Bracketology

[stever20]

question.....

if that's the bracket in March, do you really believe Creighton fans wouldn't complain about having to face Wisconsin in Milwaukee? I mean, look how much Providence fans complained about playing UNC last year in Raleigh. And the altitude situation with Seton Hall yet again.

And the last I checked, the goal just isn't to just get into the tournament, but actually you know win in the tournament. No one knows how many teams the ACC got in last year, just the ACC got 2 final 4 teams in there.

[thebigeXpress]

As a Seton Hall fan, I'd pass on this as I think they can do much better than a 10 seed. As a Big East though, I'd sign up for 6 in and 1 on the bubble.

As a Big East fan nothing would make me happier than to see the Hall, as a 10 seed, pound the snot out of a projected 7 seed Dayton.

[JohnW22]

question.....

if that's the bracket in March, do you really believe Creighton fans wouldn't complain about having to face Wisconsin in Milwaukee? I mean, look how much Providence fans complained about playing UNC last year in Raleigh. And the altitude situation with Seton Hall yet again.

And the last I checked, the goal just isn't to just get into the tournament, but actually you know win in the tournament. No one knows how many teams the ACC got in last year, just the ACC got 2 final 4 teams in there.

Here's the thing. Nobody cares about the matchups in a bracketology before the season has started. Only you care and only you care because it's bad for the Big East. Your probably the smartest poster on this forum but sometimes you make the dumbest post trying to bash the Big East.

[pki1998]

question.....

if that's the bracket in March, do you really believe Creighton fans wouldn't complain about having to face Wisconsin in Milwaukee? I mean, look how much Providence fans complained about playing UNC last year in Raleigh. And the altitude situation with Seton Hall yet again.

And the last I checked, the goal just isn't to just get into the tournament, but actually you know win in the tournament. No one knows how many teams the ACC got in last year, just the ACC got 2 final 4 teams in there.

It's about winning not making the final four! Villanova won!!!

[milksteak]

Here's another: http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2016/11/07/preseason-bracket-projection-duke-kansas-lead-preseason-field-of-68/

1 - Villanova
2 - Xavier
6 - Creighton
9 - Georgetown
11 - Seton Hall
12 - SMU/Butler

FIRST FOUR OUT: Notre Dame, Marquette, Nevada, Georgia

[Hall2012]

question.....

if that's the bracket in March, do you really believe Creighton fans wouldn't complain about having to face Wisconsin in Milwaukee? I mean, look how much Providence fans complained about playing UNC last year in Raleigh. And the altitude situation with Seton Hall yet again.

And the last I checked, the goal just isn't to just get into the tournament, but actually you know win in the tournament. No one knows how many teams the ACC got in last year, just the ACC got 2 final 4 teams in there.

But it's not the bracket in March. It's a November projection and there's a better chance of me getting struck by lighting 6 times this week than that being the bracket in March. All that should be taken from this is general seed range. For Seton Hall for example, Lunardi expects them to be in, but only slightly ahead of the play-in games at the moment. Personally, I think he has them way too low, but we'll see once some games have been played.

[TAMU Eagle]

What these brackets are telling me is that there are three tiers in the Big East this season.

Final Four Contenders
Villanova
Xavier

NCAA Contenders
Creighton
Butler
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Marquette

Not Near the Tournament
Saint Johns
Providence
Depaul

The middle of the conference is going to be a bloodbath

[stever20]

What these brackets are telling me is that there are three tiers in the Big East this season.

Final Four Contenders
Villanova
Xavier

NCAA Contenders
Creighton
Butler
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Marquette

Not Near the Tournament
Saint Johns
Providence
Depaul

The middle of the conference is going to be a bloodbath

I'd almost separate Creighton from the others on the good side. They seem to be pretty universal in that 6-8 or 9 range. The others- Butler(with just the 2 we're looking at with 12(PIG)/9, Georgetown with 9/11(next to last team with a bye), Seton Hall with 11(one of last 3 teams with a bye)/10, and Marquette being just out- are a bit more precarious.

[BoarCommaThe]

question.....

if that's the bracket in March, do you really believe Creighton fans wouldn't complain about having to face Wisconsin in Milwaukee? I mean, look how much Providence fans complained about playing UNC last year in Raleigh. And the altitude situation with Seton Hall yet again.

And the last I checked, the goal just isn't to just get into the tournament, but actually you know win in the tournament. No one knows how many teams the ACC got in last year, just the ACC got 2 final 4 teams in there.

That matchup wouldn't happen in the field in the second round. The bracket doesn't allow for you to face a team you already played during the season until the regional semifinals and finals. Creighton is playing Wisconsin next week.

[milksteak]

I'd almost separate Creighton from the others on the good side. They seem to be pretty universal in that 6-8 or 9 range. The others- Butler(with just the 2 we're looking at with 12(PIG)/9, Georgetown with 9/11(next to last team with a bye), Seton Hall with 11(one of last 3 teams with a bye)/10, and Marquette being just out- are a bit more precarious.

Eh. Maybe.

If you really think about it though, you aren't "favored" to make the Sweet Sixteen unless you are a four seed.

EDIT: Quotations around favored because the best teams with the best resumes aren't always seeded the highest.