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Post by trojansc on Nov 26, 2017 21:22:45 GMT -5
trojansc, this years' bracket is messing up your track record. There might have been a disconnect between my RPI and official NCAA RPI. There was a chance that LSU got a significant RPI bump depending on how bonuses finished. But there is no excuse for High Point. None |
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Post by dman on Nov 26, 2017 21:24:46 GMT -5
trojansc , this years' bracket is messing up your track record. There might have been a disconnect between my RPI and official NCAA RPI. There was a chance that LSU got a significant RPI bump depending on how bonuses finished. But there is no excuse for High Point. None When I saw High Point I knew LSU was in!! |
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Post by ProfessorPlum on Nov 26, 2017 21:27:44 GMT -5
There might have been a disconnect between my RPI and official NCAA RPI. There was a chance that LSU got a significant RPI bump depending on how bonuses finished. But there is no excuse for High Point. None When I saw High Point I knew LSU was in!! As much as I joke about the Big10 snobs, Iowa and Maryland are better teams than HP and CoC. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 26, 2017 21:28:01 GMT -5
There might have been a disconnect between my RPI and official NCAA RPI. There was a chance that LSU got a significant RPI bump depending on how bonuses finished. But there is no excuse for High Point. None When I saw High Point I knew LSU was in!! I agree with you. I'll have to see the final RPI numbers, there is a chance there was a slight disconnect for the final RPI, but I doubt it. The committee just went straight by RPI by picking NC State over North Texas. |
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 26, 2017 21:28:15 GMT -5
Sounds like RPI was more important than ever before. Initial reaction, I like the bracket a lot. A very good job of spreading out the sub regionals - coming very close to matching 2's, 3's, and 4's. And most important - they have spread out the teams in the PAC and B1G. The 3 B1G's are in different regions and Wisconsin, Michigan, and Purdue are in the 4th. The PAC doesn't have any seed in the Kentucky regional, but has Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State in the region. Kentucky and Florida can meet in the finals.
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 26, 2017 21:29:34 GMT -5
Congrats to Minnesota! What a draw (north dakota, louisville, usc)
Then Florida for final 4
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Post by ilalum92 on Nov 26, 2017 21:35:22 GMT -5
So is Illinois the team traveling the farthest for the 1st round. Champaign to Washington is a long flight. Hawaii to Washington too.. both teams might be a little jet lagged so it evens out?
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Post by notwvb on Nov 26, 2017 21:36:17 GMT -5
When I saw High Point I knew LSU was in!! I agree with you. I'll have to see the final RPI numbers, there is a chance there was a slight disconnect for the final RPI, but I doubt it. The committee just went straight by RPI by picking NC State over North Texas. That's part of the problem here. Decision makers (committee) should STOP just looking at numbers and actually watch a match or two and use some common sense. Also, CofC is always in the NCAA tourney and got waxed, swept in its conf tourney this year; one shiny win not enough with lame SOS - it deserved to watch it this year as well. Want to grow the game? Fresh faces in the tourney, when merited like MD and Iowa this year, would help. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 26, 2017 21:38:04 GMT -5
I agree with you. I'll have to see the final RPI numbers, there is a chance there was a slight disconnect for the final RPI, but I doubt it. The committee just went straight by RPI by picking NC State over North Texas. That's part of the problem here. Decision makers (committee) should STOP just looking at numbers and actually watch a match or two and use some common sense. Also, CofC is always in the NCAA tourney and got waxed, swept in its conf tourney this year; one shiny win not enough with lame SOS - it deserved to watch it this year as well. Want to grow the game? Fresh faces in the tourney, when merited like MD and Iowa this year, would help. North Texas, Iowa, and Maryland were all WAY more deserving than High Point, and slightly more deserving than LSU. |
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Post by n00b on Nov 26, 2017 21:40:14 GMT -5
That's part of the problem here. Decision makers (committee) should STOP just looking at numbers and actually watch a match or two and use some common sense. Also, CofC is always in the NCAA tourney and got waxed, swept in its conf tourney this year; one shiny win not enough with lame SOS - it deserved to watch it this year as well. Want to grow the game? Fresh faces in the tourney, when merited like MD and Iowa this year, would help. North Texas, Iowa, and Maryland were all WAY more deserving than High Point, and slightly more deserving than LSU. My Strength of Record rankings had High Point 68th!!! |
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Post by dman on Nov 26, 2017 21:41:07 GMT -5
That's part of the problem here. Decision makers (committee) should STOP just looking at numbers and actually watch a match or two and use some common sense. Also, CofC is always in the NCAA tourney and got waxed, swept in its conf tourney this year; one shiny win not enough with lame SOS - it deserved to watch it this year as well. Want to grow the game? Fresh faces in the tourney, when merited like MD and Iowa this year, would help. North Texas, Iowa, and Maryland were all WAY more deserving than High Point, and slightly more deserving than LSU. STOP IT TROJAN!!  |
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Post by trollhunter on Nov 26, 2017 21:41:34 GMT -5
When I saw High Point I knew LSU was in!! I agree with you. I'll have to see the final RPI numbers, there is a chance there was a slight disconnect for the final RPI, but I doubt it. The committee just went straight by RPI by picking NC State over North Texas. Or perhaps they just thought High Point was an AQ  |
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 26, 2017 21:45:12 GMT -5
I agree with you. I'll have to see the final RPI numbers, there is a chance there was a slight disconnect for the final RPI, but I doubt it. The committee just went straight by RPI by picking NC State over North Texas. Or perhaps they just thought High Point was an AQ Funny They obviously went straight RPI except NC State over NT. I am guessing they were completely unimpressed with any of those bubble teams outside the RPI cut-line that a sub 40 RPI was too good to leave out. |
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Post by ProfessorPlum on Nov 26, 2017 21:45:26 GMT -5
North Texas, Iowa, and Maryland were all WAY more deserving than High Point, and slightly more deserving than LSU. STOP IT TROJAN!! He doesn’t sound impartial!!! Geaux Tigers!!! He sounds MAD!!! |
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Post by brybast on Nov 26, 2017 21:51:45 GMT -5
trojansc , this years' bracket is messing up your track record. There might have been a disconnect between my RPI and official NCAA RPI. There was a chance that LSU got a significant RPI bump depending on how bonuses finished. But there is no excuse for High Point. None Doesn't the NCAA post somewhere online its official nitty gritty and team sheets? I recall someone posted a link somewhere here... |
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