The staff at TheCup.us, as well as a couple guests from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) are bringing back a contest to see who can best predict the results of the US Open Cup. The staff member that does the best will receive not a prize, but bragging rights until next year.
The scoring system is as follows:
| Correct result | Points awarded |
| Winner | 3 |
| Winner only on PKs (*-denotes advancing club) | 1 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Amateur over USL Pro | 3 |
| USL Pro over MLS | 3 |
| Amateur over MLS | 5 |
| Score | 1 bonus |
| Pick of the round | Double points |
Semifinal Picks
| Correct score | ||
| Staff member | RIC-CHI | DAL-SEA |
| Gerald Barnhart | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Eric Anderson | 1-3 | 3-2 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Standings after Semifinals
| Staff member | Points |
| Gerald Barnhart | 114 |
| Eric Anderson | 104 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 104 |
Congrats to Gerald Barnhart on winning the 2011 TheCup.us Staff Prediction league!
Quarterfinal Picks
| Correct score | 0-4 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Staff member | NY-CHI | RIC-KC | RSL-DAL | LA-SEA |
| Josh Hakala | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Chuck Nolan | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-2* | 0-2 |
| Gerald Barnhart | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Eric Anderson | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 1-1* | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 3-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Standings after Quarterfinals
| Staff member | Points |
| Gerald Barnhart | 105 |
| Eric Anderson | 98 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 94 |
| Josh Hakala | 83 |
| Chuck Nolan | 80 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 79 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 73 |
Third Round Picks
| Correct score | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Staff member | FCNY-NYRB | CHI-ROC | RIC-CLB | WIL-RSL | CFP-SKC | ORL-DAL | LAB-LAG | KIT-SEA |
| Josh Hakala | 0-1 | 2-2* | 2-3 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Chuck Nolan | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 0-4 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 2-1 |
| Gerald Barnhart | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| Eric Anderson | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 1-4 | *1-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-1* | 0-3 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
Standings after Third Round
| Staff member | Points |
| Gerald Barnhart | 93 |
| Eric Anderson | 89 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 86 |
| Chuck Nolan | 74 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 69 |
| Josh Hakala | 69 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 67 |
Second Round Picks
| Correct score | *0-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| Staff member | FCNY-NYPF | ROC-HAR | PIT-RIC | CHA-WIL | ORL-CHS | CFP-M56 | RCF-KIT | LAB-VCF |
| Josh Hakala | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3-1 |
| Chuck Nolan | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 1-1* | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-1 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-2* | 1-4 | 1-3 | *1-1 |
| Gerald Barnhart | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 |
| Eric Anderson | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2-0 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1* | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-2* |
Standings after Second Round
| Staff member | Points |
| Gerald Barnhart | 71 |
| Eric Anderson | 63 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 63 |
| Chuck Nolan | 56 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 51 |
| Josh Hakala | 51 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 50 |
First Round Picks
| Correct score | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-5 | *0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Staff member | BKN-NYPF | WMP-FCNY | REA-HAR | PHX-ROC | CHT-PIT | DAY-RIC | CHA-CAR | CF-WIL | ASC-ORL | REG-CHS | AAC-M56 | CFP-IM | DV8-RCF | KIT-ELP | HU-LAB | DOX-VCF |
| Josh Hakala | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1-4 | *1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
| Chuck Nolan | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 1-4 | *2-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-1* | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 1-3 | *2-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-3 |
| Gerald Barnhart | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Eric Anderson | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 1-3 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0* | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-1* |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-1* | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | *2-2 | 1-3 |
Standings after First Round
| Staff member | Points |
| Gerald Barnhart | 45 |
| Eric Anderson | 42 |
| Jose Romero (NASR) | 40 |
| Chuck Nolan | 39 |
| Scott French (NASR) | 37 |
| Tavio Palazzolo | 35 |
| Josh Hakala | 32 |