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My NCAA Tournament Projections.

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If the favorites win tomorrow.

EAST REGION [Charlotte, NC]
#1 North Carolina (32-2) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#2 Georgetown (27-5) {Big East Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#3 Xavier (27-6) {Atlantic Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#4 Connecticut (24-8) {Big East Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#5 Michigan State (25-8) {Big Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#6 Arkansas (23-10) {Southeastern Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#7 Southern California (21-11) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#8 Mississippi State (22-10) {Southeastern Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#9 Davidson (26-6) {Southern Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#10 Miami (22-10) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#11 Illinois State (24-9) {Missouri Valley Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#12 Saint Joseph's (21-12) {Atlantic Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#13 Cornell (22-5) {Ivy League} [Washington, D.C.]
#14 Siena (22-10) {Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#15 American (21-11) {Patriot League} [Tampa, FL]
#16 Mississippi Valley State (17-15) {Southwestern Athletic Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#17 Coppin State (16-20) {Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference} [Raleigh, NC]

MIDWEST REGION [Detroit, MI]
#1 Tennessee (29-4) {Southeastern Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#2 Duke (27-5) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#3 Wisconsin (29-4) {Big Ten Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#4 Pittsburgh (26-9) {Big East Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#5 Purdue (24-8) {Big Ten Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#6 Drake (28-4) {Missouri Valley Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#7 Gonzaga (25-7) {West Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#8 Oklahoma (22-11) {Big Twelve Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#9 UNLV (26-7) {Mountain West Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#10 Baylor (21-10) {Big Twelve Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#11 Arizona (19-14) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#12 Oregon (18-13) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#13 Oral Roberts (24-8) {Summit League} [Little Rock, AR]
#14 Austin Peay (24-10) {Ohio Valley Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#15 Belmont (25-8) {Atlantic Sun Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#16 Mount Saint Mary's (18-14) {Northeast Conference} [Birmingham, AL]

SOUTH REGION [Houston, TX]
#1 Memphis (33-1) {Conference USA} [Birmingham, AL]
#2 Kansas (31-3) {Big Twelve Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#3 Stanford (26-7) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#4 Louisville (24-8) {Big East Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#5 Clemson (24-9) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#6 Vanderbilt (26-7) {Southeastern Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#7 West Virginia (24-10) {Big East Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#8 Texas A&M (24-10) {Big Twelve Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#9 Saint Mary's (25-6) {West Coast Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#10 South Alabama (26-6) {Sun Belt Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#11 Temple (21-12) {Atlantic Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#12 Arizona State (19-12) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#13 George Mason (23-10) {Colonial Athletic Association} [Tampa, FL]
#14 Winthrop (22-11) {Big South Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#15 Maryland-Baltimore County (24-8) {America East Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#16 Texas-Arlington (21-11) {Southland Conference} [Birmingham, AL]

WEST REGION [Phoenix, AZ]
#1 UCLA (31-3) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#2 Texas (28-6) {Big Twelve Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#3 Butler (29-3) {Horizon League} [Denver, CO]
#4 Notre Dame (24-7) {Big East Conference} [Denver, CO]
#5 Indiana (25-7) {Big Ten Conference} [Denver, CO]
#6 Washington State (24-8) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Denver, CO]
#7 Marquette (24-9) {Big East Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#8 Brigham Young (27-7) {Mountain West Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#9 Kansas State (20-11) {Big Twelve Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#10 Kent State (28-6) {Mid-American Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#11 Kentucky (18-12) {Southeastern Conference} [Denver, CO]
#12 Western Kentucky (27-6) {Sun Belt Conference} [Denver, CO]
#13 Boise State (25-8) {Western Athletic Conference} [Denver, CO]
#14 San Diego (21-13) {West Coast Conference} [Denver, CO]
#15 California State-Fullerton (24-8) {Big West Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#16 Portland State (23-9) {Big Sky Conference} [Anaheim, CA]

If the underdogs win tomorrow.

EAST REGION [Charlotte, NC]
#1 North Carolina (31-3) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#2 Georgetown (27-5) {Big East Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#3 Xavier (27-6) {Atlantic Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#4 Connecticut (24-8) {Big East Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#5 Michigan State (25-8) {Big Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#6 Southern California (21-11) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#7 Arkansas (22-11) {Southeastern Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#8 Mississippi State (22-10) {Southeastern Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#9 Davidson (26-6) {Southern Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#10 Miami (22-10) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#11 Western Kentucky (27-6) {Sun Belt Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#12 George Mason (23-10) {Colonial Athletic Association} [Washington, D.C.]
#13 Cornell (22-5) {Ivy League} [Washington, D.C.]
#14 Siena (22-10) {Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference} [Washington, D.C.]
#15 American (21-11) {Patriot League} [Tampa, FL]
#16 Mississippi Valley State (17-15) {Southwestern Athletic Conference} [Raleigh, NC]

MIDWEST REGION [Detroit, MI]
#1 Tennessee (29-4) {Southeastern Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#2 Duke (27-5) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#3 Wisconsin (28-5) {Big Ten Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#4 Pittsburgh (26-9) {Big East Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#5 Purdue (24-8) {Big Ten Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#6 Drake (28-4) {Missouri Valley Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#7 Gonzaga (25-7) {West Coast Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#8 Oklahoma (22-11) {Big Twelve Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#9 UNLV (26-7) {Mountain West Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#10 Baylor (21-10) {Big Twelve Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#11 Arizona (19-14) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#12 Oregon (18-13) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#13 Oral Roberts (24-8) {Summit League} [Little Rock, AR]
#14 Georgia (17-16) {Southeastern Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#15 Belmont (25-8) {Atlantic Sun Conference} [Raleigh, NC]
#16 Mount Saint Mary's (18-14) {Northeast Conference} [Birmingham, AL]

SOUTH REGION [Houston, TX]
#1 Memphis (33-1) {Conference USA} [Birmingham, AL]
#2 Kansas (30-4) {Big Twelve Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#3 Stanford (26-7) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#4 Louisville (24-8) {Big East Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#5 Clemson (25-8) {Atlantic Coast Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#6 Vanderbilt (26-7) {Southeastern Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#7 West Virginia (24-10) {Big East Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#8 Texas A&M (24-10) {Big Twelve Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#9 Saint Mary's (25-6) {West Coast Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#10 South Alabama (26-6) {Sun Belt Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#11 Temple (21-12) {Atlantic Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#12 Arizona State (19-12) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#13 Winthrop (22-11) {Big South Conference} [Tampa, FL]
#14 Austin Peay (24-10) {Ohio Valley Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#15 Maryland-Baltimore County (24-8) {America East Conference} [Omaha, NE]
#16 Northwestern State (16-17) {Southland Conference} [Birmingham, AL]
#17 Coppin State (16-20) {Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference} [Birmingham, AL]

WEST REGION [Phoenix, AZ]
#1 UCLA (31-3) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#2 Texas (29-5) {Big Twelve Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#3 Butler (29-3) {Horizon League} [Denver, CO]
#4 Notre Dame (24-7) {Big East Conference} [Denver, CO]
#5 Indiana (25-7) {Big Ten Conference} [Denver, CO]
#6 Washington State (24-8) {Pacific Ten Conference} [Denver, CO]
#7 Marquette (24-9) {Big East Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#8 Brigham Young (27-7) {Mountain West Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#9 Kansas State (20-11) {Big Twelve Conference} [Anaheim, CA]
#10 Kent State (28-6) {Mid-American Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#11 Kentucky (18-12) {Southeastern Conference} [Denver, CO]
#12 Boise State (25-8) {Western Athletic Conference} [Denver, CO]
#13 San Diego (21-13) {West Coast Conference} [Denver, CO]
#14 Illinois (17-18) {Big Ten Conference} [Denver, CO]
#15 California State-Fullerton (24-8) {Big West Conference} [Little Rock, AR]
#16 Portland State (23-9) {Big Sky Conference} [Anaheim, CA]

Those are my projected brackets.

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You misspelled Villanova.
Seriously, there is no chance Oregon, Arizona, ASU, AND Kentucky get in over us.

Not to mention So. Alabama and Illinois St.

Just compare the resumes and you'll see that we are better than all of those teams.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Mar 15, 2008 10:17 PM PDT   0 recs

The Big East may send 8 teams
Also, the SEC final is between sub-.500 Georgia and meh Arkansas.

Just about every bubble team has choked this last couple days, though I'm torn on Nova.  I can see the Pac 10 sending 6 teams (UCLA, Stanford, WSU, USC, Arizona, Oreogn)

Nova has a lot of quality wins, but losing to DePaul and that 5 game skid sure doesn't help.  The Big East could send 8 teams, but someone may have to get royally screwed for Nova to get in.

I find Jeff Sagarin's ratings a pretty solid barometer of team quality, and he has Nova 52nd while the aforementioned Pac 10 teams are in the top 40.  That said, the Big East is really good this year, and Nova does have 5 top 50 wins, so I could see them getting a spot.

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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 10:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The objective analyst within me ...
almost places Villanova ahead of Oregon and Arizona State, but definitely nowhere near replacing Arizona, Kentucky, Southern Alabama, and Illinois State.

The problem with Villanova, Ohio State, and Massachusetts is that those teams don't have the conference record to compete with Kentucky, the SOS to compete with Arizona, and the RPI to compete with Southern Alabama and Illinois State. Oregon and Arizona State, moreover, play in the nation's toughest conference.

That's my observation.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 10:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Idk,
conference wins aren't everything. Kentucky has some awful awful losses and the SEC isn't as strong as the Big East. Also, our RPI is actually better than theirs, something like #49 vs. #60 after their game.

Villanova has a top-50 RPI, has wins over 5 NCAA teams (UConn, WV, GMU, Temple, Pitt) incl. a bullshit loss to G-Town. We've also beaten a solid Syracuse team twice, and were no joke robbed against NC State. Also we were .500 in one of the toughest conferences in the nation.

IMO, we're in barring shenanigans with the B10 and SEC tomorrow

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Mar 15, 2008 10:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As was with Virginia Tech, Villanova ...
has apparently failed to solidify its tournament hopes by not defeating an upper-tier team.

North Carolina and Georgetown have seemingly sent VT and 'nova, respectively, to the NIT. The Wildcats still have a better chance than the Hokies at dancing tomorrow, but it's a slim shot nonetheless.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 11:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Big difference, though,
VT has one top 50 RPI win, against Miami.

We have beaten Pitt (BE Champ) and UConn in the Top 25, WV and Temple in the top 50. This excludes Syracuse twice, who was an NCAA team till we thrashed them.

Our resume is 1000x better than VT's.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Mar 15, 2008 11:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think you guys are in
but I wouldn't make the argument that Nova doesn't have a case. Several sold wins and you gotta figure if they split NC State and G-Town, they're 21-10, RPI ~40 and a lock.

Just goes to show what one horrible call can do to your season. I'm sure seattlesundevil has the same thought right now.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Speaking of horrible calls
When does UCLA plan on sending the Pac 10 refs thank you cards for those 3 conference wins they handed them this month?
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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What's wrong with you, Gomez?
Do you really think we've waited this long to send em? We tend to be a fairly polite bunch - when someone does us a big favor, the thank you card goes out right away =)

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think we have a better resume than
every team other than ASU and St. Joe's. We have more top 50 wins than most teams, 7 or 8 top 100 wins, and half of our losses were to the top 25 teams in the country.

We are an NCAA Tournament team; I just hope the
committee agrees.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Mar 15, 2008 11:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Illinois State's resume is nothing to write home
about. No wins over tournament teams, and although the RPI/SOS combo is solid and the lack of bad losses is good, as well as finishing a solid 2nd in a top 10 league, the simple fact remains that ISU had a chance for a statement game against Drake and got crushed. They're only alive because of Bubble Carnage Thursday.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

U! N! L! V! U-N-L-V GO FIGHT WIN
From the tip to the buzzer, it was gonna be a blowout tonight.
They were slamming and were racing, they were burning up the court left and right...
There was nothing that could stop em as they drove on down the lane
Fans were going crazy you could hear them start to scream
I got Runnin' Rebel Fever burning up my mind!

My elementary school principal played that song on the loudspeakers every freaking day during the UNLV tourney runs in 1991 and 1992.  I wish I could find video or audio of that damn song so I could share the grating cheese with all of you.

Also, if you told me when I moved here years ago that by 2008 UNLV would have a better basketball program than UW, I'd have thought you were crazy.

I'm Gomez and I write about many things.

by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 10:17 PM PDT   0 recs

It can't hurt when the conference
tournament is played on your (UNLV's) homecourt. Yeah, no advantage there.
http://lybberty.com

by skijake1 on Mar 15, 2008 10:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They won last year's too
Which IIRC was not in Vegas, AND they got to the 2nd weekend.
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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You remember incorrectly
http://themwc.cstv.com/champ/07-mwc-bb_tourney.html

I'm not saying UNLV doesn't have a good team. I'm just saying that playing on your home court is a HUGE advantage in college basketball. It's why UNLV has won so many MWC tourneys.

The MWC bball tourney needs a neutral court. Playing at Thomas & Mack is not a long term solution.

http://lybberty.com

by skijake1 on Mar 15, 2008 11:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think the problem
is that Mountain West fans, unlike those of big conference teams, don't really travel.  Vegas is pretty much the only destination locale in the conference.  A tourney at a neutral site would draw nobody.

I'd be okay with moving the tourney to sites near other MWC schools, though.  I thought they were in the first place.

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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You're Right
No one wants to go to Laramie or Colorado Springs or Albuquerque.

Vegas is clearly the best of a bunch of bad options. If they could play it at another court in Vegas--anywhere but Thomas & Mack--that would negate some of the home court advantage and make the tournament a little more fair.

I dunno.

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by skijake1 on Mar 15, 2008 11:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's too bad
I wouldn't be opposed to swapping between Salt Lake, Denver, Albuquerque and Vegas each year.  These four locales aren't all home courts and provides a mix of somewhat neutral sites.

It's also not a unique problem to the MWC.  Half of the ACC teams are in two states.  A lot of Big East teams are close to NYC.  The tourney sites inevitably favor certain teams over others.  But I do agree that a tourney should alternate between different sites each year.

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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

On that subject, the Pac Ten
plays at Staples Center, of which two teams are within fifteen minutes driving (and SC is very literally down the street), and everyone else is a minimum of 350 miles away.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It must be noted
Congratulations to Brayden's alma mater, American University, for getting into the tourney.
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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 10:44 PM PDT   0 recs

I hope the favorites win tomorrow
I don't wanna see sub-.500 teams like Georgia and Illinois in the tourney.  I'd rather see a more deserving bubble team get in.

by MFAN on Mar 15, 2008 11:09 PM PDT   0 recs

Georgia has to be out of gas
after playing two nail biters in one day (thanks, bad weather!).
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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol, seriously that was crazy
I can't imagine playing 2 games in 1 day.

Boise st vs New mexico st. was also crazy.  

by MFAN on Mar 15, 2008 11:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Georgia would be deserving
should they win the SEC tournament. Given what they've been through the past few days, should they get in, I think they'd have proven that they belong.

That and no one on the bubble is particularly deserving this year. If they were, they would have won on Bubble Carnage Thursday.

The only bubble team that I think is really deserving right now is Saint Joseph's.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

that is true
It's hard to call a bubble team deserving since they are on the bubble.

I respect what Georgia and Illinois have done, and I won't root against them, but I'd rather not have him them in the dance.

Not a big deal though, I'll still be watching every minute of the tourney.

by MFAN on Mar 15, 2008 11:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Kind of nitpicking
But I think CSU-Fullerton is a lot better than a 15. The Big West doesn't suck that badly, and they have some very good players on their team. I think they end up as a 13 or 14, and if they get the right matchup (WISCONSIN), they might have a shot.

Though Wisconsin sure looks like a 2 right now.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Wisconsin might get a #2 seed ...
due to Georgetown's loss against Pittsburgh. It's also possible that Tennessee drops to a #2 seed, while the Big Twelve Champion -- which'll be either Kansas or Texas -- moves up the ladder one notch.

I don't see either scenario coming to fruition, though.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 11:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My order is
UCLA, Memphis, UNC, B12 Winner
Tennessee, B12 Loser, Duke, Team X
57 teams that have no chance to win the national title.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Okay, mock bracket
This assumes the favorites will win the remaining conference tourneys.  As with any bracket, there will be disagreement... and there are multiple factors I probably don't take into account that the selection committee may, like late tourney wins and losses, late hot streaks or cold streaks, injuries and so on.

I do, however, make sure to maintain separation between conference teams, so that none of them can possibly meet before the regional final.

EAST REGION
1  North Carolina
16  Coppin State/Miss Valley St

8  Kansas State
9  St. Mary's

4  Michigan State
13  Oral Roberts

5  West Virginia
12  Ole Miss

3  Texas
14  Boise State

6  Butler
11  Arizona State

7  Gonzaga
10  Ohio State

2  Georgetown
15  Portland State

WEST REGION

1  UCLA
16  Mount St Mary's

8  Purdue
9  Vanderbilt

4  Drake
13  Cal State Fullerton

5  Pittsburgh
12  Temple

3  Stanford
14  San Diego

6  Clemson
11  Syracuse

7  Texas A&M
10  Arkansas

2  Wisconsin
15  Maryland Baltimore County

SOUTH REGION

1  Memphis
16  Texas-Arlington

8  Oklahoma
9  Oregon

4  Marquette
13  George Mason

5  Indiana
12  UNLV

3  Washington State
14  Winthrop

6  Connecticut
11  Illinois State

7  Davidson
10  Miami-Fla

2  Tennessee
15  Belmont

MIDWEST REGION

1  Kansas
16  American

8  BYU
9  Mississippi State

4  Louisville
13  Siena

5  USC
12  Western Kentucky

3  Xavier
14  Cornell

6  Notre Dame
11  Kent State

7  Arizona
10  Baylor

2  Duke
15  Austin Peay

Now... provided there are upsets tomorrow, my four bubble teams, in order: Ole Miss, Syracuse, Illinois State and Arizona State.

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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:28 PM PDT   0 recs

I think you have
West Virginia overseeded, despite their nice Big East Tourney run.

Purdue and Vandy are criminally underseeded - I actually think those are the two biggest dark horses out there.

Otherwise, I really liked your bracket, although I'm not so sure Ole Miss belongs anywhere near the tourney.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I meant to hit reply this during my last post.
Anyhow, I'd like to also add that Syracuse -- as well as Mississippi, which has a sub-.500 record in the SEC this season -- isn't even a bubble team.

After Syracuse lost to Villanova during the first-round of the Big East Conference Tournament, its fate was signed, sealed, and delivered to the NIT selection committee.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 11:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah
I admit I didn't do a lot of deep thinking in terms of schedule and recent results.
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by Gomez on Mar 15, 2008 11:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't want to be a dick, but
THERE IS NO CHANCE that Syracuse will get in over Nova. Absoultely none.

Syracuse cannot not possibly be in above Nova; therefore, no Nova, no Cuse

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Mar 15, 2008 11:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I would do backflips
if Arizona were a 7 seed
MLS Seattle

by Nick S on Mar 16, 2008 1:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BYU is the land of Mormons, so ..
the school's administration will bitch if it's slated in a Friday/Sunday regional.

Mississippi isn't even a bubble team in my book.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 11:40 PM PDT   0 recs

On BYU
they won't accept the bid - I think they've already told the NCAA that they simply won't play on a Sunday.

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, that's why my bracket ...
has BYU located in Anaheim and Phoenix, which have Thursday/Saturday dates.

by AK1984 on Mar 15, 2008 11:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yay for Anaheim!
At least one person on this board has tickets for Saturday's session =).

Cost to me - $43/ticket =D

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2008 11:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe my interest for NCAA B-ball
will be rekindled when I'm actually in college. Not watching ESPN doesn't help me follow it any better. The Huskies sucking doesn't help either.

by Mariner John on Mar 16, 2008 12:15 AM PDT   0 recs

LET'S GO MEMPHIS!
Sorry, I just felt the need to say that.
--aaron c.

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by acblue on Mar 16, 2008 4:19 AM PDT   0 recs

Portland State's gonna get hosed...
just because it's their first ever Tourney appearance.  They're a very good team and would definitely have a good shot at beating a 13 or a 12.</bias>

by Patrick517 on Mar 16, 2008 7:38 AM PDT   0 recs

whoops!
I meant of winning as a 12 or 13...

I'm a dumbass.

by Patrick517 on Mar 16, 2008 8:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They'll get a 15 seed
There's a lot of dreks at the bottom of the field, and they're not quite THAT low.
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by Gomez on Mar 16, 2008 3:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Prophetic, you are
A 16 seed? Seriously? Laaaame.
MLS Seattle

by Nick S on Mar 17, 2008 1:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My projection...
My school, American University, makes it for the first time in school history.
So what would Brian Boitano do if he were here today? I'm sure he'd kick an ass or two, that's what Brian Boitano'd do!

by MarinerintheDistrict on Mar 16, 2008 8:46 AM PDT   0 recs

Fun fact
100% of D-I schools who win their conference tournament make the NCAA tournament each year.  Amazing correlation... one you clearly factored into this sick and excellent prediction.
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by Gomez on Mar 16, 2008 3:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm just pissed Gonzaga blew it
and now they're looking at a 7 seed.
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 16, 2008 8:55 AM PDT   0 recs

Speaking of neutral-site conference tourneys
San Diego, a decent but not great team, beat both Saint Mary's and Gonzaga in the WCC conference tournament on San Diego's on-campus home court.

Starting next year, the WCC is taking its tournament to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.  That should be neutral enough, as the WCC does not have a school in Nevada; the closest schools are in the L.A. area.

A's fan, living in Oakland

by Soaker on Mar 16, 2008 10:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know.
WCC tourney:
Great farce or greatest farce?

Considering SD is the only team that's won it besides GONZ in the last ten years, and both were major upsets on their home court.

If they weren't going to play at a neutral site, they should play it on the home court of the #1 seed. Yeah, it's not realistic, but it's fair.

//GTE

"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 16, 2008 12:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, the lowest conferences do this
And you still see upsets of the 1 seed, so it's not like the tournaments are a hopeless cause for the other schools.

The conferences just have this problem with seeing $$$ in centralized big city sites, which is half sensible and half pointless.

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by Gomez on Mar 16, 2008 3:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If they hadn't moved it to a neutral site
for the foreseeable future, Gonzaga would have gotten another crack at hosting it since they're the only other team with a reasonable sized arena.
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by JI on Mar 16, 2008 3:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Go Cougs!!
But Basketball sucks.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 16, 2008 2:16 PM PDT   0 recs