Bracketology - 2014

[jocoshock]

http://espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

Updated. Mostly bubble updates

[molly jabali]

can someone smarter than me link the newest CBS bracket? Except for Duke as a 4, kind of like it.

[shocksrbest]

I would like to see a matchup with Oklahoma State. To see the group of guards from both teams playing balls to the wall 40 straight minutes would make for a great game, or a brawl.

True...and having played Evansville and Northern Iowa, certain floppers won't affect or surprise.

[shocksrbest]

This is always nice to see, click on the column "Champ" to sort it by the best odds to win the championship:

http://masseyratings.com/tourn.php?t=603

Interesting to see this has us ranked #1, Florida #2.

[Shock Therapy]

can someone smarter than me link the newest CBS bracket? Except for Duke as a 4, kind of like it.

Here ya go:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

[jocoshock]

can someone smarter than me link the newest CBS bracket? Except for Duke as a 4, kind of like it.

Nm

[molly jabali]

Here ya go:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

thank you!

[ShockerMas]

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

Lunardi posted a new bracket, but apparently forgot to edit it and has 3 pods headed to St. Louis and only 1 to Milwaukee...

[Perezident]

I tell ya what, there is just so much parity this year, all four regions are going to be super competitive. The way Lunardi's bracket looks right now, there isn't a region of death nor a particularly easy region (as if there ever is an 'easy' region)... I'd go so far as to say there are 20ish teams with a really legitimate shot at winning it all. This is going to be so much fun!!!!

[ShockTalk]

I tell ya what, there is just so much parity this year, all four regions are going to be super competitive. The way Lunardi's bracket looks right now, there isn't a region of death nor a particularly easy region (as if there ever is an 'easy' region)... I'd go so far as to say there are 20ish teams with a really legitimate shot at winning it all. This is going to be so much fun!!!!

Very true. This has been going on now for the past 4 years.

From 1995-2009, 45% of the #1 seeds made the Final 4.
From 2010-2013, just under 19% of the #1 seeds in the F4.

1995-2009, over 88% of the F4 teams were 1-3 seeds. Only 12% were 4 seeds or lower.
2010-2013, less than 44% F4 teams were 1-3 seeds. 56% were 4 seeds or lower.

1995-2013, just under 12% of F4 teams were 5+ seeds.
2010-2013, over 31% have been 5+ seeds.

#1 seeds are also getting knocked out earlier.
When #1 seeds were eliminated from 1995-2009, 16 - E8, 10 - S16, and 7 - R32.
When #1 seeds were eliminated from 2010-2013, 4 - E8, 6 - S16, and 3 - R32.

[jocoshock]

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

Lunardi posted a new bracket, but apparently forgot to edit it and has 3 pods headed to St. Louis and only 1 to Milwaukee...

The Midwest region should be renamed the Angry region. Shox, Pokes, Cincy, and VCU.

My FF out of that Bracket: WSU, Louisville, Wisconsin, Arizona. Shox vs. Louisville for NC. Shox win 72-68.

:-)

[coran13]

Man, that bracket is insane... If the actual bracket is anything like that the first round is going to have lots of "upsets" this year.

[coran13]

Gottlube says without Embiid, KU should be concerned about being a 3/4 now instead of a 2 and possibly getting bumped from St. Louis. And he's an expert.

[jocoshock]

Updated with Tulsa.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/bracketology

[ciaomichael]

I really don't get Lunardi's latest bracket. He has Louisville as a #4 seed and trending downward? They have been beating the crap out of their opponents lately and racking up a ton of points in the process. Historically, Louisville always seems to get hot this time of year. I would think a #2 seed is much more appropriate.