They were a 1 seed who lost in the sweet 16. How were they better than the media narrative last year?
2025 Bracketologies
- Thread starter dahliaclone
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First year doing this hobby as a father, so time is a little more tough to come by with updates here during championship week. But here is my final bracket projection for the tournament.
- I have Iowa State as the final 3-seed, but I wouldn't be surprised if Texas A&M is ahead of ISU, which would then drop ISU to the first 4-seed either. I would expect them to be the 3 in the East or South or the 4 in the South or West.
- I have ISU behind Kentucky and Wisconsin, which gives those teams Milwaukee and ships ISU to Denver. Personally, I think this is no big deal whatsoever. This isn't a scenario where the first weekend site is Des Moines, Omaha, or Kansas City in the heart of your fanbase. Milwaukee is still a 5-hour drive and if you're competing for ticket prices and fans in the stands with Wisconsin, I think Denver would be preferable honestly.
- I'm currently ranked 34th out of 179 brackets on Bracket Matrix. Biggest thing that will either help or hurt my ranking this year is where I have Drake. I went away from groupthink a little and have them as a 9-seed. If they're a 11 or 12, that will hurt me in the scoring. Think the gaudy record and being 6-0 in Q1/Q2 could help them.
- Think there's a very good chance if BYU is a 6, they'll be in the same pod as Texas Tech in Wichita to accommodate their Thurs/Sat demands. Unfortunate for the Big 12 if so.
- If UAB beats Memphis, I have UAB as a 12 which slides Colorado State up to an 11 and knocks Xavier out of the tournament.
Curious how they score the accuracy. Is it a point system with how close you come to the actual seeding? If so, how come you don't hedge a little and put Drake as a 10 seed? Or are you hoping to gain a bunch of points on the field? Personally, I think they're ceiling is a 9, especially with the name power of teams like creighton, uconn, Baylor, and Marquette in that 8/9 range.
Ultimately, I don’t think anyone else really qualifies for that last 9-seed spot. Other options are Baylor, Utah State, Arkansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma. None of their resumes screamed out to me as being significantly better than Drake so I took a risk on the resume with the gaudy record.
