Bracketology

[stever20]

ESPN will keep referring to LSU as "the most intriguing bubble team".

the only bubble LSU is on is for the NIT right now.

[XtoDC]

ESPN will keep referring to LSU as "the most intriguing bubble team".

the only bubble LSU is on is for the NIT right now.

Seriously, why do they keep getting mentioned as a remote possibility? They're just an OK team that is able to rack up a couple wins since they are in the SEC but more than a corresponding bad loss for each decent win they have. Whatever, I actually do enjoy the ESPN bubble write ups outside of the LSU obsession.

[stever20]

USA Today:
Nova 1 E
X 1 S
PC 8 W
SH 9 S

Butler 2nd team out
Creighton 9th team out

Not sure if Xavier is allowed to play Seton Hall in the round of 32 or not. I know they did the rules over a few years ago...

[stever20]

Palm:
PC 8 MW
Butler 10 MW
Xavier 1 S (#2 overall)
Nova 1 E(#4 overall)
Seton Hall 10 W

for Butler Seton Hall- 2 of the last 3 teams with byes. His 1st 4 teams are playing for 10 and 11 seeds.

USA Today:
PC 8 MW
Seton Hall 9 W
Nova 1 E
X 1 S

Butler 1st team out

ESPN:
Nova 1 E
Xavier 2 S
PC 7 W
SH 9 S
Butler 12 W(last team in)

Butler is going to be really interesting.

edit- I wonder if Xavier/Nova loser may get hurt if Oklahoma/Kansas are obvious 1 seeds when we get to the tourney. I don't know if the committee would want to have all 4 1 seeds taken by 2 conferences. Lunardi put UNC as the 4th 1 seed.

[BEX]

OU got hammered by Texas, so ESPN will say they have locked up the #1 seed.

[CoachK]

I wonder if Xavier/Nova loser may get hurt if Oklahoma/Kansas are obvious 1 seeds when we get to the tourney. I don't know if the committee would want to have all 4 1 seeds taken by 2 conferences. Lunardi put UNC as the 4th 1 seed.

With Oklahoma losing to Texas and UNC losing to Virginia, have to think that Virginia (an obvious choice) and Xavier move up to #1's ?

[stever20]

I wonder if Xavier/Nova loser may get hurt if Oklahoma/Kansas are obvious 1 seeds when we get to the tourney. I don't know if the committee would want to have all 4 1 seeds taken by 2 conferences. Lunardi put UNC as the 4th 1 seed.

With Oklahoma losing to Texas and UNC losing to Virginia, have to think that Virginia (an obvious choice) and Xavier move up to #1's ?

would think so....

going into today:
3 Nova
5 Xavier
33 Seton Hall
36 Providence
49 Butler(last team in)

2 was Oklahoma and 4 was UNC. Xavier was 5 and UVA was 6- so think Xavier would be in for sure, and then it's between Oklahoma and UVa for the final one.

[herodotus]

5 teams on the bus right now. Still only 2 tickets punched though.

[stever20]

just saw updated for ESPN:
Butler 11 MW- 2nd team in
Nova 1 E- 2nd seed overall
Seton Hall 7 E
Providence 9 W- 4th team with a bye- 8th team in
Xavier 2 S

and CBS:
Seton Hall 8 MW
Xavier 2 S
Nova 1 E
Providence 9 W
Butler 10 W (one of last 3 teams with a bye)

and now USA Today:
Providence 10 MW(one of last 4 teams with a bye)
Seton Hall 6 W
Villanova 1 E
Xavier 2 S

Butler- 2nd team out

[HoosierPal]

http://www.unf.edu/~jcoleman/dance.htm

Just another bracket, but I like their presentation. This shows you why the line is where it is, with the assumed conference winners below the bubble line in bold. Dawg's need to win a few more.