2013 NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge

[eric/]

Because how you fare against top-25 teams is much more meaningful than how you fare against teams that just happened to make it to the tournament.

Woohoo Indiana gets beat on the road against Minnesota. That means a lot less to me than Indiana beating Georgetown by 10

 

[Tilpots]

Because how you fare against top-25 teams is much more meaningful than how you fare against teams that just happened to make it to the tournament.

Woohoo Indiana gets beat on the road against Minnesota. That means a lot less to me than Indiana beating Georgetown by 10

No team just happens to make the tournament. Take Kentucky, they were ranked #1 and didn't even get an invite to dance. So much for polls.

Indiana beat Georgetown by 10, in OT, for the record.

 

[dukebound85]

i love how UK lost in the first round in the NIT lol

 

[eric/]

No team just happens to make the tournament. Take Kentucky, they were ranked #1 and didn't even get an invite to dance. So much for polls.

Indiana beat Georgetown by 10, in OT, for the record.

Still beat them.

And ranked #1 in what?

 

[Tilpots]

Still beat them.

And ranked #1 in what?

Preseason polls.

 

[eric/]

Preseason polls.

Those don't matter at all. The winning vs top 25 is based on RPI and/or BPI, which isn't just human polls.

 

[MacNut]

Preseason polls.

So they should get an automatic invite for being the defending champions?

 

[eric/]

So they should get an automatic invite for being the defending champions?

Apparently, even though they had their butts handed to them all season in what's probably among the weakest conferences around.

 

[Tilpots]

So they should get an automatic invite for being the defending champions?

No, not at all. My point is polls don't matter. eric/'s claiming they do.

 

[eric/]

No, not at all. My point is polls don't matter. eric/'s claiming they do.

Where did I claim polls matter?

 

[Tilpots]

I don't care about tourney teams, I care about top 25.

Because how you fare against top-25 teams is much more meaningful than how you fare against teams that just happened to make it to the tournament

Where did I claim polls matter?

^^Right there. Twice.

 

[eric/]

^^Right there. Twice.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi

http://kenpom.com

Those are rankings, but not human rankings, which you were talking about, which I don't care about.

They have Miami ranked 12th and 14th, respectively.

 

[Tilpots]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi

http://kenpom.com

Those are rankings, but not human rankings, which you were talking about, which I don't care about.

They have Miami ranked 12th and 14th, respectively.

Lets just get to the games, shall we?

 

[MacNut]

No, not at all. My point is polls don't matter. eric/'s claiming they do.

If you are a top 25 team there is a good chance that you get an invite. Now considering that there are 32 automatic bids that leaves 36 at large. The teams on the bubble really need to prove that they deserve a shot, there are alway a few deserving teams that don't get in. Kentucky was not deserving this year.

 

[dukebound85]

No, not at all. My point is polls don't matter. eric/'s claiming they do.

I would say polls are pretty indicative mid season/end of season based on the body of work at that point

 

[eric/]

President's picks:

http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/entry?entryID=4267886

Best part about our president, IMO. He participates in this great American tradition.

 

[Sodner]

I'd like to play.

 

[MacNut]

I'd like to play.

PM me your email.

 

[Moyank24]

I have UNLV winning the National Championship because.....UNLV!!

 

[MacNut]

I have UNLV winning the National Championship because.....UNLV!!

Like taking candy from a baby.

 

[ucfgrad93]

I have UNLV winning the National Championship because.....UNLV!!

No way, it is all about North Carolina A&T! Go Aggies!

 

[Toppa G's]

It boggles my mind that with a community this big, we only get 12 participants for this thing each year...even if there are no prizes. Even that crazy werewolf game seemed to have more participation and required a lot more time.

 

[eric/]

Yeah, hell I started a thread about the season and it got like, 10 replies.

Doesn't make sense. College basketball is awesome.

 

[MacNut]

Yeah, hell I started a thread about the season and it got like, 10 replies.

Doesn't make sense. College basketball is awesome.

The basketball threads used to be more popular, then the college football threads took over. Just like they ruined college sports.

 

[P-Worm]

Missed this thread, but my bracket is up on ncaa.com:

P-Worm's Bracket

There's no way to transfer to this forums challenge, is there? I am guessing it's too late.

P-Worm