The Bracket

[WLT1717]

It’s supposed to be

Haha - if you say so. Not 3 times harder IMO. But at least you have 5 players to suit up in the first game.

 

[Vowelguy]

I've been calling Syracuse in UConn's bracket for a while but I thought it would be for a trip to Albany.

 

[Vowelguy]

Possible UConn-OhioSt rematch!

 

[WLT1717]

Region 3 is doable for the Huskies.

 

[jdote33]

It's the nature of the transfer portal. But it keeps happening.potential second round matchups Hailey Van Lith vs Louisville. Celeste Taylor vs Duke.

 

[visitingcock]

Haha - if you say so. Not 3 times harder IMO. But at least you have 5 players to suit up in the first game.

No. I don’t say so. That’s the rules. Number one has the ( theoretical) easiest schedule

 

[triaddukefan]

what the flock

 

[The deacon]

No way Iowa is making the Final 4

I seem to recall a few folks saying that last season, too, Triad.

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Plebe]

So Gonzaga is hosting as well? Someone got left out that I'm not thinking of right now.

 

[triaddukefan]

The Ribeyes

 

[Vowelguy]

Tenn rises all the way to 6

 

[Plebe]

Wow no Miami?? haha okay at least one of my prayers is answered.

 

[jeff30189]

Vandy and Columbia both made it! First Four.

Shocked that Columbia made it, after losing decisively to Princeton. But their reaction to their name revealed live on ESPN was as genuine and euphoric as any I've ever seen. Their G/F Hsu is the real deal and it's nice to see a smaller program with a great season get selected over the 7th best Big 5 conference team. Good for them, just really SUCKS they have to play Vandy in the play-in game who is a great story on their own.

 

[triaddukefan]

No Miami

 

[ConwayGmck]

Makes sense: I had both Standford and SoCal as the final #1 Seeds with Texas having the best chance to crash that party, and they did, overtaking Stanford for the final #1 Seed. Stanford is the #2 Seed in Texas' draw, so both teams can battle it out in that draw's final to determine who should have been its #1 Seed.....

 

[Vowelguy]

I think Creme got 67/68 with Columbia in and Miami out

 

[Vowelguy]

whered duke end up

 

[triaddukefan]

whered duke end up

Rematch in round one vs Richmond.... a team we beat by 40 to open the season. I know the Spiders aren't too happy about that. If Duke survives... a showdown with Celeste Taylor

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Viet Vet]

No. I don’t say so. That’s the rules. Number one has the ( theoretical) easiest schedule

Unless you are the UConn men.

 

[Plebe]

Quite a dose of recency bias in some of the seedings:

Iowa and USC rising up to #2 and #3 overall, and Texas taking #4 overall ahead of Stanford. Also, Notre Dame went from outside the top 16 to the final #2 seed in just the last two weeks of the season.

 

[JstVisiting]

SC would crush ND. IU could give them a game - if the Hoosiers can get by Fairfield.

If you're going to give an injured Va Tech a gift seed, you have to put them in the top seed's bracket.

You tell me it is a loosely or evenly called game, I am fine with Indiana. I hate that the Sweet 16 gives a potential "man, I hope we don't get that set of officials" matchup. And I thought North Carolina would be a 6/7, so disappointed to potentially see them in the 2nd.

 

[Plebe]

Washington State also left out, clearly docked for their relatively poor finish. The win at Colorado in early March wasn't enough to save their bid.

 

[JstVisiting]

No way Iowa is making the Final 4

That was my thought as well. Can't believe even their seeded Sweet 16 draw is someone who already beat them on a neutral court.

 

[Plebe]

I wonder if the Florida legislature will go full Karen on the NCAA like they did over the CFP.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Calling these upsets...

Florida State over Texas
Baylor over USC
Tenn over NC State
Ole Miss over ND

 

[triaddukefan]

I seem to recall a few folks saying that last season, too, Triad.

This year's bracket is tougher

 

[Plebe]

I think Creme got 67/68 with Columbia in and Miami out

Only one miss on the field but quite a few errant seeding projections (2 seed lines in a few cases).

But his projection was a lot more accurate than Lunardi's and Palm's on the men's side.

 

[triaddukefan]

I wonder if the Florida legislature will go full Karen on the NCAA like they did over the CFP.

Naw.... Miami is a private school in South Florida.. they don't care nuthing about them