Can we play in Detroit for the round of 64/32 now?
Emphasis on "should". Everyone needs to keep their cool if we are below MSU. Remember: we lost to LSU and NW. They have no bad losses, even though are wins are better than theirs. It doesn't matter who this team plays, we are the hottest in the country yet again. Go Blue, back to back
Aren't the wins weighted more heavily?
Will be more embarassing when they get their asses handed to them in front of their weak, inbred, Nazi fans...
I don't see how they can be a higher seed than us.
They had a weak schedule and went 2-4 against teams currently in the bracket projections (the losses were by an average of 11 points). 2 seeds can't be given out like candy and how often does a 2 seed have a losing record against other teams making the tournament?! They should be at least a 3 seed.
We went 6-4 against teams currently making the tournament and lost by closer margins. We are also clearly playing the best in our conference. We deserve a 3 seed as much if not more than they do.
Head to head we are 2-0 without playing at home.
in convinciing fashion. Double digits against a bubble team, the regular season champs and nearly double digit against what many believed to be the best team. We should be the highest seeded B1G team. We probably won't be, but we should and we definitely should be in Detroit.
RPI is now ahead of MSU, we swept them, we have more Quad 1 wins. Should be ahead of them on the S curve, frankly. Which should put us in Detroit.
South. It was Atlanta and Lexington, IIRC.
I'm pretty sure that's correct. But then they definitely went west after that. :)
But that year, there was also a site in Dayton, which is where Indiana and Ohio State went. If there were a Dayton site this year, I'd say Michigan had an excellent chance at Detroit, but there's not.
It was 2013 - and it was awesome.
Be seeded higher than msu w their bogus big ten schedule.
Congrats to the TEAM and Coach B.
Perhaps, but probably not. There's a lot still to be decided. Michigan may have passed MSU or Purdue on the S-Curve, but probably not both -- Michigan's worst losses are much worse than theirs, and Purdue still won 2/3 from Michigan. But they're still going to have to worry about Xavier and Cincinnati; they may end up behind both of them on the S-Curve too, and they're approximately equidistant from Nashville and Detroit.
If they end up as a 3 seed, they might get Detroit or Pittsburgh; if they're a 4 seed, I'd expect them to be sent to Boise or San Diego (since somebody has to go there).
Need to pass one of them, not both. Should be ahead of MSU by basically every metric except number of losses.
I could see them putting Purdue ahead of us, but not state.
Staee is a brand name in basketball and they'll get placed higher than they deserve. Reverse of football that sent the sparts to San Diego. Conference will also lobby for Izzo. Delaney in the interview didn't seem to give us a strong endorsement.
has a little hair on it of late. Dont think anyone looking to do them favors this year...
Send Sparty to Wichita. Or I hear Boise nice this time of year, the potatoes are blooming...
Michigan is a brand. It stands for excellence and integrity. It has withstood the test of time. MSU bball is good, but Michigan basketball is great! MSU has a brand alright... just look at the last 2 months off the court AND on the court vs. Michigan. I rest my case.
They also need to pass Xavier and Cincinnati or have them sent elsewhere. It's more than just MSU and Purdue.
It's particularly significant in NYC though. Tooooons of Ross alums especially there.
And we also just have a lot of students/alums from New York in general.
Truthfully, the atmosphere at the game yesterday was better than many Crisler games I've been to. The Michigan contingent was very loud all game and on their feet after every score.
(this all presumes the B1G S-Curve order is Purdue, U-M, MSU)
If Cinci wins the AAC Tourney, they may be ahead of U-M on the S-Curve. If Cinci doesn't, I'd guess Michigan is ahead of Cinci on the S-Curve.
Now, guessing where the Bearcats go.
Villanova is definitely going to Pittsburgh.
Duke (w/ the win last night) and Virginia look to definitely be going to Charlotte.
Kansas is definitely going to Wichita.
Xavier - they're pretty equi-distant to Pittsburgh, Detroit and Nashville. There's really no difference in sending them to any of the 3. Presuming they'll "save" Detroit for B1G teams, they're off to Pittsburgh or Nashville..
If Tennessee and/or Auburn do well in the SEC tourney (SEC Final or Champions), they probably go to Nashville.
In the situation where (1) ALL of Villanova, Xavier, Auburn & Tennessee are slotted for Nashville/Pittsburgh, and (2) Cincinnati is ahead of U-M on the S-Curve ..... I'd guess Cincinnati (& Purdue) are the ones in Detroit.
why would the NCAA do that? The season isn't over.
And given that Xavier is 4-4.5 hours away from each of Pittsburgh, Detroit and Nashville - it would make no sense for the NCAA to box themselves in.
Send them to the one of the 3 cities that has the least viable other options (that city might be Pittsburgh - in addition to the SEC two-some, UNC is another option for Nashville).
the eyeball test all these analysts ALWAYS talk about then if MSU is a #2 seed..Then Michigan is a #2 seed
If it's relevant, ninth in KenPom, sixth in adjusted defensive efficiency.
Kenpom will actually be on the team sheets this year, so it is relevant. There are 6 rankings and an average that show up on the sheet: RPI, KPI, ESPN SoR, BPI, KenPom, and Sagarin. After today Michigan will definitely be in the 2-3 seed range on those averages with 7 Q1 wins (MSU has 3).
Well, if nothing else, you can't beat a short jaunt down the freeway for your first weekend in the tournament. It would be rather cool if it turned out to be the case. It's the NCAA, so I won't hold my breath, but I might try to get some first weekend tickets if they end up in Detroit.
This bracket site seems to have been created especially for Sparty.
sparty was 3-1 against osu, purdue and nebraska. though all but one were at home.
The team deserves it with how they ran roughshod through the BTT, but I don’t know if it’ll happen. But I’d say we’re no worse than 5 seed status. Anything below five is ridiculous.