Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 10:45 pm
Ivies got really screwed. Winning games has to matter more.
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Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 10:48 pm
Some great matchups in the first round. Especially interested to see St Joe vs Virginia and Syracuse vs Towson.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 10:49 pm
Re: 2024 Bracketology
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Re: 2024 Bracketology
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Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:52 pm
Ivies got screwed. I'm shocked UVa made the tournament, given their four-game skid. I have as much faith in Uva this season as I do in myself doing more than 15 pull-ups in a span of 2-6 hrs.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:05 am
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:44 am
The fact that both UMD and UVa are ranked seeds is all I need to know. No other programs could get a way with their results this season and make it into the tourney, let alone be seeded. Getting your tails kicked by better teams all year shouldn’t be on the plus side of the ledger.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:51 am
I get your frustration because of how they looked against PSU. But MD has 3 top 10 wins. That’s not getting your tails kicked by better teams all year. The only team with more than those wins is ND.Ozstriker wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:44 am The fact that both UMD and UVa are ranked seeds is all I need to know. No other programs could get a way with their results this season and make it into the tourney, let alone be seeded. Getting your tails kicked by better teams all year shouldn’t be on the plus side of the ledger.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:11 am
Hopkins has 4JerrysWorld wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:51 amI get your frustration because of how they looked against PSU. But MD has 3 top 10 wins. That’s not getting your tails kicked by better teams all year. The only team with more than those wins is ND.Ozstriker wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:44 am The fact that both UMD and UVa are ranked seeds is all I need to know. No other programs could get a way with their results this season and make it into the tourney, let alone be seeded. Getting your tails kicked by better teams all year shouldn’t be on the plus side of the ledger.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:23 am
Michigan has 3 top 10 wins and is on the road.HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 9:11 amHopkins has 4JerrysWorld wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:51 amI get your frustration because of how they looked against PSU. But MD has 3 top 10 wins. That’s not getting your tails kicked by better teams all year. The only team with more than those wins is ND.Ozstriker wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:44 am The fact that both UMD and UVa are ranked seeds is all I need to know. No other programs could get a way with their results this season and make it into the tourney, let alone be seeded. Getting your tails kicked by better teams all year shouldn’t be on the plus side of the ledger.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:35 am
My bad. And Hopkins seeded accordingly (3). Michigan has a bad loss in Rutgers I guess.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:57 am
As a fairly new poster, you sure have a lot of negative posts. Maybe one less cup of coffee for you today and lay off the adderall- it’s making you cranky!
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:58 am
Conspiracy!Ozstriker wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:44 am The fact that both UMD and UVa are ranked seeds is all I need to know. No other programs could get a way with their results this season and make it into the tourney, let alone be seeded. Getting your tails kicked by better teams all year shouldn’t be on the plus side of the ledger.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:02 am
Sure. But, UM was an automatic qualifier. UM winning the B1G championship basically took the other Ivy's spot. But, yeah, UVA and UMD's performances this weekend sure didn't look good for the tournament committee.JerrysWorld wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 9:35 am My bad. And Hopkins seeded accordingly (3). Michigan has a bad loss in Rutgers I guess.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:23 am
Of the seeded teams, who besides ND looked good this weekend? Duke got blown out yesterday. Hopkins looked awful vs Michigan. Syracuse was thumped by Duke. Denver looked ordinary vs Villanova. UVA hasn’t played well in about a month. Maryland also hasn’t played well in a very long time. Georgetown barely squeaked by Providence and ‘Nova. Throw in PSUs stinker vs Michigan.steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 10:02 amSure. But, UM was an automatic qualifier. UM winning the B1G championship basically took the other Ivy's spot. But, yeah, UVA and UMD's performances this weekend sure didn't look good for the tournament committee.JerrysWorld wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 9:35 am My bad. And Hopkins seeded accordingly (3). Michigan has a bad loss in Rutgers I guess.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:44 am
I don't know how to check this one but did Maryland's loss to PSU actually help its own resume and help them secure a seed?
I've seen the argument that they have 3 top 10 RPI wins as evidence of their strong body of work but I'm curious if the loss to PSU on Thursday night was what landed PSU in the top 10 RPI. If Maryland had beaten PSU, would Maryland have had 2 top 10 wins and 2 11-20 wins?
Of course, they would have had another game to play against Michigan that I'm not accounting for but I'm curious about what looks better on paper, 8-5 with 3 top 10 wins or 9-4 with 2 top 10 wins and 2 top 20 wins.
I've seen the argument that they have 3 top 10 RPI wins as evidence of their strong body of work but I'm curious if the loss to PSU on Thursday night was what landed PSU in the top 10 RPI. If Maryland had beaten PSU, would Maryland have had 2 top 10 wins and 2 11-20 wins?
Of course, they would have had another game to play against Michigan that I'm not accounting for but I'm curious about what looks better on paper, 8-5 with 3 top 10 wins or 9-4 with 2 top 10 wins and 2 top 20 wins.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:47 am
Maryland was in either way. RPI and SOS were just too strongLaxDownUnder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:44 am I don't know how to check this one but did Maryland's loss to PSU actually help its own resume and help them secure a seed?
I've seen the argument that they have 3 top 10 RPI wins as evidence of their strong body of work but I'm curious if the loss to PSU on Thursday night was what landed PSU in the top 10 RPI. If Maryland had beaten PSU, would Maryland have had 2 top 10 wins and 2 11-20 wins?
Of course, they would have had another game to play against Michigan that I'm not accounting for but I'm curious about what looks better on paper, 8-5 with 3 top 10 wins or 9-4 with 2 top 10 wins and 2 top 20 wins.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:51 am
Penn state would have been 10th with a loss to MD (and therefore no loss to UM). So the Terps would have had the top-10 win either way.LaxDownUnder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:44 am I don't know how to check this one but did Maryland's loss to PSU actually help its own resume and help them secure a seed?
I've seen the argument that they have 3 top 10 RPI wins as evidence of their strong body of work but I'm curious if the loss to PSU on Thursday night was what landed PSU in the top 10 RPI. If Maryland had beaten PSU, would Maryland have had 2 top 10 wins and 2 11-20 wins?
Of course, they would have had another game to play against Michigan that I'm not accounting for but I'm curious about what looks better on paper, 8-5 with 3 top 10 wins or 9-4 with 2 top 10 wins and 2 top 20 wins.
Their overall resume was 7th with the loss and would have been 5th if they'd beaten PSU. They probably cost themselves a seed or two by losing that game.
Re: 2024 Bracketology
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:54 am
I get that they're probably in either way but I think this is an interesting case a team with a high SOS that may have benefited by taking the infamous "good loss".coda wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:47 amMaryland was in either way. RPI and SOS were just too strongLaxDownUnder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:44 am I don't know how to check this one but did Maryland's loss to PSU actually help its own resume and help them secure a seed?
I've seen the argument that they have 3 top 10 RPI wins as evidence of their strong body of work but I'm curious if the loss to PSU on Thursday night was what landed PSU in the top 10 RPI. If Maryland had beaten PSU, would Maryland have had 2 top 10 wins and 2 11-20 wins?
Of course, they would have had another game to play against Michigan that I'm not accounting for but I'm curious about what looks better on paper, 8-5 with 3 top 10 wins or 9-4 with 2 top 10 wins and 2 top 20 wins.