Lunardi - Bracketology - Apocalypse

**CascadeClone** · 02-28-2012, 10:32 PM

Sorry if this has been posted, didn't see it anywhere. And yes, I know inventing brackets at this point is raking leaves in a hurricane, BUT-

Lunardi has Mich St as #1 seed, and the 8/9 paired with them... ISU vs Southern Miss.

He must have done that just to see if anyone was paying attention. My head almost exploded.

**megamanxzero35** · 02-29-2012, 08:29 AM

Well we don't have to worry about Michigan State as a 1 seed anymore as they just lost last night.

**MNCyGuy** · 02-29-2012, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by megamanxzero35

Well we don't have to worry about Michigan State as a 1 seed anymore as they just lost last night.

Yea, in Lunardi's update this morning he bumped MSU from a 1 seed in favor of Duke.

**Mr Janny** · 02-29-2012, 08:40 AM

what's crazy is he still has UConn in, not even in his "last 4 in" category, despite the fact that they've lost 9 of their last 12 games, 11 of their last 16, are 10th in the Big East at 7-10, and have not strung consecutive victories since early January. Talk about a Bristol Bias.

**Cydkar** · 02-29-2012, 08:47 AM

And people talk about expanding this to 128. That will be a joke.

**MNCyGuy** · 02-29-2012, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

what's crazy is he still has UConn in, not even in his "last 4 in" category, despite the fact that they've lost 9 of their last 12 games, 11 of their last 16, are 10th in the Big East at 7-10, and have not strung consecutive victories since early January. Talk about a Bristol Bias.

Yea, I thought for sure they'd be out of the running after losing to Providence last night.

**Cyclonestate78** · 02-29-2012, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Cydkar

And people talk about expanding this to 128. That will be a joke.

Participation ribbons for EVERYONE!!!!!!! YES!!!!

**Cyclonestate78** · 02-29-2012, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by MNCyGuy

Yea, I thought for sure they'd be out of the running after losing to Providence last night.

This could be one of those at-large bids that leaves everyone shaking their heads. Personally... I hope Pitt whips them and finishes them off.

This is the kind of situation that drives me nuts about the NCAA Tournament selection process. A team like UCONN with their record and crappy performance has no business being in the NCAA Tournament. The selection committee will sell it as UCONN having played the #1 toughest schedule but schedule strength really is meaningless when you lose nearly all of those "tough" games.

**CYUL8R** · 02-29-2012, 09:08 AM

I think I'd take either one - Duke or "Sparta" - as the one seed...we can out-play either one of those if we do what we've been doing all season.

It is ridiculous to still have UCONN as a secure lock...people have been saying all year that they have all this talent (they do) and they will just walk right in to the tournament...well, based on their record, I don't even see how they are off the bubble, to be honest. But then, if you have such a storied program with that much history, I guess you get a pass every now and then. One and done.

**MNCyGuy** · 02-29-2012, 09:15 AM

How crazy will it be if three out of four Final Four teams from last year don't even make the tournament?

**Pat** · 02-29-2012, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclonestate78

Participation ribbons for EVERYONE!!!!!!! YES!!!!

I read an article, probably facetious, that made the case for just allowing everyone in, and, I have to say, it might be a better idea than keeping auto-bids for terrible conferences and slowly creeping towards 128.

There are currently 344 D1 teams (per Wikipedia); of those, 176 will play on Round 1 games, while the top 168 seeds (teehee) will get a bye. The next two rounds would get us from 256 teams to 64, and, viola, we've solved this entire issue (and put Jerry Palm out of a job) while only adding one extra week worth of games.

Ridiculous? Absolutely, but tell me you didn't consider it for at least a second.

**CYUL8R** · 02-29-2012, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Pat

I read an article, probably facetious, that made the case for just allowing everyone in, and, I have to say, it might be a better idea than keeping auto-bids for terrible conferences and slowly creeping towards 128.

There are currently 344 D1 teams (per Wikipedia); of those, 176 will play on Round 1 games, while the top 168 seeds (teehee) will get a bye. The next two rounds would get us from 256 teams to 64, and, viola, we've solved this entire issue (and put Jerry Palm out of a job) while only adding one extra week worth of games.

Ridiculous? Absolutely, but tell me you didn't consider it for at least a second.

Now that's crazy talk right there...next thing you know they'll do away with the BCS and go to a playoff system for football!!! (oh wait, that's actually a good idea...)

**Ciclone** · 02-29-2012, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Cydkar

And people talk about expanding this to 128. That will be a joke.

That would be horrible. Why bother even having a regular season at that point?

**MNCyGuy** · 02-29-2012, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Pat

I read an article, probably facetious, that made the case for just allowing everyone in, and, I have to say, it might be a better idea than keeping auto-bids for terrible conferences and slowly creeping towards 128.

There are currently 344 D1 teams (per Wikipedia); of those, 176 will play on Round 1 games, while the top 168 seeds (teehee) will get a bye. The next two rounds would get us from 256 teams to 64, and, viola, we've solved this entire issue (and put Jerry Palm out of a job) while only adding one extra week worth of games.

Ridiculous? Absolutely, but tell me you didn't consider it for at least a second.

If anything the bracketologists would be MORE busy, figuring out how absolutely every team would get seeded.

**cyatheart** · 02-29-2012, 09:30 AM

Johnny always wanted to let everyone in. Although I don't know if he actually meant it. I liked 64, not a fan of the play in games, but whatever, I can handle a little more tourney.