2011 NCAA Tournament Projections/Bracketology

[scarletmike]

I'm definitely gonna go back over my bracket tomorrow. I usually go on what my mind says, which is why I always do so poorly with my brackets every year.

 

[Jake]

I'd limber up the rib muscles then, just in case.

FWIW Ken Pom
Wisconsin 9
Belmont 19

The thing that makes me think Wisky wins is that once an upset gets "trendy" it almost never happens.

I agree the trendy picks often fail, but I suspect my urge to pull for Belmont will be too much to ignore, Big Ten or not.

 

[Buck33Eye11]

I'm definitely gonna go back over my bracket tomorrow. I usually go on what my mind says, which is why I always do so poorly with my brackets every year.

I go with my gut and I'm just as bad. There is no solution

 

[jlb1705]

Sparty is going to tie me into knots. They should be bounced by UCLA in the first round, but every single team in the bottom half of that bracket is beatable for a Tom Izzo-coached team.

 

[scarletmike]

I agree the trendy picks often fail, but I suspect my urge to pull for Belmont will be too much to ignore, Big Ten or not.

Other than every OSU pick, I think that is the only one that I won't change, Belmont over Wiscy.

 

[Bucky32]

I can definitely see Richmond taking down Vandy. Oakland upsetting Texas seems to be a popular pick early on; I'm still trying to decide if I wanna pencil that in. Other than that, I'm not really sure I can spot any upsets. Gonzaga over St. Johns maybe.

 

[Meyer]

How do you all usually fill out your bracket, and how well does that work for you?

 

[exhawg]

Dookie V just picked OSU over Duke. We're fucked now.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Digger- OSU, Duke, Kansas, and Florida in the Final 4- Kansas/OSU final.
Hubert- OSU, Texas, Kansas, Pitt- Kansas/OSU final.
Dookie V- OSU, Duke, Louisville, Pitt- OSU/Pitt, says OSU wins ("Move over Mr. Tressel! Thad Matta's Buckeyes! Basketball #1 in Columbus baby!!!")

 

[NFBuck]

And never count out Izzo in the tourney...don't laugh, i'm serious...

This ain't your father's Izzo team. They suck pretty bad.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

average rpi

east (osu) - 37.3
west (duke) - 37.8
southwest (kansas) - 42.4
southeast (pitt) - 43.4

 

[NFBuck]

average rpi

east (osu) - 37.3
west (duke) - 37.8
southwest (kansas) - 42.4
southeast (pitt) - 43.4

 

[Jaxbuck]

I know Pitt is notorious for tournament choking but I keep looking at that bracket and wondering how they could fuck up before the elite 8.

Butler/Old Dominion winner, then

......K State/Utah State/Wisky/Belmot winner then

.....whoever comes out of the bottom of that bracket with UF as a #2 (BYU, St Johns ??)

They'll never have an easier road. That's Charlie Weis back fat soft.

 

[DaBears]

Pitt's region is absurdly terrible I can't find words to accurately describe it. None of the top six seeds are any good. Pitt always chokes. If Oakland or Morehead State, my two favorite mid majors were in that region, I would pick them to go to the Final Four. The committee did a giant favor to Pitt. I always thought the #1 overall seed was supposed to get the easiest bracket. I don't have any major issues with tOSU's bracket, but Pitt's is just pathetic. More importantly, Pitt will still find a way to not make the Final Four.
:osu:

 

[Dryden]

Gus Johnson scheduled for First Four games in Dayton then will head to Cleveland for Friday and Sunday games. Sweet.