Official Bracket Thread

[triaddukefan]

Elon already played State this year...... wished they would have sent them elsewhere

 

[Vowelguy]

I feel like I should go back and rename this the "Official Bracket Whine Thread"

 

[Plebe]

How many Big 10 teams are in? Seems like most of their bubble teams have not seen their name called yet.

The fact that Oklahoma, Buffalo, and Minnesota are in means only one spot left for the 8 bubble teams. Could be curtains for Rutgers.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Of course poor Oklahoma State has to go back to Mississippi State and play them again.

I guess once this season wasn't enough......

I hate first/second round rematches.

Cowgirls Battle, Come Up Just Short At Mississippi State

 

[nwhoopfan]

For the whining about UConn and USF in the same bracket, did you notice UCLA and Arizona St. are in the same half of the same bracket?

 

[Orangutan]

How do you place the team with the best attendance in an already sold out Regional? Not sure what SC has done to the NCAA but it is clear they don't like us, especially after send us west the past 3 years and now placing us agaisnt the #1 team.

So they hate SCar if they send them West. And they hate them if they send them East.

I guess they should always make sure they are put in the south or midwest and then only if there are ample tickets available to suit their fanbase?

 

[bags27]

If it all plays out, UConn gets ND in the semis, which is probably the best game UConn could wish for, assuming that Baylor and MissState are the other two.

 

[DefenseBB]

I understand that but it should not be the overall #1 seed.

meh, it’s not like they will play all 6 of them.

 

[FlyRyGuy]

What region would UConn play if they make the Final 4???

 

[Vowelguy]

You keep looking at this in the wrong way. It isn't about who can beat UConn, it's about the overall strength of the region compared to the others. The difference between them and the other 3 ones is huge. The NCAA claims to try and achieve balance among the regions but it sure doesn't look like it this year.

Huh? What is unbalanced?

 

[nwhoopfan]

The fact that Oklahoma, Buffalo, and Minnesota are in means only one spot left for the 8 bubble teams. Could be curtains for Rutgers.

I've missed a few. I think USC is left out as well.

 

[Plebe]

Dayton in as a 9 seed. For the life of me I don't get that. By the committee's own criteria, they have nothing except a good RPI.

 

[ASweet3781]

You keep looking at this in the wrong way. It isn't about who can beat UConn, it's about the overall strength of the region compared to the others. The difference between them and the other 3 ones is huge. The NCAA claims to try and achieve balance among the regions but it sure doesn't look like it this year.

I don't see our region as that tough compared to others and I normally always do. Spokane may be the only one I'd classify as weak. ND would be playing a hostile environment with Oregon fans there. You think a final 4 of Louisville, Baylor, Tennessee, and Stanford will be a walk in the park? Miss State playing Texas?

What am I missing?

 

[Kaizen]

NCAA bracket (not finish yet)
2018 NCAA Tournament Bracket - March Madness Tournament Brackets

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Elon already played State this year. wished they would have sent them elsewhere

yep...

This is where you see me harp the most on the committee...
I hate rematches.....

NC State Earns 70-57 Win over Elon

 

[triaddukefan]

I feel like I should go back and rename this the "Official Bracket Whine Thread"

Whining over Duke, Belmont, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida State, and South Florida in your bracket

 

[Vowelguy]

Creme got 12 of the 16 top seeds placed correctly. He only missed on GA/Tx A&M and OhioSt/Tenn.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

After A'jas game against UConn I wonder what she thought when the seeding came up.

Maybe like this?

 

[Monte]

Location, LOcation, LOCATION !!

 

[Vowelguy]

Dayton in as a 9 seed. For the life of me I don't get that. By the committee's own criteria, they have nothing except a good RPI.

May have been a 10 that bumped to a 9 to go to Louisville.
But even 10 was a stretch for me.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Creme got 12 of the 16 top seeds placed correctly. He only missed on GA/Tx A&M and OhioSt/Tenn.

As much as people complain about him doesn't he have a pretty good percentage each year? I always listen to his input.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

After A'jas game against UConn I wonder what she thought when the seeding came up.

She thought ... "Gabby Williams AGAIN!!! What the heck...no respect for me...after all I was the pre-ordained Player of the Year."

 

[Vowelguy]

The fact that Oklahoma, Buffalo, and Minnesota are in means only one spot left for the 8 bubble teams. Could be curtains for Rutgers.

Yup. Creighton got it.

 

[Centerstream]

I feel like I should go back and rename this the "Official Bracket Whine Thread"

Yup because of the two or three here that know how everything is going to end up shouldn't have to deal with us whiners.

You must also rake in the dough when you ace all the bracket challenges...

 

[Plebe]

Whoa, Creighton is in.

No Rutgers.
No USC.
No Purdue.
No West Virginia.