Bracketology Thread 2023

[JakeBarnes]

Today Joe Lunardi ESPN has Marquette as a #3 Seed playing #14 Seed Furman in Columbus with Northwestern being the #6 Seed

That's a perfect draw imo. Hope we get it

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Losses this week by Indiana, Northwestern, and Iowa have left a real oddity in the middle heavy Big 10. Michigan at 11-7 pending tonight's game at Illinois is all alone in second place, but is still appropriately teetering on the edge of the bubble. If Rutgers wins at Minnesota tonight, and Illinois beats Michigan (both expected results), they will have a 7 way tie for second place and only MSU's cancelled game against Minnesota is keeping them from also being 11-8.

What a swamp of mediocrity.

Rutgers blew 10 point lead with 1:15 left.  So only 6 second place teams right now.   

[Uncle Rico]

That's a perfect draw imo. Hope we get it

Want nothing to do with a SoCon team seeded 14

[PGsHeroes32]

Hasnt NU lost like 3 in a row? And they have desperate Rutgers next.

Unlikely they get a 6

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Give me just absolute chaos

#14 Iona
#6 TAMU
#2 Texas
#1 Alabama

[The Lens]

Give me just absolute chaos

#14 Iona
#6 TAMU
#2 Texas
#1 Alabama

#1 Kansas, we have some unfinished business

Then in the Final Four we face the suddenly red-hot Michigan State Spartans followed by UVA in the Championship game.  Afterwards Dave and Steph pen an apology letter.

[WhiteTrash]

Want nothing to do with a SoCon team seeded 14

YEH! If that happens MU should tell the NCAA to "suck it" and opt for the NIT. Been there, done that.

[mugrad_89]

YEH! If that happens MU should tell the NCAA to "suck it" and opt for the NIT. Been there, done that.

So now COLE refers to worrying abouy potential 14 seeds?  👀

[FairWeatherEagle]

POST #1 - make it good FairWeather...

2 vs 3 - I dont think it makes a big difference...14 or 15 then 6 or 7 (if their 11 or 10 don't get em).   The matchups are a crapshoot I think.

Having said that, 2 would be nice, but we only get it if we win the BET.  I know conference tourneys don't matter much but it will make the difference.

Do we want UW and MissState to get in so MU can say all their losses were to tourney teams?  OR does Badger-Hate overrule?

Thats all I got for POST #1!!

[wadesworld]

POST #1 - make it good FairWeather...

2 vs 3 - I dont think it makes a big difference...14 or 15 then 6 or 7 (if their 11 or 10 don't get em).   The matchups are a crapshoot I think.

Having said that, 2 would be nice, but we only get it if we win the BET.  I know conference tourneys don't matter much but it will make the difference.

Do we want UW and MissState to get in so MU can say all their losses were to tourney teams?  OR does Badger-Hate overrule?

Thats all I got for POST #1!!

#bandisguy

[wisblue]

Do we want UW and MissState to get in so MU can say all their losses were to tourney teams?  OR does Badger-Hate overrule?

Badger hate wins and it's no contest.

To whom that would care would you say "Hey, all of MU's losses were to NCAA tourney teams"?

I don't want the Badgers sharing the spotlight from the local media entering the NCAA.

[Ardmore Mug]

+1,000,000   

[romey]

Badger hate wins and it's no contest.

To whom that would care would you say "Hey, all of MU's losses were to NCAA tourney teams"?

I don't want the Badgers sharing the spotlight from the local media entering the NCAA.

But I wouldn't mind sharing it with UWM.  The irony would be beautiful.  No Badgers in, but Panthers in.

BADgers 3rd best team in the state

[real chili 83]

POST #1 - make it good FairWeather...

2 vs 3 - I dont think it makes a big difference...14 or 15 then 6 or 7 (if their 11 or 10 don't get em).   The matchups are a crapshoot I think.

Having said that, 2 would be nice, but we only get it if we win the BET.  I know conference tourneys don't matter much but it will make the difference.

Do we want UW and MissState to get in so MU can say all their losses were to tourney teams?  OR does Badger-Hate overrule?

Thats all I got for POST #1!!

Eff the Badgers.  Top 5 smarmy fan base.   Great to see their FB and BB programs suck again. 

[JWags85]

I know Lunardi is a joke but having KSU who has lost 4 of 9, including 2 to the bottom 2 teams in the B12, as a 2 over MU right now is dumb.

Also, having Wisky still in the field shows how terrible the bubble is this year, my god. Since Jan 1, lost 11 of 17, won 1 win over a team currently in the NCAA field (Iowa, not counting current last in PSU who is in less than half of BracketMatrix's brackets) , and currently 3 games under .500 in the B14.

[GoldenEagles03]

Baylor getting blasted at home by Iowa State.

The window for a 2 seed is opening!

[FairWeatherEagle]

#bandisguy

No, never played in the band 😉

[Uncle Rico]

https://twitter.com/mattnorlander/status/1632444237332586498?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

[cheebs09]

https://twitter.com/mattnorlander/status/1632444237332586498?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

Interesting. I always thought a large chunk of seeding was done Friday/Saturday, which is why Conference Tourneys didn't result in much movement.

[fjm]

https://twitter.com/mattnorlander/status/1632444237332586498?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

"YeAh BuT WhAT iF My TeAm DoEs ThAt ThInG oN FriDaY NiGHt Or SaTuRDay!?"

[dgies9156]

YEH! If that happens MU should tell the NCAA to "suck it" and opt for the NIT. Been there, done that.

Can't do that anymore. After 1970, both the NCAA and the university said no more tuning down NCAA bids. Period.

It ain't going to happen but we have a nasty score to settle with Miami of Ohio. A really nasty one!

[The Sultan]

Can't do that anymore. After 1970, both the NCAA and the university said no more tuning down NCAA bids. Period.

It ain't going to happen but we have a nasty score to settle with Miami of Ohio. A really nasty one!

LOL. It was 45 years ago. No one really cares.

[WarriorDoc]

https://twitter.com/mattnorlander/status/1632444237332586498?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q

Can someone set up a "NoLongerBadgers" account on Buckyuville and tell them about this?  They seem to think if they win at Minnesota tonight and get one more in the BTT, they are in.  Based on this, unless they have a strong performance, they might not have enough from the hypothetical Minnesota win today.

[cheebs09]

Can someone set up a "NoLongerBadgers" account on Buckyuville and tell them about this?  They seem to think if they win at Minnesota tonight and get one more in the BTT, they are in.  Based on this, unless they have a strong performance, they might not have enough from the hypothetical Minnesota win today.

Not sure why that would matter. They'd be in the Late Saturday category. Won't they be playing Wednesday in the Big Ten tourney?

[CountryRoads]

Michigan is in with a win today. Zero chance committee doesn't put them in if they finish alone in 2nd place. I think Penn State just played their way in this week also with 2 wins over tournament teams. Badgers are out unless they make the championship game and there are no bid stealers. I think they would give them a last 4 spot in that scenario.