Michigan a 3 seed on the latest Bracket Matrix
Updated earlier this morning, despite 30/110 brackets not being updated after the BTT tournament yet, Michigan is the last 3 seed according to BracketMatrix. They are behind other 3 seeds MSU, Auburn and Tennessee.
The gap between Michigan and those 3 seeds is larger than Michigan and the 4 seeds behind them (Texas Tech and Wichita State) so downward movement is more likely than upwards. But still, another confirmation of how amazing this season has been.
I was worried that the post made a couple of hours ago on the same subject (look down six threads) might've changed.
To be fair those are ESPN Bracketology forecasts. This is...Bracket Matrix' forecast. Actually, I just looked again and they did include Bracket Matrix in the OP but it wasn't updated and had us a 4 seed.
Sorry OP - my bad.
the jackals jumped on you for that. Guess the BTT Group Hug and Lovefest are over, and the masses are ready for March Madness. Going to be a long 11+ days...
The jackals jumped on him? Sure looked like he was the one jumping on the OP.
Nevermind.
So, rooting interests for this week are: teams playing Cincinnati, North Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Wichita State, West Virginia, Arizona, and Clemson. Got it!
because like you said, we aren't passing them, so we're better off getting the RPI boost from their wins.
What we don't want is Clemson, Miami, Texas Tech or TCU making a runs in their tourneys to jump us and knock us back to the 4 line.
Chalk in the ACC and Big East tourneys, Texas and UCLA making runs in their respective tourneys, and early losses for Nevada, Rhode Island and Wichita St is what we're rooting for this week.
there's a tiny chance they pass us. Probably not but if this is a wish list, why not be sure?
I was actually just editing my post to mention that but you had already responded.
The SEC is overrated this year.
...we're rooting for Auburn or Texas A&M to beat Auburn on Friday and LSU or Miss State, preferrably LSU to beat Tennessee? Check.
Auburn to beat Auburn, eh?
Be optimistic. They have just as good a chance as Auburn....
I REALLY like Auburn in that matchup.
and they are us!
#cyalogic
If Tennesse or Auburn win their first game on Friday they are probably staying in front of us, if Wichita state makes a run they can jump us and same with texas tech. Just based off this likely a 4 seed. Also seems like msu is still ahead of us so likely not going to be playing in detroit
After losing 3 of their last 5, and looking like dogshit while doing it, it is an abomination that some morons still have them projected as a #3 seed. Auburn drops below us unless they somehow win the SEC tournament. Their non-Conference schedule was pathetic. I think even the "intellectually challenged" selection committee will see through this facade, and put them at 5 or 6, where they belong...
their best shot blocker and top frontcourt defender, McLemore, to season ending injury in Feb. Only two players left in rotation above 6'7". Stick a fork in them - they are done...
dat. But also nice to have a 7'1" backup center come in and man up against Ivan Drago, then fly down the lane and dunk over his ass.
Good luck to Auburn if they get a chance to play Purdue...
Unless those teams get upset, the winner between those two will likely be slotted above us. Cincinnati especially.
right now. I'm not sure a loss in the semi's would keep them ahead of us. They might need to make it to the finals.
Auburn I agree with though. We're proabably not passing them if they win Friday and maybe wouldn't even then. Short of LSU winning the SEC title game, we want Auburn to win it so Kentucky or (longshot but maybe) Arkansas or Texas A&M don't pass us.
Are projected 7 seeds. They aren't passing Michigan.
before the BTT began in a lot of brackets. I agree and admitted it's unlikely but if one of those teams wins out, you never know. The committee has been known to do funny things.
yet.
Put us in Detroit plz
Probably the first time this statement has been made.
M seems destined for the 3-line this year. I'd kind of rather be a 3-seed with Auburn/Cincinnati as the 2 instead of facing Duke, or rematches of UNC/Purdue. We want to root hard against Clemson, Tennessee, Texas Tech, WVU, and Arizona.
Due to NCAA bracket rules, we cannot face Purdue until elite eight.
Beacuse Michigan played Purdue 3 times, they cannot face each other until the Elite Eight.
But...
Michigan and Michigan State can meet in the Sweet 16.
Now, they probably won't. But they could. :-)
an appearance in the final (since it would mean a win over UVA and another quality win in the quarters). They're right on our heels.
WVU is tougher to predict. They've played an insane number of Q1 and Q2 games and have done quite well in them but for some reason have a really bad RPI (they must have worse anchors than we do).
since we have been lectured repeatedly how we don't know how seeding works and we are a 5 or 6 seed with an outside shot at 4
The nice thing about a 3 seed (higher than 2013, incidently) is that it would help innoculate the team against any potential rust that comes from the long layoff. There might not be any rust, but if there were, it would be nice to face, say, a 14 seed that wouldn't be able to take advantage of a first half shooting lull to make the game nervous with our defense locking them down.
they are 166th in kenpom and lost to N. Florida and Jacksonville, two of the 300ish ranked RPI anchors we beat by 20+ earlier this season.
In fact, theyr'e a projected 16 (!!) seed in the bracket matrix right now. Yes, please.
All the projected 14 seeds in the matrix scare me a lot more: Montana (78th in kenpom), Bucknell (107th), UNC-G (91st with win at NC State), Coll of Charleston (125th).
A 3 seed would be great, a 2 seed seems unrealisitic and a 4/5 seed provides a different path to the final 4....
As you noted a 3 seed plays a 14 seed, usually not a Mid Major tourney winner. So it provides some leeway to get back into game mode if necessary....
Then the subsequent rounds would provide nice match up leading to an Elite Eight match up, presumably with a 1 seed (and they would have avoid an upset too in their 3 games).
2nd round against the 6v11 winner, I'll take us over anyone there....
Sweet Sixteen against 2 / 7 / 10 seed, again I like our chances, even if it is a 2 seed....
So it would boil down to a 1 game "winner to San Antonio" with the 1 seed.
And I just thought about this as well, that would be the 2nd game of that week, so the other team (#1 seed) would get a grand total of 1 practice / walk through to prepare for us.....(we do too, but the premises here is that our offense is difficult and flexible enough that 1 practice is not nearly enough prep time.)