Bracketology 2019-2020

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

They've been there since before the butler win and Arizona and LSU's loss. My guess is that they will move up in the next update

BM updated today. MU leapfrogged Arizona and LSU and is now the second highest 6 seed and are closer to the #1 6 seed (Iowa) then they are to the #3 6 seed (LSU). Highest someone has us seeded is 4 and the lowest any bracket has is seeded is 8.

Preseason I pegged us for a 4 seed. Seems like a tall order but looks a lot more attainable than it did a month ago. Teams we would currently need to leapfrog on BM are Iowa, Creighton, Colorado, Michigan State, Kentucky, and one of Nova/Butler/Penn State/Oregon. Fortunately, every remaining game we play is Q1 except Georgetown at home and at St. John's (who is 1 spot away from being Q1). Plenty of opportunities for us to move up and we would need to string together multiple losses to move significantly down.

[burger]

We win at the Vill and you better be watching the bracket show by the NCAA committee......Could be on that 4th line of the S-Curve.....

[goldeneagle91114]

Sidebar - what the hell is up with OSU? I'm trying to think of a bigger regular season collapse.

Really.... after what MU fans witnessed last year... your trying to think of a bigger regular season collapse?

[wadesworld]

Really.... after what MU fans witnessed last year... your trying to think of a bigger regular season collapse?

Yeah MU crash and burned all the way from a 3 seed to a 5 seed.

[shoothoops]

Lunardi, today, 5 seed East, 4/5 game with Penn St.

[GoldenDieners32]

Lunardi, today, 5 seed East, 4/5 game with Penn St.

I would take that draw

[cheebs09]

Lunardi, today, 5 seed East, 4/5 game with Penn St.

Payback for the NIT.

[brewcity77]

Lunardi, today, 5 seed East, 4/5 game with Penn St.

That's a curious choice. Granted, I had PSU on the 4 line last week, but the SC didn't have them in the top-16 and didn't mention them in the teams just outside. They did mention both Kentucky & Iowa, both of whom won on Saturday. Hard to see how in his mind PSU went past Iowa, who he has down on the 6-line currently.

[lawdog77]

Did the show this weekend have Wisconsin in the tourney?

[HowardsWorld]

Did the show this weekend have Wisconsin in the tourney?

The show only had the top 4 seeds in each region.

Wisconsin is pretty safely in at this point even with a 14-10 record because of there Quad 1 wins.

[lawdog77]

The show only had the top 4 seeds in each region.

Wisconsin is pretty safely in at this point even with a 14-10 record because of there Quad 1 wins.

they had some bracketologist on after, but I dont recall seeing the Badgers in the field

[brewcity77]

they had some bracketologist on after, but I dont recall seeing the Badgers in the field

Definitely in. On bracket matrix this morning they are included in 91/91 brackets.

[Windyplayer]

Definitely in. On bracket matrix this morning they are included in 91/91 brackets.

I guess that's one piece of evidence. I'll weigh it accordingly.

[muguru]

Did the show this weekend have Wisconsin in the tourney?

Please please please basketball gods, if you're real..you will see to it that the Badgers crash and burn down the stretch and do NOT make the NCAA's.

[Pakuni]

Please please please basketball gods, if you're real..you will see to it that the Badgers crash and burn down the stretch and do NOT make the NCAA's.

That would be bad for MU.
Also, might cost Gard his job ... which also could be bad for MU.

[brewcity77]

Please please please basketball gods, if you're real..you will see to it that the Badgers crash and burn down the stretch and do NOT make the NCAA's.

Disagree. Want them to stay top-40 NET so it's a Q1A loss. Our loss column, Providence aside, is one of the strengths of our resume.

[94Warrior]

UW has 10 losses, and is 7-6 in conf, with 7 reg season games remaining.
If they go 3-4, to finish 10-10, plus a loss in the conf tourney, they would have 15 losses. 
No team with 15 losses has ever received an at large bid to the NCAA tourney.

[brewcity77]

UW has 10 losses, and is 7-6 in conf, with 7 reg season games remaining.
If they go 3-4, to finish 10-10, plus a loss in the conf tourney, they would have 15 losses. 
No team with 15 losses has ever received an at large bid to the NCAA tourney in eleven months.

FIFY

[Oldgym]

UW has 10 losses, and is 7-6 in conf, with 7 reg season games remaining.
If they go 3-4, to finish 10-10, plus a loss in the conf tourney, they would have 15 losses. 
No team with 15 losses has ever received an at large bid to the NCAA tourney.

Florida was 19-15 last year and got an at-large.  Bucky will be in the dance.

[muguru]

Disagree. Want them to stay top-40 NET so it's a Q1A loss. Our loss column, Providence aside, is one of the strengths of our resume.

I don't care about that...MU's resume will take care of itself. it's far more important to me to not see them in the dance.

I'm glad you posted this though Brew, because it brings me back to a HUGE issue of mine that I see so many people talk about...one example is what you cited above for instance. that you(and I'm sure many others do too)want UW to make the dance so MU's loss to them doesn't look as bad...or, when someone says "well if so and so beats so and so, that helps us". To me, that's crap...in any sport. Why should you depend on others to help make you look better??

Do what you have to do and take care of your own business, and none of that ever matters, right?? For instance, beat Wisconsin, and beat Providence for example, and what they do the rest of the year really shouldn't matter. Win games, don't lose one's you shouldn't lose and everything else takes care of itself. But because you lose those games(which you shouldn't have), now it turns to a mentality where people want your opponent to do this or that so it helps you look better...you know what would have helped the most?? Not losing to them to begin with. There is no better way to help yourself than by winning games...that goes for ANY sport. Don't rely on your opponents to do the work you could have done yourself. That's the way I see it.

[Pakuni]

Florida was 19-15 last year and got an at-large.  Bucky will be in the dance.

And Alabama got in in 2018 at 19-15.
As did Vandy in 2017.
Maybe he meant no Big 10 team has gotten in with 15 losses.

[Pakuni]

I don't care about that...MU's resume will take care of itself. it's far more important to me to not see them in the dance.

I'm glad you posted this though Brew, because it brings me back to a HUGE issue of mine that I see so many people talk about...one example is what you cited above for instance. that you(and I'm sure many others do too)want UW to make the dance so MU's loss to them doesn't look as bad...or, when someone says "well if so and so beats so and so, that helps us". To me, that's crap...in any sport. Why should you depend on others to help make you look better??

Do what you have to do and take care of your own business, and none of that ever matters, right?? For instance, beat Wisconsin, and beat Providence for example, and what they do the rest of the year really shouldn't matter. Win games, don't lose one's you shouldn't lose and everything else takes care of itself. But because you lose those games(which you shouldn't have), now it turns to a mentality where people want your opponent to do this or that so it helps you look better...you know what would have helped the most?? Not losing to them to begin with. There is no better way to help yourself than by winning games...that goes for ANY sport. Don't rely on your opponents to do the work you could have done yourself. That's the way I see it.

Ignorance of how the tournament selection process works on fully display.

[muguru]

Florida was 19-15 last year and got an at-large.  Bucky will be in the dance.

Not if they are only a couple of games above .500 overall they won't be. It's happened ONE time in NCAA history, and that was when Georgia played an unprecedented non conference schedule.

IF UW gets in, then the next best thing would be if they are in Dayton..I'd be okay with that.

[tower912]

Yes, more wins are better than fewer wins.
Marquette is currently comfortably in.   Keep playing well and there will be nothing to worry about.

[muguru]

Ignorance of how the tournament selection process works on fully display.

Nice try, I LIVE for the NCAA selection show, I'm well aware of how it works. Answer my question...if you're intelligent enough to do so..If team A takes care of their own business during the year, does it matter what your opponents do the rest of the way?? Especially if it's one's you shouldn't have lost to to begin with??

It makes ZERO difference...do what you need to do and what you can control as a team, and everything will be fine. In other words, win games...lots of them. It's very simple.