March 8, 20179 yr Here it goes: Bracketology - NCAA College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN No surprise to see Duke is by far the easiest bracket and NKU playing UofL. I don't really like Kentucky's chances against UNC a second time.
March 8, 20179 yr Here it goes: Bracketology - NCAA College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN No surprise to see Duke is by far the easiest bracket and NKU playing UofL. I don't really like Kentucky's chances against UNC a second time. This is the first post of yours that I've seen. LOVE your screen name and avatar!!
March 8, 20179 yr If this Bracket were to hold up, Mick Cronin would be spot on with his comments. Show me the money Jerry.
March 8, 20179 yr Author This is the first post of yours that I've seen. LOVE your screen name and avatar!! Thank you sir!
March 8, 20179 yr If that bracket stays pretty close to the actual bracket, is it any surprise the cake walk Duke once again has?
March 8, 20179 yr I see West Virginia and UNC being the best and most intriguing matchup in the entire South Bracket.
March 8, 20179 yr One of the top teams (or two) will be dancing when they get sent West. Duke is it in this scenario because of the flawed seeding process. The committee's rationale for punishment is to send the worse team furthest from home. It ignores the fact you have the worst teams out West.
March 8, 20179 yr It ignores the fact you have the worst teams out West. It is inherently flawed because the number of teams in the west is smaller than the numbers throughout the rest of the country. With the seeding rule that the top three teams in a conference can't be in the same region, at best you'll have one Pac-12 team in the west and, with Gonzaga's emergence, one West Coast team. The other two teams will obviously be "weaker" teams from a conference in the east, but weaker is a relative term because there are so many eastern teams in so many eastern conferences. Bottom line, Duke being fourth or fifth in the ACC might play to their advantage this season.
March 8, 20179 yr One of the top teams (or two) will be dancing when they get sent West. Duke is it in this scenario because of the flawed seeding process. The committee's rationale for punishment is to send the worse team furthest from home. It ignores the fact you have the worst teams out West. They should let teams pick the region they're in as they go. At least the top 3-4 seeds in each region. Either that, or snake it so that the top #1 seed is paired with the worst #2, the best #3, and the worst #4 seed.
March 8, 20179 yr This would be such a terrible draw for Kentucky, but it always is. Tom Izzo in round 2, Arizona or Jim Boeheim in Sweet 16, North Carolina in Elite 8.
March 8, 20179 yr It is inherently flawed because the number of teams in the west is smaller than the numbers throughout the rest of the country. With the seeding rule that the top three teams in a conference can't be in the same region, at best you'll have one Pac-12 team in the west and, with Gonzaga's emergence, one West Coast team. The other two teams will obviously be "weaker" teams from a conference in the east, but weaker is a relative term because there are so many eastern teams in so many eastern conferences. Bottom line, Duke being fourth or fifth in the ACC might play to their advantage this season. It is an annual problem. It is why you see Wichita State advance to the Final Four or other higher seeded teams.
March 8, 20179 yr They should seed them 1-68 then plug them in, if two teams from the same conference meet in the second round, so be it. They can still use pods to play better seeds somewhat near home. On the second week end does it really matter where they play East, South, Mid or West?
March 8, 20179 yr They should let teams pick the region they're in as they go. At least the top 3-4 seeds in each region. Either that, or snake it so that the top #1 seed is paired with the worst #2, the best #3, and the worst #4 seed. If they did the snake format, and based on my top 16 rankings which are: 1.Kansas 2. Nova 3. UNC 4. Oregon 5. Gonzaga 6. Kentucky 7. UCLA 8. Louisville 9. Duke 10. Baylor 11. Arizona 12. West Virginia 13. Florida State 14. Butler 15. Florida 16. Purdue We'd end up with: 1. Kansas 8. Louisville 9. Duke 16. Purdue 2. Villanova 7. UCLA 10. Baylor 15. Florida 3. UNC 6. Kentucky 11. Arizona 14. Butler 4. Oregon 5. Gonzaga 12. West Virginia 13. Florida State
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