***Official 2013 Bracketology Thread***

[TurbulentEddie]

I'll never understand the discussion of matchups based on bracketology at this point of the year. I understand the "will we get in?" discussion but not the "who we might play" discussion.

For that matter, I don't think a lot of bracketologists care about taking the time to make sure their brackets follow all the matchup rules at this time of the year. Lunardi's usually pretty good about it, though.

[GMackey32]

OU probably in, ISU on the fence. Jerry Palm is a doooooooooosssssshhhhhhhhh:

NCAA College Basketball Bubble Watch - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and RPI Rankings

Lol, pretty much the same analysis he had until March last year. What a dork.

[cyguytillidie]

So with us getting a win Saturday (I'm confident...so sue me) what seed do we move up to? 7? 6?

I think 7 sounds reasonable only because that Tech loss will still have some lingering stench. Sure be nice to have a sweep of a top 15 ranked team.

Think he bumps us up to 8 at the highest. Still need a road win to get into the 6/7 range.
Beating KState would probably do it.

[cyguytillidie]

OU probably in, ISU on the fence. Jerry Palm is a doooooooooosssssshhhhhhhhh:

NCAA College Basketball Bubble Watch - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and RPI Rankings

Apparently he frowns upon defending your home court...

[VeloClone]

Just reopen that link and look at it so you can see Memphis above ISU and UK below ISU. Look at the breakdown of games vs. various RPI's. Why is ISU in the same conversation with those two teams???

[Wesley]

Stick a fork in Witchita State. They lost to Southern Illinois, their second conference win. Looks like Creighton may be it from MVC. Indiana State has 8 losses.

[Mumbai1986]

Indiana reclaims No. 1 seed in latest Bracket Watch - College Basketball - Andy Glockner - SI.com

Sports Illustrated has us as a 7 seed!

Don't give up on Wichita State. I think they still get in, but the loss to SIU is bad.

[CycloneRulzzz]

NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections: Feb. 5

EAST (WASHINGTON, DC)		WEST (LOS ANGELES)
Auburn Hills – March 21st/23rd		Lexington – March 21st/23rd
1) Michigan (20-2)		1) Florida (18-2)
16) Bryant (15-6)/Charleston Southern (12-7)		16) Southern (16-7)/NC Central (15-7)
8) Missouri (16-5)		8) Wichita State (19-4)
9) Iowa State (16-6)		9) Saint Louis (16-5)

[CyFan61]

Jerry Palm is an idiot but I do think ISU may be in some trouble if the Cyclones go 0-3 with the only three big road games left - @ KSU, @ BU, and @ OU. Have to win at LEAST one.

[CycloneRulzzz]

I hope that isn't the bracket. Playing Mizzou again would be kinda fun but playing Michigan in Auburn Hills sounds pretty bad.

On bracket matrix, a lot of 9 and 10 seeds. 2 have ISU as a 7.

I'd love a crack Mizzou. Their good players are gone. And even though it would be another Michigan team in Ann Arbor, what is scary about Michigan, hardaway's kid, just put Babb on him and it's shutdown city.

[WDMCyclone]

I'd love a crack Mizzou. Their good players are gone. And even though it would be another Michigan team in Ann Arbor, what is scary about Michigan, hardaway's kid, just put Babb on him and it's shutdown city.

Hard to contain Burke if Babb is on Hardaway. McGary and Morgan would be a handful down low and Stauskas and Robinson are quite the handful also. INCREDIBLY tough game but definitely do-able if we knock down shots early and control boards.

[IAStubborn]

Just reopen that link and look at it so you can see Memphis above ISU and UK below ISU. Look at the breakdown of games vs. various RPI's. Why is ISU in the same conversation with those two teams???

He has CSU and their #15 rpi on the bubble watch. I used to respect his fair look at all the criteria the comitte looks at but with a #15preconcussion rpi they arent getting looked at. H

[State43]

So glad we didn't play Michigan this season....

[State43]

Oh, anyone else love going on Lunardi's bracket and asking where the hoks are? Never gets old.

[2020cy]

I think we can play with about anybody, Michigan at Auburn Hills=not neutral court=not good. See Larrys Mich St game for reference.