tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80629695821100741672024-03-05T05:58:07.586-08:00Miss Granholm's March Madness BlogMiss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-89601371071436942392011-03-18T12:04:00.000-07:002011-03-18T12:04:03.144-07:00The Brackets!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfBD2oqE6xRQn3_mxA-K93i0blqF7736CH5MLmyGMPmng4Jc1mh3a-flIQrZK-Lhj4D67ocqxvbYrILfnwPzUiSEQoXQvK9dTCQcFmLc40Nau5F8SHtmOcaBUNdbqkszeLKesEKU61ZmD/s1600/mm+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfBD2oqE6xRQn3_mxA-K93i0blqF7736CH5MLmyGMPmng4Jc1mh3a-flIQrZK-Lhj4D67ocqxvbYrILfnwPzUiSEQoXQvK9dTCQcFmLc40Nau5F8SHtmOcaBUNdbqkszeLKesEKU61ZmD/s320/mm+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<ol><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Visit the blog:</span><a href="http://missgranholmmadness.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://missgranholmmadness.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Look over the Project directions and scoring guide.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create your bracket. *Use blog to assist you in your choices and decisions.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Analyze your bracket to see what teams you have progressing the furthest in the tournament. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Select 5 players from teams you think have potential to make it far in the tournament. *Use blog to assist you in your choices and decisions.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create 5 tables similar to the one demonstrated in the scoring guide (one for each of your players).</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Over the course of the tournament, collect, organize, and calculate the necessary NCAA data. *Using the blog and its posts and links to assist you.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Select a college from one participating in the tournament that you may wish to attend one day. Complete the second table demonstrated on the scoring guide.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Research this college. *Use sites and resources from the blog. We will also visit the LRC.</span></li>
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Complete #1-36 only. Complete your work on loose leaf paper.<br />
<strong>Due: Friday, March 18 </strong>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-22615920505175699882011-03-14T16:43:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:43:21.720-07:00March Madness 3/18 The Mathematics of March<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kazhsRw8FGM?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-17790819117211050972011-03-14T16:41:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:41:44.426-07:00Possible March Madness Upsets<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sqrKP6PCcDY?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-18058565248567303152011-03-14T16:39:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:39:19.693-07:00NCAA March Madness 2011 Pump Up<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mJgOZ-SXaoc?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-54146615766413713052011-03-14T16:27:00.001-07:002011-03-14T16:27:37.023-07:00Know your team...<a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/teams">http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/teams</a>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-82637031673432367322011-03-14T16:24:00.001-07:002011-03-14T16:24:02.188-07:00The Standings...<a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/standings">http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/standings</a>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-2948679381874590772011-03-14T15:59:00.000-07:002011-03-14T15:59:20.949-07:00Get the Stats...Click below to gather statistics on all of your favorite teams and players by visiting the link below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1">http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1</a>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-20052578757809099362011-03-14T15:56:00.002-07:002011-03-14T15:56:56.081-07:00Check out the RankingsVisit the link to check out rankings from 3 different sources:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1">http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1</a>Miss Granholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17501939738854413802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062969582110074167.post-34772628511739962462011-03-14T15:48:00.001-07:002011-03-14T16:25:21.380-07:00Schedule of Games<div class="MMODSchedules" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(1, 55, 93); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(1, 55, 93); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(1, 55, 93); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(1, 55, 93); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: 11px; height: auto; left: 44px; position: absolute; top: 172px; width: 258px;"><div class="entry " style="background-color: #002a43; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">Selection Sunday</div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 13</div></div><div class="entry on" style="background-color: #01375d; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">National Bracket Day</div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 14</div></div><div class="entry " style="background-color: #002a43; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">First Four</div><div class="newBox" style="background-color: #e46e24; float: left; font-family: Rockwell, arial, helvetica; font-weight: bold; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px;">NEW</div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 15-16</div></div><div class="entry on" style="background-color: #01375d; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">Second Round</div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 17-18</div></div><div class="entry " style="background-color: #002a43; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">Third Round</div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 19-20</div></div><div class="entry on" style="background-color: #01375d; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">NCAA Sweet 16<span style="font-size: 10px; position: relative; top: -0.5em;">®</span></div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 24-25</div></div><div class="entry " style="background-color: #002a43; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">Elite Eight<span style="font-size: 10px; position: relative; top: -0.5em;">®</span></div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">March 26-27</div></div><div class="entry on" style="background-color: #01375d; clear: both; color: #e1e6e7; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal arial; height: 32px;"><div class="schedulesName" style="float: left; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; padding-left: 15px;">Final Four<span style="font-size: 10px; position: relative; top: -0.5em;">®</span></div><div class="date" style="float: left; left: 170px; line-height: 32px; position: absolute;">April 2, 4</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Rockwell, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 31px;"><b><br />
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