Bracketology 2012-2013

[TheAsianSensation]

Lunardi has ISUb dropped to a 12. What happened?

Nothing. Note that he has a play in game slotted as an 11 seed, better than InSU. This usually means there's bracket conflict that could only be resolved by sliding InSU down a seed line. They're a true 11 on the S-Curve.

Actually on second look, he violates one by having InSu and Creighton in the same regional.

I believe he is correct there. You can have two teams from the same league in the same regional as long as they don't meet before the Sweet 16. I believe that rule was changed when the Big East got 9 that one year.

Indiana State is a 12 because they are the auto-bid right now, they are not an at large by his rules because they would be the 1 seed if the Valley Tournament started today.

I have to check, but there's a separate rule that says the top 3 teams in each conference have to be in 3 separate regionals. Usually that's put in for conferences like the Big East to prevent cannibalization of their best teams before the final four, but it technically applies to the Valley too. But that may be one of the "breakable" rules now.

[bleach]

Lunardi has ISUb dropped to a 12. What happened?

Getting closer to selection day.

[TheAsianSensation]

The road losses are starting to become belligerent and numerous for Indiana St. Including at 172, 199, 112, 153, and 205. 6-8 R/N record now, as that is starting to erode at the quality wins on the schedule.

The two remaining road games are the mandatory games to end all mandatory games. You have got to find 4-5 on the road in the Valley. Posting 2-7 would be catastrophic. InSU's season might be on the brink at Bradley this weekend.

[isumvc1]

The road losses are starting to become belligerent and numerous for Indiana St. Including at 172, 199, 112, 153, and 205. 6-8 R/N record now, as that is starting to erode at the quality wins on the schedule.

The two remaining road games are the mandatory games to end all mandatory games. You have got to find 4-5 on the road in the Valley. Posting 2-7 would be catastrophic. InSU's season might be on the brink at Bradley this weekend.

We will not win at Bradley this weekend, no way, no how. This team just doesn't know how to win road games in the MVC yet. It appears they just go into road arenas (of lower MVC teams) and expect to be handed a victory, then when the other teams punch us in the mouth we panic and never recover. Bradley will win by 5-10 points Saturday. It won't be any different than all our other road games, save WSU, UNI.

ISU's only hope to make the NCAA now is to win in St. Louis. We finally suffered the "mortal loss" that ended all at large hopes

[TheAsianSensation]

I'm taking Creighton out of my lockbox. Just in case.

They're still 8-4 against the RPI Top 50, they have a good pocket collection of 7 wins in between 51-100. Their loss to Boise St looks reasonable now. The big issue now is that N-Wisconsin is the signature win, and you'd like more ammo (top 50 wins) behind that to fire. @Belmont would've been that ammo, not sure about @St Mary's the way the RPI stands.

Creighton really really needed Belmont, as it turns out.

Also, Northern Iowa is starting to creep onto the back end of the NIT bubble. Keep winning.

[GoShockers89]

I'm taking Creighton out of my lockbox. Just in case.

They're still 8-4 against the RPI Top 50

I hate when people do this to me, but I have to nitpick here.

CU is 1-2 against the RPI top 50. They are 8-4 against the top 100.

[Ace Dad]

http://t.foxsports.msn.com/college-bask ... the-bubble

[ptownbraves]

The road losses are starting to become belligerent and numerous for Indiana St. Including at 172, 199, 112, 153, and 205. 6-8 R/N record now, as that is starting to erode at the quality wins on the schedule.

The two remaining road games are the mandatory games to end all mandatory games. You have got to find 4-5 on the road in the Valley. Posting 2-7 would be catastrophic. InSU's season might be on the brink at Bradley this weekend.

We will not win at Bradley this weekend, no way, no how. This team just doesn't know how to win road games in the MVC yet. It appears they just go into road arenas (of lower MVC teams) and expect to be handed a victory, then when the other teams punch us in the mouth we panic and never recover. Bradley will win by 5-10 points Saturday. It won't be any different than all our other road games, save WSU, UNI.

ISU's only hope to make the NCAA now is to win in St. Louis. We finally suffered the "mortal loss" that ended all at large hopes

As a Bradley fan, I hope you're right, but as an MVC fan, the more representation in the dance the better. If Dyricus is out for Bradley on Saturday, I have a very difficult time seeing them beat ISUb. Bradley is fighting to get out of Thursday at this point. ISUb is fighting to get into the dance. Sounds like ISUb has a lot more to play for.

[shocktheheart]

Lunardi's new bracket out with WSU, Creighton, and Indiana State in the field. Tree's one of the last four in

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

[shocktheheart]

Palm's new bracket out with WSU and Creighton in the field. Indiana State one of the first four out.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology