Notes from last night's games:
Michigan and UNC both eeked out 1-point wins on the road.
Baylor, Boise State, Nebraska, Richmond, Toledo and Indiana State all slid down the bubble, putting their at-large hopes in jeopardy with losses.
Arizona reclaimed the #1 overall spot with a domintaing win (their 26th) over California.
Iowa State took back their spot on the 3-line with a win over West Virginia.
1's: Arizona, Wichita State, Florida, Syracuse
2's: Villanova, Saint Louis, Kansas, Creighton
3's: Wisconsin, San Diego State, Cincinnati, Iowa State
4's: Duke, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Mexico
5's: Kentucky, Louisville, UCLA, Michigan State
6's: Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut
7's: Texas, Gonzaga, VCU, SMU
8's: Memphis, Oklahoma, George Washington, Colorado
9's: Saint Joseph's, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Iowa
10's: Oregon, Kansas State, Toledo, Southern Miss
11's: BYU, Xavier, Stanford, Missouri
12's: Middle Tennessee, Green Bay, North Dakota State, Dayton, Saint Mary's
13's: Belmont, California, Oklahoma State, Iona, Stephen F. Austin
14's: Harvard, Mercer, North Carolina Central, New Mexico State
15's: Delaware, Georgia State, Boston University, UC Santa Barbara
16's: Vermont, Robert Morris, Elon, Northern Colorado, Radford, Alabama State
FFO: Indiana State, Baylor, Richmond, Minnesota
NFO: Providence, Arkansas, Ohio, Saint John's
First off gopher centric? that would lead me to think you would favor minnesota. and also there is no way duke is a number 4 seed, no way, not with the number 7 rpi
ReplyDeleteGopher-centric, yes. Gopher-biased, no.
ReplyDeleteRegarding Duke, they have strong RPI (#9) and SOS (#7) numbers, but they also have six losses and a mediocre top-50 record (5-4). I'd need to hear a convincing argument to put Duke above any of my 2 & 3 seeds. My opinion is that most bracketologists suffer from Big Name/Big Conference bias, and therefore seed teams like Duke, Louisville, Kentucky, UNC, etc higher than they should be.
Team Losses Top 50 Top 100 > 100
Villanova 3 4-3 13-3 12-0
Saint Louis 2 3-2 9-2 15-0
Kansas 6 12-6 16-6 11-0
Creighton 4 6-2 12-4 6-0
Wisconsin 5 8-3 15-4 8-1
San Diego St 3 2-2 6-2 16-1
Cincinnati 4 5-4 8-4 16-0
Iowa State 5 8-4 10-5 12-0
Duke 6 5-4 10-5 13-1
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ReplyDeleteTeam (Losses, Top 50, Top 100, > 100)
Villanova (3, 4-3, 13-3, 12-0)
Saint Louis (2, 3-2, 9-2, 15-0)
Kansas (6, 12-6, 16-6, 11-0)
Creighton (4, 6-2, 12-4, 6-0)
Wisconsin (5, 8-3, 15-4, 8-1)
San Diego St (3, 2-2, 6-2, 16-1)
Cincinnati (4, 5-4, 8-4, 16-0)
Iowa State (5, 8-4, 10-5, 12-0)
Duke (6, 5-4, 10-5, 13-1)