"Chalk" means the seed favorites win. So a 1 beats an 8, 2 beats a 7, 3 beats a 6, 4 beats a 5, next round, 1 beats the 4, 2 beats the 3, next round, 1 beats the 2 - that's chalk.
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"Chalk" means the seed favorites win. So a 1 beats an 8, 2 beats a 7, 3 beats a 6, 4 beats a 5, next round, 1 beats the 4, 2 beats the 3, next round, 1 beats the 2 - that's chalk.
Thanks for the explanation!
It's just been kind of weird this year. Higher seeds winning out has happened in the past a lot, but I've only been hearing (or maybe noticing) the term this year. Seems like every commentator & halftime panelist has just discovered it, and has been using/abusing it!
Could be. Even if the new system results in fewer upsets, It's difficult to know if it's due to more accurate seeding or only a coincidence. Hard to say how many seasons of samples it'd require to make a comparison.
The Sweet Sixteen tied for the lowest sum of seeds in history (i.e. was the chalkiest). Elite Eight was the 3rd lowest. Also, every team left but Duke won their first 3 by double-digit average.
I haven’t been posting some of my tidbits on here, but they are on my blog.
Http://hoopstournament.blogspot.com
I haven’t been posting some of my tidbits on here, but they are on my blog.
Http://hoopstournament.blogspot.com
Thanks for update. I was curious. There were three 12 vs. 5's, but only one double-digit to Sweet 16. Other than that, couldn't remember how many times there have been more than one region with 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3.
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The 14 of top 16 was also tied for the record. Only KU and KSU missed and they were both 4 seeds. Same thing happened in 2009.
