Comments on Bracketology 101: Bracketology 101's Field of 65 - March 3

btw, Louisville is def a 3-seed. Unless they have...

2008-03-05T02:19:00.000-05:00

btw, Louisville is def a 3-seed. Unless they have a bad matchup in regionals, I've got them in the final four. They've recovered from injuries and are playing thier best ball at the right time. Padgett may not be NBA material, but he is a phenominal player in Rick Pitino's system.

problem with Kansas is they play so few road games...

2008-03-05T02:16:00.000-05:00

problem with Kansas is they play so few road games. This hurts them every year come tourney time (when they lose early). I'm glad you didn't put New Mexico in, but take a close look at Creighton from the MVC. With wins over fellow bubble teams (Oral Roberts, SIU, St Joseph) and an RPI of 50, they warrant bubble status. Also, if you're scraping the bottom of the BCS barrell for crappy teams, just stop it and put SIU in. After losing most of thier starters last year, they have held it together and managed a late surge (RPI 48). Considering thier SOS of 10 or 12 depending on where you look, they are solid at-large contenders and have shown they do well in the tourney.

first i believe indiana should be a 3 seed, not L'...

2008-03-03T19:07:00.000-05:00

first i believe indiana should be a 3 seed, not L'ville..and put kansas at a one seed and not the tar heels only because i think the jayhawks can handle the pressure better and they play a FULL game and i dont see unc playing the full game , they get too lazy sometimes and that will cost them.

Texas A&M as a 10th seed? With the way they're pla...

2008-03-03T15:36:00.000-05:00

Texas A&M as a 10th seed? With the way they're playing down the stretch, barring a win over Kansas this weekend, I don't see any way they get in.

I sympathize with your plight regarding the last f...

2008-03-03T12:08:00.000-05:00

I sympathize with your plight regarding the last few teams. Doesn't anybody want in? In fact, on the poll question of "which of the last eight out is most deserving of a bid", you should add an option #9 -- None of the above. I think that would be the run-away winner.

It is flat painful to see Villanova and Virginia Tech in the field, but I think that you are right unless the Committee decides to punish the big conferences for OOC record-padding by taking more schools from some of the smaller conferences. I would love to see that, but it is probably doubtful. It still pains me that a 19-9, 8-8 SEC or ACC or Big East team who went 11-1 OOC because all they scheduled were bottom-tier programs out of bottom-tier conferences will get in, but a 22-6, 10-3 team from one of the "mid-majors" will not.