2016 Bracketology

[Shockers5150]

I just think the last several years, fred being hurt, will get wsu in. They are a name now and good for ratings. WSU fans travel well... plus, how many effing loses by 5 or less? So close to the year we thought it would be.

[newshock1234]

We really have to wait for 6 days to find out? Talk about torture

[newshock1234]

Im sure this has been discussed but who has been more accurate between Lundardi and palm in past?

[WuShock Reaper]

Im sure this has been discussed but who has been more accurate between Lundardi and palm in past?

Since 2011, when the Tournament expanded to 68 teams, here is how the two compared on the Bracket Matrix:

Lunardi
2011 - 34 of 52
2012 - 24 of 72
2013 - 26 of 86
2014 - 27 of 85
2015 - 3 of 89
Five year average = 22 of 89, (top 25% of brackets)

Palm
2011 - 44 of 52
2012 - 37 of 72
2013 - 54 of 86
2014 - 69 of 85
2015 - 53 of 89
Five year average = 67 of 89 (bottom 25% of brackets)

[Mr. Obvious]

Monmouth up 5 over Iona with 12 to go. Monmouth must win.

[Shocker Mama]

We really have to wait for 6 days to find out? Talk about torture

This is making me crazy. Okay, crazier than normal. I can't imagine how it must be for Fred, Ron, and Evan.

[SB Shock]

Monmouth up 5 over Iona with 12 to go. Monmouth must win.

Monmouth with a taunting technical, Iona 71, Monmouth 67

[SB Shock]

Iona going to beat Monmouth

[ShockCrazy]

Monmouth losing doesn't impact us in the slightest. Worse numbers in every single way. RPI is now 52, 4-4 at best against top 100, likely 3-4 should UCLA lose to USC Wednesday. So looking at 3-4 to our 4-7 against top 100 and oh yeah Monmouth has 3 atrocious losses to 200+ teams(Manhattan, Army, Canisius).

[Heinro]

This is making me crazy. Okay, crazier than normal. I can't imagine how it must be for Fred, Ron, and Evan.

Hopefully they are just ignoring all of this and preparing like we are in.

As I watch Monmouth, Valpo, and Hofstra go down, I want to scream "non P5s GET RID OF CONFERENCE TOURNEYS."

[shoxlax]

This straight from the NCAA site:

Selection criteria

The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) is one of many factors used by NCAA sports committees when evaluating team selection, seeding and bracketing.
The basic RPI consists of a team’s Division I winning percentage (25 percent weight), its opponents’ winning percentage (50 percent weight) and its opponents opponents’ winning percentage (25 percent weight). The RPI is one of many factors the committees use for selecting and seeding teams.
Other criteria the committee considers in the selections process are:

• Rankings by regional advisory committees of coaches;
• Division I record;
• Non-conference record;
• Non-conference RPI;
• Conference record;
• Road record;
• Injuries to key players;
• Other computer rankings (Sagarin, KenPom, etc.);
• Special circumstances that may have affected a team‘s performance in certain games, such as weather-related travel difficulties;
• Record against other teams that are under consideration;
• Record against teams that are in the tournament field.

[Heinro]

Monmouth losing doesn't impact us in the slightest. Worse numbers in every single way. RPI is now 52, 4-4 at best against top 100, likely 3-4 should UCLA lose to USC Wednesday. So looking at 3-4 to our 4-7 against top 100 and oh yeah Monmouth has 3 atrocious losses to 200+ teams(Manhattan, Army, Canisius).

If the committee values any of the following: Kenpom, our lack of bad losses, best win, Fred's injury we are in. That list may or may not be exclusive.

[fansince80s]

Joe was just on espn during St Marys game. Dickie V and Mustberger asking about bids, Joe said Wichita State stolen a bid yesterday.

[pinstripers]

Joe was just on espn during St Marys game. Dickie V and Mustberger asking about bids, Joe said Wichita State stolen a bid yesterday.

please explain what that sentence means

[shockerofandover0943]

please explain what that sentence means

+1.