2018-2019 Bracketology

[shocks02]

Lunardi, no UCF? C'mon man.

[Stickboy46]

UCF seems to be very overlooked for next year

[choida]

I'm sure he thinks Wichita State has a better chance to get in then UCF... He just can't go on record to say it cuz we have so much uncertainty in our roster

[WuShock Reaper]

"Andy Katz filled out a preseason NCAA tournament bracket. Let's break it down" - NCAA.COM

BY DANIEL WILCO
POSTED: NOVEMBER 1, 2018

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball...t-bracket-lets

"With the college basketball season starting Nov. 6, we asked NCAA.com basketball expert Andy Katz to fill out a March Madness bracket based on everything he saw this preseason.

We’ll break down his picks, but first, let’s take a look at Andy’s bracket:...

Highlights
5-seed Purdue (Charleston Classic)
6-seed UCF
7-seed Virginia Tech (Charleston Classic)
8-seed Cincinnati
9-seed Davidson (Charleston Classic)
9-seed Providence (Veterans Classic)
10-seed Alabama ((Charleston Classic)
11-seed Houston
13-seed Northeastern (Charleston Classic)...

Andy's Cinderella: UCF
Katz played it pretty safe in his predictions, not picking any double-digit seeds to make it to the Sweet 16. The highest-seeded team that round is UCF as a 6 seed. Katz has the Knights beating Texas in the first round, then 3-seed Auburn in the second. This would lead to a matchup with Katz’ Final Four-bound 2-seed North Carolina, which the Knights would lose. If UCF’s postseason plays out anything like that, Johnny Dawkins and crew should be pleased. The Knights haven’t made the NCAA tournament since 2005, and in their four total appearances, they’ve never won a game. But under Dawkins, they’ve amassed a 43-25 record over the past two years, finishing in the top half of the AAC both years.

[WuShock Reaper]

11/05/18

Bracketology: Ready for the season to start

See where your favorite team lands in Joe Lunardi 's tournament bracket.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Highlights
5-seed Purdue (Charleston Classic)
5-seed Virginia Tech (Charleston Classic)
8-seed Cincinnati
10-seed UCF
10-seed Providence (Veterans Classic
12-seed Davidson (Charleston Classic)
12-seed Northeastern (Charleston Classic)

First Four Out
Alabama (Charleston Classic)

Next Four Out
Baylor
Wichita State

[WuShock Reaper]

Jerry Palm, Bracket Predictions UPDATED Nov 05, 5:57am

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

Highlights
6-seed Purdue (Charleston Classic)
6-seed UCF
7-seed Virginia Tech (Charleston Classic)
8-seed Cincinnati
10-seed Providence (Veterans Classic
11-seed Houston
12-seed Davidson (Charleston Classic)
12-seed Alabama (Charleston Classic)
13-seed Northeastern (Charleston Classic)

[molly jabali]

No WAY KSU ends up a 3...Bruce Weber is coaching them....

[wichshock65]

[WuShock Reaper]

I can't wait to see a side-by-side comparison to RPI. Plus, its unreal the NCAA won't release the detailed formula.

[SB Shock]

It will be reversed engineered rather quickly. It looks like RPI + kenpom.

[wichshock65]

[RoyalShock]

The first release of the NET ratings is out.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

[WstateU]

Looks like they have some good help...

https://media.giphy.com/media/3GnCVaJAGhfJ6/giphy.gif

[SB Shock]

The first release of the NET ratings is out.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

WSU ratings

NET: 132
KenPom: 82
RPI: 173

[SB Shock]

LUC
Ken Pom: 68
RPI: 165
NET148

[Kel Varnsen]

Loyola Marymount at #10? Haha. Yeah, way to go NCAA.

[ShockTalk]

LUC
Ken Pom: 68
RPI: 165
NET148

So, Ken Pom and RPI has LUC better, but the NET has us better.

Ken Pom has LUC and WSU way better than RPI. What a cluster.

[Stickboy46]

They definitely released this a few months too early