March Madness Thread

[Hi-Low]

Monmouth, Valpo & Witchita all lose in Conf Tourney's....Bubble getting very crowded....all we need now is for St. Mary's to lose....UConn might want to consider beating Cincy.

 

[Jerry1714]

Yeah I put up basically all their P5 wins + Big East. All the metrics point to Valpo and Monmouth being left out, but stranger things have happened. I think Iona snagged a bubble bid in 2012 going 25-8. RPI of 42 before their loss to Loyola in the MAAC title game. Had a SOS of 163. They beat Maryland, St. Joe's, and Richmond for their best OOC wins.

I agree they have a chance, although I don't see how, especially with the RPI being of less importance to the selection committee than it use to be.

 

[zls44]

Monmouth, Valpo & Witchita all lose in Conf Tourney's....Bubble getting very crowded....all we need now is for St. Mary's to lose.....

A bubble discussion with UConn and Monmouth/Valpo/Wichita/St. Mary's is a very good place for UConn to be. I'd love to have that talk.

 

[upstater]

Losses to Canisius, Army and 2x Iona really have to hurt. Not a good look. That being said, it's a long season, and they did well in the OOC.

 

[Hi-Low]

A bubble discussion with UConn and Monmouth/Valpo/Wichita/St. Mary's is a very good place for UConn to be. I'd love to have that talk.

Yes, but 4 more teams to an already crowded Bubble doesn't help....beat Cincy and don't need to worry about it.

 

[CTBasketball]

I agree they have a chance, although I don't see how, especially with the RPI being of less importance to the selection committee than it use to be.

Don't know how accurate this website is, but they have Monmouth 4 spots behind us on their S-Curve. That loss to Iona should be a catastrophic blow. RPI will be mid-50's. Say we beat Cincy and lose to Temple, we'll have similar RPI's and a much better SOS. I would argue our wins are more valuable, with no bad loss.

Not sure if the committee gives them credit for winning the MAAC regular season going 17-3 vs. finishing 6th in the American going 11-7.

 

[80shusky]

Is this team in?
19-12 RPI 58, BPI 39, Kenpom 41, SOS 43 8-9 top 100, (1) 150+ loss

 

[CTBasketball]

Is this team in?
19-12 RPI 58, BPI 39, Kenpom 41, SOS 43 8-9 top 100, (1) 150+ loss

Can't tell if that's Cuse or Vanderbilt but I would say no.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Gtown is 14-17, UCLA is 15-16 and they lost to Army, Canisus, and Manhattan

Well by transitive property everyone has lost to Lady of the Lake

 

[johnhuskies95]

Is this team in?
19-12 RPI 58, BPI 39, Kenpom 41, SOS 43 8-9 top 100, (1) 150+ loss

Not if they lose to Pitt on Wednesday.

 

[zls44]

Is this team in?
19-12 RPI 58, BPI 39, Kenpom 41, SOS 43 8-9 top 100, (1) 150+ loss

I looked up who it is. I don't like the idea of them as an at-large, but their numbers are flying up the board.

 

[storrsroars]

Not if they lose to Pitt on Wednesday.

Agreed. That truly is a play-in game for both.

 

[zls44]

Yes, but 4 more teams to an already crowded Bubble doesn't help....beat Cincy and don't need to worry about it.

It also doesn't hurt if all 4 have worse resumes than UConn.

 

[tcf15]

Watching Horizon League semifinal matchup between Oakland vs. Wright State.

I love that Oakland's Max Hooper has taken nothing but 3's this year. 229 field goals attempted and all have been 3. In fact, he's got 396 FGA in his time at Oakland. 388 of those have been from 3. And he's made 162 of them (42%).

 

[tcf15]

Dammit - Oakland loses. Really wanted Felder in the NCAAs.

 

[zls44]

The Horizon just exploded in a bad bad way

 

[Hi-Low]

It also doesn't hurt if all 4 have worse resumes than UConn.

Our resume can get much better in AAC tourney or worse with a loss to Cincy. Witchita St & Monmouth are done so they can't help or hurt themselves, many other bubble teams can either help or hurt themselves, some undoubtedly will help themselves....if you think we can lose to Cincy & still get in I would say that is very unlikely....a loss to Cincy would put us behind Witchita & Monmouth on most boards.

 

[Jerry1714]

Per bracket matrix rankings, these two sites have been the most accurate, and by a decent amount, over the years for "bracketologists" with 3 or more years of doing it.

http://assemblycall.com/bracketology/ - 1st team in the last 4

Connecticut

The good news for Huskies is that they don’t have any losses outside the Top 80, which is more than most bubble teams can claim. The bad news is that outside of victories over SMU and Texas, there aren’t many quality wins on their profile. Sure, a split with Tulsa and a win over fellow bubbler Michigan help, but they were swept by Temple and Cincinnati and also lost to Syracuse and Gonzaga, all of whom are in a similar situation.

All that adds up to a 6-10 mark against the Top 100 heading into a matchup with Cincinnati in the AAC Tournament. A win there should seal the deal, but a loss will leave UConn sweating out the rest of the week.

http://131sports.com/ - 11 seed, but with a bye

 

[UConnSwag11]

duke pulls one out against NC State, Pitt beats cuse and boeheim says the committee should not count the games he wasnt there for, more games on now and later tonight

 

[UConnSwag11]

air force unlv tied with 10 left in OT

 

[Jaker]

the NIT could be stacked with current and former Big East teams, they should play the entire thing in the Garden.

 

[UConnSwag11]

the NIT could be stacked with current and former Big East teams, they should play the entire thing in the Garden.

The one time I hope we're not there. How far does Xavier and nova go this year in the tourney?

 

[Jaker]

We need
gtech to win

 

[Jaker]

The one time I hope we're not there. How far does Xavier and nova go this year in the tourney?

I think both make sweet 16 and beyond

 

[BUHusky]

EPIC choke job by Duke in the 2nd half. Lost in OT to Notre Dame.