENN	ARIZ	HOU	146
—	77	2 Rings Baldy	88	104	24	24	16	24	ILL - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	145
—	78	Schap26	86	134	24	18	20	24	ILL - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	171
—	79	TooHotToHandler	84	132	24	20	16	24	ILL - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	142
—	80	Craig Morris	82	82	24	18	24	16	ILL - MICH	PUR	DUKE	150
—	81	Mpaballer	78	126	24	26	20	8	MSU - ISU	FLA	ARIZ	161
—	81	Danny Hurley	78	126	24	22	16	16	FLA - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	142
—	83	209streaker	76	92	24	24	12	16	FLA - ARIZ	MICH	MSU	158
—	83	CSK	76	92	24	16	20	16	FLA - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	153
—	83	Jones	76	92	24	20	16	16	DUKE - ARIZ	MICH	FLA	190
—	83	Colenado7	76	92	24	20	16	16	DUKE - MICH	ARIZ	FLA	142
—	83	Qman2	76	124	24	20	16	16	MSU - MICH	FLA	ARIZ	158
—	88	Mrs. Champ	72	88	24	20	20	8	FLA - PUR	MICH	DUKE	152
—	89	Gar	70	118	24	22	16	8	SJU - ISU	FLA	ARIZ	142
—	89	TorontoNate	70	118	24	22	16	8	DUKE - ISU	HOU	ARIZ	128
—	91	Bennett Ballers	68	84	24	20	16	8	FLA - UK	ARIZ	DUKE	150
—	91	Wayne's World	68	84	24	20	8	16	CONN - GONZ	MICH	FLA	152
—	93	TKubasik	66	82	24	22	12	8	DUKE - PUR	MICH	HOU	139
—	94	McBride 1	93	157	23	18	20	32	ILL - ARIZ	CONN	MICH	174
—	95	golflgcc	89	137	23	22	20	24	CONN - MICH	HOU	ARIZ	121
—	96	Karabang	81	129	23	22	20	16	FLA - MICH	DUKE	ARIZ	146
—	96	Rabinovitz	81	129	23	22	20	16	FLA - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	141
—	98	Wayne’s Arm Candy	77	125	23	22	16	16	NEB - MICH	DUKE	ARIZ	140
—	99	Goat Picker	75	123	23	24	12	16	HOU - ARIZ	SJU	MICH	153
—	100	Long Jumper	73	89	23	18	16	16	UNC - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	156
—	100	Koreystellmach	73	121	23	18	16	16	MSU - MICH	FLA	ARIZ	137
—	102	DeadMoney2	71	71	23	16	16	16	CONN - ARIZ	ISU	FLA	149
—	103	Beans	69	85	23	18	12	16	UNC - MICH	ARIZ	DUKE	164
—	103	Nmlev	69	85	23	22	16	8	FLA - ISU	ARIZ	DUKE	169
—	105	Noops	67	83	23	20	16	8	HOU - UVA	ARIZ	DUKE	160
—	106	Callahan	63	79	23	20	12	8	FLA - WIS	MICH	DUKE	149
—	107	DPA	59	75	23	12	16	8	UNC - VILL	MICH	DUKE	139
—	108	GoIllini!	55	103	23	16	8	8	HOU - PUR	MSU	MICH	179
—	109	Ray Allen	49	49	23	18	8	0	MSU - ISU	GONZ	FLA	147
—	109	Beezle	49	49	23	18	8	0	FLA - UK	SJU	ARK	151
—	111	SJPierce2	96	160	22	22	20	32	ILL - ARIZ	MICH	CONN	146
—	112	Rubanenko	90	138	22	24	20	24	ILL - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	162
—	113	dilev35	78	126	22	24	16	16	HOU - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	147
—	113	LINDNER	78	94	22	16	24	16	DUKE - MICH	ARIZ	FLA	138
—	115	Year of the Chief	76	124	22	22	16	16	FLA - MICH	DUKE	ARIZ	142
—	116	Anjera	72	120	22	26	16	8	HOU - ISU	DUKE	ARIZ	155
—	116	Caleb	72	72	22	22	20	8	HOU - MICH	PUR	DUKE	149
—	118	Jennifer Weinberg	66	114	22	20	16	8	HOU - PUR	DUKE	MICH	175
—	119	209streaker#2	64	64	22	18	16	8	DUKE - ARIZ	HOU	ISU	140
—	119	RichAmsellem3	64	64	22	22	12	8	CONN - UVA	PUR	HOU	153
—	121	GFS	60	76	22	22	8	8	HOU - ALA	CONN	GONZ	130
—	122	allispoon	50	50	22	20	8	0	HOU - UVA	MSU	PUR	172
—	123	A. Rye 2	89	137	21	20	24	24	ILL - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	130
—	124	Levene	75	91	21	18	20	16	VAN - MICH	CONN	GONZ	157
—	125	emdaly	67	131	21	14	16	16	FLA - GONZ	MICH	CONN	152
—	126	Meg	63	63	21	22	12	8	HOU - ARIZ	ALA	DUKE	145
—	126	Brien H.	63	79	21	18	16	8	HOU - PUR	MICH	DUKE	147
—	128	JILLHY	59	75	21	10	12	16	HOU - ARIZ	MICH	DUKE	131
—	129	Alec Amsellem	41	41	19	14	8	0	MSU - GONZ	UVA	FLA	173
—	130	Mindy	53	101	17	8	12	16	FLA - ARIZ	DUKE	MICH	108

Duke’s Collapse Shatters Bracket Dreams

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