tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post8340866588537526758..comments2024-01-27T06:41:13.204-05:00Comments on Bracketology 101: B101's Sunday Morning ThoughtsBracketology 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-68568863446679162332013-05-29T16:02:34.236-05:002013-05-29T16:02:34.236-05:00you know it is a pretty that this blog is no longe...you know it is a pretty that this blog is no longer active because I have learned many good things on here and I still want to learn a lot more ;)price per head call centerhttp://www.hostpph.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-56473142678621623052010-03-15T06:02:57.107-05:002010-03-15T06:02:57.107-05:00when will you post your predictions for this years...when will you post your predictions for this years 2010tournament? Can't wait to see them!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-34808616658121142482010-03-14T22:03:26.015-05:002010-03-14T22:03:26.015-05:00When is your bracket coming out???When is your bracket coming out???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-9651117707938744722010-03-14T19:43:14.411-05:002010-03-14T19:43:14.411-05:00whens your bracket coming out?whens your bracket coming out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-9793617125897034022010-03-14T16:17:17.059-05:002010-03-14T16:17:17.059-05:00I agree Anon... Neither conference (B10 & ACC)...I agree Anon... Neither conference (B10 & ACC) deserves more than six at Most.<br /><br />Both conferences are in down years and have not done very well OOC. I think that should be a major criteria that would force good teams to schedule - and beat - other good teams.<br /><br />For this year Big East deserves 7, no one else more than 6.Uncle Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-84633990891003402802010-03-14T16:15:14.907-05:002010-03-14T16:15:14.907-05:00Apissedant:
GU lead Butler by 17 at one point, Bu...Apissedant:<br /><br />GU lead Butler by 17 at one point, Butler closed but the out come wasn't really in doubt. Butler beat Xavier on a last second layup and after and extremely controversial timekeeping issue kept Xavier from having a chance to respond. Also, this was at Butler. <br /><br />Butler's win versus tOSU was solid, but again, no Evan Turner. If the committee is going to discount this loss of tOSU's resume it should discount this win on Butler's. <br /><br />They aren't bad wins and losing to GU isn't a bad loss. It just isn't two seed material. GU did eek out a win against Temple. Temple would be a reasonable two seed instead of GU. I wouldn't have a problem with that. <br /><br />GU has 10 losses, but half of them are to top 10 RPI teams. And two of those losses came with their leading scorer out. <br /><br />"<br /><br />Again, I'll taken an unproven mid-major over a proven mediocre Big East team.<br /><br />The Big East will already have WVU and Syracuse as 1 and 2 seeds. Adding 22nd ranked Georgetown as one of the top 8 teams in the country while leaving 12th ranked Butler as one of the top 20 would be unjustified... especially since Georgetown has lost since that ranking, and Butler has continued to win."<br /><br />You're kidding right? Georgetown lost since that ranking but they also won three games in three days with two blow-outs and a win against a number one seed. Odds are Georgetown is a top ten team tomorrow. And that loss was too a number 1 or 2 seed! And it came down to the wire.<br /><br />"Georgetown is better than half a dozen teams that Georgetown lost to, so why should a 7 point loss against Georgetown knock a team with only 4 losses all the way down to a 5 seed."<br /><br />Uh, it doesn't. Butler is a 4 or a 5 seed because they still haven't beaten anyone good. But if they were a 3/2 seed and you had to pick between them and GU, well the game is a pretty good tiebreaker. <br /><br />As for Georgetown's losses, at Rutgers was bad. South Florida isn't nearly as bad a loss as some people seem to think and the fact the GU just crushed them on a neutral court helps make up for it. Good teams loose games in the Big East. That's just what happens. But GU has 4 top ten wins to make up for it. I could be wrong but I don't think any other team in the country has that.<br /><br />And if you think GU is a mediocre team in the Big East, you're just not watching the games. They're right there behind 'cuse and WV. They played the hardest conference schedule in the Big East with key players sick and picked up some bad losses. But they're totally reasonable as a two seed, as is Temple.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617213327912889142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-86019145677949703262010-03-14T16:04:32.344-05:002010-03-14T16:04:32.344-05:00Matt,
I hear you, but understand I say that becau...Matt,<br /><br />I hear you, but understand I say that because Florida has been using that win to act like they're something for months. We all know the home stretch is more important in decision making than early wins. That's how decision making always works, and for good reason. You're not going to play MSU in the tournament last November or December, you're going to play MSU in the tournament in March of April. It's important how you play now, not how you played then.<br /><br />Florida has dropped 4 of 5, at least one of those games to a non-tournament team (14-17 Georgia). The only win was to a non-tournament team (15-17 Auburn). If they get in, it would likely mean the loss to MSST would also become a loss to a non-tournament team.<br /><br />Illinois is not being talked about because of a bad ending streak that includes only 2 wins, but 1 of those 2 wins is to a tournament team, and every single loss was to a tournament team.<br /><br />How can that exact same logic not completely destroy Florida's chances considering their win was not as good and their losses were worse?apissedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808000212802563001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-25839123740710259252010-03-14T16:02:26.249-05:002010-03-14T16:02:26.249-05:00I'm sorry but there is no way the committee ca...I'm sorry but there is no way the committee can justify putting Georgetown in the #2 seed. They finished as the 8th best team in the Big East and now they are being considered the 8th best team in the country with 10 losses? There is no way this can be justified.Brycenlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991817016433266414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-20449219902702222452010-03-14T15:42:53.679-05:002010-03-14T15:42:53.679-05:00Quick question. Love your "3 of last 5" ...Quick question. Love your "3 of last 5" will get in with VT, Florida, Miss St, UTEP, Utah St. My question... how does URI not fit that group? How close to that group are they?MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730285683185598486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-49015362649037911612010-03-14T15:40:15.801-05:002010-03-14T15:40:15.801-05:00apissedant... I don't care about Florida and d...apissedant... I don't care about Florida and don't necessarily think they should get in, but I don't think you should say "The win over MSU LAST YEAR" like it's a big deal. It's still part of this season and therefore doesn't expire until the end of this season, calendar year shouldn't matter.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-1427015111777728652010-03-14T15:32:30.142-05:002010-03-14T15:32:30.142-05:00Uncle Bob, no real disagreements, but if B10 gets ...Uncle Bob, no real disagreements, but if B10 gets two fewer teams than the ACC this year (5 to 7) as many brackets predict, it will be a crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-53230744366336891772010-03-14T15:27:43.036-05:002010-03-14T15:27:43.036-05:00A lot of talk about Big Ten teams. Ill, Minn getti...A lot of talk about Big Ten teams. Ill, Minn getting in, OSU a number 2 seed and Purdue. This is the conference that will be the biggest loser this year. SOS looks good on paper if you count them playing each other as "highly ranked". Look at the out of conference schedules and it's easy to see they will not make a good showing. Give some mid-majors a chance instead of "also rans" from big conferences. <br /><br />NCAA should probably put a limit on number of teams (or at least a percentage of teams) from a conference who can participate.<br /><br />MLB has addressed the issue and not always do the "next best team" get in.Uncle Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-8920131234836415852010-03-14T15:19:01.553-05:002010-03-14T15:19:01.553-05:00Any chance Washington gets a higher seed than Cal....Any chance Washington gets a higher seed than Cal. Based on head to head and resume, they look better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-66248226695250751952010-03-14T15:17:13.471-05:002010-03-14T15:17:13.471-05:00Syracuse is going to be a 1. Deal with it folks. ...Syracuse is going to be a 1. Deal with it folks. Rightly or wrongly, most basketball people consider the Big East the best conference in the country and they won it by multiple games. And please, I don't want to argue about conference strength, so don't quote conference RPI, Pomeroy, or Sagarin ratings. It really doesn't matter what you think or what I think, but when Bilas, Raftery, Bobby Knight, and even Dook Vitale call the Big East the best conference, I'm inclined to think most people on the committee will also think so.<br /><br />The interesting discussion is actually Duke vs West Virginia. I don't really have an opinion one way or another, however, if you look at the bracket project, the distribution is fairly equal between West Virginia and Duke for the final 1. I think Duke gets it, but it seems to be a toss up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-23998554870383189722010-03-14T15:07:06.372-05:002010-03-14T15:07:06.372-05:00There's no way VT, Utah State and Florida get ...There's no way VT, Utah State and Florida get in ahead of Illinois.<br /><br />They simply cannot match Illinois' quality wins.<br /><br />You're wrong on this one, B101.CHLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-18983725217641984062010-03-14T15:07:03.198-05:002010-03-14T15:07:03.198-05:00B101, how has your rationale changed from this mor...B101, how has your rationale changed from this morning? At most, today's events add Miss St. to the at-large discussion...can't see how they remove Illinois.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-72705716356811219362010-03-14T15:06:27.844-05:002010-03-14T15:06:27.844-05:00Syracuse IMHO does not deserve a one seed. With W...Syracuse IMHO does not deserve a one seed. With WVU winning, they a should be the fourth top seed and Syarcuse as a two.JamesCravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825030950706835291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-53862229595739789332010-03-14T14:57:12.055-05:002010-03-14T14:57:12.055-05:00VT has a SOS of 132. Geez B101 you guys are disapp...VT has a SOS of 132. Geez B101 you guys are disappointing me. Cmon you fighting Illini!Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408021999865046361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-48727527389879867882010-03-14T14:56:47.634-05:002010-03-14T14:56:47.634-05:00I agree with FOWLONE except for the Georgetown par...I agree with FOWLONE except for the Georgetown part.apissedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808000212802563001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-53177211636017845122010-03-14T14:55:51.991-05:002010-03-14T14:55:51.991-05:00Florida only has 1 good win since December, and to...Florida only has 1 good win since December, and tons of bad losses. Miss. St. only has 1 good win total, but their good win is more recent, won the most recent head to head, and has 1 fewer loss. The win over MSU LAST YEAR has an expired shelf life. Florida had plenty of opportunities to show that wasn't a fluke, and they failed miserably.apissedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808000212802563001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-43798636880803209932010-03-14T14:52:43.283-05:002010-03-14T14:52:43.283-05:00Florida is 3-8 vs the top 50 and 1-8 vs the top 25...Florida is 3-8 vs the top 50 and 1-8 vs the top 25. How do they get in over a team like Illinois that has 5 wins over teams in the top 30?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-56499779175735522452010-03-14T14:52:28.625-05:002010-03-14T14:52:28.625-05:00despite the fact that I bleed cherry and white; I ...despite the fact that I bleed cherry and white; I challenge anyone to tell me how temples' resumen doesn't gernerlast two seed. 29 wins, 7 top 50,12 road wins, 8 rpi, won last 11, no bad losses,big 5 champs, reg season a10 champs,a10 tourny champs.....please explain how that 2 aint ours??? maybe gtown...but thats it....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036487728405396970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-20765486074698844752010-03-14T14:51:00.054-05:002010-03-14T14:51:00.054-05:00How does MISS St get in over Illinois? One of the ...How does MISS St get in over Illinois? One of the worst bubble teams. I'd be pretty disappointed if the committee just doesnt want another Big10 school in.Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408021999865046361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-32729790407998253822010-03-14T14:50:02.098-05:002010-03-14T14:50:02.098-05:00Lunardi with the inside info again.Lunardi with the inside info again.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072987.post-57729981514341861292010-03-14T14:48:20.552-05:002010-03-14T14:48:20.552-05:00Three spots open for five teams:
VT
UTEP
Utah Sta...Three spots open for five teams:<br /><br />VT<br />UTEP<br />Utah State<br />Miss State<br />Florida<br /><br />Illinois is OUT, Minnesota is IN.Bracketology 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/01277396896660963269noreply@blogger.com