2018-2019 Bracketology

[WuShock Reaper]

01/29/19 - Joe Lunardi 's Tournament Bracket.

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

Highlights:
3-seed Houston
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Oklahoma
10-seed UCF
10-seed Baylor
11-seed Alabama
11-seed VCU

Last Four In:
Alabama (3rd spot)
VCU (4th spot)

First Four Out
None

Next Four Out:
Temple (2nd spot)

[WuShock Reaper]

02/01/19 - Joe Lunardi 's Tournament Bracket.

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

Highlights:
4-seed Houston (Won twice, but dropped a seed line)
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Oklahoma
9-seed Baylor
10-seed UCF
11-seed Alabama
14-seed Jacksonville State

Other:
12-seed New Mexico State (Former Shocker assistant Coach - Chris Jans)
15-seed Loyola-Chicago :black_eyed:

Last Four In:
None

First Four Out:
VCU (1st spot)
Temple (2nd spot)

Next Four Out:
None

[WuShock Reaper]

02/08/19 - Joe Lunardi 's Tournament Bracket.

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

Highlights:
3-seed Houston
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Baylor
10-seed Oklahoma
11-seed UCF
11-seed VCU
11-seed Alabama
12-seed Temple
12-seed Davidson

Other:
13-seed New Mexico State (Former Shocker assistant Coach - Chris Jans)
15-seed Loyola-Chicago :black_eyed:

Last Four In:
VCU (1st spot)
UCF (2nd spot)
Temple (4th spot)

First Four Out:
None

Next Four Out:
None

[pogo]

My phone must be broken. Only showing one mo valley team in. Wasn’t something else supposed to be happening after we left because there would be more parity

[AndShock]

Now they all have an equal shot at that 15 seed.

[ShockerFever]

My phone must be broken. Only showing one mo valley team in. Wasn’t something else supposed to be happening after we left because there would be more parity

I was told Illinois State was going to dominate after we left. Then Loyola was going to swoop in and dominate after their Final Four run. lol

It is what it is, a cyclical mid-major conference.

[WuShock Reaper]

02/12/19 - Joe Lunardi 's Tournament Bracket.

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

Highlights:
3-seed Houston
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Baylor
10-seed Alabama
11-seed UCF
11-seed VCU
12-seed Temple
12-seed Oklahoma

Other:
13-seed New Mexico State (Former Shocker assistant Coach - Chris Jans)
15-seed Loyola-Chicago

Last Four In:
Temple (3rd spot)
Oklahoma (4th spot)

First Four Out:
None

Next Four Out:
Davidson (4th spot)

[Aargh]

The AAC reminds me of the MVC 10-15 years ago. There's likely to be some cannibalization as some of the mid-level teams are going to beat teams on the bubble. One significant difference is that the mid-level teams in the AAC get more respect than mid-level Valley teams used to get. Long-time established and respected programs get more of a benefit of the doubt than Valley teams ever got.

[newshock1234]

How does Lunardi have OU in still? They are 3-9 in big 12 lol

[JVShocker]

OU doesn't belong - if they get in they might as well take every team from the Big 10, ACC, and SEC and say "piss on everyone else."

Sometimes I wish the big schools would just start their own little post season conference tourney and exclude all those non Power Conference schools that they couldn't beat on a neutral or away court anyway, just so I wouldn't feel compelled to watch. Then it would be just like football season, and I could change the channel or just turn it off. OU didn't belong last year (look at the result) and they certainly don't belong this year. Its not like anyone anywhere in the NCAA hierarchy has an ounce of INTEGRITY anyway.

[shockerfanmas]

Because the selection committee continues to have a power conference bias. I don't care how tough a conference is, if you're not good enough to finish .500 or above, you don't deserve the opportunity to play for a national championship

[RoyalShock]

My phone must be broken. Only showing one mo valley team in. Wasn’t something else supposed to be happening after we left because there would be more parity

I remember a discussion on MVCFans a couple of years ago. Some of us WSU fans were saying the MVC would soon drop below the 12th-rated RPI conference. Everyone else said no way, that WSU leaving would have very little effect and they would remain a top-10 conference. So let's check in on how the Valley is doing in that department:

RPI
9th - .5315 - MAC
10th - .5191 - Ivy
11th - .5054 - A10
12th - .5049 - Southern
13th - .5013 - MVC
14th - .5010 - C-USA

Just barely hanging on to 13th, behind the MAC, Ivy and Southern conferences.

It's worse in KenPom where they are 16th, additionally behind the WAC, MWC and Sun Belt. They are closer to 17th than 15th.

[molly jabali]

AND the one team in is a FIFTEEN!!!:)

[Topshock]

Thank goodness we didn't choose to join the Mountain West!

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

How does Lunardi have OU in still? They are 3-9 in big 12 lol

You have to include as many Big 12 teams in the tournament as possible to ensure the rest of the field has enough teams to beat in the first round.

[ShockerFever]

NET is garbage.

[FadedCrown]

ShockerFever It's either that or RPI, pick your poison.

[ShockerFever]

I don't care what their RPI or NET is. You have to actually WIN games. Going 3-9 in your league doesn't demonstrate winning.

And besides the RPI and NET numbers are meaningless. They've taken teams with RPI's in the 70's before for at-larges. It's all a farce.

[ShockerFever]

I remember a discussion on MVCFans a couple of years ago. Some of us WSU fans were saying the MVC would soon drop below the 12th-rated RPI conference. Everyone else said no way, that WSU leaving would have very little effect and they would remain a top-10 conference. So let's check in on how the Valley is doing in that department:

RPI
9th - .5315 - MAC
10th - .5191 - Ivy
11th - .5054 - A10
12th - .5049 - Southern
13th - .5013 - MVC
14th - .5010 - C-USA

Just barely hanging on to 13th, behind the MAC, Ivy and Southern conferences.

It's worse in KenPom where they are 16th, additionally behind the WAC, MWC and Sun Belt. They are closer to 17th than 15th.

Where's those chumps retire12 and birdseyeview at? Lookin' good Valley.

[WSUwatcher]

Moving away from Lunardi -- and if this belongs in an other thread somewhere, accept my apologies -- I thought it was interesting that Taylor Eldridge in his mailbag the other day suggested that if WSU takes care of business from here on out, especially at home, they could well be headed for a middling NIT seed like what Temple received last year.

Too bad West Virginia likely has no chance at any postseason play anywhere; it might be nice for the Shocks to get a bit of sweet revenge on them for conspiring with the NCAA to deny Teddy Allen this season on the court where he'd have made WSU at least an NIT lock, and most likely a bubble team for the NCAA.

[WuShock Reaper]

02/22/19 - Joe Lunardi 's Tournament Bracket.

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

Highlights:
3-seed Houston
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Baylor
10-seed Oklahoma
11-seed UCF
11-seed VCU
12-seed Temple
12-seed Alabama


Other:
12-seed New Mexico State (Former Shocker assistant Coach - Chris Jans)
15-seed Loyola-Chicago

Last Four In:
Temple (1st spot)
Alabama (3rd spot)

First Four Out:
None

Next Four Out:
None

[Topshock]

Guess who is a member of the NIT selection committee.

None other that our old buddy Doug Elgin.

[FadedCrown]

New Bracket everyone.

Highlights (Thanks Reaper):
3-seed Houston
7-seed Cincinnati
8-seed Baylor
10-seed Oklahoma
10-seed VCU
11-seed UCF
11-seed Alabama
12-seed Temple


Other:
12-seed New Mexico State (Former Shocker assistant Coach - Chris Jans)
15-seed Loyola-Chicago

Last Four In:
Temple (1st)

First Four Out:
None

Next Four Out:
None