2016-17 Bracketology

[ShockerFever]

FTR my bracket is the one with SWOMO in the field. Wichita State is not in the field as of now and my auto-bid goes to whoever is leading the conference at the time, which was SWOMO on Saturday. Also FTR, my bracket last year was slightly below average amongst all brackets.

That's pretty cool that you got it on the Matrix. How did you end up doing it?

[AndShock]

That's pretty cool that you got it on the Matrix. How did you end up doing it?

It's really as simple as just throwing together a free site/blog and shooting the guy who runs it an e-mail with a link. I had always assumed he had some sort of google doc or some way of compiling every bracket but as far as I can tell he does it all manually for anyone who wants to contribute a bracket. The guy really does an insane amount of work.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Even if we win 18 straight, I'll still be sweating heavy on Selection Sunday.

I'm really sorry, for your sake, that you are that unnecessarily pessimistic.

18-0 in MVC play and even a loss to a Thursday night team on Friday wouldn't keep the Shox from getting a bid.

#JamarSaysPositiveThingsAboutTheShox

[Ricardo del Rio]

I'm really sorry, for your sake, that you are that unnecessarily pessimistic.

18-0 in MVC play and even a loss to a Thursday night team on Friday wouldn't keep the Shox from getting a bid.

#JamarSaysPositiveThingsAboutTheShox

I trust Jamar.

I don't trust that the Shockers will go 18-0. Going undefeated in league play is not easy.

[WuShock Reaper]

Brecketology with Joe Lunardi
01/05/17 - Last Updated

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

MIDWEST REGION
Wichita State (Automatic Qualifier from the MVC)

#10-Seed Projected, previous was the 9-seed

Now playing #7-Seed Minnesota

Has us headed to Greenville, South Carolina.


P.S. Kansas #1 Seed for the Midwest Region

Duke and North Carolina are in the same pod in Greenville.

[WuShock Reaper]

Brecketology with Joe Lunardi
01/12/17 - Last Updated

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l/bracketology

MIDWEST REGION
Wichita State (Automatic Qualifier from the MVC)

#10-Seed Projected, previous was the 10-seed

Now playing #7-Seed Iowa State

Has us headed to Orlando,Florida.


P.S. Kansas #1 Seed for the Midwest Region

There are no top 4-seeds in the same pod in Orlando, so more likely to have seats available.

[Kel Varnsen]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-01-12/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-selection-process-involves

Possibility of big implications for us and tournament hopes. Not sure what impact, if any, this will have on the selection process this year, but it's a step in the right direction.

[I_Vector_Wu]

Taken from that article:

“Sport is imperfect and the game’s by its nature, and so things you couldn’t possibly measure by data and analytics will always be part of the season. [B]This is a good example this year with so many key players missing large portions of games, a pretty significant coach [Mike Krzyzewski] missing games. How do you figure that with data? Some things can’t be.”

We could've used a little help in this area last March.

[RoyalShock]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-...ocess-involves

Possibility of big implications for us and tournament hopes. Not sure what impact, if any, this will have on the selection process this year, but it's a step in the right direction.

“I’m going to have a strap-on in the meetings to stay up with all the calculus that’s going to be discussed, but I’m excited about it,” said Jim Schaus, the Ohio University athletic director who will be representing the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

Wut?

[RoyalShock]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-...ocess-involves

Possibility of big implications for us and tournament hopes. Not sure what impact, if any, this will have on the selection process this year, but it's a step in the right direction.

But seriously, it sounds like they intend to use analytics to help differentiate teams whose resume's have very little separation. It's a good start.

[shocks771]

Wut?

Leave it to Schaus to be the one who has to pound some sense into those committee members.

[Mr. Pickle]

Leave it to Schaus to be the one who has to pound some sense into those committee members.

I see what you did there.

[ShockerPrez]

Really believe these things will be utilized to help non P5 schools?

I'll believe it when I believe it...

[MoValley John]

I'm lost. Can someone tell me what a strap-on is?

[WuDrWu]

That's what @Mr. Pickle: said............