Bracketbusters

[AG1219]

Ok, on further inspection, we are also competing with William & Mary and Old Dominion.

I haven't seen those three teams play, :D but I have to think a 4-1 record over the next 5 games gets us the top visiting team.

[shocks771]

Here is a breakdown using both the RPI and Pomeroy with the Top 8 Matchups

Using the RPI......
1. William & Mary-26 at Butler-16
2. Old Dominion-38 at Northern Iowa-18
3. Siena-41 at Virginia Commonwealth-47
4. Wichita State-51 at Northeastern-61
5. Western Carolina-55 at Missouri State-59
6. Louisiana Tech-66 at Murray State-77
7. Nevada-67 at Kent State-78
8. Long Beach State-79 at Utah State-86

Using the Pomeroy Ratings.....
1. Old Dominion-29 at Butler-32
2. Wichita State-57 at Utah State-43
3. Siena-59 at Northern Iowa-40- I doubt they would do this since they have already played each other this year.
4. Nevada-67 at Murray State-52
5. William & Mary-68 at Missouri State-80
6. Wright State-69 at Virginia Commonwealth-71
7. Louisiana Tech-70 at Northeastern-87
8. Akron-96 at Illinois State-94

[vbird53]

It would be great to get a top 50 team, but even playing at another top 100 team would be ok.

[shocks771]

Hopefully they go off of reputation and make as attractive games as possible. I agree with AG1219, if we are at 20-3 after January I would bet we would get the matchup with Butler.

[Anthroshock]

Here is a breakdown using both the RPI and Pomeroy with the Top 8 Matchups

Using the RPI......
1. William & Mary-26 at Butler-16
2. Old Dominion-38 at Northern Iowa-18
3. Siena-41 at Virginia Commonwealth-47
4. Wichita State-51 at Northeastern-61
5. Western Carolina-55 at Missouri State-59
6. Louisiana Tech-66 at Murray State-77
7. Nevada-67 at Kent State-78
8. Long Beach State-79 at Utah State-86

Using the Pomeroy Ratings.....
1. Old Dominion-29 at Bulter-32
2. Wichita State-57 at Utah State-43
3. Siena-59 at Northern Iowa-40- I doubt they would do this since they have already played each other this year.
4. Nevada-67 at Murray State-52
5. William & Mary-68 at Missouri State-80
6. Wright State-69 at Virginia Commonwealth-71
7. Louisiana Tech-70 at Northeastern-87
8. Akron-96 at Illinois State-94

Northeastern would be fine excpet for the RPI hit.
I would want no part of a a Stew Morrill coached Utah State team, especially in their house. Easily some of the most underrated teams of the last decade.

[RoyalShock]

rpiforecast also has a forecast for BracketBuster matchups using their forecasted RPI.

http://www.rpiforecast.com/bb.html

Our advantage might be UNI and MSU being top 3-4 home teams. Since we obviously can't play them, the committee will have to pit two of WM, ODU and Siena against them.

If we should lose out on the Butler sweepstakes, VCU would be a solid 2nd choice. NE would be OK, since a road victory would count more.

There will clearly be some shifting since we will play UNI and ODU/VCU/WM/NE all have games against each other between now and Feb. 1. Siena could go 5-0, but their RPI is likely to suffer.

[ShockTalk]

Here is a breakdown using both the RPI and Pomeroy with the Top 8 Matchups

Using the RPI......
1. William & Mary-26 at Butler-16
2. Old Dominion-38 at Northern Iowa-18
3. Siena-41 at Virginia Commonwealth-47
4. Wichita State-51 at Northeastern-61
5. Western Carolina-55 at Missouri State-59
6. Louisiana Tech-66 at Murray State-77
7. Nevada-67 at Kent State-78
8. Long Beach State-79 at Utah State-86

Using the Pomeroy Ratings.....
1. Old Dominion-29 at Bulter-32
2. Wichita State-57 at Utah State-43
3. Siena-59 at Northern Iowa-40- I doubt they would do this since they have already played each other this year.
4. Nevada-67 at Murray State-52
5. William & Mary-68 at Missouri State-80
6. Wright State-69 at Virginia Commonwealth-71
7. Louisiana Tech-70 at Northeastern-87
8. Akron-96 at Illinois State-94

Northeastern would be fine excpet for the RPI hit.
I would want no part of a a Stew Morrill coached Utah State team, especially in their house. Easily some of the most underrated teams of the last decade.

To add: Utah St beat BYU at home, but did lose to St. Mary's (their only loss at home). Also, they lost at Northeastern.

[RoyalShock]

Anthro, winning a road game at NE, if their RPI was still around 60, would not harm our RPI and may even help it. A loss would be a minor hit. Remember, road wins count for more and road losses count for less.

[vbird53]

A little OT, but rpi related.

We need Texas Tech to crank it up in conference and get some wins. I'm really hoping they don't fade too far. They're on the brink of dropping out of the top 50 rpi.

[shocks771]

A little OT, but rpi related.

We need Texas Tech to crank it up in conference and get some wins. I'm really hoping they don't fade too far. They're on the brink of dropping out of the top 50 rpi.

Unfortunately I think that's wishful thinking. I hope I'm wrong, but they don't appear to be a very good road team and my guess is that they wind up around 9th or 10th in the Big 12.

[ShockBand]

You also can't play somebody you've already played this season OOC, and I was reading somewhere that will affect some matchups as they would stand right now. Lotta hoops to be played between now and February 1st, though. Keep taking care of business, Shocks!

[DUShock]

A question for the gurus of the board, what does the oracle say as to our match-up probabilities; who (other than Butler) is likely to be a boost not only this season but next? I'll hang-up and listen.

Go Shocks!

[T.VuOP]

I think Bracketbuster is good for WSU: usually WSU plays against 2 good teams in a year. Remember coaches said it's hard to schedule a good team. I don't understand why some posters are against Bracketbuster? :innocent:

[Smooth007]

I think Bracketbuster is good for WSU: usually WSU plays against 2 good teams in a year. Remember coaches said it's hard to schedule a good team. I don't understand why some posters are against Bracketbuster? :innocent:

Because WSU can get a 1 for 1 with Northern Arizona and Cleveland State any time they want. Further, we probably could get a 1-1 with Butler every year instead of Bracketbusters.

[ShockTalk]

I think Bracketbuster is good for WSU: usually WSU plays against 2 good teams in a year. Remember coaches said it's hard to schedule a good team. I don't understand why some posters are against Bracketbuster? :innocent:

These aren't the "good" teams Marshall's talking about.