This list is completely arbitrary and not a genuine analysis of the relative merits of state fossils.
Penn State beats Minnesota, Michigan is a 4-seed
March 6th, 2011 at 5:44 PM | 
CAA was always a 2 bid league
CAA was always a 2 bid league
March 6th, 2011 at 6:28 PM |
You're right. I forgot that
You're right. I forgot that
You're right. I forgot that ODU was in the conference - for some reason, I thought they were in the A-10 with Richmond.
March 6th, 2011 at 7:17 PM |
Quick "mid-major" tourney watch list
Quick "mid-major" tourney watch list
of leagues with 1-3 at-large quality teams per Joe Lunardi
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
Mountain West(3) March 8-12
PAC 10 (3) Mar 9-12
Atlantic 10 (3) Mar 8-13
The Horizon (2) Final Tues Butler(in/11) v Wisc-Milwaukee(15/ maybe out?)
WAC (2) Mar 6-7
The Colonial (2) Final Mon ODU(in) vs VCU(out)
WAC (1) Mar 9-12
Conf USA (1 maybe 12th seed UAB) Mar 9-12
MVC Indiana St wins Tourney) (Maybe 12th seed projected MizzSt?)
And, of course, it's always possible that an out-of-the-at-large-running BCS school will put together a string of 3 straight victories against at-large quality competition, but it's not as likely.
March 6th, 2011 at 7:17 PM |
missouri state
missouri state
They might steal a bid from someone. The MVC is usually a multi-bid conference. It definitely adds a team to the bubble.
March 6th, 2011 at 7:19 PM |
Haven't had multiple bids 3
Haven't had multiple bids 3
Haven't had multiple bids 3 years running. No reason to assume Missouri State's resume is good enough to get an at-large.
March 6th, 2011 at 9:08 PM |
you are right
you are right
going back and looking you were right. I can still remember the year they received 4 or 5 bids. I guess I feel like that a cinderella is always from the MVC.
March 6th, 2011 at 6:09 PM |
i have to have faith
i have to have faith
that UM will make it in before MSU. the way i see it, MSU will beat Iowa and lose to Wisconsin/Purdue - whomever they play. since Chaminade is not a countable win, this would put them in-line with us. While MSU has top 25 wins, their head-to-head record has to count for something, especially with down-the-stretch performance. if not we'll have the most worthy bitching ever.
March 6th, 2011 at 6:42 PM |
I don't think the committee
I don't think the committee
I don't think the committee puts as much weight on head to head as we would like them to. However, MSU winning one or two games raises our RPI and as long as we win against the Illini, I dont see how both teams don't make it.
March 7th, 2011 at 9:02 AM |
We've had worthy bitching before.
We've had worthy bitching before.
And all we got out of it was some worthy bitching.
It didn't make us really feel any better, and we still got left out.
M'Dog
March 6th, 2011 at 8:55 PM |
Posted in another thread, but here's the bracket.
Posted in another thread, but here's the bracket.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-bigten-2011.pdf
Also shown are TV listings for the games,
I'm surprised nobody has made an actual thread for this yet so if someone with more points want to do so, go right ahead.
Michigan game will be on ESPN 25 minutes after the OSU game finishes.
"I'm very good at Scrabble."
March 6th, 2011 at 10:58 PM |
Great...
Great...
Great to be the 4-seed. The best team outside of the high-tier.
UMfan. GO BLUE
Old Dominion and George Mason are locks. ODU just beat Hofstra to make the finals. If they beat VCU, it stays a 2 bid league. If VCU wins, someone's bubble bursts.
There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter.