Junto March Madness: Final Four

It is time. Our tournament, which began with over one hundred and fifty nominations are now down to a final four. If you want to see how we got here, look at the brackets on this previous post. Voting is open from now until midnight, eastern time. Winners will be announced tomorrow, and the final will take place on Wednesday. Below, you will find the final four books with their blurbs, a serious of questions answered by a few Juntoists, and finally the polls. Please chime in with your own answers or thoughts in the comments below. Continue reading

Junto March Madness: Elite Eight

Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the cream of the crop. Winners today will move on to the Final Four.

Results will be announced tomorrow. Next week, besides the final two days of voting, we will feature more commentary, as well as another podcast. Be prepared.

To remind you how we reached this point, this is what the brackets look like: Continue reading

Junto March Madness: Sweet Sixteen Results

Thanks to all who participated! We once again had a stellar turnout with about 200 different voters. Below are the results; we will vote on the Elite Eight matchups tomorrow. Please share your thoughts in the comments below. Continue reading

Junto March Madness: Sweet Sixteen

Fortunately, the law firm of Prilo & Foal have given us the “go ahead” to move forward with our tournament, so onward and upward!

Below you will find updated brackets, polling for the final sixteen teams books, followed by some discussion questions. Voting closes at midnight ET. Winners are announced tomorrow, and the Elite Eight takes place on Thursday. Continue reading

Junto March Madness: Round Two Results

The Sweet Sixteen is set! Thanks to everyone who participated; yesterday’s polling turned out to be the largest to date, as nearly 250 different IPs registered votes. We can only hope the momentum continues in the next round!

Following the results, I’ll ask some questions in hopes to start a lively discussion.

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Junto March Madness Round 2, Day 2: Brackets 3 and 4

The madness goes marching on! Results for yesterday and today will be made available tomorrow (Saturday). Voting on the Sweet Sixteen begins next week.

As always, voting is open until midnight EST.

For reference, here are the images for Brackets Three and Four.

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Junto March Madness Round 2, Day 1: Brackets 1 and 2

The march to the Final Four continues! Results for the first round is found here. The original brackets are found here.

Today, we vote on the second round matchups found in Brackets One and Two. As in the First Round, voting is open until midnight EST. Tomorrow we will vote on Brackets Three and Four, and winners will be announced Saturday. We will then move on to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday.

As a reminder of how we got here, below are images of Brackets One and Two thus far. Continue reading

Junto March Madness: Round One Results

The following are results from the first round of voting. Thanks to everyone that participated! Each matchup received an average of 170 votes, so we are pleased with the turnout. After listing the results, I’ll ask some questions and then hope to get some discussion in the comments.

Round Two starts tomorrow! Continue reading

Junto March Madness Round 1, Day 1: Brackets 1 and 2

Michael Buffer placed his money on a Morgan vs. Brown championship match.

Michael Buffer placed his money on a Morgan vs. Brown championship match.

The time for predictions is past; the time for voting is now.

(For the entire bracket, as well as an overview of the tournament, see here.)

At the end of this post, you will have the opportunity to vote on all the first round match-ups from Brackets 1 and 2. We would ask that everyone votes just once, though we encourage you to get friends, family, and people using the computers next to you to vote as well. Voting will close at midnight, eastern time. Continue reading