I agree last year was a little too much emphasis on early rounds.
I am open to changing to a very traditional format, but let's see how it turns out. If someone has a killer bracket and picked the best of any other player and had the best Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final 4 picks, I don't necessarily have a problem with the overall winner not picking the champ (and Pug tied for best with 5 elite 8 teams and had the best Sweet 16 bracket -- by far). If Florida doesn't win out, then NOBODY else picked the champ so the winner should be the overall best picker.
We'll see...
Current Top Players
1. Pugwash (with Arizona)
2. ron (2)(with Michigan State)
3. Outside Guy (with Louisville)
4. Ron W (with Florida and will win out if Florida wins)
5. clover (with Duke)
6. Ron W (2) (with Michigan State)
7. ron (with Michigan State)
8. clover (2) (with Louisville)
9. ScubaDo (2) (with Witchita St)
9. Carbunkle (with Arizona)
9. klcman (with Florida)
12. Shobo (with Florida)