Shizzle's bracketology (21/22 March Madness)

[shizzle787]

First four out: St. Mary's, Texas A&M, VaTech, and Wichita State.

Last four in: Rutgers, Syracuse, Drake, Florida

West regional: (#1 overall)
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 New Orleans/Texas Southern
8 Maryland vs. 9 Dayton
4 Virginia vs. 13 Buffalo
5 Xavier vs. 12 Rutgers/Florida
3 Florida State vs. 14 Bucknell
6 St. Bonaventure vs. 11 Drake/Syracuse
7 Wisconsin vs. 10 Seton Hall
2 Alabama vs. 15 New Mexico State

East regional: (#4 overall)
1 Nova vs. 16 Weber State
8 Memphis vs. 9 Arizona
4 Purdue vs. 13 Liberty
5 UNC vs. 12 Belmont
3 Houston vs. 14 Hofstra
6 Michigan State vs. 11 VCU
7 UConn vs. 10 UCLA
2 Kentucky vs. 15 UC Santa Barbara

South regional: (#2 overall)
1 Kansas vs. 16 NCCU/Mt. St. Mary's
8 Ohio State vs. 9 St. John's
4 San Diego State vs. 13 Western Kentucky
5 Arkansas vs. 12 Yale
3 Texas vs. 14 Winthrop
6 Auburn vs. 11 Louisville
7 Iowa vs. 10 Oklahoma
2 Oregon vs. 15 East Tennessee State University

Midwest regional: (#3 overall)
1 Michigan vs. 16 South Dakota State
8 Creighton vs. 9 N.C. State
4 Illinois vs. 13 Vermont
5 WVU vs. 12 Iona
3 Tennessee vs. 14 Georgia State
6 Loyola vs. 11 Colorado State
7 Baylor vs. 10 BYU
2 Duke vs. 15 Northern Kentucky

Multi-bid leagues:
B1G: 9
ACC: 7
SEC: 6
Big East: 6
Big 12: 5
Pac-12: 3
A-10: 3
AAC: 2
MVC: 2
MW: 2
WCC: 2

 

[HooperScooper]

UCLA is #2 in both preseason polls. That would be quite a fall to a 10 seed. What don't you like about them?

 

[shizzle787]

UCLA is #2 in both preseason polls. That would be quite a fall to a 10 seed.

They are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

 

[HooperScooper]

They are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

O.K. just saw your explanation in the other thread. We'll see, I guess.

Shizzle’s Big East Predictions

1. Nova 26-5 (16-4) 2. Xavier 24-7 (15-5) 3. Seton Hall 21-10 (13-7) 4. UConn 21-10 (13-7) 5. Creighton 22-9 (12-8) 6. St. John’s 21-10 (12-8) 7. Marquette 14-17 (9-11) 8. Providence 16-15 (7-13) 9. Butler 12-19 (6-14) 10. Georgetown 13-18 (5-15) 11. DePaul 8-23 (2-18) BET Tournament #6 St...

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[jleves]

How the hell does any person not working for a sports site have the time to do this?

 

[shizzle787]

How the hell does any person not working for a sports site have the time to do this?

Believe it or not, it only took me about 45 minutes.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

They are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

HARD disagree.

90% of their scoring returned and they patched their biggest weakness (rim-protection) by picking up Myles Johnson.

Jaquez and Juzang are a unique/tough defensive assignment too. How to you prep for a team whose two best offensive players are 6’7 210+ wings?

 

[auror]

[UCLA] are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

It's fine to think they're a bit overrated. It's crazy to think they're the 40th best team.

I guess you blacked out that the P12 got 3 Elite 8 teams last year (and Oregon lost to USC in tourny also).

 

[HooperScooper]

HARD disagree.

90% of their scoring returned and they patched their biggest weakness (rim-protection) by picking up Myles Johnson.

Jaquez and Juzang are a unique/tough defensive assignment too. How to you prep for a team whose two best offensive players are 6’7 210+ wings?

They also have a projected lottery pick in 2022 in freshman Peyton Watson. Granted you never know what a freshman will give you but when you bring back almost everyone and add a projected lottery pick I don't see how that doesn't help.

Rounding off the top seven prospects and what I'd say the last of the sure-fire lottery picks is UCLA's Peyton Watson. There's a big drop-off after him.

Watson could certainly see his stock climb this season. The 6-foot-8 wing is long, wiry and is an electric athlete. He has terrific ball skills for a wing and makes for an outstanding slasher in the half-court and in transition.

Watson is an impressive passer for a wing and coupled with his physical tools and his ball skills, I'd be intrigued to see him on the ball more this year. It would help his game.

UCLA does return its full starting five returning after an incredible Final Four run, so Watson has time to settle in and come into his own as a player and will see his role increasingly grow throughout the course of the season. He can help from the jump defensively at least.

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[bendm]

Way-Too-Early men's Bracketology: Is this (finally) the year of the Big Ten?

For a change, the Big Ten has both quantity and quality to send to the Dance. Can its 25-year title drought finally end?

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UConn a 6
BE w/ 4 teams in
SJU a play-in and Hall and Creighton wrong side of the Bubble...crazed

 

[HooperScooper]

They are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

So if UCLA is monumentally overrated is Villanova also? Obviously it's only 1 game but if you're right then that wasn't good for Villanova last night.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Based on the small sample size (one game..lol) I see us more as a 4 or 5 seed. Time will tell!

 

[bendm]

They are monumentally overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they missed the field. They are living off of a three-week run, and the Pac-12 is not very good.

That’s what people said last year and then they got 5 teams into the sweeet sixteen… Pac is getting just as many if not more teams into the tourney than the BE this year…right now we only have 4 projected. Not great.

If nova isn’t the best team in the BE then we are and I’m not ready to say we’re beating UCLA on the road …