2015 Bracketology

[WSUwatcher]

Seriously, if you offered me a revenge game against Kentucky in the sweet 16 at the beginning of the season I'd take it in a heartbeat. If you want to win it all you have to beat the best anyway.

Not necessarily; I've gone over this before. The longer you avoid the best teams, the better your chance that you won't have to play them because someone will have upset them.

The Chickenhawks saw that with Manning's team; they played an opponent that had achieved an upset the previous game pretty much all the way through the tournament. Granted, eventually you're probably going to have to play someone pretty good, although even in the Final Four you never know whether the name will match the team's quality: who would have guessed a few years ago, for example, that Butler would be playing VCU for a spot in the championship game?

But the bottom line is that avoiding the best opponents for as long as you can -- not that you get to choose your pairings, but you know what I mean -- is winning tournament basketball.

[Steeleshocker]

But how glorious would it be to end THEIR undefeated season? I know it would take the perfect game, but good grief, that would be the best storyline ever.

This. I just get the feeling Fred would be so focused he'd drop 30 on them in the first half.

[Dave Stalwart]

This. I just get the feeling Fred would be so focused he'd drop 30 on them in the first half.

And then have Utah go on to win it all so we can keep our streak of losses only to national champions going.

Well, or we just go ahead and win it all :)

[newshock1234]

Palm gave us the bump up to the 7 seed, look what he has for a potential round of 32 matchup

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

[Play Angry]

Lunardi has us as a 4 seed in the South (Duke's region) this morning.

[Shocker1976]

Palm gave us the bump up to the 7 seed, look what he has for a potential round of 32 matchup

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

IMO such a Regional Bracket would bode well for the Shockers!

[Shocker1976]

Lunardi has us as a 4 seed in the South (Duke's region) this morning.

The South Region would be good for the Shockers but look at KU's bracket in the Miswest - second round opponent either Georgetown or Temple. Anyone think the tournament committee will establish that possibility?

[ShockerFever]

Palm gave us the bump up to the 7 seed, look what he has for a potential round of 32 matchup

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

Not worth looking at. Palm is complete junk.

[Shocker-maniac]

Deleted - posted to the wrong thread. How awkward.

[Kel Varnsen]

Palm gave us the bump up to the 7 seed, look what he has for a potential round of 32 matchup

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

Please don't link him and give him page clicks.

[jocoshock]

@Shockerv:oice: @jppalmCBS C'mon Jerry. Wichita State is 13 in the polls, 15 in the rpi, and most importantly, 13 in KenPom. How can they be a 7?

[WSUwatcher]

@Shockerv:oice: @jppalmCBS C'mon Jerry. Wichita State is 13 in the polls, 15 in the rpi, and most importantly, 13 in KenPom. How can they be a 7?

Face Palm.

[shocktheheart]

@Shockerv:oice: @jppalmCBS C'mon Jerry. Wichita State is 13 in the polls, 15 in the rpi, and most importantly, 13 in KenPom. How can they be a 7?

I believe the only thing that the committee takes into account of those three criteria would be RPI.

[Kel Varnsen]

I believe the only thing that the committee takes into account of those three criteria would be RPI.

Yeah...although it's certainly the least accurate.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

I believe the only thing that the committee takes into account of those three criteria would be RPI.

Not true. Committee members have stated they use many resources to help them. RPI is the most formally incorporated into the process, but it is not the only formula that committee members reference.