Sad news today. RIP to the young man.
***Official 2021 NCAA Tournament Thread***
- Thread starter ClonesTwenty1
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It's obvious now the teams in the Pac12 and Loyola were seeded too low. Big10 too high.
But the only seeding outrage I heard from the talking heads prior to play beginning was Michigan St. (too low) and BYU (too high).
But the only seeding outrage I heard from the talking heads prior to play beginning was Michigan St. (too low) and BYU (too high).
What on earth did Loyola do to earn better than the seed they got? Their only game against a decent team all year was a 14 point loss to an OK Wisconsin team. They were seeded fine. They have just played better than the seed they earned.
KU's beatdown must have really effected you. This is all you've got?
Of course no perfect brackets remain at ESPN challenge ... the leader missed a few in 1st round, but has ALL the Sweet 16 teams correct.
I've long wanted to have that.
I've long wanted to have that.
Feel free to provide me a legitimate argument based on the facts as of Selection Sunday as to why Loyola deserved a higher seed than they received. As good a one as I can come with to support it is "they were 10th in the NET rankings" but Colgate, who got seeded at #14, was 9th so that apparently isn't the be all end all for the selection committee.
This season was impossible to seed accurately because of how many non-con games were cancelled or changed to be something different. There just weren't as many legit opportunities for teams like Loyola to build their resume as they would normally have.
Couldn't care less about your metrics.
Now if you need more arguments about why KU is the slimeball, pay for play, shoegate 'victim' that they are, let me know.
Who's ready for the Sweet Sixteen?
Here are my picks:
Sweet Sixteen
Loyola over Oregon State
Baylor over Villanova
Arkansas over Oral Roberts
Houston over Syracuse
Gonzaga over Creighton
Florida State over Michigan
Alabama over UCLA
USC over Oregon
Elite Eight
Loyola over Houston
Arkansas over Baylor
Gonzaga over USC
Florida State over Alabama
Final Four
Arkansas over Loyola
Gonzaga over Florida State
Championship
Gonzaga over Arkansas
Here are my picks:
Sweet Sixteen
Loyola over Oregon State
Baylor over Villanova
Arkansas over Oral Roberts
Houston over Syracuse
Gonzaga over Creighton
Florida State over Michigan
Alabama over UCLA
USC over Oregon
Elite Eight
Loyola over Houston
Arkansas over Baylor
Gonzaga over USC
Florida State over Alabama
Final Four
Arkansas over Loyola
Gonzaga over Florida State
Championship
Gonzaga over Arkansas
With you for the most part, highlighted differences. I think Syracuse's defense will give Houston issues.
Sweet Sixteen
Loyola over Oregon State
Baylor over Villanova
Arkansas over Oral Roberts
Syracuse over Houston
Gonzaga over Creighton
Florida State over Michigan
Alabama over UCLA
USC over Oregon
Elite Eight
Loyola over Syracuse
Baylor over Arkansas
Gonzaga over USC
Florida State over Alabama
Final Four
Baylor over Loyola
Gonzaga over Florida State
Championship
Gonzaga over Baylor
Tournament Fun Fact:
This is the 7th time that the Big 12 has had exactly 1 team in the Sweet Sixteen.
1999 - Oklahoma
2001 - Kansas
2006 - Texas
2011 - Kansas
2013 - Kansas
2019 - Texas Tech
2021 - Baylor
Also in 1998, the Big 12 had no teams in the Sweet Sixteen.
This is the 7th time that the Big 12 has had exactly 1 team in the Sweet Sixteen.
1999 - Oklahoma
2001 - Kansas
2006 - Texas
2011 - Kansas
2013 - Kansas
2019 - Texas Tech
2021 - Baylor
Also in 1998, the Big 12 had no teams in the Sweet Sixteen.
Sweet Sixteen Tournament Facts
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Sweet Sixteen Facts
Most Teams by Conference Pac Twelve - 4 ACC - 2 Big East - 2 SEC - 2 American - 1 Big Ten - 1 Big Twelve - 1 Missouri Valley - 1 Summit - 1...
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If Oregon State and Houston both advance, it'd set up the second time a 2-seeded Kelvin Sampson team faced a 12 seed in the Elite 8. [(2) Oklahoma vs. (12) Missouri, 2002].
It's scheduled to return to the usual Th-F-S-Sun for second weekend in '22, but I wonder if this year's altered setup might be better?
Each game gets its own slot in Sweet 16, instead of having overlapping starts. And Elite 8 games are all prime time anyway, just shifted to weekdays instead of weekend.
Wonder which way is favorable from network/viewership (that'd be the train-driver if they ever decide to change it as the standard).
Each game gets its own slot in Sweet 16, instead of having overlapping starts. And Elite 8 games are all prime time anyway, just shifted to weekdays instead of weekend.
Wonder which way is favorable from network/viewership (that'd be the train-driver if they ever decide to change it as the standard).
