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Bracketology 1/28

Nice article. On target as far as I can see.
 
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IrishTiger said:
I hope ND ends up in Chicago. I got tickets expecting ND to be in the Chicago region. If this gets messed up I’m gonna be pissed.
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Same here. Honestly, that's the most depressing part of this loss to me.
 
At least y'all can have a chance to know what region they could end up in. Who know's where Baylor will end up.
 
I would be stunned if Notre Dame didn't end up in Chicago. The NCAA will shift things around to make it happen, even if they have to move them down a seed line. Same thing with UConn in Albany.
 
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IrishTiger said:
I may not even go if they end up elsewhere. Might just try and get rid of my tickets
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I'll go because I'm like 20 minutes away on public transit from the arena. But it would be a bummer.
 
I'd be shocked if ND is not in Chicago, although it's a city that will probably draw decent crowds just because it's one of the best cities in America. Then there's Albany which depends on UConn to put fannies in the seats.

I wish I had tickets to Chicago (it was home for 15 years) but I'll be in Albany again.

Next year ND can look forward to the regional in Fort Wayne.
 
Why would they have NC A&T in Storrs to face UConn when they could be in Greensboro to face ND and have Robert Morris in Greensboro to face ND instead of UConn?
 
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ochoopsfan said:
Why would they have NC A&T in Storrs to face UConn when they could be in Greensboro to face ND and have Robert Morris in Greensboro to face ND instead of UConn?
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"They" might not. This is Charlie who does a really good job of picking the 64 teams but not such a good job of placing teams.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Why would they have NC A&T in Storrs to face UConn when they could be in Greensboro to face ND and have Robert Morris in Greensboro to face ND instead of UConn?
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Because NC A&T aint making it to Greensboro. The opening round sites are more relevant to where the teams are sent, and R Morris is much closer to So Bend.

Additionally ... I dont know if this matters for the D1 WCBB tourney but for D3 (M&W) the committee has a "500-mile rule." This means that it will pay airfare for teams that have to travel >500 miles, so there's a strong incentive to keep teams within 500 miles of home.
 
vowelguy said:
Absolutely agree.

Creme = cray-cray
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I do think the NCAA selection committee should care about crowds and optics. The defending champs in Chicago makes so much sense that not even the committee will screw it up.
 
UConnCat said:
I do think the NCAA selection committee should care about crowds and optics. The defending champs in Chicago makes so much sense that not even the committee will screw it up.
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Plus it's 2 hours from campus! And it would put NC St in Greensboro. Admittedly not great for Baylor, but thats the system.
 
Orangutan said:
I'll go because I'm like 20 minutes away on public transit from the arena. But it would be a bummer.
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I’m not all that far away either. I’m just hoping they get put in Chicago. So I don’t have to make a decision like that
 
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LoTrader said:
If you end up flying to Portland in the spring time, and the sun is shining
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That's a big if. :rolleyes:

Maybe it's like Seattle weather in the spring--highly variable. I've heard the phrase used many times "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes."
 
Orangutan said:
Same here. Honestly, that's the most depressing part of this loss to me.
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As Frankie says R E L A X, ND will win out, win the ACC Tournament and be the #1 seed in Chicago.
To me, the PAC12 has a #1 seed problem as they potentially could cannibalize themselves all into #2 and #3 seeds which would elevate MSU to a #1.

Baylor is a lock at #1 as only Texas is left on their schedule.
UConn has Louisville on the road and SC at home. They win Thursday and they are a lock for #1
Oregon wins both the regular season and PAC12 Tournament, they get #1 seed
ND shares ACC regular season and wins ACC Tournament #1
If Stanford wins Season crown and Tournament they get#1 seed
However if Oregon/Stanford/OSU/Utah split the PAC12 season and tournament titles, they all become 2/3 seeds.
 
vowelguy said:
Because NC A&T aint making it to Greensboro. The opening round sites are more relevant to where the teams are sent, and R Morris is much closer to So Bend.

Additionally ... I dont know if this matters for the D1 WCBB tourney but for D3 (M&W) the committee has a "500-mile rule." This means that it will pay airfare for teams that have to travel >500 miles, so there's a strong incentive to keep teams within 500 miles of home.
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Well technically, they already are :p
 
DefenseBB said:
As Frankie says R E L A X, ND will win out, win the ACC Tournament and be the #1 seed in Chicago.
To me, the PAC12 has a #1 seed problem as they potentially could cannibalize themselves all into #2 and #3 seeds which would elevate MSU to a #1.

Baylor is a lock at #1 as only Texas is left on their schedule.
UConn has Louisville on the road and SC at home. They win Thursday and they are a lock for #1
Oregon wins both the regular season and PAC12 Tournament, they get #1 seed
ND shares ACC regular season and wins ACC Tournament #1
If Stanford wins Season crown and Tournament they get#1 seed
However if Oregon/Stanford/OSU/Utah split the PAC12 season and tournament titles, they all become 2/3 seeds.
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Such is the life of a competitive PAC-12 conference schedule. Personally, don't care if there are no PAC-12 #1 seeds. I do care that if the PAC-12 upper echelon teams "cannibalize" each other in conference play, that PAC-12 has solid representation in the top 16 seeding. That is where I think the PAC has been mistreated in the past.
 
LoTrader said:
Such is the life of a competitive PAC-12 conference schedule. Personally, don't care if there are no PAC-12 #1 seeds. I do care that if the PAC-12 upper echelon teams "cannibalize" each other in conference play, that PAC-12 has solid representation in the top 16 seeding. That is where I think the PAC has been mistreated in the past.
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Realistically, they should have 5 teams in the top 16
Oregon
Stanford
Oregon St
Utah
ASU
 
Orangutan said:
Same here. Honestly, that's the most depressing part of this loss to me.
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I believe that the committee will go to great lengths to keep ND in Chicago.

The only scenario that might bump ND from Chicago is if Louisville gets a #1 seed ahead of them, since Louisville is within the NCAA's definition of "driving distance" from Chicago.

But I still don't think that's likely, even with yesterday's loss.
 
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