Bracketology

[Bone Dog]

"Which conference should get the most bids" is not a consideration at any time of the selection process. Teams are evaluated on an individual basis. Conference totals are not predetermined.

That's clear from looking at this. More fool I for thinking the goal of expanding the tournament might have been to benefit the women's game. Sigh.

 

[Plebe]

That's clear from looking at this. More fool I for thinking the goal of expanding the tournament might have been to benefit the women's game. Sigh.

I'm not sure whether the "benefit" should be evaluated solely on the basis of whether the benefiting teams are in power 5 or non-p5 conferences.

FWIW, the last 4 teams selected last season were Dayton, DePaul, Florida State and Missouri State. In the end, I'm not sure how much "benefit" was gained in DePaul's embarrassing shellacking in the First Four round.

 

[Bone Dog]

I'm not sure whether the "benefit" should be evaluated solely on the basis of whether the benefiting teams are in power 5 or non-p5 conferences.

FWIW, the last 4 teams selected last season were Dayton, DePaul, Florida State and Missouri State. In the end, I'm not sure how much "benefit" was gained in DePaul's embarrassing shellacking in the First Four round.

I'm mainly thinking the benefit might be to have more conferences represented. If the tournament is gonna be just the Power 5 + a couple others, no wonder everyone wants to switch conferences. That's where all the money, exposure, and glory is.

 

[Plebe]

I'm mainly thinking the benefit might be to have more conferences represented. If the tournament is gonna be just the Power 5 + a couple others, no wonder everyone wants to switch conferences. That's where all the money, exposure, and glory is.

All 32 conferences have at least one representative in the tournament. That's not an issue.

It's funny I don't recall many UConn fans complaining back when the old Big East routinely got 8 or 9 bids per year.

 

[Bone Dog]

All 32 conferences have at least one representative in the tournament. That's not an issue.

Yup, that's not the issue.

 

[BRS24]

Post turkey tourney update - MD out, AZ back in.

 

[Bone Dog]

Seattle B looks interesting. I'd like to see how Stanford manages Iowa State's guard play and Shares at the C.

 

[Bone Dog]

They sure did. But I suspect come tournament time they'll have upped their game.

 

[Bone Dog]

But you’re right that Stanford is probably going to roll over them in the tournament anyway. I just think there could be interesting matchups there — Soares vs Brink et al, Jones vs Joens.

It would he a heckuva upset for Iowa St. to win that one.

 

[Bald Husky]

What I find strange about the most recent Bracketology is that Creighton is listed as the automatic qualifier, not UConn. Intentional or misstep, this is ESPN, so who knows. At least they are out of our bracket.

 

[MSGRET]

What I find strange about the most recent Bracketology is that Creighton is listed as the automatic qualifier, not UConn. Intentional or misstep, this is ESPN, so who knows. At least they are out of our bracket.

He has them as the "AQ", because they are technically #1 in the current Big East standings, just like he has Virginia as the "AQ" due to the same reason.

 

[Blueberries]

If this Bracketology were to hold, I think UConn has the weakest 2, 3, and 4 seeds.... and the ones I'd most like to see them face out of all the possible options out there. No complains on my end.... except I think UMass deserves like an 8 or 9 seed rather than an 11..... shrug. just saying

 

[BRS24]

Two up, two down seed, welcome back Michigan, and a whole lotta region changes, most to date.

 

[Bald Husky]

Tough draw, but we have to hold on to a #1 seed. In this case, if we dropped to #2 we have to beat Ohio State and NC State. Too many really good teams out there, being below #1 will be a huge challenge.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I have never paid attention to Charlie's predictions for as long as he's been doing them.
I'll wait until selection Sunday.

 

[TCC Kid]

Not surprising......................on average, it rains 300 days a year in the northwest region.

My luck had to be holding: I visited Boeing, Bremerton, the FAA Control Center (out of town) each a few times and never hit it rainy. Cloudy, nasty looking, cool, but no rain. Of course the earth was cooler then.

 

[TCC Kid]

Tough draw, but we have to hold on to a #1 seed. In this case, if we dropped to #2 we have to beat Ohio State and NC State. Too many really good teams out there, being below #1 will be a huge challenge.

You are right! But does it matter who you draw. The ND recent game proves, the best sometimes lose, unexpectedly. Isn't that the tourney?

 

[Plebe]

Do you mean newer than the one that was posted two hours ago?

 

[Carnac]

My luck had to be holding: I visited Boeing, Bremerton, the FAA Control Center (out of town) each a few times and never hit it rainy. Cloudy, nasty looking, cool, but no rain. Of course the earth was cooler then.

We visited Eugene Oregon for two days for a men's BB game (Pacific vs Oregon) in 1994. We weren't so lucky. Two things we saw a lot of while there......rain and ducks. The ducks were everywhere, walking around the city like they owned it. They basically were ignored by the city's residents. Part of the landscape I guess.

 

[MSGRET]

UConn is still a #1 seed, but they would be playing in Seattle and not Greenville.

 

[Topdawg]

It has been a while since both the women and the men are one seeds in their NCAA brackets. Hope they both make to their final fours!