Bracketology

[dukeboy911]

Also, what are our ideal scenarios re: unc? Haven't paid enough attention to which regions they'll likely land in + who their likely opponents will be.

 

[Rollins]

amazing that the committee MIGHT reward auburn with being a 3 seed!

 

[Devilsforlife]

Pretty crazy how Auburn, Alabama and Tennessee have been the SEC’s best programs since 2018. Kentucky is #4 in that timeframe!

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Both Gary Parrish and Seth Davis say that Iowa State should be a 1 seed over Carolina, which would push UNC to UCONN’s region.

I don’t think it would because if UConn were the overall number 1, the bracketing principles don’t allow for the 1 to be with the 5 on the curve.

But also, does anyone here really think the Committee is spending the day swapping out UNC for fucking Iowa State on the 1 line when they had this shit locked in for days and the UNC AD is on the Committee? Only like 2/100 people on Bracket Matrix seem to think that.

If I’m correct about UConn being the overall 1 (which I hope I am) then UNC as a 2 seed goes to the closest region that’s not the East. So that would be the Midwest with Purdue. Not sure that’s worse for them than them getting 1 in the West.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

amazing that the committee MIGHT reward auburn with being a 3 seed!

Going into the SECT they were 1-7 against Q1. That’s why their seeding doesn’t match their predictive metrics.

 

[bfactor]

@Rollins

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Vegas has UNC at 80% to get the final 1 seed.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Annoying that pretty much everything that had to go wrong for UNC to get the final 1 did over the past week. Duke losing to them at Cameron, and both Arizona and Tennessee pissing themselves to the tune of multiple losses.

 

[dukeboy911]

So do we want Midwest (Purdue) or South (Houston)?

 

[uncy12]

The East is a tough ass region. Getting Auburn as a 4 woof

 

[dukeboy911]

honestly I'm fine with Houston as our 1, would've rather had Purdue, but not complaining.

 

[uncy12]

That is a tough ass region.

 

[physicsfactor]

It’s like the committee didn’t think the ACC was all that bad except Duke. They thought Duke sucks which is true.

 

[aiw]

Vermont

 

[aiw]

Doesn't look like it will be a 91-90 game.

 

[Devilsforlife]

The other 13s are 81, 84, and 98. Glad we got Vermont. I’d be so much more worried about Samford or Yale.

 

[DrKlahn]

This game will have zero fouls and zero turnovers, and so it will really be a shooting and rebounding contest.

 

[physicsfactor]

I know I need to spit out my pacifier and get over it, but has anyone heard or read any commentary from the committee why Kentucky got a 3 seed?

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I haven’t but I found that to be the most egregious one.

 

[Pantone287]

I know I need to spit out my pacifier and get over it, but has anyone heard or read any commentary from the committee why Kentucky got a 3 seed?

They should really have to simply follow the NET and release justifications for "adjustments" of more than 2 spots on the curve, or something similar. The idea of this "committee" of bureaucrat boomer morons using their feelings to subjectively determine seeds in 2024 is laughable to the point of seeming like parody.