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Yup.did our rpi really go from low 60s before Pitt to 70s after Pitt?
Yup.did our rpi really go from low 60s before Pitt to 70s after Pitt?
If you were cheering for Tom Crean to get knocked on his butt by a Michigan player, you already win!
Speaking of RPI, I'm concerned that Baylor is a 1 seed in the committee's Top 16 right now. The only rating Baylor is better than 7th is RPI, where they're first. Baylor's Sagarin and BPI is 13th and 14th, respectively. That doesn't seem like a 1 seed to me.did our rpi really go from low 60s before Pitt to 70s after Pitt?
Speaking of RPI, I'm concerned that Baylor is a 1 seed in the committee's Top 16 right now. The only rating Baylor is better than 7th is RPI, where they're first. Baylor's Sagarin and BPI is 13th and 14th, respectively. That doesn't seem like a 1 seed to me.
Is this evidence that they're depending on RPI more this season?
yeah and I mean I really think it was going to be Indiana or Michigan getting selected - not both and not neither - in other words, Indiana is done, stick a fork in themOf the teams I had on the front page of this thread, they are 7-15 over the weekend.
A team like Michigan probably makes a nice move with their win at Indiana, but overall the bubble got a little weaker this weekend.
A few key games today
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Michigan just in as of now, Indiana just out of now -- hard to choose one over the other in terms of desired result
I think this is the year that Northwestern finally breaks their drought.
yeah N'western is def a lock now...
most of those bubble teams (our team included) have really tough games this week - as jn always does a great job of illustrating, it's so important to remember that our results/resume only matter relative to these other teams and their results/resume - so many folks on here seem to look at us in a vacuum and have conniptions with a Syracuse win and/or Syracuse loss
Nevada's?? a top 40-50 raking but they lost today to San Diego stAre there any mid-majors out there that play in a traditionally one-bid conference that might still get a bid even if they don't win their conference tourney?
yeah I really think the loss today wrecked their at-large chances - that's a 1-bid league this yearNevada's?? a top 40-50 raking but they lost today to San Diego st
Are there any mid-majors out there that play in a traditionally one-bid conference that might still get a bid even if they don't win their conference tourney?
yeah I really think the loss today wrecked their at-large chances - that's a 1-bid league this year
jeez just took a peak at Palm's latest bracket (think it's from yesterday) and he has Ohio St as in (last 4 in, where he has us too) and Auburn one of the first four out :crazy:
I can see why they're dumping RPI after this season. It's so erratic with each game and more often than not the outlier when compared to the other ratings.RPI was 65, after Pitt loss now at 74.
yeah and I mean I really think it was going to be Indiana or Michigan getting selected - not both and not neither - in other words, Indiana is done, stick a fork in them
How many brackets were Syracuse in going into Selection Sunday last season?Just some quick observations of the 33 brackets published today on the matrix.
Syracuse is still in on 31 of 33 brackets. It was really a bad weekend for those teams on the bubble, so Syracuse held steady. The negative is it was a massive blown opportunity and some teams still gained on us.
The new team that seems to be creeping up the matrix is the University of Houston. 15% of the people now have them in. They also have a KP of 36, which may help a team from a non P5 conference. Remember the American had 4 teams in last year, including the massive surprise in Tulsa. The AAC though is not as deep this year -- only 5 teams in top 100. Not really seeing it right now -- their big wins are Vermont and Rhode Island and they have a few bad losses. They can get a boost if they beat a good SMU team at home this week.
I don't want to predict that 10-8 would could have us in entering the ACC tourney. I need more time to get any degree of confidence on that. (and know the mix). But after the brutal weekend, I am not outright dismissing the possibility yet. Let's hope we don't even have to think about it.
How many brackets were Syracuse in going into Selection Sunday last season?