Bracketology

[stever20]

Is Temple out with a loss?

I think it really depends on how the committee is....

last years committee, no way are they in....
I think a more traditional committee, Temple probably in. Conference regular season champion. 5 top 50 wins.

Lunardi said he leans towards yes.

Also in a normal year no way.

What would hurt more for UCONN/Temple a loss tonight or a possible loss to Tulane tomorrow?

I think either way they would be in..... I think the bigger wins mean more than the bad losses... Also Tulane has to beat Memphis(which is going to be no easy feat if Memphis plays like they did yesterday).

[JohnW22]

Launardi dropped WVU to a 3 for Xavier

[stever20]

yeah saw Lunardi has Xavier and Nova both as 2's now. The only thing I disagree with him is I don't think they would put Nova in East as that would be a huge disadvantage against the 1 seed, and I don't think they do that any more....

He's got-
Butler 9 MW in Des Moines
Xavier 2 MW in St Louis
Providence 8 E in Raleigh
Seton Hall 6 E in Brooklyn- playing FF team btw
Villanova 2 E in Brooklyn

[stever20]

take this with a grain of salt- but Palm 30 minutes after the Nova game said they were still a 1 seed. That may change based on the thrashing that Oregon gave Utah tonight.

[JohnW22]

I don't like Seton Hall would want WVU the 3 seed if they're the 6. Xavier's press killed SHU down the stretch a WVU one all game could be a nightmare for them

[stever20]

I don't like Seton Hall would want WVU the 3 seed if they're the 6. Xavier's press killed SHU down the stretch a WVU one all game could be a nightmare for them

Yeah great point. And typically speaking, a pressing major team- think VCU- blows the doors off of lower seeded teams in the tourney... So little/no chance of a 3/14 upset there.... Also would be brutal trying to prepare for 3 teams instead of the 2.

the paths can be huge....
right now- from ESPN
Butler- St Joe's, then Kansas- in Des Moines
Xavier- Green Bay, then Dayton/Pitt- in St Louis
Providence- Oregon St, then UNC- in Raleigh
Seton Hall- Temple/Monmouth, then West VA- in Brooklyn
Villanova- UNC Asheville, then Notre Dame/St Bonnie's- in Brooklyn

man of all the possible 7's, Notre Dame would be the one I would least want to see in Nova's path. The other 7's are Dayton, Wisconsin, and Colorado.

[JohnW22]

I don't like Seton Hall would want WVU the 3 seed if they're the 6. Xavier's press killed SHU down the stretch a WVU one all game could be a nightmare for them

Yeah great point. And typically speaking, a pressing major team- think VCU- blows the doors off of lower seeded teams in the tourney... So little/no chance of a 3/14 upset there.... Also would be brutal trying to prepare for 3 teams instead of the 2.

the paths can be huge....
right now- from ESPN
Butler- St Joe's, then Kansas- in Des Moines
Xavier- Green Bay, then Dayton/Pitt- in St Louis
Providence- Oregon St, then UNC- in Raleigh
Seton Hall- Temple/Monmouth, then West VA- in Brooklyn
Villanova- UNC Asheville, then Notre Dame/St Bonnie's- in Brooklyn

man of all the possible 7's, Notre Dame would be the one I would least want to see in Nova's path. The other 7's are Dayton, Wisconsin, and Colorado.

Even though Xavier beat Dayton by 30 on a neutral floor when UD was playing some of their best ball, to keep my health good please keep UD and Cincinnati away from Xavier... I would be nervous all week

[MUPanther]

Jerry Palm on CBS

Last four in: Wichita State, Temple, Monmouth, Syracuse
First four out: Vanderbilt, San Diego State, St. Mary's, George Washington

[MUPanther]

Joe Lunardi on ESPN
IN: Temple, Michigan, St. Mary's.
OUT: Monmouth, So. Carolina, Vandy.

[MUPanther]

Stewart Mandel on FS1

LAST FOUR IN: Vanderbilt, Saint Mary's, South Carolina, Michigan

FIRST FOUR OUT: St. Bonaventure, Valparaiso, Temple, Tulsa

NEXT FOUR OUT: San Diego State, Monmouth, Florida, Georgia