Bracketology - 2014

[Aargh]

I don't think there is anything analytical about that bracket. Based on their own numbers, how is Richmond is out, while these other teams are in?

	RECORD	RPI	SOS
Richmond	15-8	44	33
California	15-8	51	38
Providence	16-7	49	50
Xavier	15-7	46	35
Missouri	16-6	50	75
Arizona St	17-6	41	74

One line of code will take care of that fairly easily.

If Team.Conference in BCS(Conferences) Then Team.RawScore = Team.RawScore*1.25

[Steeleshocker]

Joe Lunardi on ESPN just picked WSU as the 4th number one seed as of today, but threw out the possibility of the Shockers not being a number one even if they are undefeated.

Personally, I would love this. That would make our team play very angry for 6 games. The chip would be massive.

[Play Angry]

While possible, it would take a series of very improbable events playing out for us to go undefeated and not receive a #1 seed. I would put the odds at < 2%.

It makes for a good talking point though, so I'm sure it will continue to come up until Florida, KU and Villanova take another loss or two.

[Anthroshock]

Miles Simon last night said the same. This, however will be the narrative over the next 5 weeks.

JHFP is right. If Shocks go undefeated no way in hell they are not a #1.

[Shock Therapy]

I love how the talking heads say that we "will absolutely be a one seed if we go undefeated" for most of the season and then gradually back pedal as the odds of an undefeated season increase. There is no way that a five loss Florida would take our spot. I've watched them. They're good, but they aren't good enough nor was their schedule tough enough to say they deserve a one seed in spite of four or five losses. What a ****ing joke. The same goes for every other team in the country, but one. The only team that has a schedule that tough is KU, and that's because their SOS is 6 whole percentage points higher than the number two SOS team, Alambama.

[KC Shox]

Gosh I hope we go undefeated. The media will go crazy if we get a one seed. They'll go crazy if we don't. Our name will be plastered all over internet sites, magazines, newspapers, radio and tv. And I'll be leaning back in my chair with my hands clinched behind my head having a smile on my face enjoying the free pub we are getting.

[SHOXAAC]

Gosh I hope we go undefeated. The media will go crazy if we get a one seed. They'll go crazy if we don't. Our name will be plastered all over internet sites, magazines, newspapers, radio and tv. And I'll be leaning back in my chair with my hands clinched behind my head having a smile on my face enjoying the free pub we are getting.

This might be the first time I have replied to a post of yours. You are truly entertaining and I genuinely appreciate your participation and impact of this forum. I don't agree with all of your takes, but entertaining all the same. I like this post from you however. You appear to have tough skin, which I admire. I can't help, however, to wonder when you'll go back over the edge. Keep lovin the Shockers KC.

[AndShock]

Gosh I hope we go undefeated. The media will go crazy if we get a one seed. They'll go crazy if we don't. Our name will be plastered all over internet sites, magazines, newspapers, radio and tv. And I'll be leaning back in my chair with my hands clinched behind my head having a smile on my face enjoying the free pub we are getting.

Don't forget your 1 year timeout.

[WuShock Reaper]

RPI FORECAST -

Undefeated Season = 66.9%
Losing the next six games = 0.00000720%


ESPN BPI -

Undefeated Season = 79.4%
Losing the next six games = 0.00000010%

[ABC]

WSU a #1 seed in the Midwest in Blair Kerkoff's seeing (KC Star) http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/10...yers-must.html

[WuShock Reaper]

Currently, the Shockers are gaining bracket places and still hold a #1 seed. Four more brackets have been added, now total 74 brackets, with an overall average of 1.39 compared to 1.50 just a few days ago.

Shockers rank out as:

#1 Seed - 48 times (64.9%)
#2 Seed - 23 times (31.1%)
#3 Seed - 3 times (4.1%)

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/

[Play Angry]

Here is Lunardi's latest article with a headline-grabbing title, "Shockers No Lock for 1 Seed." http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-coll...ege-basketball

He goes on to describe how it's possible we can get locked out of a 1 seed if our peers finish red hot, etc.

Ironically, the graphic to the right in the article lists each team's odds of becoming a 1 seed. Who has the highest? Wichita State, at 70%, which is almost the exact same odds as going undefeated.

[pogo]

Lunardi still has WSU #1 in St Louis. In our Bracket has UMass and Oki State in the next round with KU and Michigan at the #3 and #2 in the same Midwest bracket. Others in our side is Iowa #5 and Cincinnati #4

[Play Angry]

Lunardi still has WSU #1 in St Louis. In our Bracket has UMass and Oki State in the next round with KU and Michigan at the #3 and #2 in the same Midwest bracket. Others in our side is Iowa #5 and Cincinnati #4

I would be ecstatic with that.

[WuShock16]

Here is Lunardi's latest article with a headline-grabbing title, "Shockers No Lock for 1 Seed." http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-coll...ege-basketball

He goes on to describe how it's possible we can get locked out of a 1 seed if our peers finish red hot, etc.

Ironically, the graphic to the right in the article lists each team's odds of becoming a 1 seed. Who has the highest? Wichita State, at 70%, which is almost the exact same odds as going undefeated.

That headline irks me. Why? Because NOBODY is a lock at this point for a 1 seed. To me, a lock means that something is guaranteed, regardless of what happens the rest of the way. Is Syracuse a lock for a 1 seed? They won't be a 1 if they lose every game for the rest of the season. Okay, so that's a little extreme, but the point is that they can play themselves out of a 1 seed just as much as WSU can...although we certainly have a slimmer margin of error.