March Madness Predictions

[knowlesjam]

Snape kills dumbledore

Ehh, Snape was a 6 seed.

 

[Go2Guy]

It pains me to pick DOOK, but here's bracket #1, with all #1s holding serve. PS: hearing N Mx St, Liberty, UC Ir, Murray may make some noise:

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I predict that the whole massive gap after the 1's and 2's narrative will be put to rest. I can see Virginia, Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Michigan all going out in the 2nd round or the sweet 16.

 

[awd4cy]

I’m liking the KU Northeastern upset after hearing Northeastern likes to take a lot of 3s.

 

[Go2Guy]

I’m liking the KU Northeastern upset after hearing Northeastern likes to take a lot of 3s.

I heard a few talking heads pick that too. But, keep in mind KU played N Mx St earlier and barely won; if KU gets by NorthE, round 2 may also be a nail-biter

 

[CTTB78]

Not surprisingly, ESPN's BPI ticker (or whatever it is) has Iowa State at 1.3 wins in the tourney.

 

[Go2Guy]

Not surprisingly, ESPN's BPI ticker (or whatever it is) has Iowa State at 1.3 wins in the tourney.

Any idea what ".3" means? I see the updated BPI rank has us Sweet16 (BPI #15, but Houston just above us at #13 - so maybe not a sure thing for S16) , but on the ESPN ticker last night I saw this ranking and also saw Iowa at "0.5" - what is this??

 

[rhoho]

Everybody seems to be falling in love with Oregon. Shows how much I paid attention to the Pac 12.

Actually shows how much you pay attention to college basketball. They have been the team everyone has been talking about for a few weeks

 

[SECyclone]

I am seeing a lot of people picking KSU to go down in the first round. I am stuck on that one.

 

[jdoggivjc]

My first round "upsets":

UCF (9) over VCU (8)
Belmont (11) over Maryland (6)
Murray St (12) over Marquette (5)
Oregon (12) over Wisconsin (5)
New Mexico St (12) over Auburn (5)

I have the exact same upsets except replace NMST over Auburn with UC-Irvine over K-State. Irvine is a damn good team, and K-State has to travel to their coast.

 

[spinback32]

None of it really matters if you can keep 6 or 7 of your elite 8 teams alive through the first weekend. Picks become more valuable after that.

 

[IASTATE07]

Actually shows how much you pay attention to college basketball. They have been the team everyone has been talking about for a few weeks

I must have missed it with all of the Duke/ACC talk.

 

[CTTB78]

ESPN's guess on making it to the Sweet 16:

TT 69.6%
KU 42.2%
ISU 37.8%
KSU 36%
OK 3.6%
BAY 3.4%

tOSU 8.7%

 

[1976]

We are a lock for the Sweet 16 and if we keep playing at the level we played at this week, the sky is the limit.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I have the exact same upsets except replace NMST over Auburn with UC-Irvine over K-State. Irvine is a damn good team, and K-State has to travel to their coast.

I considered those too. Sounds like Irvine plays at a slow pace too, so that game could easily end up in the 50’s with whoever makes their shots late winning.

 

[CTTB78]

It's a long time until Friday....so here's the Elite 8 guesses according to the Duke-spn network:

TT 38.5%
ISU 16.1%
KU 13.9%
KSU 4.8%
BAY 1.4%
OK 1.3%

HOU 22.4%

 

[CTTB78]

JWill and Seth have us making it to the Sweet 16 with a win over Houston. Bilas is picking Houston.

 

[cyyote15]

Putting a bracket together and had Cuse over Gonzaga and Texas Tech to the final four. I really hope that Utah State plays UNC because I believe that will be one of the best games in the tournament.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Sounds like Dean Wade may be done for the year.

 

[jcyclonee]

Everybody seems to be falling in love with Oregon. Shows how much I paid attention to the Pac 12.

Part of it is that everybody is anxious to get Wisconsin and their 40-something point games out of the tournament.