Bracketology - 2012 edition

[MSUDuo]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

[DoubleJayAlum]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

Well, if I have to pick one, I pick team A, but I really don't think either team should get in....

[shocktheheart]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

Well, if I have to pick one, I pick team A, but I really don't think either team should get in....

I agree

[CaseyGarrisonforPrez]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

Team A. And nationally most everyone will have A ahead of B once they update their mock brackets (Team A just got their best win of the year this week).

Right now I have both in my mock bracket though Team B is sliding quickly. Would be nice to see them in the Dance for the first time however.

[MSUDuo]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

Well, if I have to pick one, I pick team A, but I really don't think either team should get in....

Agreed. But there are 68 spots. Someone HAS to get in...

Team A is USF
Team B is Northwestern

Northwestern has no business being in this year. None what so ever...

[omahaben]

The bubble's exceptionally weak right now. There will likely be a few upsets that shrink it, but even still, the 11-13 seeds are going to be weaker than normal. This might be a year when all four 5-seeds advance.

It's really too bad a 3rd Valley team couldn't separate itself from the pack, cause they'd probably make it in easily this year.

[MSUDuo]

I've got 66 spots filled...

It's a complete clusterf#*k around the bubble teams this year... I guess that's usually the case every year...


Conference- # [Bubble In] (Bubble Out)
B1G- 6 (NW)
East- 8 [WVU] (USF, Seton)
SEC- 5 [Miss St] (Tenn)
B12- 6 [Texas]
MWC- 4 [Colorado St]
ACC- 5 [Miami] (NCSt)
A10- 3 [Xavier] (Dayton, St Joe)
MVC- 2
CUSA- 2 (UCF)
Pac12- 2 [Cal] (Oregon, Arizona, Colorado)
WCC- 3 [BYU]
20 should be 1 bid leagues
66 of 68


Who gets the last 2 spots?

My last 6 in would be WVU, Xavier,Texas, Miami, Seton Hall, St Joe

First 4 out: USF, Tennessee, NW, VCU


Good gawd...This is nuts...

HCCM has Tennessee coming out of no where to get on the bubble. They have some terrible losses but that was before Stokes was eligible. They are going to finish 2nd in the SEC if Kentucky beats Florida tomorrow. Lunardi seems to think they need 2 SEC tourney wins to feel good.

Come on Redbirds!!! Knock someone out of the tourney!

[DoubleJayAlum]

Time to play Blind Resume!

Team
18-11 (12-5)
RPI is 16 points better than Team B
2-7 v. top50
6-8 v. top100

Team B
17-12(7-10)
RPI is 50+
2-10 v. top50
5-12 v. top100

Both these teams are fighting for one of the last spots in. Which do you have if you had to select the last team in?

Well, if I have to pick one, I pick team A, but I really don't think either team should get in....

Agreed. But there are 68 spots. Someone HAS to get in...

Team A is USF
Team B is Northwestern

Northwestern has no business being in this year. None what so ever...

You left out one important metric when considering Northwestern I think. A SOS of 12 should help them IMO. It shows they went out and played people in the noncon instead of loading up with patsies that BCS schools are wont to do. I think that deserves a nod by the committee.

[MSUDuo]

Don't disagree. But you have to beat someone. All bubble have one thing in common, they have proven they can lose. You have to show that you can beat someone. NW is 1-8 against the top50. 1 win out of 9 chances is pathetic.

Right now I'd really give Tennesse an at-large. Some bad losses, all bubble teams have them, but they have actually have wins against the top50. 4 of them.

[Ace Happy]

You left out one important metric when considering Northwestern I think. A SOS of 12 should help them IMO. It shows they went out and played people in the noncon instead of loading up with patsies that BCS schools are wont to do. I think that deserves a nod by the committee.

That SOS is due to the Big10 unless you see something in their non-conference schedule below that supports your assertion (losses to Baylor & Creighton?).

11/07/11 vs. Robert Morris (Ill.) # Evanston, Ill. W, 99-48
11/13/11 vs. Texas-Pan American Evanston, Ill. W, 60-36
Charleston Classic
11/17/11 vs. LSU Charleston, S.C. W, 88-82
11/18/11 vs. Tulsa Charleston, S.C. W, 69-65
11/20/11 vs. Seton Hall Charleston, S.C. W, 80-73

11/25/11 vs. Stony Brook Evanston, Ill. W, 63-58
11/29/11 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena) W, 76-60
12/02/11 vs. Mississippi Valley State Evanston, Ill. W, 92-67
12/04/11 vs. #7/8 Baylor Evanston, Ill. L, 69-41
12/15/11 vs. Texas Southern Evanston, Ill. W, 81-51
12/17/11 vs. Central Connecticut Evanston, Ill. W, 70-64
12/18/11 vs. Eastern Illinois Evanston, Ill. W, 87-72
12/22/11 at #23/21 Creighton Omaha, Neb. L, 87-79