So it could be five from your Big 12 & four from his list in Big 10, and that still works? Just whoever gets more correct, not required to get all 7?
March Madness Conference Bet
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So it could be five from your Big 12 & four from his list in Big 10, and that still works? Just whoever gets more correct, not required to get all 7?
I think eight teams have a chance at this point. I don't think 8 will get in but depending on how conference play goes there are 8 that have shown the potential to be a tourney team.
Assuming no meltdowns locks:
Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State
Probably in:
Oklahoma, Texas
Possible with the right breaks:
Kansas State, West Virginia
TCU and Tech aren't there but both have good coaches who will get them there.
Assuming no meltdowns locks:
Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State
Probably in:
Oklahoma, Texas
Possible with the right breaks:
Kansas State, West Virginia
TCU and Tech aren't there but both have good coaches who will get them there.
From your list: OSU, ISU, KU, Baylor get in
From his list: Ohio St, Michigan State, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota get in.
You lose
Very bad bet. Big10 very strong this year. Big12 looks stronger than I thought - but not like the Big10.
Here's what teamrankings.com has for current likelihood of making the tourney:
OSU - 100%
KU - 100%
ISU - 99%
Baylor - 90%
OU - 27%
Texas - 26%
KSU - 15%
W. Virginia - 24%
OSU - 99%
MSU - 97%
Iowa - 94%
Michigan - 77%
Minnesota - 49%
Indiana - 45%
Purdue - 7%
Wisconsin - 99%
Illinois - 36%
Just curious, did he seriously not pick Wisconsin? If so, you have a chance but I still think he is more likely to get more teams.
Bracketology 2014: NCAA Bracket Projections & Projected Brackets
OSU - 100%
KU - 100%
ISU - 99%
Baylor - 90%
OU - 27%
Texas - 26%
KSU - 15%
W. Virginia - 24%
OSU - 99%
MSU - 97%
Iowa - 94%
Michigan - 77%
Minnesota - 49%
Indiana - 45%
Purdue - 7%
Wisconsin - 99%
Illinois - 36%
Just curious, did he seriously not pick Wisconsin? If so, you have a chance but I still think he is more likely to get more teams.
Bracketology 2014: NCAA Bracket Projections & Projected Brackets
Actually you bring up a good point that I may have to check. He may have picked Wisconsin but all 7 teams were ones he listed. I think he just overlooked them as he and I were going back and forth at the moment and only talked their name but never listed them. Which is also why I listed Kansas State.. Thanks for the statistical references though. I was considering WVU but must have lost my thought.
I say the Squawks get cake-battered with all their derpth-perception this year, go to the NIT and finish second once again.
You win!
But, just in case, nobody says it has to be a good cake.
You win!
But, just in case, nobody says it has to be a good cake.
Bump. Sure looks like I could have won a lot of cake... As for the bet, I am thinking he will have to make me a 7 layer cake, 1 for each team with the following words on top, "Big 12: Best Conference in the nation"
Go Big 12 but more importantly Go State!
Go Big 12 but more importantly Go State!
Nicely done on the prediction!
On a side note, here is a nice way to bet conferences in the dance (I did this last year with a Big 10 homer and won, we are rematching again this year):
Pick a conference and you get all the points for the teams in that conference. Points are allocated as follows: 1 point for every game they win OVER their seed. They lose a point for every game UNDER their seed. Each team gets none if they play to their seed. Sounds confusing but it is cake. Example: ISU as a 3 seed should play to the sweet 16 to "play to their seed". If we lose before that, we lose a point for each game under. If we win the sweet 16, we get a point for that game because we were under seeded to the 2-seed, and one point for any game we win after that.
If you pick the big 12 and you buddy picks the big 10, you should be sitting pretty. It is a fun way to have skin in a ton of games and be cheering for all the other big 12 teams. We had a lot of fun with it last year and are going to do it again this year.
On a side note, here is a nice way to bet conferences in the dance (I did this last year with a Big 10 homer and won, we are rematching again this year):
Pick a conference and you get all the points for the teams in that conference. Points are allocated as follows: 1 point for every game they win OVER their seed. They lose a point for every game UNDER their seed. Each team gets none if they play to their seed. Sounds confusing but it is cake. Example: ISU as a 3 seed should play to the sweet 16 to "play to their seed". If we lose before that, we lose a point for each game under. If we win the sweet 16, we get a point for that game because we were under seeded to the 2-seed, and one point for any game we win after that.
If you pick the big 12 and you buddy picks the big 10, you should be sitting pretty. It is a fun way to have skin in a ton of games and be cheering for all the other big 12 teams. We had a lot of fun with it last year and are going to do it again this year.
