tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post551703162933649135..comments2024-01-27T06:41:13.204-05:00Comments on Bracketology 101: Bracketology 101's Field of 65 - March 2Bracketology 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-86160019722080045442007-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:00No because these teams are losing to very good tea...No because these teams are losing to very good teams. Memphis is beating non tourney teams. Their win over is not impressive cause of Heyfelt being out. The Zags may wind up in the NIT. No Memphis should not be rewarded just because they play in a bad conference.<BR/><BR/> This is some teams record against the top 50.<BR/><BR/>Memphis- 1-3<BR/>UCLA- 9-1<BR/>Ohio State- 8-3<BR/>North Carolina- 10-4<BR/>Wisconsin- 7-4<BR/>Florida- 6-4<BR/>Kansas- 3-2<BR/><BR/>It is obvious that Memphis doesn't merit a 1-2 seed. They should feel lucky to even get a 3 with the horrible schedule they have played. Memphis has lost when they played the top teams on their schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-8516869491241061572007-03-04T21:46:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:46:00.000-05:00Should Memphis get a higher seed if others keep lo...Should Memphis get a higher seed if others keep loosing every day. UCLA lost the other day. Taking this into consideration are we willing to put 3 or 4 teams as top spots loosing late conference games. 5 & 6 losses in my eye is not a #1 type year, it's a 2 or 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-38776934723190560722007-03-04T21:38:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:38:00.000-05:00Should Ohio St and Wis. get #1 seeds, when only on...Should Ohio St and Wis. get #1 seeds, when only one team will be the best in the conference. Same for Texas A&M and Kansas. We saw this in football and I'm smelling dejavu! Two teams look amazing in their conference. But when they play against a team from other conf. They look adverage. The two times OSU & WIS have played they were not playing top of the line ball. It was more like a allision since the rankings were so high. Now the Texas, Texas A&M games were good to watch. This is the the equation bad team versus bad team equals good game,TO THE UNTRAINED EYE!lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-24040998491718309612007-03-04T21:25:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:25:00.000-05:00Bracketology your right, The committee would not d...Bracketology your right, The committee would not do that for Memphis. But isn't that a problem, Considering they will for Duke! I Guess thats when your jersey name and coach come into play! Duke is just now pulling there team together, and it's tournament time.lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-15390377904843316252007-03-04T21:20:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:20:00.000-05:00We started out this week's Breakdown by blasting t...We started out this week's Breakdown by blasting the idea of three teams out of the CAA, but incredibly, thanks to Mason's upset of ODU, the perfect storm has occured for that to happen. ODU should feel pretty good about their chances even with their semifinal loss, and the committee could easily justify VCU's inclusion even if they were to lose to Mason in the final. The biggest losers in all this are Drexel, who is all-but NIT bound, and a handful of big conference bubble boys who might see last year's Cinderella pull off some more magic by stealing a bid this year.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-4967630060554290342007-03-04T21:17:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:17:00.000-05:00Alright dude I'm no Memphis fan but I must agree w...Alright dude I'm no Memphis fan but I must agree with you, if they could play more teams right now they could do alot of damage. "Judging with my eyes" I must say the times they were on ESPN late in the year they have impressed me. I mean there spurtability can go off against ANYBODY! They will get a 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-64885675908016895952007-03-04T21:14:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:14:00.000-05:00A win over Providence doesn't guarantee West Virgi...A win over Providence doesn't guarantee West Virginia anything, and the way the mid-major tournaments are going, a win over Louisville might not be enough either. If Wright State (and more importantly George Mason) win their respective finals, WVU might get squeezed. A Mason win brings 3 from the Colonial into play, and depending on how the committeee judges VCU if they were to lose, another at-large bid could be taken away from teams like West Virginia. That's not to say a win over Louisville would not do the job for WVU (they actually got lucky the Cardinals ended up the 2 and gave them a shot at a big second round win), but it doesn't 100% guarantee anything.<BR/><BR/>SIU's loss opened the door for Memphis to sneak onto the 2 line, but that's not a guarantee either, especially if Texas A&M were to make a finals run in the Big XII. It's hard to see the committee rationalizing all of Memphis' losses as in-depth as Anonymous did. If they did that for every team, you could make the argument for dozens of teams to be higher than what they are. The bottom line is that the Tigers' OOC resume is weak and their conference is weaker, and shoudn't be an outcry if they end up on the 3 line.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-61940777550029493972007-03-04T21:12:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:12:00.000-05:00VCU's win today will hopefully put to rest the ide...VCU's win today will hopefully put to rest the idea that had Frank Elegar been playing during their previous meeting, VCU would have lost.<BR/><BR/>How about those Patriots? Yet another improbable run through a tournament, beating both Hofstra and ODU teams who were getting ahead of themselves and looking towards the finals. They both put up terrible performances this weekend. While I was hoping for an ODU/VCU final, this matchup will be just as fun to watch. Mason has great inside defense, but VCU likes to stay around the perimeter. Should be a great game.<BR/><BR/>This puts the CAA in an interesting position for at-large bids. VCU's at-large should be secured with a trip to the CAA finals. Drexel needed to beat VCU to get in, so I believe a trip to the NIT is in their future. ODU has a legit case, and I feel they are safe even though they lost today. If Mason were to win the tournament, could this be a 3-bid CAA? If that happened, but the committee only decided two teams were good enough, I don't think they would pick ODU over VCU, as they finished 2nd in the conference (don't talk to me about a supposedly unbalanced schedule - VCU won games that mattered against the CAA bottom feeders, while Drexel, Hofstra, and ODU did not always pull through) and made an early exit in the tournament. It'll be interesting to see what happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-14446632797414344872007-03-04T21:04:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:04:00.000-05:00What are your thoughts on FSU and Clemson now that...What are your thoughts on FSU and Clemson now that FSU beat Miami and Clemson upset VT? Is the winner of their ACC 1st round meeting in? Or would they need to beat UNC also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-36341031715059758172007-03-04T21:03:00.000-05:002007-03-04T21:03:00.000-05:00Are you guys serious, Memphis lost all 3 games at ...Are you guys serious, Memphis lost all 3 games at the start of the year due to freshmanism. Here's my point. G.Tech is clearly not better than Memphis they blew that game because of youth. They certainly would not blow a 16 point lead to anybody in the country now! The Tennessee game was like a deer in headlights type of thing. They had to play their first road game against a rival team who are undefeated at home in SEC play. The Arizona game was a good game. AZ was a better team at the time, better than most teams. On the road loosing in the last minuts against a top 10 team is not a let down. At the end if Memphis had the ability to play easier games at the start of the year like everybody else they would be cool.But instead they play a top heavy schedule. This is clearly a team that you have judge with your eyes and not paper because they are a way better team now. Thats why the Tigers played the zags at home this late on ESPN. So that you can juge with your eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-29003361128144721512007-03-04T20:15:00.000-05:002007-03-04T20:15:00.000-05:00West Virginia does not need a finals run to get in...West Virginia does not need a finals run to get in the tournament. That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard yet. If they beat Providence and Syracuse lays an egg against UCONN WVU will be in. If they then go on to beat Louisville in the second round they are definately in. To say that WVU has to beat Providence, Louisville and Georgetown is absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-66712213574702478822007-03-04T19:22:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:22:00.000-05:00Will VT be bumped down to maybe even a 7 seed or s...Will VT be bumped down to maybe even a 7 seed or so with that terrible loss vs. Clemson. Also GT is playing really well right now, I see them making a huge run in the ACC tourneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-54522917482693812472007-03-04T14:24:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:24:00.000-05:00Spot on with Memphis. When they've had to impress ...Spot on with Memphis. When they've had to impress on the big stage, they have not. The statistics are there to back it up.<BR/><BR/>Purdue still has work to do, although they're in position for a bid.<BR/><BR/>As for the SEC, I think one team from the bubble pack will separate itself at the conference tournament.Paymonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179522944078513967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-36536327921022275162007-03-04T14:10:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:10:00.000-05:00One more quick thing on Memphis: It's easy to play...One more quick thing on Memphis: It's easy to play the "it's not their fault they play in a bad league" card when arguing that Memphis deserves a two seed, but the argument would be better if Tigers supporters also included which team they want to take off the 2 seed to make room for Memphis. One team that continues to be overlooked as a solid two seed - and one that has a much better resume than Memphis - is Southern Illinois. Provided the Salukis beat Creighton today to win the MVC championship, they (along with the Big East champ if its GTown or Pitt), and the rest of the teams we have on the 2 line all deserve a 2 more than Memphis. Things could break in a way that Memphis gets a 2, but barring big upset champs in power conference tourneys, the Tigers deserve and will get a 3.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-42237705000258262252007-03-04T14:05:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:05:00.000-05:00Purdue's win over Oklahoma was in Maui at the Pres...Purdue's win over Oklahoma was in Maui at the Preseaon NIT, not on the road.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, all the big wins you posted for them are at home. I'm sorry, doing nothing but winning at home does not impress me. I really hope they are not given a bid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-44758904151671490302007-03-04T14:01:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:01:00.000-05:00A couple loose ends...Texas Tech just needs to win...A couple loose ends...<BR/><BR/>Texas Tech just needs to win their Big XII tourney game against Colorado to secure a bid, while West Virginia needs a finals run in the Big East tourney (very unlikely) to get back in the discussion. Their only road wins in conference were against sub-.500 teams, and aside from beating Villanova, their Big East record is full of cupcake wins. They had their chance for a marquee win at Pittsburgh last week and lost by 14.<BR/><BR/>Stanford's stock has definitely dropped quickly of late - maybe to the point where they get in the Last 4 In discussion - but their well-documented big wins should be enough to get them in the final field. It wouldn't be shocking if they were left out (the committee could easily cite their last 10 games as a reason), but we feel that they'd have a legit gripe if they were excluded.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-35167710390174011072007-03-04T11:40:00.000-05:002007-03-04T11:40:00.000-05:00On Alabama RPI: the problem with the RPI is that i...On Alabama RPI: the problem with the RPI is that in takes into account Win Pct (25%), Win Pct of your opponents (50%), and Win Pct of your opponents' opponents (25%). So if you play a stacked schedule, you don't even have to beat anybody good to get to 75% of a good RPI. In other words, if you go 20-10 against schedule A, it doesn't matter which teams you beat or lose to in schedule A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-68368847484818096612007-03-04T11:32:00.000-05:002007-03-04T11:32:00.000-05:00Tony, You make some good points on Stanford. And ...Tony, <BR/><BR/>You make some good points on Stanford. And they may very well be left out, but they have an advantage over the teams you mention (Illinois and Purdue) based on who each have won against IMO.<BR/><BR/>Key Wins:<BR/><BR/>Stanford - UCLA, Texas Tech, @Virginia, USC, Washington St, Oregon (that's a nice list of wins as all these teams will probably be in the tourney)<BR/><BR/>Illinois - @Bradley, Indiana, Mich St, @Mizzou, Michigan, Iowa<BR/><BR/>Purdue - @Oklahoma, DePaul, Virginia, Mizzou, Michigan, Illinois, Mich St, IndianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-11443064650281388162007-03-04T11:08:00.000-05:002007-03-04T11:08:00.000-05:00Can someone please explain how Alabama has such a ...Can someone please explain how Alabama has such a good RPI rating? They are 2-6 against the top 50 and got swept by Auburn and Arkansas. Arkansas has a better resume than Bama but they both belong in the NIT. The SEC should only get 4 teams. Even if MIke Slive is on the committee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-53588028368507476502007-03-04T10:59:00.000-05:002007-03-04T10:59:00.000-05:00Why is Memphis a 2 for sure? Who have they beaten...Why is Memphis a 2 for sure? Who have they beaten? Memphis should be no higher than a 3 but a 4 would be more fitting. They lost their 3 toughest games. That guy who said that they should be no lower than a 2 must be John Calipari whining again! Memphis would be a 9-7 type team in the ACC. Heck they have trouble beating awful teams like SMU or UTEP. Memphis overrated and ripe for an early exit in the big dance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-26502896790632370032007-03-04T10:49:00.000-05:002007-03-04T10:49:00.000-05:00What do you mean Stanford "just needs 1 win in con...What do you mean Stanford "just needs 1 win in conference tourney to be safe"? It would be a surprise if the Cardinal beat USC. I don't think you guys are correct about Stanford being a lock. Their RPI is over 50 & they have been slumping now. Anthony Goods is not the reason they are losing. They had him for the bad home loss to Gonzaga. If Stanford loses to USC, I think they are out. Just look at their resume. It isn't any better than Purdue or Illinois.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-88177600575949577892007-03-04T10:44:00.000-05:002007-03-04T10:44:00.000-05:00Is the loser of the USC-Stanford game out of big d...Is the loser of the USC-Stanford game out of big dance? Stanford has a very iffy resume. <BR/><BR/>Is West Virginia NIT bound? They have basically just beaten the easy teams they should beat. WVU has done nothing away from home. Is Texas Tech a lock now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-30653627127073597242007-03-04T09:26:00.000-05:002007-03-04T09:26:00.000-05:00jbeek,BYU is in the same pod as UCLA because BYU i...jbeek,<BR/><BR/>BYU is in the same pod as UCLA because BYU isn't supposed to play on Sundays for religious reasons - at least I've read that in a few places. Because of this that narrows them down to only two regions (San Jose and San Antonio). Then as an 8 seed we have to either put them with UCLA in Sacramento (Thurs/Sat site) or Wisconsin in Chicago (Fri/Sun site), which leaves them with UCLA.<BR/><BR/>As for Notre Dame in Chicago, the bracketing principles only protect from home court disadvantages for the top five seed lines in the first round. Notre Dame was kind of locked into that spot due to other conferencing rules, and that's probably one of reason they limit the home-court disadvantage limitations. If you tried to eliminate that stuff all over the bracket it would be almost impossible to follow the other principles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-47377268243087214212007-03-04T03:36:00.000-05:002007-03-04T03:36:00.000-05:00In response to the Memphis posts...They only have ...In response to the Memphis posts...They only have one quality win and lost to the three other good teams they played. C-USA is terrible this year as well. Even so, their run thru the conference has been impressive. They do have an outside shot at a 2 seed but we don't think it will happen.<BR/><BR/>The reasons for us including Purdue over Illinois were posted in the breakdown. We anticipated the Illinois loss to Iowa and we were right.<BR/><BR/>If Air Force losses in their first MWC tourney then they may be sweating things out a little bit come Selection Sunday. They do have some OOC wins to fall back on though and as we see it now they would still likely get a bid.<BR/><BR/>Villanova probably locked up their bid today while Syracuse will need a win in the Big East tourney to have a chance to make the tourney. One win will likely be enough for Syracuse to get a bid.<BR/><BR/>Stanford is still pretty safe. They just need one conference tourney win and they are a lock.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-71828683921395169922007-03-03T20:17:00.000-05:002007-03-03T20:17:00.000-05:00I agree that there's a little more pressure on Sta...I agree that there's a little more pressure on Stanford now, but I'm pretty sure they still have a leg up on both Purdue and FSU. Of course, that's just my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt. The committee and this website may see it differently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com