Bracket Matrix has finally leveled out and IMO is pretty close to what we'll see this afternoon. There are still a few teams ahead of us though that I think we are at least very comparable to if not better than.
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Latest field of 68 projection has us a 7 vs. 10 Oklahoma.
Not sure I want another early tourney matchup with a Porter Moser team.
Not sure I want another early tourney matchup with a Porter Moser team.
RockyMtnIllini81
- Golden, Colorado
I don't think Porter Moser was our problem. I think it was Sister Jean! And that whole State of Illinois David vs. Goliath storyline. Add in that Loyola won the championship in 1963 and Illinois hasn't won and it seemed to put all the pressure on Illinois and give all the emotional and energy to Loyola. I hope we never see that again!
There's a site in either Cleveland or Cincy. That's where MSU will end up. If Illinois is a 6, they'll be in Milwaukee and if a 7, they won't. I don't think that they're worried about lame matchups. They want it right and it's probably right.
I'd take this draw even if it meant a 7 seed.
This could very easily be a one and done. Especially if THAT player is cooking.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
7/10 against a physical Texas team feels about right
Eh, I really don't like St. John's in the 2nd round. We struggle against elite defensive teams and St. John's is the #1 defensive team in the country per Kenpom. I'd honestly rather face Auburn.
we are now slightly above UCLA as the second last 6 seed on bracket matrix
Forgot about the Fears angle. Would be fitting to get that draw and have him torch us lol.
Any game we play could easily be a one and done. We worry too much about voodoo sh!t as a fanbase. Oklahoma isn't very good.
Fair. I could be underrating St John's just because I haven't seen them as much.
Yes every game matters. However it is hard to move up or down multiple seed lines this late in the season.Saturday games and when possible / necessary Sunday games are taken into account. The committee has even said they create various contingency brackets based on what happens Sunday. However, the B1G championship ends after their deadline to submit their final bracket so those results are almost never taken into account.
The confusion may be that they cast their ballots for teams during the conference tournaments. So, in that sense, by yesterday they probably were done with the first 9 seed lines or whatever. But after that, there's still a "scrubbing" process where they can adjust the bracket based on recent outcomes.
"Every game does matter, we do pay very close attention to that and it may or may not move somebody up or down on the seed line but we’ll certainly consider what happens this week.”
NCAA selection committee chairman reveals impact SEC Tournament, others could have on seeding - NewsBreak
Conference tournament week consistently proves to be one of the best times of the year. College basketball games are on seemingly all day, every day from Wwww.newsbreak.com
Going into today there are 5 games. Question is are teams like Wisky and scUM locked into their seed regardless of any other result. If so game doesn’t matter
However the UAB vs Memphis could generate two brackets. One where Memphis wins and UAB is out or Memphis loses UAB gets in
The biggest reason 10-12 seeds are where the bubble team go and auto qualifiers go into the lower seeds. The committee doesn’t punish a team for not playing additional games so a team behind them have to have a better resume which 1 or 2 wins doesn’t have a huge impact
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
St. John's, in my opinion, is not a good matchup. I agree with you. They hit the offensive glass HARD, and I feel like their athleticism is going to be tough to deal with. Would definitely prefer other 1-3 seeds in the eventual region for Illinois.
Porter Moser outcoached BU, wasn't even close. Loyola choked off our offense at top of the key and double team trapped, forced us into long dangerous passes.
Would take Lunardi's latest as a 6 in the South round 1/2 in Milwaukee with Auburn #1, Mich St #2, Kentucky #3 in a HEARTBEAT! But, it's Lunardi, so no way it plays out that way.
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Agreed. Hard but not impossible. I would argue it depends on the year. Going into the conference tournaments this year, seeds 4-8 were a jumbled mess. There was more opportunity than usual for teams to separate themselves.
The B1G game doesn't matter because it's too late in the day. If it was played earlier in the day, it would matter to the extent that all single game outcomes matters - which to your point, usually isn't enough to produce movement up or down seed lines.
I'm talking odds here. Based on the latest bracketology, I'd prefer playing Utah State or UC San Diego in round 1 for example. I'd also prefer playing against Kentucky in Milwaukee over seeing St John's.
I would take this right now. No questions asked.
Plus we beat 4 of those teams.
Cleveland. I can't recall Cincy hosting early round games, maybe ever for as long as I've watched college basketball.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I would genuinely not rule out an Illini/Mizzou Sweet Sixteen here, which would be epic.
Beating MSU and sending Izzo into retirement would be pretty sweet too.
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