Congrats to Dayton CBS's NCAA simulator champs

[B1GEast]

Simulation Sunday: Dayton wins first title as SportsLine simulates entire 2020 NCAA Tournament

 

[glastonbury50]

With Houston as an 8 seed and Cincinatti as an 11, I guess they are assuming Cincinatti won the American tournament.

 

[the Q]

With Houston as an 8 seed and Cincinatti as an 11, I guess they are assuming Cincinatti won the American tournament.

probably gave cincy the auto bid since they finished first?

 

[glastonbury50]

probably gave cincy the auto bid since they finished first?

My reasoning being that If Houston won the conference you would imagine they would be higher than an 8 seed.

 

[HuskyOfLeisure]

Even the computer didn't give the AAC respect. Both out in the first round

 

[Ts5034]

This is absolutely ridiculous. If they finished the conference tournaments, then maybe it would be cool to release a bracket, but the fact that the conference tournaments were not completed, its impossible to release a full out bracket, let alone do a simulation for the whole tournament.

 

[Hi-Low]

Even the computer didn't give the AAC respect. Both out in the first round

Wichita also lost in "first four' round as the last team in the field, so 3 AAC teams made it in.

Silliness from CBS though with no completion of conf tourneys. The NCAA was considering putting out a bracket but decided it was unfair to put anything out without any major conference tourneys played.

 

[QuickDraw]

4-1seeds, 2-2's & 2-3's make the elite 8, they really went out on a limb without a Cinderella in the bunch, very realistic

 

[HooperScooper]

This is absolutely ridiculous. If they finished the conference tournaments, then maybe it would be cool to release a bracket, but the fact that the conference tournaments were not completed, its impossible to release a full out bracket, let alone do a simulation for the whole tournament.

It's a simulation for pure fun. Who cares?

 

[Waquoit]

It's a simulation for pure fun. Who cares?

Duke. If they won it they'd be hanging a banner.

 

[Waquoit]

Even the computer didn't give the AAC respect. Both out in the first round

And PC!

 

[housekeys]

Clearly a flawed simulation; UConn is not in the field of 64?!? BS.

 

[LIuconn]

But Florida’s govt declared FSU champs, what’s this all about?

 

[AllAbout5]

You know it's accurate when all the one seeds make the elite eight

 

[bendm]

only first round upsets were an 11, 10, and three 9s

 

[navery12]

I see a lot of people in this thread are not familiar with the word simulation

 

[QuickDraw]

I see a lot of people in this thread are not familiar with the word simulation

simulations should have some semblance of reality, this does not

 

[billybud]

But Florida’s govt declared FSU champs, what’s this all about?

The sim has FSU in the Final Four....Losing to Gonzaga.

The Senators are supportive and whooped it up....May have lost a few Gator voters though..LOL

 

[the Q]

simulations should have some semblance of reality, this does not

It’s playing the odds. Even the highest upset probabilities are less than a coin toss.

 

[navery12]

simulations should have some semblance of reality, this does not

I get what you're saying but it's looking at it as a game between East Tennessee State and Wisconsin or Stephen F Austin and Penn State as opposed to a 12/5 matchup with a probable upset

 

[Kitaman]

This is absolutely ridiculous. If they finished the conference tournaments, then maybe it would be cool to release a bracket, but the fact that the conference tournaments were not completed, its impossible to release a full out bracket, let alone do a simulation for the whole tournament.

Expect more of this. Boredom even for computers is a biatch. Sports junkies including me, are freaking out.

At least we have something to talk about.

I'd say crown Sacred Heart University 2020 National Champions. Its actually the same thing.

 

[Jay-Bone]

This has got to be salt in the wound for Dayton fans. Oh, you would've done the miraculous, but we'll never know.

 

[Get a Job]

simulations should have some semblance of reality, this does not

This is precisely the beauty of March Madness. The chaos we see every spring has no semblance to the outcomes a computer would predict. An algorithm can't account for a hot shooter, or a team that finally clicks at the right time, or a Kemba Walker. A simulation by its nature will predict mostly chalk; the real thing produces pure, beautiful pandemonium.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I would have loved to see a Dayton-Gonzaga championship game, with the P5 poobahs and promoters in the media ____ting themselves.

 

[gtcam]

No 1st round upsets and virtually follows the seedings through the entire simulation - so unrealistic
But in these unrealistic times its par for the course

 

[Adios]

Duke. If they won it they'd be hanging a banner.

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[Caronimo]

It's a simulation for pure fun. Who cares?

Because there are basically no upsets lol

 

[billybud]

The sims might as well have immediately dropped out seeds 9-16 in terms of reaching Final Game....none have ever done so.

32 of the NC's have been won by the top four seeds (31 of them top 3).

Seeds 5-8 have won three...9-16 have won zero.

 

[Watchdog]

2020 "championship" trophy.

 

[Kitaman]

This has got to be salt in the wound for Dayton fans. Oh, you would've done the miraculous, but we'll never know.

Yeah I paid no attention to Dayton, until last month my brother mentioned them. They probably are the most tragic situation coming out of this cancellation. Just when they had something to display they took the stage away. 20 game winning streak, undefeated in conference, only 2 losses, I believe they were really legit regardless of competition. Just saying they may never get another chance.

Could have catapulted them into the next level for years (i.e. recruiting, television, coverage, etc.).