Bracketology 2024

[jspeels]

I’d luv us in Detroit! One hour from me!!

 

[Cyforce]

Thought it was interesting during halftime of the Drake women's game they had Ohio St as the 2 in iowa's region.

 

[cymac2408]

Probably a number 2 seed in the NCAA tournament but number 1 in our hearts.

 

[dahliaclone]

We are gonna be 2 in east. I know it. Ugh

 

[mctallerton]

This is helpful. So it’s somewhat ambiguous how this all happens and the committee does have some discretion.

Not really, just why it's such a crapshoot. I spent 15 minutes typing out the scenario I think is going to happen only to see it ends with Marquette in the East and don't want to open the can of worms of why Marquette could play UCONN again and what the NCAAs remedies are if they didn't want that to happen, but it is almost impossible for ISU to play in Dallas.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

3 hours

I've been aroused much longer than that....

 

[HFCS]

We are gonna be 2 in east. I know it. Ugh

At least we are so much stronger inside than last year where Clingan killed us with 15 pts, 10 rebounds. He didn't even play that many minute or he'd have doubled those numbers.

Don't like being on a path with the overall #1 and possibly as the top 2 seed like we were in 2000, but I don't think anybody is an automatic mismatch for us this year with the depth. Even that 2000 team was not as deep as this year's team, starting five was at least as good though.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

Though I imagine there are a good number of crossover fans between Creighton and Nebraska. Some of them may have taken advantage of early tickets simply because its a chance to watch the games close by even if they're neutral fans of the games being played.

Nebraska football fans have traditionally been Creighton basketball fans…because they are “bandwagony”. So yes, you’re probably right.

 

[stateofmind]

So much time wasted arguing about something you have no input or sway on. In 2 1/2 hours you can celebrate or whine about the actual result of this GREAT season!

 

[ClonerJams]

I'm fine with us being a 2. Being a 2 in the East would suck though. Put us in the Midwest you cowards.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

Why are so many saying we will be in east? Wouldn’t we hav to be the 8 overall if UConn is 1? Just not making sense

Does this guy have any credibility, or does he just like brackets?

 

[Cyforce]

Could someone show us the Tennessee Iowa State resume breakdowns. I'm interested in knowing what they have that some consider them a more worthy seed then us.

 

[twincyties]

Not really, just why it's such a crapshoot. I spent 15 minutes typing out the scenario I think is going to happen only to see it ends with Marquette in the East and don't want to open the can of worms of why Marquette could play UCONN again and what the NCAAs remedies are if they didn't want that to happen, but it is almost impossible for ISU to play in Dallas.

I thought one of the hard and fast rules is that we can’t be in region with Houston and Marquette can’t be with UConn?

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Could someone show us the Tennessee Iowa State resume breakdowns. I'm interested in knowing what they have that some consider them a more worthy seed then us.

ISU should be above them, clearly.

 

[aeroclone]

We are gonna be 2 in east. I know it. Ugh

I'm braced for this as well.

 

[cymac2408]

At least we are so much stronger inside than last year where Clingan killed us with 15 pts, 10 rebounds. He didn't even play that many minute or he'd have doubled those numbers.

Don't like being on a path with the overall #1 and possibly as the top 2 seed like we were in 2000, but I don't think anybody is an automatic mismatch for us this year with the depth. Even that 2000 team was not as deep as this year's team, starting five was at least as good though.

This does have that feel. Putting us with the number 1 overall seed with them having the home court advantage. The NCAA championship game being held for a chance to go to the final four. Such a Cyclonesque thing to happen.

 

[cyclones500]

Does this guy have any credibility, or does he just like brackets?

Well, he's BracketGuyDave, so of course he is credible!

 

[1TwistedCyclone]

I heard that if it's the 1 seed that Iowa State gets shipped to Sydney, Australia and has to play at 9:00 AM Thursday.

I can pound some Fosters.

 

[mctallerton]

I thought one of the hard and fast rules is that we can’t be in region with Houston and Marquette can’t be with UConn?

Teams from the same conference shall not meet prior to the regional final if they played each other three or more times during the regular season and conference tournament.

Teams from the same conference shall not meet prior to the regional semifinals if they played each other twice during the regular season and conference tournament.

Teams from the same conference may play each other as early as the second round if they played no more than once during the regular season and conference tournament.

This is the rule from the NCAA.

Deleted the scenario, I had an incorrect pairing but the end result would have been the same moving a team up or down to have them avoid a conference foe

 

[Cyowa 14]

Question, in that graphic is the SoS the strength of the complete schedule or just the conference.

Because that would negate the whole non con being too weak, saying our overall sched is still very strong because our conference sos was so strong?

Overall strength of SOS, includes non con and conference. It's why I have no idea what TJ should do going forward, we ended up 16-36 overall SOS depending on where you look. They seriously want ISU to schedule super tough in the non con and be in the top 3 SOS every year? I get that 325 is too high for non con but is 100-200 good enough? Those are the questions I want to know going forward