2015 Bracketology

[Shock Therapy]

IMO you are correct but history informs that Conference Membership and the name on Jersey helps in the seeding process of the NCAA Tournament. So teams like Kansas, Louisville, UNC and Notre Dame will capture seeds that they do not IMO deserve.

Not true for teams that schedule poorly in the noncon. In the past few years the comittee has made an example of several power conference teams that did this by knocking them down 2-3 seed lines.

[Steeleshocker]

IMO you are correct but history informs that Conference Membership and the name on Jersey helps in the seeding process of the NCAA Tournament. So teams like Kansas, Louisville, UNC and Notre Dame will capture seeds that they do not IMO deserve.

While I generally agree. Notre Dame's schedule was beyond ridiculously horrible. I loathe Kansas, but they do regularly play a very tough non-conference schedule.

I'd be surprised if ND gets better than a 5 seed.

[choida]

Let's hope we play some of these overrated teams...

[im4wsu]

Jerry Palm is HORRIBLE at bracketology. He regularly finishes way below the average blogger who just does it for fun.

Just for reference, over at the http://bracketmatrix.com/, WSU is currently a 5 seed. There are something like 100 people's predictions being tracked. I see ONE 8 seed out of the whole group!

Using that source (Thank you for that, JH4P) I've computed the min, max, median, mode, standard deviation and calculated (MAX - MIN) to express the magnitude of the range.

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[Dan]

Isn't UNI also in the same 3-4 seed consideration?

[Dave Stalwart]

I don't think we have to worry. If we win out and take St. Louis, there will be no question that we are a 3, maybe 2 seed. I'd rather just finish strong and remove all doubt.

Maybe we can win out till Sunday in St. Louis and drop a head scratcher to Evansville as DJB goes 100% from 3 and the MVC forces 3 teams into the dance. WSU and UNI are both strong enough to be at large this season :)

[Jhook89]

If we don't beat UNI, I'd say we will be way closer to an 8 seed than a 3 seed.

[pinstripers]

We might get as high as a 4.

[ShockerFever]

I'd like to know, based on each resume and all analysis, what makes UNI a 5 seed and what makes WSU an 8 seed.

Jerry Palm has no clue what he's doing. He's horrible. I don't think many call his phone much anymore.

I still can't believe CBS picked him up. Makes them look bad.

[Ricardo del Rio]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask.../iteration/227

New bracket from Lunardi. Not a match-up I would like to see...

Yes, bummer.

[ShockTalk]

Jerry Palm is HORRIBLE at bracketology. He regularly finishes way below the average blogger who just does it for fun.

Just for reference, over at the http://bracketmatrix.com/, WSU is currently a 5 seed. There are something like 100 people's predictions being tracked. I see ONE 8 seed out of the whole group!

Noticed that the guy who had WSU as an 8 seed has updated his bracket today. The Shockers are now his last 11 seed.

[WSUwatcher]

Considering WSU's remaining schedule -- one or two dangerous games, one or two potential trap games (depending on how you classify @ IndSt), a home game they can't overlook, and a home game against a very good team that matches up pretty well with them -- worrying about seeds is even more way premature than usual at this point.

The Shocks have a tough stretch ahead, and need to bring their A game every night. This is when it really feels good to have a guy like FVV on our side (Baker and Cotton, too, of course -- but Fab Fred even more).

[Shocker1976]

Noticed that the guy who had WSU as an 8 seed has updated his bracket today. The Shockers are now his last 11 seed.

Checkout his seeds if you want a good laugh; he must be in contract discussions to replace Jerry Palm.

#2seed - UNC
#3seed - Oklahoma, Iowa State, Louisville, Baylor
#4seed - Oklahoma State, Maryland, VCU, Butler

[Cdizzle]

VCU has a better chance of playing themselves out of the tournament than into a 4 seed at this point. They are cooked.

[pogo]

Yes, bummer.

I don't know but I think we can take Harvard if we play well.:)