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. Exactly. I would be fine with teams being ranked 1-68 and let them select where they are going. Throw out the stupid regional rule.
March 8, 20179 yr Going to get a lot of, "Of course Duke got that draw" if that's how it plays out. Good god that's just dumb how easy that bracket is. Give UK a 4 or 5 seed and that bracket and I'd be elated.
March 8, 20179 yr Author They claim to be putting teams in the West far away from home, but you have Duke playing the first two rounds in Greenville, but then have South Carolina in Sacramento and Gonzaga in Salt Lake City. How can you be in the West region and play on the east coast????? Makes zero sense to me.
March 8, 20179 yr If they did the snake format, and based on my top 16 rankings: 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 100% more balanced than what we will get.
March 8, 20179 yr They claim to be putting teams in the West far away from home, but you have Duke playing the first two rounds in Greenville, but then have South Carolina in Sacramento and Gonzaga in Salt Lake City. How can you be in the West region and play on the east coast????? Makes zero sense to me. That's not how it works. There are 16 four-team pods among 8 sites for the 1st and 2nd rounds. The top team in each pod (seeds 1-4) are placed in the pod closest to their location that is still available. Example: Kentucky and Louisville are both 2 seeds. They would be the top seeds in the 2 Indianapolis pods. Butler is also closest to Indy of the 8 sites. Unfortunately when it gets to Butler, two higher seeded teams are already assigned to Indy, so they're forced to go place them in the next closest pod, which would be Milwaukee in this case. In the case of Duke, if they're one of the top 3-4 seeds, they'll play in Greenville because only UNC is going to be a higher seeded team that is in close proximity to Greenville. The 8 pod sites are independent of the regional sites. The #1 seed in each region should theoretically be the closest of the top 4 seeds to the regional site, geographically.
March 8, 20179 yr Was it just me or did Joey Brackets appear to be in a rent by the hour motel during last nights feature?
March 8, 20179 yr That's not how it works. There are 16 four-team pods among 8 sites for the 1st and 2nd rounds. The top team in each pod (seeds 1-4) are placed in the pod closest to their location that is still available. Example: Kentucky and Louisville are both 2 seeds. They would be the top seeds in the 2 Indianapolis pods. Butler is also closest to Indy of the 8 sites. Unfortunately when it gets to Butler, two higher seeded teams are already assigned to Indy, so they're forced to go place them in the next closest pod, which would be Milwaukee in this case. In the case of Duke, if they're one of the top 3-4 seeds, they'll play in Greenville because only UNC is going to be a higher seeded team that is in close proximity to Greenville. The 8 pod sites are independent of the regional sites. The #1 seed in each region should theoretically be the closest of the top 4 seeds to the regional site, geographically. Great Explanation.
March 8, 20179 yr Author That's not how it works. There are 16 four-team pods among 8 sites for the 1st and 2nd rounds. The top team in each pod (seeds 1-4) are placed in the pod closest to their location that is still available. Example: Kentucky and Louisville are both 2 seeds. They would be the top seeds in the 2 Indianapolis pods. Butler is also closest to Indy of the 8 sites. Unfortunately when it gets to Butler, two higher seeded teams are already assigned to Indy, so they're forced to go place them in the next closest pod, which would be Milwaukee in this case. In the case of Duke, if they're one of the top 3-4 seeds, they'll play in Greenville because only UNC is going to be a higher seeded team that is in close proximity to Greenville. The 8 pod sites are independent of the regional sites. The #1 seed in each region should theoretically be the closest of the top 4 seeds to the regional site, geographically. Thanks for clearing that up.
March 8, 20179 yr I feel like Duke ALWAYS ends up in the same bracket as Gonzaga. Definitely have been lately.
March 8, 20179 yr Was it just me or did Joey Brackets appear to be in a rent by the hour motel during last nights feature? He was at his other job
March 8, 20179 yr I hope and pray the south stays that way and that UK is fortunate enough to play Carolina again.
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