First Bracketology- MU a 5 seed

[brewcity77]

I agree 5 bids are very possible - but I said almost impossible for more than 5.

It will depend on how good the good teams are and how bad the bad teams are. Let's say DePaul, Butler, and Seton Hall are all just god awful. Between them, they account for only 8 wins. Xavier ends up not much better, getting 6 wins. The other 6 teams would end up totaling 76 wins, an average of 12.6 league wins. If it's a close race at the top, you could see 6 teams with 11 or more wins. Pretty good chance all 6 get into the Dance.

Of course, that assumes we have 4 really bad teams.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

It will depend on how good the good teams are and how bad the bad teams are. Let's say DePaul, Butler, and Seton Hall are all just god awful. Between them, they account for only 8 wins. Xavier ends up not much better, getting 6 wins. The other 6 teams would end up totaling 76 wins, an average of 12.6 league wins. If it's a close race at the top, you could see 6 teams with 11 or more wins. Pretty good chance all 6 get into the Dance.

Of course, that assumes we have 4 really bad teams.

Exactly true. Unfortunately, the bottom of our conference will be very good this season. Seton Hall was ravished by injuries last season and Depaul will start 4 seniors and got a top 100 frosh coming in. Our league will beat up on itself.

[brandx]

It will depend on how good the good teams are and how bad the bad teams are. Let's say DePaul, Butler, and Seton Hall are all just god awful. Between them, they account for only 8 wins. Xavier ends up not much better, getting 6 wins. The other 6 teams would end up totaling 76 wins, an average of 12.6 league wins. If it's a close race at the top, you could see 6 teams with 11 or more wins. Pretty good chance all 6 get into the Dance.

Of course, that assumes we have 4 really bad teams.

[brandx]

It will depend on how good the good teams are and how bad the bad teams are. Let's say DePaul, Butler, and Seton Hall are all just god awful. Between them, they account for only 8 wins. Xavier ends up not much better, getting 6 wins. The other 6 teams would end up totaling 76 wins, an average of 12.6 league wins. If it's a close race at the top, you could see 6 teams with 11 or more wins. Pretty good chance all 6 get into the Dance.

Of course, that assumes we have 4 really bad teams.

I'm old and so are my math skills, but the 4 bottom teams you name will play 12 games amongst themselves - obviously meaning 12 wins. So that means you think the bottom 4 teams will go 2-46 against the top 6 teams.

Pretty slim chance of that type of futility.

Once we go to 12 or more teams, then we can think about getting 6 teams in

[MU82]

Exactly true. Unfortunately, the bottom of our conference will be very good this season. Seton Hall was ravished by injuries last season and Depaul will start 4 seniors and got a top 100 frosh coming in. Our league will beat up on itself.

Also, ravaged.

[RideMyBuycks]

2-1.

Throw a 5 in after that 2 and you've got yourself a deal.

[Lennys Tap]

Throw a 5 in after that 2 and you've got yourself a deal.

25-1? Really? You like my side of the bet much more than I do.