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Post by BigDigEnergy on Nov 25, 2024 10:59:56 GMT -5
Utah being 13 in rpi is just so crazy. I wasn’t sure they’d even make the tournament let alone host the first 2 rounds lmfao Yep that one really puzzles me and I would never understand it. But RPI is RPI lol. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 25, 2024 11:04:38 GMT -5
If NC State beats Miami but not SMU this week, is that enough to get another common opponent win on Virginia to move past them? Virginia is currently winning common opponents anyways and still would be (UVA beat Miami) Both can get in the tournament, though. I don’t think it’s just between them. NC State really needs a win, against either and they’ll have a shot. |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 25, 2024 11:10:59 GMT -5
Don’t see any way Penn State beats Nebraska on Friday. -passing matters -Nebraska is vastly superior in at least 2 rotations. , If Nebraska does win, Creighton will get the #4 hosting spot. Don’t see Louisville beating Pitt either. . . we’ll see how it goes. . . Don't see Penn State losing to Nebraska hurting PSU that much. I'm a Creighton fan and I just don't see it without a couple upsets/some of them big this week. But, I appreciate the optimism. Yeah, I don't see it for Creighton. Penn State is not going to get severely penalized for losing to the No. 1 RPI team in the country. And Stanford is likely ahead of Creighton as well. I think Creighton needs both Penn State and Stanford to lose out to have a realistic chance. |
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Post by buttery on Nov 25, 2024 11:17:09 GMT -5
Begging the committee to send a good team to TCU, Kansas, or Utah Please send Miami or Minnesota there  Would gladly watch Kansas-Minnesota in R32 and watch Minnesota run all over Horejsi. The ball control disparity would be quite significant and I’d gladly watch Burns dig those OOS cross court rockets from Hanson and Wucherer time and time again. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 25, 2024 11:56:09 GMT -5
Begging the committee to send a good team to TCU, Kansas, or Utah Does Minnesota count as good? Re-match, but at TCU's place instead of Baylor's? |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Nov 25, 2024 12:00:42 GMT -5
Begging the committee to send a good team to TCU, Kansas, or Utah Does Minnesota count as good? Re-match, but at TCU's place instead of Baylor's? Bring it on! We need a rematch, though I cannot stand their court. They can also send us to Baylor too. |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Nov 25, 2024 12:04:47 GMT -5
Heading into the final week of play, if I were sitting on the committee, I'd be handing out the following seeds: 1 - Nebraska (Oklahoma) 8 - SMU (Marquette) 9 - ASU (USC) 16 - Florida (Georgia Tech) 2 - Pitt (LMU) 7 - Wisconsin (FSU) 10 - Texas (BYU) 15 - TCU (Texas A&M) 3 - Louisville (Tennessee) 6 - Creighton (Miami) 11 - Kansas (Missouri) 14 - Purdue (Baylor) 4 - Penn State (North Carolina) 5 - Stanford (Minnesota) 12 - Kentucky (Dayton) 13 - Utah (Oregon) 5 Seeds: Oregon, Baylor, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M 6 Seeds: Dayton, USC, BYU, Missouri 7 Seeds: Miami, Marquette, FSU, Minnesota 8 Seeds: Tennessee, LMU, Oklahoma, North Carolina *( ) is the sub regional seeded opponent NOPE. LOL everybody wants to be seeded 3-6 or 11-14 |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 25, 2024 12:21:02 GMT -5
LOL everybody wants to be seeded 3-6 or 11-14 Honestly though. Like, Stanford, Creighton, Louisville, and Penn State should all just be glad they are avoiding Pitt/Nebraska before the Final Four regardless of what happens with hosting. Unless the committee did something radical and gave SMU like a #6 seed and put Creighton at #7. |
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 25, 2024 12:42:32 GMT -5
I think Wisconsin's best hope to avoid Pitt/Nebraska is for Creighton to lose in the BE Tournament.
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Post by maigrey on Nov 25, 2024 14:02:05 GMT -5
I think Wisconsin's best hope to avoid Pitt/Nebraska is for Creighton to lose in the BE Tournament. Well I know who I'm rooting for, then (sorry not sorry avid 2.0) |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Nov 25, 2024 14:02:34 GMT -5
I think Wisconsin's best hope to avoid Pitt/Nebraska is for Creighton to lose in the BE Tournament. Well I know who I'm rooting for, then (sorry not sorry avid 2.0 ) rude. |
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 25, 2024 14:23:08 GMT -5
FWIW, I do think there is some genuine debate for Wisconsin as the 6 seed over Creighton. Even right now, on the metrics, I don't think Creighton is a shoe in. Right now Wisconsin has wins over 8 different top 25 RPI teams and that's probably going to hold firm by time the committee first meets to build the bracket on Friday, and it may increase by one if Minnesota gets a win @ Illinois. Meanwhile, Creighton currently has 5 top 25 wins, and one of those - Missouri, could very likely fall out of the top 25 by time the committee meets to build the bracket on Friday. If the first nitty gritty the committee sees has Wisconsin at 8 or 9 top 25 wins while Creighton only has 4, that's a pretty big gap. Creighton doesn't hold a head to head or common opponents advantage. Wisconsin also overtakes Creighton in the SOS. Right now, the aggregate RPI is #6 Creighton and #7 Wisconsin, but that could very well flip by Friday given their opponent top 25 outlook (i.e. Minnesota moves in and Missouri moves out). Creighton has a few spot advantage in KPI. I dunno.... even without a Creighton loss to Marquette in the BE, if Minnesota moves in to the top 25 and Missouri moves out of the top 25 by Friday, I think a reasonable argument could be made for Wisconsin at #6.
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Post by boxcariii on Nov 25, 2024 15:04:56 GMT -5
I stole this from a basketball bracketologist... "What do bubble teams do? They lose." - Tim Krueger (I really don't know if he'll do it for this site again, but it's the most recent one that I'm aware of.) I wanted to post that in response to some of the chaos yesterday, but just didn't get there. |
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Post by socalvbhomer on Nov 25, 2024 15:09:39 GMT -5
Thanks for always doing these Bracketologies Trojan!
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Post by GBR on Nov 25, 2024 16:21:53 GMT -5
My guess is the committee will surprise us all. I know Texas beat Kentucky twice, but a Kentucky win over Mizzou this week, they win the SEC outright. Texas at 18-6, Kentucky at 20-7. Texas only playing 24 matches this year (not sure I have seen any other teams with this few), wouldn't shock me to see Kentucky 1 spot up on Texas when the bracket comes out. If Pitt/Neb do win out, then it is an interesting conversation for 3-7.
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