***Official Bracketology Thread***
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I think we might be closer to the 6 seed line right now than it seems. Following it more closely this year, I've noticed the bracket makers aren't as up to date as they want you to think. An example of this would be several brackets contributing to our average seed on bracket matrix (8.06) having us still as an 11 seed. Also, some of Lunardi's puzzling moves with us last week.
I like the 6 seed that USA Today projects for us in Orlando going up against 11 seed Seton Hall and then likely #3 seed Florida. Could be tough playing the Gators so close to their home, but, hey, we won at Kansas.
Take care of Baylor and make a run in the Big 12 tournament and we could move all the way up to a 5 seed.
ISU has a lot more in its control than SMC does, at this point. Saint Mary's has only one more chance to lift its profile, and it'd have to be in the WCC tournament by beating Gonzaga (with non-helpful wins in between). Iowa State has a shot to beat Baylor, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in the regular season alone. Gaels will struggle to stay above us in seeding order, even if they don't lose another game.
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I'm not terribly impressed with Arizona. I'd rather play them than Oregon.
For me, it kind of depends on the day. I've seen both of those teams (and UCLA) look dynamite at times, then in other games, they look vulnerable.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/238
We stayed as the 7 seed in the Midwest region. Looks like Lunardi moved Oklahoma State up to a 6 and Maryland down to a 7. Creighton stayed on the 6 line despite losing last night at home to Providence.
We stayed as the 7 seed in the Midwest region. Looks like Lunardi moved Oklahoma State up to a 6 and Maryland down to a 7. Creighton stayed on the 6 line despite losing last night at home to Providence.
Palm sill has us as an 8 seed... We are probably closer to a 6 right now than we are an 8.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology
Okie State is playing some good ball right now. The next 3 games are going to be dog fights, I am hoping their attitude the past 2 weeks continues.
Maryland is one of the sorriest 6 loss teams I can recall. Their conference schedule has been pretty pathetic. Out of the top 7 teams in the B1G they will only play one team twice! ONE and that was MN, who they lost to last night at home. Man, the bottom half of the B1G is really bad this year.
I don't see how that makes sense but atleast we can change that next week.
Just as well. Best-case with that situation is, beat OSU, then root for OSU to beat Tech and KU ... it could mean an RPI top-25 sweep of Oklahoma State.
http://bracketmatrix.com/
Up from an average seed of 8.06 to 7.83 in the bracket matrix. That will continue to rise over the next few days as brackets get updated.
http://drewsbracketology.blogspot.com/
This playa moved ISU down from a 9 to a 10 seed in his update today lol. Kind of comical some of the teams he currently has ahead of ISU... Seton Hall, Arkansas, VCU, Michigan, Dayton. He describes his blog as "gopher-centric bracketology" and shockingly has Minnesota as a 5 seed right now
Just mentioning this as an example of why our average seed is going to be higher than it should be. Like others have mentioned, we are safely on the 7 seed line right now and there is a case there for a 6 seed.
Up from an average seed of 8.06 to 7.83 in the bracket matrix. That will continue to rise over the next few days as brackets get updated.
http://drewsbracketology.blogspot.com/
This playa moved ISU down from a 9 to a 10 seed in his update today lol. Kind of comical some of the teams he currently has ahead of ISU... Seton Hall, Arkansas, VCU, Michigan, Dayton. He describes his blog as "gopher-centric bracketology" and shockingly has Minnesota as a 5 seed right now
Just mentioning this as an example of why our average seed is going to be higher than it should be. Like others have mentioned, we are safely on the 7 seed line right now and there is a case there for a 6 seed.
Palm's latest released a few hours ago.
ISU at 8. I differ, I'd put us at 7.
He needs to flip his South & West regional positions, with same 1s and 2s, and shift Louisville to East, Arizona to Midwest. Just my opinion.
ISU at 8. I differ, I'd put us at 7.
He needs to flip his South & West regional positions, with same 1s and 2s, and shift Louisville to East, Arizona to Midwest. Just my opinion.
Seems to me the OSU gets a break for their poor start to the year and conference play. It's almost like people are only looking at they have won 8 of 9 (or whatever it is).
A lot would have to happen for us to get to a 3 or 4 but it's not impossible
