thumper 76 wrote at 3/10/2012 8:37:13 PMReally, a 15 seed. No way they drop that low, no with their resume. If they do drop that low there is some serious bias gon on in the selection committee.
CMurphy wrote at 2/29/2012 9:45:48 AMHello,I have a question that I'm sure you can give me an answer to. Why the love for UConn in everyone's bracket? I just looked at the games played by UConn since Jan. 1st UConn has 5 wins and 11 losses and are now 7-10 in the Big-East and have lost 9 of their last 12 with a loss to Providence 4-13 in the Big-East last night 02/28/2012.
wrote at 2/22/2012 1:37:15 PM
jfinch wrote at 2/16/2012 12:52:13 PMSERIOUSLY? let's just throw them in their for the heck of it? despite Drexel actually being in first and owning a win over them this year.... you are more off your rocker than lunardi. SERIOUSLY THOUGH? YOU HAVE THE TWO SEED OVER THE ONE SEED FROM THE CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW?!?
Shockers wrote at 2/11/2012 6:55:42 PMuuummmmm why?
The Hoops Report wrote at 2/7/2012 8:12:00 PMWashington is not seeded ahead of Saint Louis. Washington would not be in the tourney if it wasn't the "auto-bid" in the Pac-12.
Steve wrote at 2/6/2012 12:12:53 PMHow do you justify seeding Washington and X ahead of Saint Louis? X already lost to SLU at Cintas and SLU easily beat Washington back in November. Throw in SLU's higher computer ratings and I don't see any justification, especially if the season ended today.
The Hoops Report wrote at 1/31/2012 9:33:55 PMb_raider: Middle Tennessee (MTSU) is a 13 seed. They were not forgotten. They are in as an AQ right now and on the bubble as an at-large.
wrote at 1/31/2012 1:00:52 PM
BIGBEAST FAN wrote at 1/31/2012 10:51:49 AMI LOVE THE BIG EAST, BUT IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY THERE IS ZERO CHANCE UCONN WOULD BE A 4 SEED...AND YOU HAVE FLORIDA A 7 SEED, SAME AS THE TEAMS THEY SMASHED MISS ST AND FLA ST...WAY OFF BASE HERE. UCONN A 4, CAN'T GET OVER THAT, THEY HAVE 6 LOSSES TO UNRANKED TEAMS.
b_raider wrote at 1/27/2012 11:47:46 AMYou totally left out a 20-2 Middle Tennessee, which is to say you don't have any Sun Belt teams in your bracket.
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gorjusgopher wrote at 12/15/2011 6:32:17 PMMinnesota strength is gaurd play weakness is inexperience at gaurd 9 seed is too high
dukefan wrote at 3/17/2011 11:59:01 AMSo glad I didn't drink all the ODU Kool-aid going around. All the sites and reporters saying ODU was this amazing sleeper. Obviously they weren't familiar with ODU's so-so record and issues that have plagued that all season. Some of the sites were claiming ODU would be beat Pittsburgh, which would never happen even on Pittsburgh's worst day. ODU like the poster below said is a nice midmajor team, and was the team everyone tried to make it to their fantasy Cinderella (logic and truth escape people when they craft their Cinderella pick) but now the fantasy is over and ODU can go home and recruit some midmajors for next season. Butler is not much better, but they are better than ODU.
SoV wrote at 3/13/2011 2:15:40 PMYou are still way way way off base with Bucknell. There is ZERO chance they are a 15 seed. Currently, they are on the edge for a 13.
Lute Olson wrote at 3/12/2011 11:31:09 PMI hope Arizona gets a 7 seed. No way they ever will when the real bracket comes out, they'll probably get a 5. But a 7 will make their cinderella story that much better.
MrSports wrote at 3/12/2011 3:13:24 AM31 win San Diego State with the 31 wins and the 3rd best RPI in the Country is a number 4? At worse with a loss on Saturday they will be a 3. If they do lose all their losses would be to a team with a real good RPI, even the #1 for part of the year. I believe this would be the first time ever a team with 30+ wins does not get a 2 or better seed. ODU may make some noise....great rebounding and good interior defense will give them a shot against elite teams. They have some nice wins and a close call with Georgetown. FLA a #2????
SoV wrote at 3/11/2011 11:13:06 PMBucknell is a lock for a 14 seed, and teetering on the edge of a 13.
Alec Burks wrote at 3/11/2011 1:38:00 PMForget Duke and Kansas. If this were the selection sunday bracket, Colorado would beat ODU by 10+. ODU is a nice team from a mid-major...and that's it.
utahstaterules wrote at 3/11/2011 9:02:29 AMVirginiaabb, you think ODU can keep up with Duke and Kansas? THey nearly got the pants beated off them by horrible teams like Towson and Georgia State and did get the pants beat off them by lousy teams such as Delaware. Not to mention Drexel kicked their butt.And when they took on truly top teams such as Missouri, it was an unsightly mess...25 points wasn't it. A team like Ohio State or Duke will turn ODU into tournament barbeque and fast expose it for the overrated club it is. Enough of this silliness. ODU is an above average mid-major that had a good season for a mid-major but has no place in the tourney.
utahstaterules wrote at 3/11/2011 8:58:58 AMODU struggled to beat lesser teams throughout the season including zero wins Towson (ODU barely escaped with 3 point win), bottom feeder GSU (ODU barely escaped with 3 point win) and also lousy Delaware that beat ODU and for the other 2 games held leads until ODU beat them by single digits. ODU has no offensive efficieny and I believe did better late in the season with their weak schedule. They get nervous from road games if you look at their portfolio, suffer from inconsistency, and unless they are having a very good game, can be taken out by not so good teams. When they play top teams like Missouri, well the result as we saw is a major league blowout, just as it was with George Mason. My prediction, they are out in first game. They have no chance for Sweet 16. An overrated team of seniors who make an above average mid=major team seem better than it is. Oh, and if you doubt this, look at the numbers...they don't lie :)
Virginiabb wrote at 3/10/2011 11:59:44 AMUtahstaterules will find out what a real powerhouse team looks like. Old Dominion can have a bad game or part of a game and still win. They win because they control the game. A team like Utah State cannot press them and acheive success. They could not out shoot them because ODU's defense would hold them to 58 points or less. Utah State would not be able to out rebound them on either side of the floor. ODU controls games and runs opposition into the ground with 10 players who would start on Utah State. They are not the best team in the country. Teams like Kansas, BYU, Duke, etc are the elite teams. However, ODU can keep up with those teams, and given the right circumstances could likely end up in the Sweet Sixteen. Utah State lost to Georgetown by 17 points. ODU lost by 3 points. Utah State has no quality wins and competes in a conference that is weak, having no quality teams in it. ODU competes in the CAA, the top Mid Major conference with 5 - twenty game winners.
Utahstaterules wrote at 3/9/2011 9:05:21 PMBtw pianola, I love your logic....yes Mason had a 16 game streak whole ODU has merely a 9game streak....so ODU should be higher than mason because they have a much lower win streak......I guess the number one seed should have a two game streak...lol.....as I said....same or lower seed as mason and ODU gets knocked out first round
Utahstaterules wrote at 3/9/2011 8:38:31 PMOld dominion nearly lost to Towson who beat no CAA team and also nearly lost to Georgia state, not to mention they did lose to Delaware, all lousy teams. Pkus GMus game at ODU was close while ODU got pummeled by GM. Poster is right. ODU is way overrated and won't get higher seed than mason and wont survive first game. Can you say no no offensive talent.
posmike wrote at 3/9/2011 8:08:36 PMODU split the series with George Mason (not 2 wins for GM ) as ASC says and they were on a 16 game streak when VCU beat them. ODU currently is on a 9 game streak and deserves a 6. Last year they beat Notre Dame in the opening round. Watch them this year...go Monarchs
basketlover wrote at 3/9/2011 1:53:11 PMHahaha...no way ODU is number 6. Joe Lunardi has them properly placed at number 9. They have been overrated all season and I think will choke on their first game.
JoeBear wrote at 3/8/2011 11:44:45 AMODU - - CAA Champs after beating (uh oh - not George Mason!) nope, after beating VCU in one heck of a CAA final. ASC, it looks like you're the one that needs to do your homework. Maybe now you understand why ODU is seeded ahead of the CAA second-runnerup, GMU. Go Monarchs!
Oilliecat wrote at 3/8/2011 11:03:26 AMRyan,this is the bestblog ,HANDS DOWN..
Oilliecat wrote at 3/8/2011 10:59:00 AMAlabama should get in period.....
RE: Texas wrote at 3/7/2011 11:48:14 PMSDSU is 15-1 in road/neutral games because they played much easier opponents than Texas. Their marquee road wins are UNLV and Gonzaga, who for most part of the season were very average. Texas has beaten Illinois, UNC, MSU, KANSAS, and A & M on the road. Not really a comparison there. I'm not saying you're wrong in putting SDSU in front of Texas, but I just think people are getting caught up in their stellar record and not looking at who they have actually beaten this year.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 3/7/2011 3:02:34 PMThat may be your perception, but what you said is actually completely inaccurate. Florida (9 SOS) has played a tougher schedule than Texas (22 SOS). Florida also is 10-2 vs the top 50 as compared to 7-3 for Texas. Florida also has a higher RPI and won the SEC. There isn't much of an argument right now to definitely put Texas over Florida. As far as SDSU, they have only 2 losses all year long, and both are to BYU, a team with the #3 RPI and a 9-1 top 50 record. SDSU also has the #4 RPI, 10 spots better than Texas. SDSU is 15-1 in road/neutral games, while Texas is 9-4. SDSU is 13-2 vs the top 100, while Texas is 11-6. So no, when you compare the 3 teams' entire body of works, I side with Florida and SDSU over Texas right now.
Terry wrote at 3/7/2011 12:10:31 PMNotre Dame is a 1 and Purdue is a 3? I don't really care because if the brackets end up as you predict, Purdue walks to the final four. And Pitt, look out for Wisconsin...Jordan Taylor might be the best point guard in the nation and is definitely the best in the Big Ten, which is a conference loaded with excellent point guards. This year could be an all Big Ten final, although Purdue could have problems with Kansas' size. OSU probably wins it all...they are very good with great interior play and superb perimeter defense. Obviously, I am a Big Ten fan, but I think this year we are as good as we have been in a very long time. Especially, the top three which I have mentioned. Illinois could be a sleeper and don't forget MSU and Michigan. Michigan's youngsters are playing much better than they did earlier in the year.
Casey wrote at 3/7/2011 11:40:23 AMHow can you justify putting SDSU and Florida as 2 seeds and Texas as a 3? Yes, Texas has stumbled a bit as of late. But if you compare the 3 teams entire body of work, Texas clearly has beaten more ranked teams, (including North Carolina, who was unranked at the time) and played a tougher schedule.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 3/7/2011 1:36:40 AMMichigan's biggest win all season is MSU. MSU has a better overall resume, much better wins than Michigan has.
Shwin wrote at 3/6/2011 11:30:11 PMI am a big MSU fan, tho I don't believe they are a lock, even if they beat Iowa, which is a big if. They should be in the Last 4 in in my opinion. Just curious why you have them 10th in the seeding and U of M 11th.. If anything they should be flipped
Ryan Feldman wrote at 3/4/2011 8:34:09 PMThis is as if the season ended today. I don't predict anything. I don't know what's going to happen in conference tournaments, so I don't predict the future. I only project what the committee would do if the season ended today. As of today, ODU has a slightly better resume than George Mason, especially because of their non-conference schedule. The only reason there are auto-bids is because there has to be. That's how the NCAA tournament works, so somebody has to be an auto-bid from each conference. In order to make it universal, I and most others use the first-place team as the auto-bid, but I'm not predicting who's going to win the conference tournament.
Derrick Williams wrote at 3/4/2011 4:00:06 PMI like U of A getting another shot at BYU here. Without Davies, D-Will can dominate inside and the cats can finally get Joseph Smith off their backs.
ASC wrote at 3/4/2011 2:53:01 PMHow do you have George Mason ranked as 22 and wining the conference tourney but fellow CAA team ODU getting a higher bid. This would mean that Mason would finish the season 28-5 with a 18 game winning streak and beating ODU twice, one of these times by 20 and getting a lower seed? This bracket is weak. Do your homework.
Mr. Judd wrote at 3/4/2011 2:05:51 PMFinally some love for UNLV as a 6 seed, this team will make it past the first weekend
Ryan Feldman wrote at 3/4/2011 11:29:15 AMThanks. I fixed it. Memphis should be playing Richmond, not Gonzaga.
TS wrote at 3/4/2011 8:25:46 AMYou have Gonzaga playing in both play-in games. It doesn't seem fair to give them the chance to advance twice
huskers wrote at 3/3/2011 2:33:38 AMIf nebraska beats colorado Saturday, huskers could be in.
Memphis ??? wrote at 2/28/2011 1:31:19 PMMemphis ??? wow they just got there a#@ handed to them by UTEP... and a 9 seed how does that work ?
Rick Barnes wrote at 2/28/2011 12:46:05 PMI like this bracket for my longhorns. Every highly ranked in their bracket team has slipped a little down the stretch (including texas). The New Orleans bracket seems wide open.
bob wrote at 2/28/2011 10:40:29 AMI noticed you don't even have Clemson in your first 8 out...doesn't make sense to me...they should be ahead of many of those teams in the last 8 out...maybe not quite in, but close
BhalvGOBLUE wrote at 2/22/2011 3:28:00 PMIf your reason for leaving Michigan off the bubble is that they don't have enough good wins, then how can you put a team like Boston College IN your bracket? Their two biggest wins are a neutral court win vs #26 RPI Texas A&M and home against #66 RPI Virgina Tech. That is no better than Michigans biggest two twins being at home vs #40 Harvard and @ #41 Michigan St. If you are looking for a run, how about a run like 6-2 in their past 8 with their only losses @ #3 RPI Ohio St, and @ #42 RPI Illinois, and with wins in that stretch including @ #40 RPI Michigan St. (who you have in), and @ #60 RPI Penn St? With a 17-11 overall record, a SOS of 24, ranked 58th in RPI, ranked 50th by KenPom, pushing #1 RPI Kansas to OT (granted this means nothing), and 6-2 in their last 8 should already have the Wolverines on the bubble. Michigan lacks a signature win, but a win over #18 RPI Wisconsin gives them that. Winning vs Wisconsin and then splitting the final 2 @ Minnesota and vs Michigan St. should get them IN the NCAA tournament, and not merely "finally considered". My disgust isn't that Michigan isn't in most brackets yet, because I don't feel like they should be. To keep them off the bubble, though, isn't right.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 2/22/2011 11:05:30 AMPenn State has better wins than Michigan, plain and simple. Neither team is being considered seriously at this point. Michigan would have to go on a nice run to end the season to get on the bubble.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 2/22/2011 11:04:13 AMUNC SAM: Unfortunately none of those things you brought up are factors in the selection process. All that matters is the quality of the wins and losses they have, their RPI, road record, and other things like that. What also will be a factor is the Chris Singleton injury. FSU's resume isn't that great compared to some other bubble teams.
BhalvGOBLUE wrote at 2/22/2011 10:07:32 AMI know they don't have their signature win to be in the tournament, but they did sweep Penn State this year, yet you have PSU in your next 4 out?
UNC SAM wrote at 2/21/2011 10:57:35 PMHave these people seen Florida State play. They play some of the best D in the country and are loaded with talent. When has a 9-3 ACC team ever an 11 seed. When we beat them, I could still see that this is a team that has potential to go deep into the tourney. The lack of high RPI teams in the ACC has hurt FSU and the other teams in our conference. I don't think there is a team in the nation the Seminoles are not capable of beating, and I don't want UNC to play them in the ACC Tourney..nuff said.
wjr wrote at 2/20/2011 5:51:38 PMI'm a K-State fan so there's no love lost for KU. But according to the RPI folks, KU is #1. So, while they may not have beat anyone, the people that they have beat certainly have.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 2/19/2011 11:16:25 AMTop 25 polls don't really matter. They only have one win vs. the top 50 RPI teams. There are two other at-large teams that I have in right now that don't have at least two top 50 wins. Those teams are St. Mary's and Utah State. Zona needs to get some more quality wins before they move up much.
Andrew wrote at 2/19/2011 9:20:07 AMa 7 seed??? wow. Pretty low for #12 in the country, dont you think?
Ryan Feldman wrote at 2/18/2011 6:17:01 PMThe scenario you laid out is the only way I could see them being seriously considered. But even that may not be enough. It definitely would be tough to leave them out if they do win out until the A-10 finals, but I think it would be close.
Tony wrote at 2/18/2011 8:12:55 AMWhat can the Dukes do? Can they get an at large bid if they win out and lose in the conference tournament finals? That would put them at 24-8 with wins over Temple, Richmond and 2 wins vs. Dayton but I would assume the best way for them is to win the A-10 tournament and get the automatic bid...
Bearcatguy25 wrote at 2/17/2011 8:26:45 AMI am happy yet suprised to see my bearcats in the bracket, they seem to not show up at all the big games and fail to impress, after playing an extremely poor out of conference schedule we only have a decent win over saint johns and a cluth home win over Louisville, I think that this is the year Virginia Tech will finally break through, when comparing them to my bearcats I had to give them the slight edge, they realistically could be 21-3, dominated Purdue and lost, and the other losses that couldve been wins were by 8 pts in 3 games, they have wins over Penn st, Florida St, Maryland on road, and oklahoma st. They compete against good teams, while my bearcats are showing some glimpses of hope they are behind the hokies, FOR NOW.
Eamon wrote at 2/13/2011 2:43:37 PMFirst, @Shawn How is Florida mediocre? Florida was never mediocre this year! Don't look at what some people say. And second, no one has a clue whether Alabama would get in right now. It depends how the Selection Committee looks at it. If they try to pick the 37 best at-large teams, there is no doubt that Alabama would make the tournament. However, if they pick the teams with the best resumes, then Alabama would be in some trouble. But since I think that 'Bama is playing so well, they will definitely find a way to make the tournament.
jordan wrote at 2/8/2011 4:06:05 PMYou also realize Alabama is 3-0 against sec east teams which includes a win against Kentucky at home and a win against Tennessee on the road. Alabama is 9-1 in the last 10 games and undefeated at home.So watch out for Bama
Ryan Feldman wrote at 2/8/2011 2:24:41 PMI have them in as the SEC's auto bid because they're in 1st place. No, they would not get an at-large bid right now. Not even close.
BirminghamU wrote at 2/7/2011 10:44:33 PMYou are aware that they have a 97 RPI, and they play in the SEC West. Which if judged separately from the SEC East, the West's RPI is below the Ivy League's & the WAC's.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 1/25/2011 3:35:43 PMYou wrote "(at the time)" but that is irrelevant. When the selection committee meets, it's not about how good or bad a team was when they played them. It's how good or bad a team is at the end of the season. If a team loses to a top-10 team in November and that team ends up being 14-16 in March, then that's a bad loss. That's why Top 25 polls are irrelevant. The committee does not use them at all to evaluate teams.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 1/25/2011 3:31:26 PMThey're both close to each other. Cuse is the last 2 seed, Nova is the second 3 seed behind Texas. Cuse has a better RPI and SOS. That was Nova's first quality road/neutral win. Cuse also has some nice wins over ND, MSU and at St. John's. Before the Cuse win, Nova didn't have any signature wins. Head-to-head is not a factor unless two teams have basically identical resumes. Nova's loss to Tennessee doesn't look so good now. Cuse's losses are to Pitt and Nova, two teams that are top-3 seeds right now. These teams are close right now but I have Cuse slightly ahead through Sunday's games.
Common Knowledge wrote at 1/25/2011 9:42:58 AMSo since "this is how the bracket would look if the season ended today" why then is Villanova a 3 seed while Syracuse is a 2? Both teams have 2 losses to (at the time) ranked teams and VILLANOVA WON AT SYRACUSE.
Ryan Feldman wrote at 1/25/2011 9:25:40 AMAre you not paying attention? I do have SDSU as a #1 seed.
Shawn wrote at 1/24/2011 9:12:41 AMWho has kansas beaten? USC, UCLA at home and mediocre Baylor and memphis. Who has Ohio state beaten? Mediocre Florida on road and best win at Illinois who is overrated. When you break down wins instead of just looking at name brands, SDSU right now has earned a top seed with wins over St marys, Gonzaga, Wichita state, UNLV, at new Mexico, at long beach, at Cal (both true road games) they have beaten the likely WCC, Big Weat and possibly MVC champions already
james wrote at 1/19/2011 1:13:56 AMWow. I know they're undefeated but this is ridiculous! Looking back on their wins, I see nothing special. Nothing that screams 'quality'. Beating Gonzaga maybe, but that still makes one. A 3 seed is what they should get. But the commitee probably will give them a 2 because of all the media hype. But then again, you'll probably change your mind when they lose to the Jimmer and BYU. As of now, the 1's should be Duke, Pitt, Kansas, and OSU
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