Selection Sunday Discussion

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 12:16:47 PM

Thought I would create a new thread for Selection Sunday. Even without Valpo, it is still one of the most exciting days of the year for me!

vuweathernerd · March 13, 2011, 01:33:16 PM

i'm sad that i'll be missing the selection show. the problems of being on the west coast, i guess. but definitely an exciting afternoon. especially considering that we're entertaing the prospect of more games (including possibly at home). gonna be a fun several hours. i have my fingers crossed for the nit, but given the number of conference champs that didn't win their tourneys, it doesn't look promising anymore.

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 04:27:45 PM

My guess for #1 seeds:

Ohio State (#1 overall)
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Duke

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 05:06:07 PM

#1 SEEDS

OHIO STATE (#1 OVERALL)

KANSAS

PITTSBURGH

DUKE

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 05:20:46 PM

Oakland gets a 13 seed and meets #4 Texas in the first round.

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 05:28:42 PM

What seed does Butler get? I would guess a 9 or 10 since Oakland got a 13?

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 05:43:50 PM

Butler as an 8 getting ODU in the first round...

vu72 · March 13, 2011, 05:50:37 PM

The committee must be on drugs. Butler an 8?? With a 42 rpi? Meanwhile Utah State, with a 10 rpi gets a 12 seed??
How about Belmont, with 30 wins and a 27 rpi, gets a 13? They got hosed. A few other shockers.

I think Butler goes down in round 1. ODU had a 14 rpi and gets a 9?? What is up??

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 06:06:43 PM

Here is the full bracket:

StlVUFan · March 13, 2011, 06:20:33 PM

Quote from: valpo04 on March 13, 2011, 05:20:46 PM
Oakland gets a 13 seed and meets #4 Texas in the first round.

God, Oakland. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take down the longhorns.

PLEASE.

With prejudice, if possible.

StlVUFan · March 13, 2011, 06:33:30 PM

By the way, the East region gets 1 of the 16-seed play-in winners and one of the At-Large winners, the Southeast gets the other 16-seed play-in winner, and the Southwest gets the other At-Large winner. The West 2nd round (formerly known as 1st round) is completely set.

I guess I was expecting symmetry, but I suppose there could be a good reason why it shook out that way.

The best guess I had seen for Butler was a 9 seed. David Woods (I think) was hoping for an 11 seed.

valpo04 · March 13, 2011, 06:38:31 PM

Some of the things that stick out to me:

I can't believe Kentucky thumped Florida by 16 in the SEC Championship and gets a 4, while the Gators get a 2.

VT's signature win was beating Duke at home... Clemson's was beating VT at home... Clemson is in and VT is out.

Georgia solidly in as a 10, Alabama out even though Bama beat them twice.

Penn State goes from bubble/out to a 10?

...and the #1 overall has the toughest bracket.

bbtds · March 13, 2011, 10:34:54 PM

Quote from: valpo04 on March 13, 2011, 05:20:46 PM
Oakland gets a 13 seed and meets #4 Texas in the first round.

It's interesting that Oakland will play in Tulsa. A place where they play Oral Roberts every year. And where the Mid-Con/Summit Tourney was held for 4 straight years. This time Oakland will play in Tulsa's downtown arena, the Bank of Oklahoma Center, seats 18,000, where the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Developmental League play. Hopefully the Golden Grizzlies feel comfortable there and can surprise Texas.

Also since Clemson plays in the play-in game Brad Brownell will be coming back to Dayton.

valpo04 · March 15, 2011, 08:05:41 AM

The most informative bracket... ever.

http://www.czabe.com/pdfs/2011%20NCAA%20Tournament%20-%20Czabe%203.14.11FINAL.pdf

drewsaders11 · March 15, 2011, 11:22:03 AM

Wow...that is an intense bracket. I like it, though. Nice to have conference affiliation, RPI, and record in last 12. Nice.

vuweathernerd · March 15, 2011, 07:19:40 PM

Quote from: drewsaders11 on March 15, 2011, 11:22:03 AM
Wow...that is an intense bracket. I like it, though. Nice to have conference affiliation, RPI, and record in last 12. Nice.

agreed

bbtds · March 16, 2011, 02:36:59 AM

Quote from: bbtds on March 13, 2011, 10:34:54 PM
Also since Clemson plays in the play-in game Brad Brownell will be coming back to Dayton.

Brownell wins his return game to Dayton. Clemson downs UAB 70-52.