VOTE WSU on SI: Best-Ever Cinderella

[ShockerPhi]

2008 Davidson and 2013 Wichita State are the two best teams from that bracket. I might throw 2006 George Mason in there. Florida Gulf Coast has gotten by on recency bias and the "Dunk City" stuff.

While that may be true, I looked at the breakdown and saw the state of Florida has over 1900 votes with 97% in favor of FGCU. Compare that to the 640 votes from the state of Kansas with 99% in favor of Wichita State. So I'm thinking a lot of FGCU fans are stuffing the ballot even better than we are.

[SHOCKvalue]

I don't think that's the intent of the piece on SI's part. Considering the metrics they used in seeding the bracket, it appears their intent is to establish the team that was the most worthy of their deep tournament run.

I do think there are some casual voters who are casting their votes as you fear--based on the team that achieved the most beyond their apparent ability. I hope when the champion is announced that SI clarifies this point and basically declares that team the least deserving of the title Cinderella because it was the most underseeded Cinderella in modern tournament history.

Sure, I understand you could interpret it in a couple of different manners.

[ShockTalk]

We are down to Butler...need to keep voting.

Special shout-out to @KraRam: for not only starting this thread, but the above post that got myself and others voting last night.

[Kung Wu]

So if we win this it just means the country has anointed us as the least likely candidate to pull off the end result noted, out of all possible other candidates? Not sure I'm excited about that title, nor do I think it would be that factual.

I think it really just means that our computer science alumni is more passionate than their comp sci alumni.

[Kel Varnsen]

While that may be true, I looked at the breakdown and saw the state of Florida has over 1900 votes with 97% in favor of FGCU. Compare that to the 640 votes from the state of Kansas with 99% in favor of Wichita State. So I'm thinking a lot of FGCU fans are stuffing the ballot even better than we are.

Yeah...and to be fair, the population of Florida is just a little bit more than Kansas.

[Mr. Obvious]

Plus we are talking maybe 20 people total mega voting. Meh

[Dave Stalwart]

I was surprised there was no mention of Creighton as a Cinderella.

[Stickboy46]

Unless someone creates a script, I think our luck runs out here. We won this round with 2,269 votes. FGCU won with 12,443.

[Stickboy46]

I was surprised there was no mention of Creighton as a Cinderella.

This isn't about CBI Cinderellas

[The Mad Hatter]

I was surprised there was no mention of Creighton as a Cinderella.

In fairness, watching Creighton play defense is pretty much what I imagine it would be like to watch someone try to play basketball while wearing glass slippers.

[Cdizzle]

In fairness, watching Creighton play defense is pretty much what I imagine it would be like to watch someone try to play basketball while wearing glass slippers.

Also, as HCGM has said, Cinderella lost one glass slipper, not 3 or 4. Or even 2. Just one. Happens to be the same number of consecutive NCAA wins Creighton is capped out at.

[Kel Varnsen]

Wouldn't one of the ugly step sisters be an appropriate analogy for Creighton?

[Steeleshocker]

Voting is up for the finals. Time to kick it up a notch.

[Dave Stalwart]

In order to be in the whole Cinderella conversation, you have to have done something...ever...

Fortunately, WSU has rapidly moved away from belonging in the discussion. Consistent, repeated success makes it less of a novelty like with most of these schools involved. Creighton hasn't even entered into it yet.

[SHOCKvalue]

I was surprised there was no mention of Creighton as a Cinderella.

Sort of hard to be cast as a Cinderella when you never get out of the first weekend of the tournament... like, ever. Whenever ESPN gets around to doing a fan poll of biggest paper tiger programs Creighton will be a shoe-in for greatness in that context.

#BIGTIMEBIGEASTCREIGHTON