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I actually think we get out of the 8/9 game. I think today we are maybe there. But I think we win our next two and give Baylor a good game. We'll be on the 6/7 line when all is said and done.
You should have linked this. THESE are the 5 people to pay attention to.
Bracketology Guide / Resume Comparison Data
So there have been a handful of bracket/resume/NET related threads, but I haven't seen one that really summarizes or guides people on which brackets to look at, who's best, or where to compare resumes. Hoping this thread can help. Background, I've been doing bracketology off and on since 2014...
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Last years champ is rated #51, just ahead of Linardi. He has us at an 8 seed.
I try to stick with brackets in the top 10 of the rankings. As they are proven over at least 3 years to be very good.
My favorite bracket makers are
1. Heat Check CBB bracketologist Lukas Harkins
2. Indiana Delphi high school teacher Brian Tonsoni has a committee of high school students make a bracket. I think the reason they are #2 here is it's a collab versus 1 biased opinion.
3. Dave Ommen at Bracketville (one of the longest in the game)
Heat Check CBB March Madness Bracketology — Heat Check CBB
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Dave’s Bracket
This is where you will find my bracket projections for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. At the time of publication, the bracket reflects an overview of where the NCAA landscape currently stands. Bra…
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There is a thread about it here:
Bracketology Guide / Resume Comparison Data
So there have been a handful of bracket/resume/NET related threads, but I haven't seen one that really summarizes or guides people on which brackets to look at, who's best, or where to compare resumes. Hoping this thread can help. Background, I've been doing bracketology off and on since 2014...
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At least Palm has been horrible in ISU's favor this year, which is a new and refreshing change out of him.
I get the argument with teams who have less quad 1 wins but a higher % in quad 1 games (even then we aren't talking about a huge list of teams). Less games vs quad one and a lower win % seems insane.
Not brackets per se, but TR probability has ISU at 93.9% and Iowa at 90.4% of getting a tourney bid. They have both as #8 seeds.
IMO, 2 more wins and we are a 6 seed.
Beating OSU only = last 7, first 8 seed
Only KSU = 7 seed (9 Q1 wins)
Only Baylor = top 7 seed
2 more wins almost guarantees ISU finishes with 9 Q1 wins and puts us in the conversation for Milwaukee and a 6 seed
Beating OSU only = last 7, first 8 seed
Only KSU = 7 seed (9 Q1 wins)
Only Baylor = top 7 seed
2 more wins almost guarantees ISU finishes with 9 Q1 wins and puts us in the conversation for Milwaukee and a 6 seed
The better of the bracketologists to follow updated some of their brackets today:
Bracketville has us up to a 7 seed vs San Francisco likely playing Duke second round. I don't HATE that draw but I really want off the 7/8/9/10 seed line. Just think that's where we end up.
Making the Madness has us the exact same as Brackeville...7 seed playing SF with Duke waiting.
For those interested, Lunardi moved us up to 7 seed playing Wake Forest then Purdue. But he also has Iowa a 6 (not happening) and still has North Carolina solidly in (also not happening).
Palm, conversely, has Iowa State a 7 seed playing San Diego State then Purdue, and Iowa a 10 seed. It's crazy to have two of the more prominent 'experts', despite how wrong they may be all the time, have a team this late in the season so vastly different on their seed lines. There's a minimum of three full seed lines (12 teams) difference in how they view Iowa. Lunardi also has Rutgers a 10 seed and Palm has them first four out.
Bracketville has us up to a 7 seed vs San Francisco likely playing Duke second round. I don't HATE that draw but I really want off the 7/8/9/10 seed line. Just think that's where we end up.
Making the Madness has us the exact same as Brackeville...7 seed playing SF with Duke waiting.
For those interested, Lunardi moved us up to 7 seed playing Wake Forest then Purdue. But he also has Iowa a 6 (not happening) and still has North Carolina solidly in (also not happening).
Palm, conversely, has Iowa State a 7 seed playing San Diego State then Purdue, and Iowa a 10 seed. It's crazy to have two of the more prominent 'experts', despite how wrong they may be all the time, have a team this late in the season so vastly different on their seed lines. There's a minimum of three full seed lines (12 teams) difference in how they view Iowa. Lunardi also has Rutgers a 10 seed and Palm has them first four out.
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Duke fairly consistently seems to screw the pooch early in the tournament. Round 2 you’re going to get good team no matter what. Knock out duke and tj will make hey on the recruiting trail with that
I agree with you but in Coach K's farewell NCAA I would rather not have anything to do with Duke for as long as possible. Would be amazing to be the team to be his last loss ever though!
If we end up as a 7.. the 2 seeds are a little tough. I wouldn't want to face Purdue or Kentucky. Duke.. maybe.
Can Wisconsin work there way up to a 2? I'm not sure. Purdue/Kentucky/Duke/Baylor seem like the 2's right now
ESPN-
7 Seed: ISU 8 Q1 Wins
6 Seed: EIU/AIB 1 Q1 Win
ISU smoked the TOE by 20
ok, ok......you got me ESPN
Sweet Troll Job!!!
7 Seed: ISU 8 Q1 Wins
6 Seed: EIU/AIB 1 Q1 Win
ISU smoked the TOE by 20
ok, ok......you got me ESPN
Sweet Troll Job!!!
Unless there have been revisions in that regard --> committee may bump a team up or two one seed line, if necessary, to accommodate bracketing principles. But I think that's last-resort option. In case of a 2 vs. 7, as you presented, if ISU was only Big 12 team on 7 line, it could be shifted to one of the other two quite easily (dependent, of course, if there are conflicts involving other leagues or repeated regular-season matchups in R64).
Best-case is to be a high-7 and possibly need to swap with a low-6, instead of low-7 switch to 8 (if that's your main concern).
I know people keep saying to stop bringing up Lunardi but his latest bracket had Iowa as a 6 seed. In what world??
