It's wild, I checked that article earlier today and didn't even scroll down and see Iowa State on it. (I wasn't expecting it yet).
2023-2024 MBB computer projections thread
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Was he the guy who got in the jawing match that ended up with Caleb Grill ejected?
I guess I'd put Kansas in the Houston tier until proven otherwise
But the other 9 in the next two tiers will sort out quite a bit over the next month. There will likely be a strong second tier (hopefully that absorbs KU) and probably one or two that don't hold up and miss the tourney.
I'm specifically not sold on Cincy, BYU, Tech and KSU at this point.
I had to go look it up, but that was Caleb Asberry. He was a one-and-done grad transfer last year
With all due respect to metrics, have you seen their resume? They have the best tournament resume in college bb right now. As long as they go around 12-6 they'll be a top 8 seed.
Thank you. He was a good player and evidently a good instigator, too.
Glad he's done. Played a year of JUCO ball before...
At 14:20 in the first Tre King made a layup for the Cyclones to go up 14-0.
Win expectation at that point was 44.9% for Iowa State.
Yes, the computer still thought Houston was a 55-45 favorite down 14 with 34:20 left.
That's how much the computer rankings liked Houston going into this game.
And I don't disagree with them... that's a great team. The Cyclones were just slightly better last night.
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How ya feelin' about KU after losing to UCF?
I'll take this moment to say something nice about the Golden Knights. They don't suck. They're not a good team and will finish near the bottom of the conference, but they're not pushovers. As bad as the new adds were in football last season, all four of them look to be good or better basketball adds.
How ya feelin' about KU after losing to UCF?
I'll take this moment to say something nice about the Golden Knights. They don't suck. They're not a good team and will finish near the bottom of the conference, but they're not pushovers. As bad as the new adds were in football last season, all four of them look to be good or better basketball adds.
I saw the ending of that game and had to laugh. A coworker of mine didn’t believe me when I said the computers do not like KU this year. “But they’re #3 in the country!” … looking forward to the discussion about the UCF game tomorrow!
#s1, 2, 3, and 5 all lose in 24 or so hours!
Human voters are ******* idiots.
Agree and felt the same way after game Saturday. We lose a close one to #11 in the road. Says to me we’re a top 20 team and last night reinforced that.
And 17, 18, and 21 (although 18 not an upset). College basketball going to be chaotic again which is what makes it so much fun. Big 12 should be particularly crazy.
I love when KU loses, it brings me great joy. They would be 0-2 if there was any justice in this world.
Agreed. This has been a trend, but their bench is non-existent so far this year, specifically they have absolutely no size. Christian Braun's big brother is the only pseudo-post player that plays off the bench, and he's not very big.
Timberlake, the super Sr transfer from Towson, was supposed to be their scorer off the bench, but he's averaging < 4 ppg and shooting 27% from 3.
One other thought - winning at home and beating the "lower tier" teams is going to be hugely important for seeding in the BigXII tourney. Clones gotta take care of business on Saturday, then I think they have a chance to pick off one of the two road games next week.
Getting a top 10 seed to avoid playing on Tuesday is big. Getting a top 6 seed to avoid playing a fresh team on Wednesday is even bigger. Top 4 seeds only have to win 3 (rather than 4 or 5) to win it all. Yes, seeding is so much more important than it was in previous years.
I bet they thought they could just waltz into Orlando and win going away based on reputation and ranking - and the low expectations for UCF.
Any loss for KU is big because at some point when the race tightens up and they start peaking - the rest of 'us' in the conference will LOVE having that extra game in their "L" column. Especially when Big XII officiating decides so many close games in their favor.
Updated for the KU/UCF and other games after all Big 12 schools have two in the books...
