BRACKETS: ISU mostly on the 6-line heading into tournament week
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I have not seen Butler much, but would take Lunardi's bracket in a heartbeat. Watched WSU whip Illinois State yesterday. ISU v ISU!
Agreed. Hard to compete with bandwagon fans in a neighboring state. But win a couple games in the conference tournament and it shouldn't be a problem. I personally like our chances of making a Sunday game this weekend.
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Butler would be a nightmare for us. I dont think Illinois State is getting in, they just didnt look like a tourney team yesterday when I watched them.
0% chance ISU plays on Sunday this weekend.
Oh, I don't know. Steve may have the team together for a little bowling outing Sunday afternoon...
Does anyone know how the committee decides what seed has (or gets) to play the 'play-in' game winners? For example, Lunardi has us as a 6 seed doing it, and I believe another place a 5 seed doing it. I guess I don't understand that, because a lot of times that play-in game is amongst Power 5 teams that are coming on strong later in the season and have a good shot of taking someone out before some of the normal 11 or 12 seeds do. But, I guess its a numbers game regardless, and where else to do you put the 'play-in' winners?
And are we automatically slated to have to play the 'play-in game' winner, or does it matter who those teams are and where?
I think it depends on the strength of the AQs. If you have more strong AQs, the play-in games will move to the 12 seed play-ins. If none of the low and mid-major AQs are worthy of 10-11 seeds or higher, then the play-in at large games move up on the seed line.
Saying any 3-seed is a nightmare is overstating things. Butler is 23rd in KenPom, one spot above us. I know they have a reputation for playing slow and being physical, but their defense is 50th in KenPom. Butler would likely be favored by no more than 3.
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that "always" and "never" are two of the most dangerous words in the English language.
Yeah, I guess if I had to pick a 3 seed to play it would be Butler but I still wouldnt feel very comfortable playing them.
BM brackets updated since Sat:
5: 1
6: 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
7: 1111111111111111111
8: 11
5: 1
6: 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
7: 1111111111111111111
8: 11
Plus check out the other #3 seed locations.
#3 UCLA in Sacramento - NOPE
#3 Florida State in Orlando - NOPE
#3 Arizona in SLC - NOPE
ISU would bring a lot of fans to Milwaukee for the #3 game against Butler.
