NCAA Tournament

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Starting this thread as a catch-all for non-Illini tournament talk. Would just like to have it as a place to congregate everything else.

Thoughts on top 4 seeds in each region?
Biggest surprise in terms of seeding?
Biggest issue with the bracket as a whole?
Biggest snub among those who didn't get in?

Bracket-

https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/printable/cbs-sports-2022.pdf

 

[Illini in Italy]

The Illini fans from 2013-2020 wish their team the very best in the 2022 tournament.

 

[Tacomallini]

Which lower ranking teams do y'all like to win a couple games this year?

 

[WizardBill]

Which lower ranking teams do y'all like to win a couple games this year?

Rutgers

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Which lower ranking teams do y'all like to win a couple games this year?

TCU

 

[BackThatPassUp]

This is how I feel about Michigan

 

[Ramrod2010]

Does anybody have that reddit link that illustrated kenpom efficiency ratings and how they lined up with performance in the tournament against 1st round opponents?

 

[CentralILLini]

When do they normally announce game times?

 

[fuggles]

I like Indiana. They were impressive in the BTT. Their defense is improved and the offense is flowing better.
Vermont. I think they could win 2 games and get to the sweet sixteen. I believe N. Mex. St. will be their opponent. Toss up.
The rest of the upsets will be only 1 game.
S. Dak. St. will lose to Iowa
Iowa St. loses to Wisky
Va. Tech will lose to Purdue
Davidson loses to Duke

 

[Piotyr]

I love the following first round upsets this year:
- Loyola over Ohio State (especially if their key players are still injured)
- Rutgers/ND winner over Alabama (they beat only great teams and bad teams, and lose to everyone else)
- Vermont to Sweet 16 (though I think Vermont/NM St should have been swapped for seeds)
- Michigan over Colorado State (I don't know why the 3rd best MW team is the highest seeded, but they are overseeded)
- South Dakota State over Providence
- Miami over USC (USC is super overseeded)

Later round upsets I like:
- Iowa and Wisconsin to elite 8, if Davis is healthy (Auburn has struggled of late, LSU is overseeded, USC is overseeded, Iowa State hasn't won in 2 months, Miami is in a free fall, Providence is overseeded, Richmond isn't tournament quality, and Kansas is the most susceptible 1 seed to an upset)
- Tennessee and Texas Tech to Final Four (ok I guess I like the 3 seeds)
- I like the chalky Sweet 16 in the East bracket

 

[Ramrod2010]

Does anybody have that reddit link that illustrated kenpom efficiency ratings and how they lined up with performance in the tournament against 1st round opponents?

I use internet good. Found it, for anyone that's interested...

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

 

[OurMottoisOskeeWowWow]

Loyola so far favored against Ohio State.

 

[fuggles]

Loyola so far favored against Ohio State.

Surprised. Sister Jean must have called for the bettors.

 

[OurMottoisOskeeWowWow]

At least we won't be playing Akron.

 

[OurMottoisOskeeWowWow]

Totally forgot Kelvin Sampson was at Houston. God how I would love for us to going up against Houston and win that game.

 

[mydosburns]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1503146035496980481

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

When do they normally announce game times?

Around 8 or 9.

 

[Piotyr]

Region strength by average adjusted efficiency of the teams:

East	15.36​
West	14.98​
South	14.46​
Midwest	12.63​

Pod strength by average adjusted efficiency of the teams:

South-4 Illinois	17.85​
West-1 Gonzaga	16.86​
East-2 Kentucky	16.41​
East-3 Purdue	15.70​
West-4 Arkansas	15.38​
East-4 UCLA	15.24​
South-2 Villanova	14.98​
South-3 Tennessee	14.81​
Midwest-4 Providence	14.67​
East-1 Baylor	14.13​
West-3 Texas Tech	14.06​
West-2 Duke	13.87​
Midwest-2 Auburn	13.44​
Midwest-3 Wisconsin	13.21​
South-1 Arizona	11.05​
Midwest-1 Kansas	9.89​

 

[BleedOandB]

Region strength by average adjusted efficiency of the teams:

East	15.36​
West	14.98​
South	14.46​
Midwest	12.63​

Pod strength by average adjusted efficiency of the teams:

South-4 Illinois	17.85​
West-1 Gonzaga	16.86​
East-2 Kentucky	16.41​
East-3 Purdue	15.70​
West-4 Arkansas	15.38​
East-4 UCLA	15.24​
South-2 Villanova	14.98​
South-3 Tennessee	14.81​
Midwest-4 Providence	14.67​
East-1 Baylor	14.13​
West-3 Texas Tech	14.06​
West-2 Duke	13.87​
Midwest-2 Auburn	13.44​
Midwest-3 Wisconsin	13.21​
South-1 Arizona	11.05​
Midwest-1 Kansas	9.89​

Pardon my ignorance. Is the higher number more difficult here or the opposite?

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

How is WI the highest three seed?!?! Weren’t we above them in the committee preview? And since then they’ve lost to Nebby and MSU, we’ve lost to OSU and Indiana?

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1503146035496980481

Wisky just misses 2 seed. Boggles the mind.

 

[Piotyr]

Pardon my ignorance. Is the higher number more difficult here or the opposite?

Higher number means more difficult. Effectively, it means there are no bad teams in Illinois' pod, where as every other pod has at least one bad team (also Gonzaga is super good and overcomes the weak team in their pod).

 

[Piotyr]

How is WI the highest three seed?!?! Weren’t we above them in the committee preview? And since then they’ve lost to Nebby and MSU, we’ve lost to OSU and Indiana?

Just another example of the committee preview being worthless.

And that they stopped paying attention to Wisconsin last Saturday.

 

[Piotyr]

Higher number means more difficult. Effectively, it means there are no bad teams in Illinois' pod, where as every other pod has at least one bad team (also Gonzaga is super good and overcomes the weak team in their pod).

Also it means if Illinois and Wisconsin were swapped, I'd feel ten times better about them reaching the sweet 16/final four.

But just go through the tough teams now, sort the rest out later.

 

[bluemountain]

Can't believe Michigan got in