Anyone else picking UW over nova

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Nope but I do have Northwestern beating Gonzaga

My money would be on NW losing to Vandy.

[KampusFoods]

My money would be on NW losing to Vandy.

I'm with you.

I think Vandy got too high of a seed, but they pass my eye test lately, outside of the clunker vs. Arkansas

[Hubert Davis]

I have Nova but I think if Wisco beats VT they will be a serious threat to Nova. They obviously got screwed on their seed and are a very good, battle-tested team.

My Big East bias shows in some of my other picks.. I have PC winning the play in game then beating SMU and Baylor. I have have Creighton in the Sweet 16.

Go Marquette and go Big East!

[wadesworld]

Nope but I do have Northwestern beating Gonzaga

I wish.  I think Vandy beats NW and then gets rocked by the Zags.  What a gift of a draw for the Zags.  The top 8, 9, 4, and 5 all stink in that bracket.  Even the 3, 6, and 7 are horrible for their seeds.  I wanted to take the Zags out in the 2nd round, but I can't see any way it's not Gonzaga vs. Arizona in the Elite 8.

[brewcity77]

I wish.  I think Vandy beats NW and then gets rocked by the Zags.  What a gift of a draw for the Zags.  The top 8, 9, 4, and 5 all stink in that bracket.  Even the 3, 6, and 7 are horrible for their seeds.  I wanted to take the Zags out in the 2nd round, but I can't see any way it's not Gonzaga vs. Arizona in the Elite 8.

I'd be happier with your scenario than mine. I think Notre Dame takes out Gonzaga. Better on both ends than anyone the Zags have seen since last year.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I've got Princeton taking out Notre Dame, its definitely my boldest upset pick. I also have the Zags reaching the Final Four. Partially because of an easy draw, partially because I think they are better than people are giving them credit for.

[mu03eng]

I've got Princeton taking out Notre Dame, its definitely my boldest upset pick. I also have the Zags reaching the Final Four. Partially because of an easy draw, partially because I think they are better than people are giving them credit for.

I get what you are saying, but until the Zags actually prove it in the tournament I will always pick them to fall early. The WCC is generally trash and I don't think you can play that level of competition for almost 3 months and ramp up for the tournament.

They did get gifted an easy bracket so I could see at least a S16 for them

[Dr. Blackheart]

I'd be happier with your scenario than mine. I think Notre Dame takes out Gonzaga. Better on both ends than anyone the Zags have seen since last year.

ND my have trouble with their height.

[brewcity77]

ND my have trouble with their height.

They may, but they had wins against FSU, Pitt, Syracuse, and Louisville, all of whom have plenty of height. Granted, Karnowski is a beast, but it won't be unfamiliar territory for the Irish.

[mug644]

I have Nova but I think if Wisco beats VT they will be a serious threat to Nova. They obviously got screwed on their seed and are a very good, battle-tested team.

My Big East bias shows in some of my other picks.. I have PC winning the play in game then beating SMU and Baylor. I have have Creighton in the Sweet 16.

Go Marquette and go Big East!

Oops.

[wadesworld]

Oops.

Good thing for him is he gets to change that pick.

[brewcity77]

My Big East bias shows in some of my other picks.. I have PC winning the play in game then beating SMU and Baylor. I have have Creighton in the Sweet 16.

So...uhh...go Trojans, then?

[GGGG]

I have Nova but I think if Wisco beats VT they will be a serious threat to Nova. They obviously got screwed on their seed and are a very good, battle-tested team.

My Big East bias shows in some of my other picks.. I have PC winning the play in game then beating SMU and Baylor. I have have Creighton in the Sweet 16.

Go Marquette and go Big East!

I mean I have a sense that UW should have been seeded higher, but objectively it is hard to make that case.  Their best non conference win was Marquette. 

[brewcity77]

I mean I have a sense that UW should have been seeded higher, but objectively it is hard to make that case.  Their best non conference win was Marquette.

I agree. People cry foul because they were ranked all year long, but I think that's largely a product of expectations. On 5 top-50 wins, RPI 60 Marquette was their best non-con win, their three top-25 wins were barely top-25 (20 Minnesota twice, 25 Michigan at home), and their non-conference SOS of 276 was bad.

Add that to a down Big 10 and how can you really reward them for that? They could maybe be a line higher, but I even think a 6 is a stretch. Not over SMU, Cincy, or Creighton. Maybe Maryland, but if any Big 10 team really "deserved" that spot, it's Michigan, who had more top-25 and top-50 wins, better computer and RPI numbers, had the toughest non-con SOS of the three, and just won the league's tournament (proof that conference tournies no matter?).