Friday Morning Rankings

[VAHuskyFan]

NET: 28 (7 seed)
Kenpom: 17 (5 seed)
BPI: 15 (4 seed)
Torvik: 10 (3 seed)
Sagrin: 22 (6 seed)

 

[VAHuskyFan]

Lundardi: 9 seed.

 

[HuskyBoi]

 

[Giants2021]

Haha not just a 9 seed the worst 9 seed in the tournament because he has us going against the overall number 1 in possible second round match-up!

 

[aburks41]

Lunardi literally doesn't know who James Bouknight is. He's one of the least accurate 'bracketologists' when it comes to seeding. 11-2 when fully healthy while winning 10 of those games by double digits. Those are Gonzaga-like numbers.

 

[Hi-Low]

Haha not just a 9 seed the worst 9 seed in the tournament because he has us going against the overall number 1 in possible second round match-up!

What a tool Lunardi can be

 

[UofCT]

Do these bracketologists get graded or ranked based off of their accuracy? There are always terrible seedings in the tournament that make no sense at the time and make no sense now

 

[Storrs South]

In fairness to Lunardi, Bracket Matrix has UConn as a 9 seed at the moment. There is a lag of about a day or two as brackets are tabulated, but that's about where consensus is at the moment. Obviously a win today moves them up a line or two minimum.

 

[aburks41]

Also, no offense to John Fanta who is great - but he said last week that UConn's ceiling was an 8 seed even if we won the BET. What the hell was he talking about lmao

 

[Hi-Low]

In fairness to Lunardi, Bracket Matrix has UConn as a 9 seed at the moment. There is a lag of about a day or two as brackets are tabulated, but that's about where consensus is at the moment. Obviously a win today moves them up a line or two minimum.

True but Bracketology is basically a Lunardi invention so he should be a leader not a follower.....the numbers for UConn universally require a 7 seed at minimum.....which should be the floor regardless of tonight.

Any 8/9 seed talk for UConn should be off the table at this point.

 

[VAHuskyFan]

The knock on us is that we have no real marquee wins (other than USC, who folks also treat as being worse than their metrics). A win tonight against Creighton would fix that.

 

[AtlHusky]

Haha not just a 9 seed the worst 9 seed in the tournament because he has us going against the overall number 1 in possible second round match-up!

To be fair, the worst 9 seed should be paired with the best 8 seed, which should flow to the worst 1 seed. So I'd argue that he has us as the best 9 seed. Not that any of this really matters.

 

[NJHusky]

Do these bracketologists get graded or ranked based off of their accuracy? There are always terrible seedings in the tournament that make no sense at the time and make no sense now

He always claims a crazy success rate on his last bracket before selection sunday..once all the direct bids are known and only 2-3 questions remain....earlier in the process..probably not so good

 

[BFieldHusky]

FWIW, Jerry Palm moved us to a 6 as of this morning.

 

[auror]

The knock on us is that we have no real marquee wins (other than USC, who folks also treat as being worse than their metrics). A win tonight against Creighton would fix that.

Yup.

We should root for GTown winning over Seton Hall in a blowout and getting their NET from 81 to better than 75. That would net us an additional Q1 win (move the Q3 to Q2 and Q2 to Q1).

 

[BFieldHusky]

I mean let's look at an example of how lazy Lunardi must be. He still has Oklahoma as a 7 seed. Let's compare numbers:

NET: Uconn (28) Oklahoma (37)
KenPom: Uconn (17) (Oklahoma (38)
BPI: Uconn (15) (Oklahoma 31)

It's not even DEBATABLE.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Lunardi seems to be only regularly updating the Top 4 seeds and the Last 8 In/First 8 Out.

 

[uconngb]

He always claims a crazy success rate on his last bracket before selection sunday..once all the direct bids are known and only 2-3 questions remain....earlier in the process..probably not so good

This used to piss me off so much when I cared about it more. He’d claim this 99% success rate when the whole bracket was basically known. Now he’s proven himself to be an clown not worth paying attention to. Just like the network he works for.

 

[auror]

I mean let's look at an example of how lazy Lunardi must be. He still has Oklahoma as a 7 seed. Let's compare numbers:

NET: Uconn (28) Oklahoma (37)
KenPom: Uconn (17) (Oklahoma (38)
BPI: Uconn (15) (Oklahoma 31)

It's not even DEBATABLE.

Oklahoma quadrants

5-9

0-0

4-1

6-0

UConn quadrants

3-3

3-3

6-0

3-0

Oklahoma WAB/SOR/KPI avg: 39
UConn WAB/SOR/KPI avg: 28

 

[wheelerdog]

So we've been playing great, but we've not exactly been beating powerhouses, which explains all the 8/9 seeds in these brackets. Winning tonight would put that to rest.

 

[3RingsCT]

Lunardi literally doesn't know who James Bouknight is. He's one of the least accurate 'bracketologists' when it comes to seeding. 11-2 when fully healthy while winning 10 of those games by double digits. Those are Gonzaga-like numbers.

Let’s not go crazy here. Gonzaga is 26-0 with most their wins as blowouts.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Do these bracketologists get graded or ranked based off of their accuracy? There are always terrible seedings in the tournament that make no sense at the time and make no sense now

More importantly, do these guys actually watch the teams?

 

[Watchdog]

I mean let's look at an example of how lazy Lunardi must be. He still has Oklahoma as a 7 seed. Let's compare numbers:

NET: Uconn (28) Oklahoma (37)
KenPom: Uconn (17) (Oklahoma (38)
BPI: Uconn (15) (Oklahoma 31)

It's not even DEBATABLE.

He's like any company first to market with a new product or service............instant aura of respectability and/or quality until it becomes evident to even the "casual fans" that you're as good a coach as 'ole Roy and as valuable as a UNC degree in Afro and African-American studies.

 

[superjohn]

So we've been playing great, but we've not exactly been beating powerhouses, which explains all the 8/9 seeds in these brackets. Winning tonight would put that to rest.

There is no explanation for us being an 8 or 9 because we're not an 8 or 9, Lunardi is an idiot.

 

[AntG168]

So we've been playing great, but we've not exactly been beating powerhouses, which explains all the 8/9 seeds in these brackets. Winning tonight would put that to rest.

We’re not beating scrubs either.