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Halakhic Madness
Thanks to a mistake in one of my brackets this year1 I had the following she'eilah: Question: Are you allowed to have North Carolina winning a Texas vs. UConn final?2 Putting aside the merits of the specific teams for a moment, is this a legitimate bracket? Do we count the winners of the games or simply who advances to the next round? The answer I believe depends on how your bracket is scored. Most brackets are weighted such that victories in the second round are worth more 'points' than the first round games, third round more than second, and so