3/21 Games Thread

[Chad Fleck]

Big Ten is looking to go 8/8 in the first round. Looking good right now.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1903297707218763839

 

[From the cheap seats]

Math is hard for me, but I think I’m close when I say 25% of the 32 teams left standing are from the B1G.
EDIT: Didn’t see the post just above this one. Sorry to be repetitive.

 

[Piotyr]

Games aren't quite final yet, but the B1G is shaping up to have had a dominant first round this season. I'll run some numbers when things are final.

 

[Epsilon]

Holy crap - I’ve still got 28 teams alive in my bracket, with no losses from any of my sweet 16 teams yet.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Dominant first round from the big ten. 8 wins and 8 covers of the spread

 

[New Creation]

It’s interesting because most out side of the big ten picked 6 of our teams to lose in the first round and had the sec going undefeated. The reverse has happened and the big has played much tougher competition ….

The SEC narrative will be the same they say in football, they beat each other up during the year.

 

[Piotyr]

I said going into the tournament that this would be a very top-heavy field, and that has mostly been to form:

- Top 6 seeds went 21-3, with the 3 losses being a Memphis team that everyone knew was so overseeded they were the underdog in their game, a Clemson team that had metrics boosted from a terrible ACC, and a Missouri team that lost 6 of 8 to close the season.
- Of those 21 wins, only one had odds of winning below 70% at any point in the second half (Michigan vs UCSD). The top 6 seeds dominated their opponents.

 

[Piotyr]

I lost 2 games in my bracket in the first round: Kansas and Missouri. I blame myself for those choices.

 

[foby]

So now rooting for ALL B1G teams.......Especially THE ONE
And rooting for anyone playing a SEC team

 

[Epsilon]

I lost 2 games in my bracket in the first round: Kansas and Missouri. I blame myself for those choices.

I’m out on Louisville, OK, Kansas and Clemson. I knew going against UConn was probably a bad choice but I just couldn’t root for Hurley’s team, under any circumstances.

 

[Piotyr]

I said going into the tournament that this would be a very top-heavy field, and that has mostly been to form:

- Top 6 seeds went 21-3, with the 3 losses being a Memphis team that everyone knew was so overseeded they were the underdog in their game, a Clemson team that had metrics boosted from a terrible ACC, and a Missouri team that lost 6 of 8 to close the season.
- Of those 21 wins, only one had odds of winning below 70% at any point in the second half (Michigan vs UCSD). The top 6 seeds dominated their opponents.

If you also include UCLA in that list (a team that arguably deserved a 6 seed more than Memphis), that's 22 of 25 top teams that destroyed their opponents.

 

[WolfpackIllini]

Dominant first round from the big ten. 8 wins and 8 covers of the spread

In round 2, I'm thinking B1G goes 6-2, with Michigan and UCLA being the 2 out.
But on a good day, I think UCLA could take TN

SEC went 8-6 in round 1 with all 6 losses coming from their bottom half.
AR kept them from being 0-7 in their bottom half, prolly cuz Boogie Fland is back.

 

[jrichisamazing]

I said going into the tournament that this would be a very top-heavy field, and that has mostly been to form:

- Top 6 seeds went 21-3, with the 3 losses being a Memphis team that everyone knew was so overseeded they were the underdog in their game, a Clemson team that had metrics boosted from a terrible ACC, and a Missouri team that lost 6 of 8 to close the season.
- Of those 21 wins, only one had odds of winning below 70% at any point in the second half (Michigan vs UCSD). The top 6 seeds dominated their opponents.

I wonder the last time the top 6 seeds have been this dominant? I would think it's been a very long time, possible even the best record ever???