The Official Bracketology thread, part II (beginning Mar 7)

[hoophuskee]

Here is a comparison of Creme's latest with the last reveal. For me the only surprise is him moving up Tennessee to a 3 seed. The rest make sense to me. (I did not try to order the teams within the seed lines

	Creme	Reveal
1​	South Carolina	South Carolina
1​	Stanford	Stanford
1​	NC State	NC State
1​	Baylor	Louisville
2​	Louisville	Baylor
2​	Iowa State	Iowa State
2​	UConn	LSU
2​	Texas	Michigan
3​	Iowa	UConn
3​	Tennessee	Texas
3​	LSU	Arizona
3​	Michigan	Maryland
4​	Arizona	Tennessee
4​	Maryland	Iowa
4​	Indiana	Indiana
4​	Oklahoma	Oklahoma

If we are 7, wouldn't we be in Stanford's bracket?

 

[Glenn]

If we are 7, wouldn't we be in Stanford's bracket?

As i noted in my post--i did NOT order within the seed lines we do not know that detail, and we may not know it for the official bracket

 

[BRS24]

Baylor back down to #2 seed - "Baylor is back to a No. 2 seed. All the momentum that the Bears had established on their charge to the Big 12 tournament final was shut down by Texas on Sunday. The Longhorns' impressive performance solidifies their spot on the 2-line, but also drags Baylor back there to join them. Louisville, which had held the No. 1 seed in Wichita for weeks prior to a pair of losses in its final five games and Baylor's 12-game winning streak, retakes that fourth and final No. 1 seed. The Cardinals and the Bears are both in the Wichita Regional."

 

[BRS24]

Her Hoop Stats projecting Notre Dame replacing Oklahoma in top 16:

 

[jchusky]

Texas might have just thrown a curveball to the bracket.

 

[fang]

Creme has Missouri in Bridgeport as an 11 seed - he also has them in the play-in game against Villanova to be the 11 seed in Greensboro. Missouri can play 3 first round games.

 

[jaydee602]

After the Texas/ Baylor game, Charlie Creme adjusted his Bracketology. UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport, Texas is now #2 in Greensboro, & Baylor is #1 in Wichita.

 

[MSGRET]

After the Texas/ Baylor game, Charlie Creme adjusted his Bracketology. UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport, Texas is now #2 in Greensboro, & Baylor is #1 in Wichita.

Baylor is #2, Louisville is the #1 in Wichita now.

 

[jaydee602]

Baylor is #2, Louisville is the #1 in Wichita now.

Thanks for the update! I guess losing the final to a #2 seed is more damaging than losing the 1st round to an unranked team.

 

[Baylorfan]

Baylor will be one seed in both women and men. Heck, not even SC won their conference tournament. BU off today, no doubt. But if Smith is healthy, BU is a threat. Anyone’s win this year, and UConn looking to time a fortuitous return. Good luck. Hope we would meet only in final four. I don’t think BU wants UConn in their bracket and vice versa.

 

[hoophuskee]

As i noted in my post--i did NOT order within the seed lines we do not know that detail, and we may not know it for the official bracket

It was just a general question. Just wondering anyone's thoughts.

 

[southie]

Baylor will be one seed in both women and men. Heck, not even SC won their conference tournament. BU off today, no doubt. But if Smith is healthy, BU is a threat. Anyone’s win this year, and UConn looking to time a fortuitous return. Good luck. Hope we would meet only in final four. I don’t think BU wants UConn in their bracket and vice versa.

South Carolina is 18-2 in NET Q1 games. Baylor is 8-5.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Crème’s latest looks much more accurate. Great for UConn but still think NC State getting hosed as clear Top-3 team all year & firm #1 seed set up for hostile E8 road game.

For sake of fairness, I would swap 1/2 seed pairings in Bridgeport & Wichita, sending NC State/UConn to KS while moving Baylor/Louisville to CT. This way, more deserving NC State gets UConn on neutral floor while weakest #1 Baylor loses regional advantage.

Doing this would also calm any UConn bias notions in down year while preserving South Carolina v. UConn matchup in Championship Game (as opposed to National Semi Final).

I see what you're saying. But, it doesn't matter where UCONN is placed, because someone would cite some reason as to why they were handled with satin gloves. As a UCONN fan, I'm elated that they're a 2-seed in the Bridgeport region, though I won't be there to cheer them on.
Anyway, let's not forget that because of various illnesses and injuries, they did not play their best during the regular season, but they sure made up for it at the right time. And during those agonizing games, many "famous" people (announcers, coaches, ex coaches - even those who flunked their coaching careers, etc.) had written them off. Well, UCONN earned their ranking, and all their fans are cheering them on, and we hope that they play to their strengths, no matter the team(s) they face.
Best wishes to every team!

Best wishes to every team, but I'm riding along with UCONN for as far as they will go!

 

[AgStatesman]

I can't bring myself to start the UConn vs Mercer thread - too much pressure. Can someone go start that thread so we can talk about Mercer's leading scorer who is listed at 5'6" and scores 17 pts a game.

 

[eebmg]

I can't bring myself to start the UConn vs Mercer thread - too much pressure. Can someone go start that thread so we can talk about Mercer's leading scorer who is listed at 5'6" and scores 17 pts a game.

A little Mercy for Mercer.

 

[eebmg]

Vargas talking Parity every second. Pretty ironic.

 

[AgStatesman]

On the issue of parity, and with an eye at the B1G, I want to bring out an old saw from high school days; "When your JV's beat your varsity, you don't have two varsities." I am going to be surprised if the B1G, or the SEC, will have many teams advance to the second weekend. Is it possible that the parity spoken of is actually wide spread mediocrity?

YES! YES! YES! This is exactly right. If you were taking odds on South Carolina, Stanford, and UConn to win it all vs. the field, betting odds would be against the field big time. (I love the quote about varsity and jv. Never seen it before but it's perfect)

 

[Fairfield Fan]

I disagree. It's always been unequal, it was just that last year's problems were more magnified and publicized because the teams were so locked down and Sedona Prince was airing all of the dirty laundry on TikTok.

For a long time, the expectation was for the women to just be grateful for what they got and to keep their heads down and play, and that's just not going to cut it anymore.

And let's not forget that it was revealed that the NCAA has been cooking the books, making it seem as though women's basketball is a loss-leader, when in reality they have been far more profitable than the NCAA has let on.