*** Official Selection Sunday Thread ***

[AuH2O]

All the weight given to “non-conference strength of schedule” is such a load of hooey. They need to look at the entire body of work. Plus, it’s not our fault that the little hawkeyes are total trash.

Double-counting the non-con SOS is a big effort to try to get more P6 matchups early in the season.

Either that or these guys are too dumb to realize they are double-counting it.

 

[cloneclone]

I think Nebby can beat Houston if they get hot from 3

 

[Cyched]

“Bring on the disrespect!”

 

[madguy30]

Never thought I'd say it, but God bless Seth Davis

He also had the Hoks as a Final Four team two years ago so I'm not taking his picks seriously.

 

[CycloneErik]

When you say that you look at the entire season overall and then say you say non-conference was a factor, then you are contradicting yourself. You are not looking at the season overall. You are putting more weight on one part of the season more than another.

They don't talk to be accurate. They just do their thing and throw words around.

 

[xboxfever]

Drake is going to lose in the first round and ISU would spank them if they somehow do get to the second round anyway.

 

[jdoggivjc]

CBS crew being pretty snarky about the ISU v UCONN possibility

"i dont know how many ISU fans will make to Boston" and then everyone snickers .

They'll regret those snickers.

 

[stateofmind]

Fair but worrying about G5 teams as a Big12 champion with your resume is wild. You legit have a cake walk

The only issue I have is our coach facing his old team with 2 Cyclones on the staff. The motivation for SDSU and Drake is HUGE. It would be nice to get the same quality teams that have no emotional attachment to ISU.

 

[groomsie]

I can't believe that there is almost no weight put into the conf tourney (literally your most recent games) and this big weight on non con (teams can change over the course of a year). Also say you take the whole season into account but literally ignoring the conference tournament games doesn't make sense

Agree. Several years back I had understood that because the Sunday conference tournament championship was too late to react to on seeding was a reason the B12 moved the tournament championship to Saturday. It seems it has changed further so that Saturday also doesn't matter.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Clark picks all blue bloods of course

 

[Erik4Cy]

Des Moines Register lulz...

"Iowa men's basketball teams and fans are anxiously awaiting the results"

Of the NIT selection show maybe

 

[jsb]

Good lord, people, calm down! You'd think that Drake was somehow better than Houston.

Drake might be better than Kansas State and we lost to them last week

It's just a ****** draw.

 

[Kettes]

I am not worried about it but putting us against teams that are the same distance if not closer in the first 2 rounds and in a region with 3 other teams that absolutely dominated their conference tournaments

Do you think any of those fan bases are glad that ISU is with them?

 

[Darius Bieber]

Good lord, people, calm down! You'd think that Drake was somehow better than Houston.

There’s no doubt there, but you know we’re getting their best shot. Anything can happen during a fluky game.

 

[cloneclone]

3 final 4 teams from last year, 4 top 10 kenpom teams, 4 major conference tourney winners all in the same bracket is WILD

 

[arobb]

 

[Gunnerclone]

They'll regret those snickers.

Hell ya let’s turn that snickers in to a 3 musketeers.

 

[xboxfever]

Good lord, people, calm down! You'd think that Drake was somehow better than Houston.

Agreed. People butt hurt that they MIGHT play a mid major team that had to win their conference tournament to even be in the field.

 

[Kettes]

Drake might be better than Kansas State and we lost to them last week

It's just a ****** draw.

Most of the teams in the NCAA are better than K-State. Just a bad argument.

 

[stateofmind]

What'd he say?

He was talking about how he doesn't understand why the noncon sos matters. If they say they want overall body of work, then noncon shouldn't matter is what he said.