Bracketology

[stever20]

Patrick Stevens- Guy from Syracuse who is very accurate:
Providence 6 MW vs BYU/Ole Miss, then Maryland
Xavier 7 W vs Oklahoma St, then Arizona
St John's 8 E vs Georgia, then Duke
Butler 7 E vs Davidson, then Wisconsin
Villanova 1 S vs N Florida, then Oregon/LSU
Georgetown 6 S vs Boise St, then UNC

ESPN:
St John's 9 MW vs Cincy, then 1 Kentucky
Butler 6 MW vs Indiana/LSU, then 3 Notre Dame
Villanova 1 E vs Lafayette, then Ohio St/NC St
Georgetown 6 E vs Texas, then 3 Maryland
Providence 6 W vs Temple, then 3 Oklahoma
Xavier 7 W vs 10 Purdue, then 2 Arizona

CBS:
Xavier 8 MW vs 9 Dayton, then 1 Kentucky
Providence 6 MW vs 11 Davidson, then 3 Notre Dame
Villanova 1 E vs Montanta/Manhattan, then Iowa/Oklahoma St
Georgetown 5 W vs BYU/Tulsa, then 4 N Carolina
St John's 7 W vs 10 LSU, then 2 Arizona
Butler 5 S vs Valpo, then 4 Oklahoma

[Bill Marsh]

Thanks, Steve. Greatly appreciate the info.

[SecureDaBall]

I've been busy and haven't followed the smaller conference tourneys; is there a risk of an upset in one of these tournaments that can rob the Big East of a bid?

[stever20]

I've been busy and haven't followed the smaller conference tourneys; is there a risk of an upset in one of these tournaments that can rob the Big East of a bid?

none. Not even remotely a chance.

[R Jay]

I'd love to see all of our teams out of the 8/9 game and a round of 32 game with a 1 seed, if possible, but I'd settle for just avoiding UK.

[stever20]

I'd love to see all of our teams out of the 8/9 game and a round of 32 game with a 1 seed, if possible, but I'd settle for just avoiding UK.

I just don't see how St John's avoids the 8/9 game. The other 5 I think should be safe.

[R Jay]

I've been busy and haven't followed the smaller conference tourneys; is there a risk of an upset in one of these tournaments that can rob the Big East of a bid?

No, not really. All 6 teams are safely in.

[Bill Marsh]

I'd love to see all of our teams out of the 8/9 game and a round of 32 game with a 1 seed, if possible, but I'd settle for just avoiding UK.

I just don't see how St John's avoids the 8/9 game. The other 5 I think should be safe.

With an RPI of 45, how are they not a 10/11 seed?

[stever20]

I'd love to see all of our teams out of the 8/9 game and a round of 32 game with a 1 seed, if possible, but I'd settle for just avoiding UK.

I just don't see how St John's avoids the 8/9 game. The other 5 I think should be safe.

With an RPI of 45, how are they not a 10/11 seed?

because the Big East is so good. And the RPI isn't the only determinant.

[Bill Marsh]

I just don't see how St John's avoids the 8/9 game. The other 5 I think should be safe.

With an RPI of 45, how are they not a 10/11 seed?

because the Big East is so good. And the RPI isn't the only determinant.

I agree. But if RPI were the only determinant, St. John's would be a 12 seed. Other factors are why I bumped them up to 10/11.

Maybe they will be an 8/9, but I can certainly see ways that they could be lower.

Not really a big deal to me one way or the other. If they're an 8/9, they'll just have to win in Round1 and then beat Kentucky.