Bracketology - Week 16

[oldude]

One of the things that we all know, but don’t always acknowledge, is that a committee of 12 human beings will ultimately seed 68 teams for the BIG Dance. The NCAA could very easily have created a computer algorithm with all the criteria deemed relevant, weighting each of those criteria however they prioritized and then simply let the computer fill in the 68 team bracket.

But the NCAA doesn’t do that. They bring a committee of individuals together, all with their own personal biases. They provide that committee with an “unweighted” list of sometimes conflicting criteria such as Body of Work, NET, late season results, impact of injuries, etc. While the committee ultimately works to a consensus, there are certainly differences of opinion. It is not all cut and dry, which is exactly why we’ve seen some head scratching seeding decisions in past seasons.

WBB seedings have been far more easily determined in prior years, particularly at the top of the brackets. But this year is different. IMO there are no less than 7 teams with a very real opportunity to win the national championship, and I would go even farther to suggest that there are up to 11 teams with a chance to win it all.

Like all of us, I am anxious to see the final seedings by the committee. I will not be surprised if there are several surprises.

 

[Cornell Lt]

I saw the espn bracketology this morning. I don’t like that region at all. Duke is dangerous as a 3 seed imo. The other 3 seeds are North Carolina, TCU, and Kentucky. I feel way better about UConn’s chances against those three. And I don’t want to be paired with South Carolina. We got our win against them this year. I don’t want them to get a revenge opportunity.

What exactly makes Duke dangerous to you (not being sarcastic) ? I'd gladly take a matchup against Duke.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

TX sure did NOT look like a 1# Team or 1 seed in their most recent game vs Georgia this week. They won, but scored only 20 points...in the entire first half. I saw part of the game, but switched off because it was hard to watch. Just an observation.

 

[oldude]

TX sure did NOT look like a 1# Team or 1 seed in their most recent game vs Georgia this week. They won, but scored only 20 points...in the entire first half. I saw part of the game, but switched off because it was hard to watch. Just an observation.

TX wins ugly. But they win. Whether they can continue to win ugly to a national championship is debatable. We shall see.

 

[Stagnant]

What exactly makes Duke dangerous to you (not being sarcastic) ? I'd gladly take a matchup against Duke.

They can really defend and will force us to play an ugly game. Even last year, if Duke had had a pulse offensively; they could have won that sweet 16 game. It it similar to ucf a couple of years ago. A really physical team that is going to bump and foul a lot. And maybe refs will get sick of blowing the whistle?