I wanted to start a thread about Bracket prediction. I know its meaningless and its not getting worked up over, but dangit, its entertainment. I waste time watching TV shows that are meaningless, going to movies that are meaningless and playing games that are meaningless, all in the name of entertainment, so I'm going to spend the next 2+ months pouring over any projection I can get my hands on.
As most of of know, the selection committee ranks all teams 1-68. Then starting at #1, they give each team the location closest to their school, no matter what. So what does that mean for Iowa State?
The distance from Ames to each location is in this order. Des Moines, Columbus/Denver (tied), Birmingham, greensboro, albany, orlando, sacremento.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of good teams who are also closest to Des Moines. Kansas, Arkansas, Kansas State, Marquette.
There are also some second tier teams that could move up if they go on a hot streak. Creighton, Missouri, Baylor, Illinois
Another problem is teams that have Des Moines as their second closest. Purdue, Texas, TCU
I'm not worried about Purdue. They will most like get Columbus. I listed out 29 teams and only 4 of them have Columbus as closest (Purdue, Ohio State, Xavier and Indiana) and there aren't too many with Columbus as #2.
Texas and TCU could be a problem. Birmingham is there closest, but its also the closest for Houston, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn. It could also come into play as an option for Duke, North Carolina or a those teams closest to Columbus.
As such, I think Iowa State at a minimum needs to be a 3 seed to get Des Moines and possibly a 2 seed. They need to finish ahead of Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, TCU, Baylor (at least head of 4 of those).
As most of of know, the selection committee ranks all teams 1-68. Then starting at #1, they give each team the location closest to their school, no matter what. So what does that mean for Iowa State?
The distance from Ames to each location is in this order. Des Moines, Columbus/Denver (tied), Birmingham, greensboro, albany, orlando, sacremento.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of good teams who are also closest to Des Moines. Kansas, Arkansas, Kansas State, Marquette.
There are also some second tier teams that could move up if they go on a hot streak. Creighton, Missouri, Baylor, Illinois
Another problem is teams that have Des Moines as their second closest. Purdue, Texas, TCU
I'm not worried about Purdue. They will most like get Columbus. I listed out 29 teams and only 4 of them have Columbus as closest (Purdue, Ohio State, Xavier and Indiana) and there aren't too many with Columbus as #2.
Texas and TCU could be a problem. Birmingham is there closest, but its also the closest for Houston, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn. It could also come into play as an option for Duke, North Carolina or a those teams closest to Columbus.
As such, I think Iowa State at a minimum needs to be a 3 seed to get Des Moines and possibly a 2 seed. They need to finish ahead of Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, TCU, Baylor (at least head of 4 of those).
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