Correct. History has shown that Charlie is better at predicting the 64 teams than he is at predicting the Committee's brackets.
The same can be said for pretty much all the so-called bracketologists for both WBB and MBB, like Lunardi and others. They usually come within a team or two of predicting the field, but it's quite impossible to predict accurately every team's seeding and placement.
I agree 100%. I mentioned in another post - most of the bottom of the SEC - Alabama? aTm? both have like 9 or 10 losses in their own conference. Kentucky you mentioned. I'd add Mississippi State (15-11) - as well. IMHO SEC should have like 8 teams in, maybe, if you include Missouri.
Pretty amazing. Just between the SEC, ACC and Pac-12 there are something like 15 bubble teams according to the experts. Gross.
No team should be allowed to play in the Tournament if they have a losing record in their conference, unless they win the conference tournament to get the AQ, period. I've always hated the experts that say things like well they played against so and so that's why they have a losing record in the conference. Isn't that the same with teams that play in conferences with the teams like UConn, Princeton, South Dakota State, or Dayton.
Who are the Pac-12 teams that IYO got shortchanged in recent years? It's generally been very clear in recent years which P12 teams were tournament teams and which weren't (this year is a big departure from that trend). But I do remember one year (maybe 2017?) when Cal was a surprise inclusion despite a 6-12 conference record. By no means were they shortchanged by the committee that year when almost everyone thought they were headed to the WNIT.
That is actually Cameron Swartz. She's actually had a really strong senior season. I saw her in person a couple weeks ago when the ball was in her hands there was like a buzz in the crows. But your right in that those are not typical BC jerseys.
I looked over the tournament selections for 2018, 2019, and 2021 and you are right. I somehow thought the mid level Pac 12 teams were being excluded, but that was not the case. I did have a problem with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the 2018 tournament and Tennessee and Indiana in 2019, but neither would have been replaced by a PAC 12. I guess my west coast preferences were prejudicing my memory.
Hmm I wonder why that could be.
What on earth are you talking about?
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If you look at the NCAA team statistics for division one, it appears that the winning team has already been preselected. It will take a Villanova vs Georgetown level upset ( Patrick Ewing vintage ) for South Carolina to lose this year according to the numbers. And the biggest reason is team defense and rebounding. They are near the top or at the top in lots of categories. We are near the top in shooting percentage and that's about it. Considering the level of competition South Carolina has played, they seem to be onto something. They appear to be the new paradigm going forward. Big, physical, fast teams which can rebound and defend:
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Just not convinced the individual conferences really test them that much. Maybe I'll be surprised??
UCONN's Achilles heel has usually been short quick guards.
