Posters for the Final Four National Parks: Yosemite, Saguaro, Glacier, and Acadia.

Elite Eight: Saguaro Stuns Grand Canyon, Yosemite Only #1 Seed in Final Four

Don’t mess with Tucson. That’s the message coming through loud and clear in the National Park Playoff after #7 Saguaro stunned cross-state rival #1 Grand Canyon to win the Southwest bracket and advance to the Final Four. The Canyon stayed in contention most of the day, but rarely led and saw its chances and margin […]

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Sweet Sixteen First Half: #4 Acadia Edges #1 Great Smoky, Other Top Seeds Sail

The first #1 seed has been eliminated from competition in the National Park Playoff, while the other three will comprise a plurality of the Elite Eight. In the East, #4 Acadia knocked off #1 Great Smoky Mountains, 16-11, to reach the last round before the Final Four. After surviving a huge scare last round, #1 […]

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Day Nine: Yellowstone Survives Denali, Top Seeds Hit Sweet Sixteen

For most of the day, it looked like #1 Yellowstone wasn’t going to make it to the Sweet Sixteen of the National Park Playoff. The top seed in the North (picked by 13/19 predictive brackets to reach the Final Four, 12/19 to reach the Championship Final, and 4/19 to win it all) needed a late […]

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Day One: Top Seeds Cruise, Led by Grand Canyon

The opening day of the National Park Playoff provided no surprises as each region’s #1 seed rolled to an easy victory against their respective #16s. Grand Canyon posted the biggest such win, dominating Great Basin 33-2. In the Pacific region, #1 Yosemite rolled past #16 American Samoa 32-5. Contests on the right side of the […]

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