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illini27jake
Not sure which I prefer, East region and get the first weekend in Mil or Midwest and get a potential 2nd weekend in Chicago.
 
#127      
IllinoisssssssVarsity
chrisRunner7 said:
Nerd alert: I made this spreadsheet a few weeks ago when I was considering pulling the trigger on buying Milwaukee tickets. At the time, I thought it looked like a near lock that Illinois would go to Milwaukee. Glad I didn't buy 'em because Pittsburgh/Buffalo looks entirely possible now. Updated it a few minutes ago to reflect today's Bracket Matrix.

Ultimately, where Illinois goes depends on what the committee thinks of a) Purdue vs. Tennessee and b) Illinois vs. Wisconsin vs. Arkansas. If the seeding were done according to today's matrix, Arkansas would get sent to Buffalo. Of course, we'll find out in less than 24 hours, lol.

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Matrix		SeedTeamClosest LocationDistance2nd ClosestDistance3rd ClosestDistance
11GonzagaPortland290 milesSan Diego1033 milesMilwaukee1460 miles
21ArizonaSan Diego363 milesForth Worth796 milesPortland1112 miles
31KansasForth Worth446 milesMilwaukee473 milesIndianapolis488 miles
41BaylorForth Worth84 milesIndianapolis838 milesGreenville, SC883 miles
52KentuckyIndianapolis149 milesGreenville, SC250 milesPittsburgh293 miles
62AuburnGreenville, SC236 milesIndianapolis497 milesPittsburgh621 miles
72DukeGreenville, SC212 milesPittsburgh314 milesIndianapolis474 miles
82VillanovaPittsburgh247 milesBuffalo269 milesGreenville, SC527 miles
93PurdueIndianapolis61 milesMilwaukee188 milesPittsburgh365 miles
103TennesseeGreenville, SC115 milesIndianapolis290 milesPittsburgh376 miles
113Texas TechForth Worth262 milesSan Diego886 milesIndianapolis970 miles
123WisconsinMilwaukee74 milesIndianapolis283 milesBuffalo531 miles
134UCLASan Diego112 milesPortland827 milesFort Worth1209 miles
144IllinoisIndianapolis113 milesMilwaukee203 milesPittsburgh435 miles
154ArkansasForth Worth292 milesIndianapolis506 milesGreenville, SC667 miles
164ProvidenceBuffalo388 milesPittsburgh457 milesGreenville, SC766 miles

Edit: Moral of the story seems to be... don't put NCAA games in Buffalo. Nobody wants to go there.
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I wanna go there specifically because nobody wants to go there. Should be cheap to get there

Edit: I was WRONG. Not cheap at all. Who in the world is trying to go to buffalo that it’s so expensive
 
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#130      
Rocky
I'm an old school guy with this bracket stuff. Way back when, nobody seemed to know where the teams were going, and it was the wonder of the moment when 6 PM EST Sunday in early March appeared on TV. Maybe we were all just dumb college/grad student kids back then, but now ... just tell me it's all about the money, and I can figure it out. Otherwise, I have to wait until Selection Sunday like most others.
 
#131      
The Dying Illini
This is the current draw I am seeing through CBS. Shocked we did not end get lined up with the Fighting John Groce's but theres still time. If this is the draw we get or anything similar to it this would be BRUTAL.
 

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#132      
Longtimelurker
The Dying Illini said:
This is the current draw I am seeing through CBS. Shocked we did not end get lined up with the Fighting John Groce's but theres still time. If this is the draw we get or anything similar to it this would be BRUTAL.
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Very winnable path to the S16. Beyond that, it doesn’t really matter which bracket. Gonna need to beat a really good team to advance to the E8.
 
#135      
Navy_illini
Trying to figure out my strategy to fill out brackets this year. I am normally a Big Ten bias filler and think the conference brutal season prepares teams.
I think PU is a tough match up for anyone but doesn’t play D well
Wisky is reliant on Davis
Iowa is probably going to be gassed after this BTT but Ofense is off the charts
O$U freshman and Liddell could do well in March

I drink the kool aid on Illinois

So question is will the Big Ten be exposed this year or will we have a few teams make a deep run
 
#139      
illini80
The Dying Illini said:
This is the current draw I am seeing through CBS. Shocked we did not end get lined up with the Fighting John Groce's but theres still time. If this is the draw we get or anything similar to it this would be BRUTAL.
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Yuck. I get we have to beat good teams to get to the FF, but damn we need to make the SS. I don’t want to have to hear about underseeded teams and how we got a bad draw ever again!
 
#143      
skyIdub
Ahhh yes...the scary Catamounts.....that lost to Hartford, Oakland, and UNCG. Giant killers!!

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#145      
Poe's Law
Navy_illini said:
Trying to figure out my strategy to fill out brackets this year. I am normally a Big Ten bias filler and think the conference brutal season prepares teams.
I think PU is a tough match up for anyone but doesn’t play D well
Wisky is reliant on Davis
Iowa is probably going to be gassed after this BTT but Ofense is off the charts
O$U freshman and Liddell could do well in March

I drink the kool aid on Illinois

So question is will the Big Ten be exposed this year or will we have a few teams make a deep run
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Davis and Wisconsin reminds me of Brandon Roy at Washington (sorry for the flashbacks)

1. Both played for UW
2. Both have the whole 2 first names thing going on
3. Somewhere there’s gonna be a second fan base knowing they should have had a sweet 16 or better if the officials hadn’t given Davis 23 FT attempts. (I’ll say a 1 seed Baylor because why not).
 
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chrisRunner7
The Dying Illini said:
This is the current draw I am seeing through CBS. Shocked we did not end get lined up with the Fighting John Groce's but theres still time. If this is the draw we get or anything similar to it this would be BRUTAL.
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IMHO, would not be a terrible draw. If, if, IF Illinois gets to the Sweet 16, they're likely going to be underdogs against a very good team. Would take Baylor over Arizona and Gonzaga. Heck, I guess I'm rooting to be in Baylor's region.

Michigan State is the school that would really hate that bracket. Doubt they want to draw Murray State in the first round with the winner playing Baylor.
 
#148      
chrisRunner7
Navy_illini said:
Trying to figure out my strategy to fill out brackets this year. I am normally a Big Ten bias filler and think the conference brutal season prepares teams.
I think PU is a tough match up for anyone but doesn’t play D well
Wisky is reliant on Davis
Iowa is probably going to be gassed after this BTT but Ofense is off the charts
O$U freshman and Liddell could do well in March

I drink the kool aid on Illinois

So question is will the Big Ten be exposed this year or will we have a few teams make a deep run
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I'm in the same boat as you. Drank the B1G kool-aid last year and then it was a bracket catastrophe.

But I'll drink it again this year, sans Wisconsin. Just don't trust that team. Don't trust Michigan State or Indiana, either, but they might not even be favored to win a game.
 
#149      
Navy_illini
RabidDawgClassic said:
Lunardi was updating his 2 and 3 seeds after the games yesterday, even though Dan Gavitt said, on national tv, that the 1 through 9 seeds were already set as of Saturday morning. Kinda tarnishes his credibility.
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I think it’s the networks trying to build hype for these conference tournaments. This is one of the few times that teams are playing multiple games on no rest. I don’t think the tournament get the same weight as regular season games

I don’t think you can go from being nowhere near the bubble to in unless you win the championship. However I think bubble teams can improve their standing. IU moved solidly ahead of scUM. RU didn’t help or hurt their case
 
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