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

Duke’s Collapse Shatters Bracket Dreams

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