Bracketology 1/8/13

[bubbles4ksu]

This is a dumb bracket and I will riot if it happens.

Duke would murder KU in the elite 8, by the way.

I think St. Louis would beat KU in the sweet 16.

the breads would beat the hawks in the round of 32.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Meh. We're gonna be all no matter who we meet in the second round. And a 2 seed versus a 3 just doesn't matter that much. I just don't want to fall back to a 4.

We can lock down a 3 with a win over the Pokes. If not, we've got some work to do in the B12T. To reach a 2, I'd say we probably need 4 more wins and a little help from the teams currently slotted above us.

[GCJayhawker]

i wish so hard they would put 8-mizzou with 1-ku in sprint center. i would have tickets to that game and it would be so much fun.

Yeah that is never going to happen.

Why do you think it's unlikely? I thought the committee liked "stories" or whatever. I have really LBBIQ. TIA

Wouldn't happen because the NCAA likes to protect their top seeds by not putting teams in the same pod that are that close to the host site.

[kso_FAN]

Meh. We're gonna be all no matter who we meet in the second round. And a 2 seed versus a 3 just doesn't matter that much. I just don't want to fall back to a 4.

We can lock down a 3 with a win over the Pokes. If not, we've got some work to do in the B12T. To reach a 2, I'd say we probably need 4 more wins and a little help from the teams currently slotted above us.

We probably need one more Top 50 (or better) win to lock up the 3 seed. Either win at Stillwater or our 2nd game in the Big 12 (likely against OU or OSU) and we should be good. Get two of those and maybe sneak into a 2, but probably need to win 3 in KC for a 2.

Speaking of Big 12, of the bottom 4 the team I least want to play is Texas. I know we just kicked them at their place and they were playing Baylor, but Kabongo seems to be getting back integrated and they had a lot of guys play really well last night. If they get some sense of urgency and Kabongo plays under control they can give a top 4 seed fits.

['taterblast]

i wish so hard they would put 8-mizzou with 1-ku in sprint center. i would have tickets to that game and it would be so much fun.

Yeah that is never going to happen.

Why do you think it's unlikely? I thought the committee liked "stories" or whatever. I have really LBBIQ. TIA

Wouldn't happen because the NCAA likes to protect their top seeds by not putting teams in the same pod that are that close to the host site.

 

[GCJayhawker]

i wish so hard they would put 8-mizzou with 1-ku in sprint center. i would have tickets to that game and it would be so much fun.

Yeah that is never going to happen.

Why do you think it's unlikely? I thought the committee liked "stories" or whatever. I have really LBBIQ. TIA

Wouldn't happen because the NCAA likes to protect their top seeds by not putting teams in the same pod that are that close to the host site.

 

Make faces all you want but it is true at least for 1 and 2 seeds.  Now I have no doubt the NCAA would love a second weekend match-up between KU and Mizzou.

[Mr Bread]

Meh. We're gonna be all no matter who we meet in the second round. And a 2 seed versus a 3 just doesn't matter that much. I just don't want to fall back to a 4.

We can lock down a 3 with a win over the Pokes. If not, we've got some work to do in the B12T. To reach a 2, I'd say we probably need 4 more wins and a little help from the teams currently slotted above us.

We probably need one more Top 50 (or better) win to lock up the 3 seed. Either win at Stillwater or our 2nd game in the Big 12 (likely against OU or OSU) and we should be good. Get two of those and maybe sneak into a 2, but probably need to win 3 in KC for a 2.

Speaking of Big 12, of the bottom 4 the team I least want to play is Texas. I know we just kicked them at their place and they were playing Baylor, but Kabongo seems to be getting back integrated and they had a lot of guys play really well last night. If they get some sense of urgency and Kabongo plays under control they can give a top 4 seed fits.

The other teams around/ahead of K-State could do the cats some big favors by continuing to drop games.  Michigan in particular, while they beat the cats they have regressed and I wouldn't be surprised to see them drop their last two at Purdue and home against Indiana.  They don't play team ball on offense anymore.  Burke had to be superman for them to win three of their last four.  If he'd have just had an average night (by his standards) in any of those games they would have lost.  It's not sustainable.  The game he did have an average night (18 points/6 assists) they lost to winless/worst team in the Big Ten, Penn State.

[RickRampus]

Meh. We're gonna be all no matter who we meet in the second round. And a 2 seed versus a 3 just doesn't matter that much. I just don't want to fall back to a 4.

We can lock down a 3 with a win over the Pokes. If not, we've got some work to do in the B12T. To reach a 2, I'd say we probably need 4 more wins and a little help from the teams currently slotted above us.

We probably need one more Top 50 (or better) win to lock up the 3 seed. Either win at Stillwater or our 2nd game in the Big 12 (likely against OU or OSU) and we should be good. Get two of those and maybe sneak into a 2, but probably need to win 3 in KC for a 2.

Speaking of Big 12, of the bottom 4 the team I least want to play is Texas. I know we just kicked them at their place and they were playing Baylor, but Kabongo seems to be getting back integrated and they had a lot of guys play really well last night. If they get some sense of urgency and Kabongo plays under control they can give a top 4 seed fits.

Don't want to play Texas right now, but wouldn't our second game be against the winner of 3&6 seeds?  If I'm looking at that right we would play either okie st or baylor in our second game of the tournament.

[Deez Nutz]

How is it we are now 3-4 vs top 25 when it was 1-4 last week?  Oklahoma state is still outside the top 25 RPI according to that chart. 

[Mr Bread]

How is it we are now 3-4 vs top 25 when it was 1-4 last week?  Oklahoma state is still outside the top 25 RPI according to that chart.

Oklahoma moved into the top 25. 

[pissclams]

How is it we are now 3-4 vs top 25 when it was 1-4 last week?  Oklahoma state is still outside the top 25 RPI according to that chart.

Oklahoma moved into the top 25. 

How is it that Oklahoma moved into the top 25 when last week they weren't in the top 25? 

[420seriouscat69]

Cause college basketball is down, 'Clams. You always mush this talking point w/ me, but it's the truuff!!!!

[kstofer]

Meh. We're gonna be all no matter who we meet in the second round. And a 2 seed versus a 3 just doesn't matter that much. I just don't want to fall back to a 4.

We can lock down a 3 with a win over the Pokes. If not, we've got some work to do in the B12T. To reach a 2, I'd say we probably need 4 more wins and a little help from the teams currently slotted above us.

We probably need one more Top 50 (or better) win to lock up the 3 seed. Either win at Stillwater or our 2nd game in the Big 12 (likely against OU or OSU) and we should be good. Get two of those and maybe sneak into a 2, but probably need to win 3 in KC for a 2.

Speaking of Big 12, of the bottom 4 the team I least want to play is Texas. I know we just kicked them at their place and they were playing Baylor, but Kabongo seems to be getting back integrated and they had a lot of guys play really well last night. If they get some sense of urgency and Kabongo plays under control they can give a top 4 seed fits.

Don't want to play Texas right now, but wouldn't our second game be against the winner of 3&6 seeds?  If I'm looking at that right we would play either okie st or baylor in our second game of the tournament.

You're right about the second game...but if we're the 2 seed, our first game would be against the 7/10 winner - and by beating Baylor last night, it looks like Texas is going to end up with the 7 seed (unless WVU somehow beats OU or ISU...).

[pissclams]

the relative strength of college basketball this season compared to past seasons has nothing to do with OU moving into the top 25 this week.


that said, my question was a rhetorical joke made to mock deez nutz dumbass question.

[420seriouscat69]

the relative strength of college basketball this season compared to past seasons has nothing to do with OU moving into the top 25 this week.


that said, my question was a rhetorical joke made to mock deez nutz dumbass question.

[ksucrcoop]

i wish so hard they would put 8-mizzou with 1-ku in sprint center. i would have tickets to that game and it would be so much fun.

Yeah that is never going to happen.

Why do you think it's unlikely? I thought the committee liked "stories" or whatever. I have really LBBIQ. TIA

Wouldn't happen because the NCAA likes to protect their top seeds by not putting teams in the same pod that are that close to the host site.

yeah because the ncaa HATES huge upsets and cinderella stories...

[GCJayhawker]

i wish so hard they would put 8-mizzou with 1-ku in sprint center. i would have tickets to that game and it would be so much fun.

Yeah that is never going to happen.

Why do you think it's unlikely? I thought the committee liked "stories" or whatever. I have really LBBIQ. TIA

Wouldn't happen because the NCAA likes to protect their top seeds by not putting teams in the same pod that are that close to the host site.

yeah because the ncaa HATES huge upsets and cinderella stories...

This has nothing to do with upsets or cinderella stories.  The NCAA can get those regardless of where they place teams.  The best you will likely see is a 15 or 16 seed playing close to home, but then it is not as big of a deal because the chances of them winning are so slim.  Putting a potential KU and Missouri matchup in the Kansas City pod undermines the reward of being a high seed.  The higher seeded team does not have the 'home court' advantage like they normally would.

[Pete]

Make faces all you want but it is true at least for 1 and 2 seeds.  Now I have no doubt the NCAA would love a second weekend match-up between KU and Mizzou.

The people who place the teams in the brackets are not different from the selection committee.  So, you are saying that the selection committee would actively try and match Mizzou and KU?  I do not believe that.

[Deez Nutz]

the relative strength of college basketball this season compared to past seasons has nothing to do with OU moving into the top 25 this week.


that said, my question was a rhetorical joke made to mock deez nutz dumbass question.

I apologize for not checking the full RPI ratings in advance.  I had OSU on my mind because of the kim carnes exchange with  kevinjamesfan6 earlier in the thread but then realized after I posted that it would not make sense anyway because we have not played them a second time yet.  Thanks everyone for clearing that up.  I'm happy that OU got into the top 25. 

[GCJayhawker]

Make faces all you want but it is true at least for 1 and 2 seeds.  Now I have no doubt the NCAA would love a second weekend match-up between KU and Mizzou.

The people who place the teams in the brackets are not different from the selection committee.  So, you are saying that the selection committee would actively try and match Mizzou and KU?  I do not believe that.

Actively? Not any more so than the selection committee looks at any match-ups of the tournament.  I do think they would be excited for the buzz a match-up like that would generate.

[pissclams]

the relative strength of college basketball this season compared to past seasons has nothing to do with OU moving into the top 25 this week.


that said, my question was a rhetorical joke made to mock deez nutz dumbass question.

I apologize for not checking the full RPI ratings in advance.  I had OSU on my mind because of the kim carnes exchange with  kevinjamesfan6 earlier in the thread but then realized after I posted that it would not make sense anyway because we have not played them a second time yet.  Thanks everyone for clearing that up.  I'm happy that OU got into the top 25. 

i wouldn't apologize.  the bottom line is this- you're happy.  i'm happy.  everyone is happy. 

[Mr Bread]

the relative strength of college basketball this season compared to past seasons has nothing to do with OU moving into the top 25 this week.


that said, my question was a rhetorical joke made to mock deez nutz dumbass question.

I apologize for not checking the full RPI ratings in advance.  I had OSU on my mind because of the kim carnes exchange with  kevinjamesfan6 earlier in the thread but then realized after I posted that it would not make sense anyway because we have not played them a second time yet.  Thanks everyone for clearing that up.  I'm happy that OU got into the top 25. 

i wouldn't apologize.  the bottom line is this- you're happy.  i'm happy.  everyone is happy.

He shouldn't have apologized.  Being sorry about being a dumass is for pussies.  Being a dumbass means never having to say you're sorry.  It's pretty much one of the only benefits of being a dumbass.  I would have enjoyed if he had really gotten up in your face about it instead.  Just straight up in your mix, squared right off with the ol' 'clamster.  Mush, mush, mushin' away.  He didn't do that though. 

everyone is happy-1.

[Emo EMAW]

If you're all happy then the last thing I am is happy.  Where's the rough ridin' angry?    It's like you forgot how we got here in the first place.

[Cartierfor3]

If you're all happy then the last thing I am is happy.  Where's the rough ridin' angry?    It's like you forgot how we got here in the first place.

Anger is so 2010. It's 2013! 

[Rock Lobster]

Back down to a 4 according to Lunardi 

http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9021896/bracketology-gonzaga-takes-top-overall-spot-college-basketball

1. GONZAGA    2. KANSAS    3. INDIANA    4. GEORGETOWN
8. Michigan    7. MIAMI     6. Louisville    5. Duke
9. FLORIDA    10. Michigan St.    11. NEW MEXICO    12. Ohio State
16. Oklahoma St.    15. Syracuse    14. Kansas State    13. Marquette
17. Wisconsin    18. Unlv    19. Arizona    20. Pittsburgh
24. OREGON    23. Vcu    22. Notre Dame    21. SAINT LOUIS
25. Ucla    26. North Carolina    27. Colorado State    28. Butler
32. San Diego State    31. NC State    30. Missouri    29. MEMPHIS
33. Minnesota    34. CREIGHTON    35. Illinois    36. California
40. Oklahoma    39. Wichita State    38. Cincinnati    37. Saint Mary's
41. Colorado    42. Virginia    43. BELMONT    44. MIDDLE TENN.
48. AKRON    47. Iowa State    46. Boise State    45. La Salle
49. LA TECH    50. Temple    51. Villanova    52. Tennessee
56. STONY BROOK    55. VALPARAISO    54. DAVIDSON    53. BUCKNELL
57. SF AUSTIN    58. SO DAKOTA ST.    59. PRINCETON    60. LONG BEACH
64. NORTHEASTERN    63. MERCER    62. NIAGARA    61. MONTANA
65. ROBT. MORRIS    66. CHAS SOUTHERN    67. SOUTHERN U.    68. NORFOLK ST.
72. Alabama    71. Maryland    70. Ole Miss    69. Kentucky
73. Southern Miss    74. Baylor    75. Arizona State    76. Providence