2017-2018 Bracketology

[im4wsu]

We cannot play SMU in the 2nd round?? Why are these things so wrong?

Get over it -- nobody looks art match-up rules until the last week of the season, and some don't even then. It is only the inclusion in and the seed line that are reasonably useful.

[Cdizzle]

Get over it -- nobody looks art match-up rules until the last week of the season, and some don't even then. It is only the inclusion in and the seed line that are reasonably useful.

I mean, generally I agree. At the same time, this is from Lunardi, whose supposed job title is "Bracketoligist" and whose job is to crank out NCAA tourney brackets. At some point in the last 15 years, he literally could have written a program to take his S-Curve and make a bracket (something I'm not sure why the NCAA doesn't do either).

[vbird53]

In looking at Lunardi's list, it strikes me that the Big East is projected to have 6 teams, with AAC at 3. But...you're not supposed to look at league's only teams...but... I cannot wrap my head around the Big East getting 6 teams (out of 10) vs. AAC with 3. I can already tell that the Big East is going to drive me crazy as a new AAC member school.

BE has 3 teams ranked (preseason) vs. 2 AAC. And 2-2 in "others receiving votes".

What I'm getting at: it seems the leagues are pretty even, but the BE ends up with 3 more invites to the dance.

[UCONN_Husky]

I feel like UCF, Temple, Houston, and UCONN will all fall in the Last 4 Byes / Last 4 In / First 4 Out / Next 4 Out categories. It will all come down to OOC play. I'd be really surprised if we had less than 4 bids.

[ShockerDropOut]

In looking at Lunardi's list, it strikes me that the Big East is projected to have 6 teams, with AAC at 3. But...you're not supposed to look at league's only teams...but... I cannot wrap my head around the Big East getting 6 teams (out of 10) vs. AAC with 3. I can already tell that the Big East is going to drive me crazy as a new AAC member school.

BE has 3 teams ranked (preseason) vs. 2 AAC. And 2-2 in "others receiving votes".

What I'm getting at: it seems the leagues are pretty even, but the BE ends up with 3 more invites to the dance.

Quality losses. :bball_spin:

[FadedCrown]

Get over it -- nobody looks art match-up rules until the last week of the season, and some don't even then. It is only the inclusion in and the seed line that are reasonably useful.

Yeah I understand like some complex rule, but this is one of the most obvious rules.

[Dan]

Bottom line, do well in OOC and don't lose to the bottom feeders in conference

[FadedCrown]

Bottom line, do well in OOC and don't lose to the bottom feeders in conference

Bingo, USF and ECU don't deserve wins, only OOC wins

[Cdizzle]

I feel like UCF, Temple, Houston, and UCONN will all fall in the Last 4 Byes / Last 4 In / First 4 Out / Next 4 Out categories. It will all come down to OOC play. I'd be really surprised if we had less than 4 bids.

Exactly my take as well.

[Dan]

Bingo, USF and ECU don't deserve wins, only OOC wins

They can beat up on each other and Tulane as well.

[FadedCrown]

They can beat up on each other and Tulane as well.

Throw Memphis in there

[KraRam]

The Bracket Matrix is up...Shocks #7

[Windiwu]

I find it of interest too that most of the predicted brackets I have seen have New Mexico State making the tournament in Coach Jans first year. Good deal and I hope he makes it happen. :)

[Windiwu]

Lunardi has a new bracket out.. We are a 3 seed in Dallas. There are 4 American teams...

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

[ShockerFever]

Lunardi has a new bracket out.. We are a 3 seed in Dallas. There are 4 American teams...

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

And a 5th one, UCF, is the 2nd team out.

Very nice.