OT - who is your biggest tourney upset?
I tried that and got Florida over Louisville in the final. But it was pretty crazy in other places, including American in the final 8.
March 19th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
New Mexico over Kansas
NDState over Oklahoma
Harvard over Cincy
Kentucky over WSU
Iowa over UMass
Providence over Carolina
St. Joe's over UConn
March 19th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
FYI, Roy Williams has never lost a first round game... which is now the second round I guess.
March 19th, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
I refuse to acknowledge the play-in games as the first round. And I'm sure Roy Williams is due to lose in the 1st round.
March 19th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^
March 19th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
What kind of horrible group lets you enter 10 brackets? How do you even know who to root for the first weekend?
March 19th, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^
Unfortunately my method of "close my eyes and pick 'em" led to this.
March 19th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
I have American over Wisconsin.
American is actually a top 100 KenPom team, which is very good for a 15 seed.
They both play at very slow paces, American the 342nd slowest pace and Wisconsin 274th so that makes it harder for Wisconsin, the more talented team to actually blow American out. American also has the 47th best defense according to KenPom and Wisconsin 58th, so both teams can defend relatively well.
Essentially, I'm expecting a slow, low-scoring, boring game. But the lower the score, the less margin for error Wisconsin has.
American seems like a better Northwestern to me, who Wisconsin lost to at home, so I could definitely see them pulling the upset. Especially since it's Wisconsin, a perenial tournament underachiever.
March 19th, 2014 at 10:59 AM ^
WMU over Syracuse.
Why?
Row the boat.
March 19th, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
I hope you're right. If OSU beats UD, the game of basketball may be sent back several decades with the way OSU and 'Cuse have been playing offense recently. That game could very easily be a 38-37 barn burner.
March 19th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
Oregon over Wisconsin in the second round I guess. And the winner of St Joe's/UConn over Nova.
If Cuse wasn't playing in Buffalo this weekend, I would have picked Western Michigan over them.
March 19th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
Albany over Florida. Bank on it !!!!!
March 19th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
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March 19th, 2014 at 12:02 PM ^
Definitely have both of them losing first round.
Nebraska over Creighton
Harvard over Cincy
Iowa over Umass
Ohio State over Dayton
ST Louis beating Louisville(made it easier for Michigan to go all way).
March 19th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
March 19th, 2014 at 12:21 PM ^
Tulsa over UCLA. Not very much basis other than I think UCLA is the weakest 4 and I wanted to pick someone higher than a 12 seed to win a game. I feel better thinking about Alford's tourney history.
March 19th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
SF Austin over VCU and I have SDSU in the Final Four. Neither are insane picks really.
March 19th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
Illinois will now win the NIT now that St. John's is knocked out. SMU is a fraud.
March 19th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
Western Michigan over Syracuse, because it would amazing. But I their luck runs out against OSU unfortunately. Others are NDST over OU, Iowa/Tenn over UMass, and I've also picked UNC to the Final Four. In my two $ brackets, which are in the same pool, I have Michigan beating FL, and in the other I have Kansas beating Louisville. I'm banking on Embiid coming back with a vengeance, and I will never submit a bracket without Michigan winning it all, because I could never forgive myself if they won and I didn't pick them.
March 19th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
...because it's in my brother's (yes, my little brother's) Final Four Sparty pool. For trolling purposes if nothing else, but it would be crystalline to have another of my alma maters take down MSU this year. Go Crimson!
Would be great to see smarty pants beat sparty pants
March 19th, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
I watched their final conference tourney game...and was impressed. I have them over VCU in the opening game...but then losing their next one.
I think I've seen enough Cincinnati games this season to safely say that the trendy Harvard over Cincy pick really isn't a good one. I'd stay away from that one. Cincy's offense has been suspect, but I really think their D will shut down most of Harvard's strengths. That said, I can't admit to seeing too many Harvard games this year -- but I think most people are in that same boat.
Actually, Harvard played on national television a record 10 times this season (Colorado, Denver, Green Bay, TCU, Rice, UCONN, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, Yale). Plus, I watched the rest of the games via online subscription.
With that said, I still don't know whether the trendy pick will pan out. I think there is always a lot of uncertainty as to whether success within the conference will translate to success in the general population. Plus, Cincy's D plays with aggressiveness that the Crimson have not yet faced. And Cincy will definitely not overlook them the way New Mexico did.
Harvard is efficient on both sides of the floor, and will certainly be in a position to win. That's as far as I'm willing to commit. I guess they'll actually have to play the game.
will be that there are no upsets.
Saint Louis will make huge waves, beating Louisville and Kentucky back to back, before bowing out to the maize and blue of course. Also have Nebraska over Creighton, to set up rematch with Wisconsin. Florida defeats U-M on a last second 3, 89-87, insuring the return of Stauskas, et al, to win the title in 2015.
If we make it to the title game again, you can bet on Stauskas and GR3 leaving for the draft.
Dedicated to the study of the digestive process. I'll pour all available athletic resources into a basketball program just so, one day, I can see the headline:
"Stomach Upset".
/ShowsSelfOut
After a crash research project to actually challenge the unstoppable Spartans, I'll take the brought forward in time 1986 Celtics in a stunning upset.
Oregon to the Final Four
I'm not able to create a new thread, but thought this was worthy...
Trey Burke just posted his bracket. He has some serious upsets and I won't spoil who he has going all the way, but worth a look.
LOL He has Dayton over Ohio!
Go Blue Baby!
Best ones I have are UNC making it to the Final 4 (Point Guards are super important this time of year and Marcus Paige might be the best one in the country), Stephen F. Austin and Nebraska making it to the Sweet 16 (I had toyed with Duke losing to Tennessee and Michigan losing to Arizona State [never trust RICK BARNES in the tournament] and Tennessee going to the Elite 8 but couldn't pull the trigger), and Kentucky beating Wichita State.
My upsets...
Nebraska Over Baylor
NCST over St. Louis
Iowa/Tenn over UMass
Harvard over Cincy
That's it for the first round.
I definetely went out on a limb this year(especially in further rounds), but I don't think it's too crazy....
and Tennessee to the Sweet 16 (lose to Michigan obviously)
"Go ..."
/checksGoogle
"...Wildcats! Go Wildcats! Wooooo!"
I also have Oregon over Wisconsin.
Baylor winning it all.
SF Austin to sweet 16
Iowa St to final 4
I am a Chippewa, but WMU could shock Cuse and I have Dayton beating Ohio setting up a WMU v. Dayton for a trip to the sweet 16. On the othe side, I think Nebraska could get by Baylor and Creighton and get to the sweet 16.