Brother I think we're a lock for Omaha after that ass-kicking last night, but I'm not a trained Bracketology PhD.
Bracketology 2024
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Marquette is actually closer to indy than omaha. So that would be their preference placement. (11 hours to omaha. 8 to indy)
Crazy that UConn is going to play in Brooklyn and Boston. Two virtual home sites.
Would be like us pulling some combination of Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis sites in the tourney. Except even closer and able to take a commuter train.
Would be like us pulling some combination of Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis sites in the tourney. Except even closer and able to take a commuter train.
I think this is right.
I wonder though, should ISU win tonight, how do you not get something more for beating the #1 overall seed 2x in one season, once on a neutral (ahem) court?
With that said, I think the real impact of winning today (and really, already playing well and winning last 2) is the confidence being back for this team and realizing, you aren't going to play a game any tougher the rest of the way than have played 3x this year against Houston.
I.e. Place ISU where you will, they control their destiny regardless.
I must be misunderstanding you then. Boston is the site for rounds 3 and 4 in the East, Omaha is in a whole different region. I don't think there's a feasible seeding where we'd play in both Omaha and Boston. Do they re-assign the regions after the first two rounds?
Oh yes, for sure we’re playing the first weekend in Omaha. I was talking about the second weekend (knock on wood we get there) and playing in Boston, Detroit, or LA
Not reassigned, 1st weekend sites aren't geographically locked to a reguon. They seed the top 16 then assign sub regions according to geographics of the top seed. 1-16 they go down the list and send them accordingly. We've locked up Omaha as it isn't the closest destination of teams ahead of us.
Our Region is determined by conference alliances.
We can't go South with 1 seed Houston.
Marquette can't go East with 1 seed UCONN.
To get the MW we must be seeded ahead of Tennessee and Marquette.
I don't know if this is feasible but winning tonight combined with a UNC at minimum opens the conversation of us getting the final 1 seed. Regardless our 1st weekend would be in Omaha.
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Yes, first weekend sites and regional sites aren’t associated with each other anymore. You can be in any region and play in any first weekend site
Is this a new/recent change? Kind of dumb if you ask me.
That's not how it works anymore, the sub regionals are not tied to the regionals.
They changed it maybe 10 years ago or so. It’s more geography based and actually makes more sense. Less travel costs and gives more advantage to higher-rated teams.
The easiest way to think about it is the first round is broken up into 8 pods. It’s hard to to wrap the mind around this cause the traditional bracket is visualized as 4 quadrants (aka regions).
But the first round is really 8 pods, each with two top-4 seeds. Top-4 seeds will go to the closest possible pod with higher rated teams getting geographical preference. And then teams lower than a 4 seed are placed accordingly from there (regardless of geography).
Sounds like you'd a perfect candidate to be on the committeeI've read every page of this thread and find it very informative. Some of you obviously really understand the seeding and bracket assignments. Some of you don't have a clue.
My problem is I don't know which is which!
They changed it in 2003. It's not new.
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On a side note, It will be ridiculous if Houston doesn't get the #1 overall seed even if they lose tonight. They are now 16-3 Q1, 4 more Q1 wins than both UConn and Purdue.
Tangentially, I would love to see a UConn and Houston matchup. I think UConn is a little better, because they’re stronger offensively.
Both would beat Purdue imo, Houston’s D would probably let Edey get his but neutralize their guards. UConn has size and athleticism, I think they would handle Edey well.
Sub regionals (Like Omaha) aren't assigned certain regions East/Midwest/South or West until selection Sunday. That path will all become clear then. Until then, people are speculating or predicting how that will work out. Whether we end up in East/West or Midwest, the first 2 games will be in Omaha...providing we win game 1 of course.
