The 2020 NCAA Tournament Simulation - Summary

[dollarbill44]

The first day of the NCAA tournament is over

#10 Syracuse continues its postseason run by winning its fifth game in a row against #7 seed Michigan

While there was no major upsets, #1 Gonzaga was pushed into overtime against #16 Southern in a 109-107 that included two buzzer beaters.

#2 Villanova and #2 Florida St were pushed by their 15 seeds, but managed to pull away in the last few minutes.

The simulated upsets were in line with what typically happens in an NCAA Tournament.
Two #10's, #11's, and #12's advanced on the first day (Syracuse, Purdue, Utah St, East Tennessee St, Yale, UCLA )

In terms of conferences the most impressive so far has been the Big East followed by the Pac-12, and the biggest embarassment has been the Big-10.



Conference Standings
Big East 5-1
Pac12 4-0 (includes 2 wins by UCLA, so 3 teams have advanced)
ACC 2-1
SEC 2-0
Big12 1-2
BigTen 1-4

Just letting you know this is awesome!

 

[jncuse]

First Round Games are now Over

Main Stories

1) Two Historic 1/16 games, with 3 buzzer beaters, an overtime, and 1 upset as UCSB beat Kansas. Gonzaga ended up beating Southern in OT.
2) No upsets in the 13/14/15 line, although many teams were losing at some point in the second half.
3) Dominance by the 10 to 12 seeds, who overall went 8-4 in the first round, including 3-1 for the 12 line.
4) Day 2 Rebound by the Big Ten... after starting the tournament at 1-4 they went 5-1 in day 2, to get a "Satisfactory" grade.
5) Pac 12 and Big East have been the best conferences overall
6) Syracuse Beats Michigan and Advances to play Villanova on Saturday.


Conference Summary

Big Ten has 6 teams advancing to lead the charge, but the Pac-12 and Big East have done better so far by advancing 5 teams to the round of 32.


Pac 12 6-1 (5 teams Advance, 2 Wins for UCLA)
Big East 6-2 (5 Teams Advance, 2 Wins for Xavier)
Big Ten 6-5
ACC 4-1
SEC 2-2
Big 12 1-4 ( Including a loss by #1 seed Kansas)

 

[jncuse]

Will be starting the round two "Saturday, March 20" games in the regional threads.

 

[jncuse]

Round 2 is now done.

No massive story lines from round 2.
The Sweet 16 is fairly chalky right now (12 of 16 teams are top 4 seeds) -- a bit of a surprise.
Exceptions are:
UCLA 12 seed, instead of Butler a 4 seed
Xavier and 11 seed, instead of Michigan St a 3 seed
Colorado an 8 seed, instead of Kansas a 1 seed
East Tennessee St an 11 seed, instead of Creighton a 3 seed.
Sweet 16 by Conference
Big East 3 (Villanova, Seton Hall, Xavier)
ACC 3 (Duke, Louisville, Florida St)
Pac 12 3 (Oregon, UCLA, Colorado)
Big Ten 1 (Maryland)
SEC 1 (Kentucky)
Big 12 1 (Baylor)
Southern 1 (Eastern Tennessee St
MWC 1 (San Diego St)
A-10 1 (Dayton)
WCC 1 (Gonzaga)

The Big Ten has fell apart this tournament.
The Pac 12 has been the biggest surprise with an #8 seed and a #12 seed advancing.

 

[jncuse]

Elite 8 Now Set

#11 Xavier vs #4 Kentucky
#3 Seton Hall vs #1 Dayton

#4 Louisville vs #3 Oregon
#2 Florida St vs #1 Baylor

 

[jncuse]

FINAL FOUR SET!. Seems like the Final 4 is 3/4 teams that are not popular around here

#4 Kentucky vs #3 Seton Hall
#4 Louisville vs #2 Florida St

 

[dollarbill44]

I just can't give any more likes because of how this played out. Sorry.