Bracketology

[RxJay]

Moderators, Stever has got to go. He is getting worst every day. This really is Big East forum & he brings nothing but crap every day. Please make him disappear.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Moderators, Stever has got to go. He is getting worst every day. This really is Big East forum & he brings nothing but crap every day. Please make him disappear.

I disagree. We all know what Stever is, so if you don't like his act just ignore him. I hear the same comments about 'Ball. If these people get under your skin so much that you can't take it, hit the "foe" button, and free yourself.

I actually enjoy what Stever contributes--especially when he is proven wrong time and time again.

[gtmoBlue]

Steverrrr is a pain - so true... However folks like him, Ball, gtmo, the DudeAnon, HoosierPal, Gumby, and and several others offer unique perspectives, acute insights, some knowledge, and buckets of posts and replies to this young site. Use your mute / Ignore button...just like on the BJB or BJU (for gtmo).

If the Steverrrr really goes wack the Mods and Admin will reel him in. Just sayin'

[gosports1]

stever is entitled to his opinion. Just because his posts aren't all rainbows and unicorns about how great the BE is, doesn't mean he should be banned

[EMT]

To be honest, I've spent less time here....

When I see that stever is most of the original threads on the 1st page I just turn around.....nothing to see here....

[billyjack]

The WCC is getting 1 bid.
Crazy to think otherwise, unless you crank up the Rube Goldberg machine.
Or, if the WCC gets 2 bids, that means the Big East will have at least 6 teams in..

[Wizard of Westroads]

From an Omaha columnist:

I enlisted some hints from a man in the know — Creighton Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen, a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee — to provide some helpful hints for the bracketologists.
» RPI: “The RPI is like a 5-iron on the golf course,” Rasmussen said. “It’s something I might use. And if I do use it, I hope it works. But we don’t use it all the time. We don’t use it as much as people think. We don’t ever talk about RPI.”
» Other metrics, such as the “Kenpom” rating, go on a “Nitty Gritty” sheet for each school. Rasmussen said the metrics are used by committee members as a guide to form a big-picture, total-résumé opinion of each school.
“For instance, I’m in charge of the Big Ten for the committee,” Rasmussen said. “I might get up and talk about Maryland.
“I won’t mention their RPI. But I’ll talk about their offensive and defensive efficiency, which we get from Kenpom. Good wins, road wins, nonconference schedule, shooting percentage. How often do they get to the line. Are they balanced?”
» Top 50 wins: “We talk about it, but it’s easy to get tricked by the top 50. What’s the difference between No. 47 and No. 53? Those two teams are basically the same.”
» Conference RPI: “It’s never mentioned. But that doesn’t mean it’s not important. Where it’s a factor is this: If you’re in a high-rated league, you have a better chance of getting good wins and less of a chance of a loss that hurts you.”
» Number of conference wins: “It doesn’t come up. It’s hard to measure because it goes from league to league. Again, if you’re in a good league, and you win 10 games, you more than likely have some good wins.
“But I go back to the Big Ten. Until this week, Indiana had not played any of the other top five teams in the Big Ten: Michigan State, Maryland, Iowa or Purdue. And they only play those teams a total of five times, whereas Wisconsin plays them nine times.
“It’s hard to get a read on number of league wins with all the unbalanced schedules.”
In the end, every school is placed on the board and compared to others based on their individual merits. Then, it comes down to the opinions of 10 individuals.

http://www.omaha.com/sports/shatel-february-is-fun-month-for-ncaa-hoops-hopefuls-with/article_93face11-ad61-51ee-9253-277e83dece00.html

[stever20]

good news from Lunardi....
Overnight bubble shifts: IN (Butler, Alabama) and OUT (Vandy, Saint Mary's).

[stever20]

USA Today with IMO pretty bogus one today...
1 Nova E
2 Xavier S
(sounds good right???)
7 Providence E

and that's it...
Seton Hall 2nd team out
Butler 6th team out
Georgetown 12th team out
Creighton 13th team out

what is interesting is who does it for them:
About our bracketologist: Shelby Mast has been projecting the field since 2005 and has finished as one of the top 5 national bracketologists for his website, Bracket W.A.G. He’s predicted for The Indianapolis Star, collegeinsider.com and is an inaugural member of the Super 10 Selection Committee. Follow him on Twitter @BracketWag.

I'm sorry, but I don't think there's a snowballs chance in hell that the Big East only gets 3 in now. 5 infinitely more likely than 3. Heck, 6 way more likely than 3.....

I think if I were doing % I would say-
4 35%
5 60%
6 5%

[stever20]

Lunardi update for Thursday
Villanova 1 E #1 seed overall
Butler 12 MW FF- last team in
Seton Hall 10 MW- 3rd team with a bye
Xavier 2 S
Providence 8 S

seems pretty fair right now I would say. Providence feels like they should be better than in that 29-32 range, but their metrics are just awful.

Palm update for Thursday:
Villanova 1 E
Butler 10 MW
Providence 8 W
Seton Hall 10 W
Xavier 1 S

not quite as sold on Butler being as a 10 seed, but still think they are in. Xavier really close to a 1 seed now as Palm shows.