tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post5939092706001545171..comments2024-01-27T06:41:13.204-05:00Comments on Bracketology 101: B101's Questions For The WeekendBracketology 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-76896837834682887892012-07-11T23:50:36.180-05:002012-07-11T23:50:36.180-05:00To not get significantly consideration,Buy RS Gold...To not get significantly consideration,<a href="http://www.mmohome.com/" rel="nofollow">Buy RS Gold</a> nevertheless tomorrow's Horizon Nfl Semifinal (#3 Cleveland Express versus. #2 Butler) is definitely an major video game. The actual loss is pretty much taken out through at-large <a href="http://www.mmohome.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheap WOW Gold</a>dispute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-82769555655743100172011-03-07T06:18:56.013-05:002011-03-07T06:18:56.013-05:00It isn't up to the committee. The conferences ...It isn't up to the committee. The conferences themselves decide how the auto-bid is determined (ex: Ivy League). <br /><br />It's nice to see a team get hot and make a run to the NCAA Tournament, but IMO body of work > three/four game run. It renders a lot of the regular season worthless and allows for teams to not get up and give their best every night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-16530392971166817662011-03-07T01:45:51.575-05:002011-03-07T01:45:51.575-05:00How about the sun belt with 3 of top 4 seeds out (...How about the sun belt with 3 of top 4 seeds out (two #1's and a #2) on day two after a bye for day one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-45206861502288293782011-03-07T00:46:26.589-05:002011-03-07T00:46:26.589-05:00WCC - 2-bid conference regardless of final tomorro...WCC - 2-bid conference regardless of final tomorrow? (assuming Gonzaga wins vs San Francisco)<br /><br />Probably a 2 bid conference. Especially if St Mary's wins tomorrow.<br /><br />How far would Penn State have to go in B10 Tourney to be considered for an at-large?<br /><br />Penn State is a hated team on this blog. If they beat Indiana + Wisconsin, I honestly don't see how they don't get in, considering this bubble. <br /><br />Florida State - Lock? How about Boston College?<br /><br />FSU is in great shape.. unless they lose to Georgia Tech. Should be fine. Boston College nowhere near a lock. That potential Clemson/BC ACC Quarterfinal game might be a 'you're in/you're eliminated type game'. <br /><br />Is George Mason 8 seed still? Its RPI is high but its best OOC win came from Harvard and Duquesne, and has bad loss against Wofford.<br /><br />George Mason is anywhere from a 9 to an 11 seed. I have them tonight as a 9.Chasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-62607800602741733762011-03-07T00:42:11.431-05:002011-03-07T00:42:11.431-05:00This San Fran-Gonzaga game is tough to watch.This San Fran-Gonzaga game is tough to watch.Chasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-18688177728239463142011-03-07T00:35:03.361-05:002011-03-07T00:35:03.361-05:00Few questions before heading into Monday:
WCC - 2...Few questions before heading into Monday:<br /><br />WCC - 2-bid conference regardless of final tomorrow? (assuming Gonzaga wins vs San Francisco)<br /><br />How far would Penn State have to go in B10 Tourney to be considered for an at-large?<br /><br />Florida State - Lock? How about Boston College?<br /><br />Is George Mason 8 seed still? Its RPI is high but its best OOC win came from Harvard and Duquesne, and has bad loss against Wofford.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-79061047939660085832011-03-07T00:24:42.303-05:002011-03-07T00:24:42.303-05:00(Charleston, Bucknell, Belmont, Oakland, Harvard, ...(Charleston, Bucknell, Belmont, Oakland, Harvard, possibly Butler)<br />________________________<br /><br />Other than Butler...it's not an impressive looking bunch to pull off upsets in ANY year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-60788218716970092672011-03-07T00:06:49.268-05:002011-03-07T00:06:49.268-05:00I don't get why so many of you guys are freaki...I don't get why so many of you guys are freaking out about these smaller conference 1 seeds losing. Frankly, Missouri State is the only team that has been knocked out that even had a decent chance to win a game and needed the auto-bid. The other ones that have a decent chance to pull an upset and need the auto-bid (Charleston, Bucknell, Belmont, Oakland, Harvard, possibly Butler) are all still alive. No need to give up just yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-35520430245102164052011-03-06T23:55:51.946-05:002011-03-06T23:55:51.946-05:00Anonymous said...
Seeing top-seeded teams fro...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Seeing top-seeded teams from 1-bid leagues lose in conference tournaments is disappointing. I'd rather the best teams on the season get in and make the Tournament more exciting.<br />__________________________<br /><br />...and where's the guarantee that they won't sh*t the bed in their first round game of the NCAA tourney? <br /><br />Bad stuff like Fairfield, George Mason, and Mizzou State happens all the time, and if the rules were unfair, then the committee would change them, but they don't.<br /><br />I think it's what makes college b-ball so damn fun to watch.<br /><br />If you even have ONE letdown if you're in a smaller conference then yeah, you're gonna get nailed. When you're on the bottom of the ladder, you gotta work your a** off to get to the top.g<br /><br />Good life lesson for the smaller conference teams, I feel.<br /><br />Mid Majors, same thing...you KNOW that it's a one bid conference, so you better have your stuff together for the conference tourney. You're only as good as your last game...and some of these upsets keep that adage true. :)<br /><br />GO DAWGS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-51110895619196050732011-03-06T23:45:53.225-05:002011-03-06T23:45:53.225-05:00Dustin:
Even as a UC fan, Cinci isn't a four ...Dustin:<br /><br />Even as a UC fan, Cinci isn't a four seed. They lost at home to WVU and St. Johns. Even now, I'm not confident that they'll win against Villanova in the second round of the BET. I see them as a 6 right now. A 7 if they lose to Villanova. I love my Bearcats, but their quality wins have come against 1.5 (since he was out in the 2nd half of the first game) Wright-less Georgetown teams, a depleted Xavier squad, Louisville and at bubble Marquette. I'm not sold on them being that high without at 2-win performance in the BET. They're a solid 6 or possible 5 with one win, a possible 4 with two, a top 4 if they win the whole BET.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-9825477224287384062011-03-06T23:35:34.201-05:002011-03-06T23:35:34.201-05:00Dustin good job with your bracket but I think your...Dustin good job with your bracket but I think your off with your Big East seeds. You have West Virginia as your last 6 seed they beat UCONN, won at Cincy. UCONN was 8-8 in conference and they get a 4 seed.Ima Tardynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-31460617922880963782011-03-06T23:06:31.539-05:002011-03-06T23:06:31.539-05:00GMU and ODU are getting so much love as a lock as ...GMU and ODU are getting so much love as a lock as an at-large. Why?<br /><br />ODU I get: average RPI of teams beaten of 130 and a 62 for teams that beat them. That's not terrible, in line with UAB and better than Colorado State/VT/Clemson/Gonzaga/etc.<br /><br />GMU has a similar winning RPI average (132) to ODU but lost to teams with an average RPI of 92. It's great when you only have 6 losses but when those losses came to teams nearly outside the top 100 you're not looking so competitive. <br /><br />I'm using weighted RPI data. The neutral site losses to Wofford and NC State look bad. Losing at Hofstra isn't exactly great, either. <br /><br />Thoughts on this? Are a lack of losses really enough to automatically include a team in the tourney over teams with more losses but to far better teams?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225969477128659048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-72875238524877342692011-03-06T23:06:05.451-05:002011-03-06T23:06:05.451-05:00With the only major game of the day left being Gon...With the only major game of the day left being Gonzaga, here's my bracket assuming they win.<br /><br />1's: Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame<br />2's: Duke, Purdue, Texas, North Carolina<br />3's: BYU, Florida, Syracuse, Wisconsin<br />4's: San Diego State, Louisville, Connecticut, Cincinnati<br />5's: Georgetown, St John's, Kansas State, Kentucky<br />6's: UNLV, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, West Virginia<br />7's: Arizona, Xavier, Missouri, Temple<br />8's: Villanova, Old Dominion, UCLA, Utah State<br />9's: Illinois, Marquette, Florida State, George Mason<br />10's: Tennessee, Gonzaga, Michigan, St. Mary's<br />11's: Clemson, Richmond, Georgia, Michigan State<br />12's: (Washington vs Colorado), (Alabama vs Boston College), Butler, UAB<br />13's: Belmont, Harvard, Oakland, Charleston<br />14's: Bucknell, Long Beach State, Kent State, Morehead State<br />15's: Long Island, Boston, Iona, Indiana State<br />16's: Northern Colorado, McNeese State , (UNC-Asheville vs Texas Southern) (Bethune-Cookman vs North Texas)<br /><br />LAST FOUR IN: Washington, Colorado, Alabama, Boston College<br />FIRST FOUR OUT: USC, Virginia Tech, Colorado State, (Butler)<br />NEXT FOUR OUT: Baylor, (UAB), Nebraska, New Mexico<br /><br />UAB and Butler are in parenthesis because they are projected into the tournament with auto-bids, so they do not need the at-large berths.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-12794551613439114902011-03-06T23:05:37.736-05:002011-03-06T23:05:37.736-05:00Florida Atlantic went down - now we are going to h...Florida Atlantic went down - now we are going to have a BAD sun belt team in the tourny...great. no cinderallas this year guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-43053898424936151192011-03-06T22:53:26.669-05:002011-03-06T22:53:26.669-05:00Charleston came back and won, setting up their Fin...Charleston came back and won, setting up their Finals match with Wofford. Good thing too, I think Charleston is a team good enough to get a tournament win.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-39874411128498430732011-03-06T22:22:52.749-05:002011-03-06T22:22:52.749-05:00Interesting side note... Sagarin has Belmont ranke...Interesting side note... Sagarin has Belmont ranked 33rd, a whole 43 spots above Memphis. I hate RPI. (Not that I care about Belmont, I just think Memphis sucks this year and like Sagarin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-75932970993689152402011-03-06T22:17:57.769-05:002011-03-06T22:17:57.769-05:00The problem with VCU is...
1) three RPI sub-150 lo...The problem with VCU is...<br />1) three RPI sub-150 losses<br />2) lost last 4 conference games in regular season.<br /><br />They'd be best advised to win the CAA tournament.<br /><br />I suspect a lot of mediocre "power" conference bubble teams will be big ODU fans tomorrow night.<br /><br />For B101... How high of a seed can ODU get if they take care of business tomorrow night?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-84359658682200587832011-03-06T22:17:05.566-05:002011-03-06T22:17:05.566-05:00VCU's best OOC win is UCLA, and they have 5 lo...VCU's best OOC win is UCLA, and they have 5 losses to teams that won't be dancing. They're 4th in the 10th best conference. They have home court advantage for the conference tournament. There is no reason to discuss them for an at large.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-37984902553885634902011-03-06T22:13:53.805-05:002011-03-06T22:13:53.805-05:00I can't believe everybody here is talking abou...I can't believe everybody here is talking about the weaker teams in the low-majors as if they don't have a chance. Last time I checked, Ohio University was the 8 seed in the MAC Tournament when they ABSOLUTELY SMOKED Georgetown in the 3/14 game last year.AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-29604765430601664332011-03-06T22:13:18.867-05:002011-03-06T22:13:18.867-05:00My previous post is not to imply those teams aren&...My previous post is not to imply those teams aren't going to make the tournament, only that if they lost their conference tournament it would not be their first bad losses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-76799454668942545332011-03-06T22:12:20.616-05:002011-03-06T22:12:20.616-05:00I agree with Jake.
I'd much rather have the t...I agree with Jake.<br /><br />I'd much rather have the teams that do better at the end of the year get rewarded over teams that crashed and burned at the end.<br /><br />Also, "1 upset" wouldn't knock a team out of the tournament. Not one team that isn't going to make the tournament only has one conference loss, or only has one loss to a team considered worse than them. Bucknell, Utah Valley, and Oakland all have one in conference loss, and they're the closest. They all have out of conference losses to several non-tournament bound teams as well. If they didn't have those and lost their conference tournaments, then they would get an at large bid anyways.<br /><br />In any case, suspension and injuries make teams worse as the season goes on. Growing together and maturing makes teams better as the season goes on. The end result is that how a team plays at the end of a season is a better bellwether for how they'll perform in the tournament than games at the beginning of the season. A conference tournament helps determine the best tournament team.<br /><br />God knows you wouldn't want to seed UNC and MSU based on their performances in November and December.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-32949528933110312932011-03-06T21:59:34.753-05:002011-03-06T21:59:34.753-05:00I certainly don't think St. Peter's or Ind...I certainly don't think St. Peter's or Indiana State will win a Tournament game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-28130207255622020562011-03-06T21:57:18.522-05:002011-03-06T21:57:18.522-05:00I am a bit surprised that VCU is getting no mentio...I am a bit surprised that VCU is getting no mention as a possible at-large team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-53103109721570314592011-03-06T21:51:03.487-05:002011-03-06T21:51:03.487-05:00Another #1, this time Charleston from the Southern...Another #1, this time Charleston from the Southern Conference, is losing by 5 to Furman in the 2nd half of the semis.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-29443812819923898752011-03-06T21:49:21.287-05:002011-03-06T21:49:21.287-05:00Fairfield or Missouri State probably weren't w...Fairfield or Missouri State probably weren't winning NCAA games - especially Fairfield. They were a 14/15. Only played 3 big 6 conference teams and got smoked at Penn State, lost at home to a terrible St Joes team and lost at Rutgers.<br /><br />Missouri State was likely a 13. One of the worst MVC seasons the past decade.Chasenoreply@blogger.com