I'll crank up this thread with the latest Bracketology thoughts.
Bracketology (11/21)
-Big East and MVC Tournaments this Weekend (Nov. 24-26)
-One more update to this will come, after all matches conclude on Saturday night.
-NCAA Selection Show at 9:00pm EST on Sunday, November 27th.
-This is the 5th-year edition of Trojan Bracketology. Quick history:
2012: All at-larges picked correctly.
2013: All at-larges picked correctly.
2014: Missed one at-large. Picked Virginia Tech to make the tournament, but Michigan State made it in. (In all honesty, the most deserving pick was PACIFIC - but the 2nd place WCC team was left out)
2015 Missed one at-large. Picked Pittsburgh to make the tournament, but Northern Iowa made it. (Convinced this one was a conspiracy)
32 PREDICTED Conference Champions (Auto-Qualifiers)
11/22 RPI number is in parentheses
MVC – Missouri State (46)
(18) Locked At-Large Bids
(None for the Valley)
(25) Bubble Teams competing for (13) spots
Missouri Valley
35 Wichita State
44 Northern Iowa
63 Southern Illinois
MVC Tournament takes place this weekend. Every team needs to win it to guarantee a bid. For Loyola-Chicago and Illinois State, it is absolutely their only hope. For Southern Illinois, they most likely will not get an at-large bid. Even if SIU wins two and loses in the Final, an at-large is probably not gonna happen.
Northern Iowa, Wichita State, and Missouri State all may or may not need to win the conference to get the bid. Ironically, Missouri State, the #1 seed, has the lower RPI, with Wichita St. and UNI slightly higher. I think if any of these three advance to the Finals, they will get an at-large bid. The losers in the semifinals are assuredly in the most jeopardy. I think three teams get in. Southern Illinois winning the conference would send a bunch of havoc through the MVC, and anywhere from 2-4 bids would be the result.
I think the MVC is in a good position to get three bids. I don't think SIU is strong enough to win the tournament, and I think Missouri State continues their hot streak and wins this.
At-Large Bid Summary
2 at-large bids from MVC (Wichita State, Northern Iowa)
Last 4 in: Miami(OH), Colorado State, Illinois, Northern Iowa
Bracketology (11/21)
-Big East and MVC Tournaments this Weekend (Nov. 24-26)
-One more update to this will come, after all matches conclude on Saturday night.
-NCAA Selection Show at 9:00pm EST on Sunday, November 27th.
-This is the 5th-year edition of Trojan Bracketology. Quick history:
2012: All at-larges picked correctly.
2013: All at-larges picked correctly.
2014: Missed one at-large. Picked Virginia Tech to make the tournament, but Michigan State made it in. (In all honesty, the most deserving pick was PACIFIC - but the 2nd place WCC team was left out)
2015 Missed one at-large. Picked Pittsburgh to make the tournament, but Northern Iowa made it. (Convinced this one was a conspiracy)
32 PREDICTED Conference Champions (Auto-Qualifiers)
11/22 RPI number is in parentheses
MVC – Missouri State (46)
(18) Locked At-Large Bids
(None for the Valley)
(25) Bubble Teams competing for (13) spots
Missouri Valley
35 Wichita State
44 Northern Iowa
63 Southern Illinois
MVC Tournament takes place this weekend. Every team needs to win it to guarantee a bid. For Loyola-Chicago and Illinois State, it is absolutely their only hope. For Southern Illinois, they most likely will not get an at-large bid. Even if SIU wins two and loses in the Final, an at-large is probably not gonna happen.
Northern Iowa, Wichita State, and Missouri State all may or may not need to win the conference to get the bid. Ironically, Missouri State, the #1 seed, has the lower RPI, with Wichita St. and UNI slightly higher. I think if any of these three advance to the Finals, they will get an at-large bid. The losers in the semifinals are assuredly in the most jeopardy. I think three teams get in. Southern Illinois winning the conference would send a bunch of havoc through the MVC, and anywhere from 2-4 bids would be the result.
I think the MVC is in a good position to get three bids. I don't think SIU is strong enough to win the tournament, and I think Missouri State continues their hot streak and wins this.
At-Large Bid Summary
2 at-large bids from MVC (Wichita State, Northern Iowa)
Last 4 in: Miami(OH), Colorado State, Illinois, Northern Iowa
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