3/14-3/16 Bracketology

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danielb927
Best 7 seed would mean it's up to the committee whether to keep us a bit closer in TN or 'Bama's pod, or send us to Providence with St John's. I'd guess the latter.
 
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Illini2010-11
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
You all are wrong. We'll be a 7.

I said the tourney started: win one - 7 seed. Lose the first - 8 seed.
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#79      
Wazababybrucedouglaskid
Need a list of possible teams we want and don’t want in front of us next 2 games. I think teams with higher lower Defense ratings above 30 is what we want! Better defense teams shut us off.
 
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Thaillini22
Wazababybrucedouglaskid said:
Need a list of possible teams we want and don’t want in front of us next 2 games. I think teams with higher lower Defense ratings above 30 is what we want! Better defense teams shut us off.
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I think we don't want teams with experience playing in a solid offensive system.
 
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Toews
danielb927 said:
I actually think a 6 in Milwaukee is pretty likely. The 3 seed sites are looking likely to be Milwaukee x2, Wichita, and Denver. UCLA and BYU are other likely 6 seeds that would slot into Denver/Wichita even if higher on the seed list than us.
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Milwaukee is the most likely option. If Iowa State loses the 3 it’ll be most likely to a Big Ten team who we can’t play in the second round, same if A&M loses it. That would leave Wichita (Texas Tech) and Milwaukee (Kentucky). Milwaukee would be the favorite there, and especially if Iowa State maintains the 3 seed and we have 2 options for Milwaukee.
 
#85      
Vinegarben
I think a 12-13 seed is more appropriate for this talentless bunch, they will just choke anyway1
 
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From the cheap seats
GoodePodzMelendez said:
I still think we are a 6. Barely, but still a 6. We have a top 10 SOS, a top17 NET, KenPom 20, and our Q1-Q2 record is 15-12. I think we will be slotted in Milwaukee. The gap between 5-7 is very narrow. It will be interesting how the Committee looks at us. We have a very unique profile.
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Yep. Arizona surpassed us by beating Texas Tech, Michigan solidified its place above us, and Louisville did too by beating Clemson. Another win by Memphis today probably secures a #6 for them (though I don't think it is deserving given their schedule and the fact they have 3 Q3 losses). If Creighton upsets St. John's they likely would surpass us, too. You probably could put the Illini, Missouri, Marquette, Mississippi State, UCLA, Kansas, BYU, Gonzaga, UConn and St. Mary's into a hat and blindly pick the last couple of #6 seeds and the #7 seeds. One should be looking at an overall body of work, but any committee members who happened to watch the Duke and Maryland games might be inclined to downgrade us to a #7 because they are human. After all, we as fans kind of came to that conclusion as we watched the beatdowns unfold.
Interestingly, looking at the current projected #2s, if we get a #7 we'd likely be placed in a region with St. John's as we already have played Michigan State (twice), Alabama and Tennessee. Or maybe with Florida if Alabama beats the Gators today and gets the final #1 seed.
 
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Illinijoe
BryceHopkins said:
I just hope Jerry Palm doesn't have us playing in Dayton.
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Palm is so bad. Just look at how bad he is on bracket matrix. He’s completely irrelevant. Good to see his Purdue team smacked around last night - I’m sure he will reward them with a 2 seed.

In all seriousness, you would think Palm would look in the mirror and see how bad he is at Bracketology and resign.
 
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SkyysNotFalling
PasadenaIllini said:
The problem is that whoever we play in the second round will likely be at least as talented and physical as Maryland if not more so.
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Hate to say it- but Maryland is just really really good this year. Legit top 10-12 team. They are tough and have played with eachother for years. I’m as frustrated with the loss as anyone else but I still see this team having a good chance at getting to the second weekend. Hit shots, rebound, take care of the ball. Teams have a habit of going nuclear on us, but if we can even shoot ok & hope someone doesn’t hit 8 threes, or start 5/5 or something ridiculous… we still can compete and beat a 3 or 2 seed… keep figutin’, Illini.
 
#95      
dish3
Illinijoe said:
Palm is so bad. Just look at how bad he is on bracket matrix. He’s completely irrelevant. Good to see his Purdue team smacked around last night - I’m sure he will reward them with a 2 seed.

In all seriousness, you would think Palm would look in the mirror and see how bad he is at Bracketology and resign.
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#96      
WizardBill
Took me a second... I couldn't figure out if you meant keep Figuring it out, but, then I put on my typo readin' hat...
 
#97      
ChiefKingfisher
SkyysNotFalling said:
Hate to say it- but Maryland is just really really good this year. Legit top 10-12 team. They are tough and have played with eachother for years. I’m as frustrated with the loss as anyone else but I still see this team having a good chance at getting to the second weekend. Hit shots, rebound, take care of the ball. Teams have a habit of going nuclear on us, but if we can even shoot ok & hope someone doesn’t hit 8 threes, or start 5/5 or something ridiculous… we still can compete and beat a 3 or 2 seed… keep figutin’, Illini.
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Yep, we tend to overreact to losses like this. They are concerning but more the exception than the norm. We have a pretty good team most days and at our best we are very hard to beat. We’re just not consistent. I think a first round exit or another Elite Eight run are both very possible scenarios.
 
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