Its 15 miles closer which is nothing, especially when it puts ISU at a location that is 440 miles closer to Ames. Knowing that, his logic really makes no sense to me.
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Its 15 miles closer which is nothing, especially when it puts ISU at a location that is 440 miles closer to Ames. Knowing that, his logic really makes no sense to me.
Exactly. I would imagine there are way more Wisconsin fans east of the Mississippi, and way more ISU fans west.
Like I said, it would make a ton of sense to fudge it. But it's also a placement that would be technically correct (the best kind of correct) if the selection committee got rushed and didn't put too much thought into it.
Well then why is Arizona not playing in Omaha? Its almost 125 miles closer to them then Portland is.
I know the answer to my own question, but it shows that there is some thought put into this, and its not just "what is the closest destination".
I am curious if anyone has looked at previous brackets to determine whether or not the committee asks any other questions other than the bolded. Arguing about where Lunardi places teams isn't that useful; I'm assuming he spends little to no time on the location assignments as compared to the seeds.
I think staying off the 8/9 spot on the s curve to increase thr likelyhood of avoiling Kebucky is most important. It may work out but I fear if we lose just once we end up right there. If we win out and the conference tourney and Utah up ends Arizona the would get us to the 6/7 spot. Hopefully the regional bracketing keeps us away from them. But not holding my breath
B1G with 8 teams.....6 of them between 7-11 seeds. How very average of them.
Also, would they really not put any B1G teams in the Midwest, but cram 3 each in the West and South? That seems a little odd.
Also, would they really not put any B1G teams in the Midwest, but cram 3 each in the West and South? That seems a little odd.
Would prefer a different 6 seed. Probably hard to beat the same team in back-to-back years in March (with returning players and long memories). But getting UNC in Omaha would be good too of course.
Swap UNC with Providence and it's pretty much the ideal bracket.
Because somebody has to play in Portland in Seattle? Why the committee scheduled those two cities as host sites in the same year I have no idea. Then again, next year, Des Moines, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City isn't much better. Well, it might benefit us because we potentially get to play in St. Louis, but still.
Would Kansas Fans root for Roy though And us to fail? My bet is yes. Since they are an Omaha lock (perceived anyway) they more than likely have a ton of the tickets bought up on both the primary and secondary markets.
Yeah I get that, if you read on I said I know the answer to the question I asked. My point was, its not as simple as put the best teams as close to their home as possible. There are other things that factor in. That being said, it would be completely logical to send 2 seed Wisconsin to Louisville, which is 15 miles further away then Omaha, and send 3 seed ISU to Omaha, which is 470 miles closer then Louisville
I don't think those three in the same year are awful. I think there are enough good teams around there.
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In 3 weeks we will all be filling out brackets waiting for this song to play!! Can't wait
In 3 weeks we will all be filling out brackets waiting for this song to play!! Can't wait
I know at least some on here have bought tickets. There were plenty available up till a couple weeks ago, but now sold out.
So if we win out do we get a 2 seed? I don't see conference champ of toughest conference falling to a 3 seed.
New Lunardi posted http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
Do we even want a 2 seed? Won't we get stuck in Kentucky's bracket then like Wisconsin is?
Do we even want a 2 seed? Won't we get stuck in Kentucky's bracket then like Wisconsin is?
