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02-09-2020, 06:05 PM #751
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02-09-2020, 06:10 PM #752
This site currently has Xavier vs Cincinnati in the playin game. https://bracketologists.com/bracket/
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02-09-2020, 06:38 PM #753
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02-09-2020, 06:56 PM #754
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02-09-2020, 08:55 PM #755
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02-09-2020, 09:06 PM #756
VCU is a complete fraud. And after watching Houston destroy Wichita State, there isn't enough air freshener in that conference to cover up the stink of their profiles.
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02-10-2020, 05:57 AM #757
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02-10-2020, 09:16 AM #758
Based on the top 16 that the committee released, they seem to at least be factoring in the predictive metrics like KenPom and a few others. The most obvious example of that is Dayton. Their resume tops out with a neutral win against SMC, and a road win at Saint Louis. While the resume is good, it's very rare that you see a team on one of the top two lines didn't beat anyone in the top half of the bracket. The stated reason at the teleconference was their metrics, and that both of their losses were in overtime. While I certainly agree that overtime losses to teams like Kansas shouldn't count against you, I don't know if I agree that it should be a point of merit.
Michigan State is another example of a team that is seeded higher than just the value of their wins and losses. They did win at Seton Hall and Minnesota, but Minnesota probably won't make the field, and other than that they've basically beaten teams at home that are good overall, but that are bad in true road games. Yet, they get a protected seed, and the only thing you can really point to is the predictive metrics.
Another thing that they seem to be obsessed with a little more than they should is OOC SOS. I agree that it's very important to play a tough schedule, but the reason it's important is because you need wins that will impress the committee, and the tougher your schedule is, the easier it is to do that. I'm not in favor of rewarding teams who played a tough schedule and didn't play well against it simply because they played a tough schedule. But, they seem to be doing that too. Penn State was ahead of Michigan State in the standings, had won at Michigan State, had more road wins, and better overall wins, yet they were seeded behind Michigan State. The stated reason?? OOC SOS. Well, if you have better wins than another team despite the fact that your schedule wasn't quite as tough, shouldn the fact that you have better wins be good enough??
So, once again, they're looking at things as if they were a bunch of ADs and commissioners. Which is, I guess, exactly what they are."You can't fix stupid." Ron White
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02-10-2020, 05:37 PM #759
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02-10-2020, 08:09 PM #760
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Florida state, just like unc, got duked. Ten seconds left, duke up 3, duke should have got a flagrant 1 called on them, instead foul on florida state. Such a joke
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