IrishR#1, the creator of this group, left The Pool. I'm too busy to score, and I really don't care because I know I did terrible with my bracket. If anyone else wants to score, go for it, but this group is going nowhere so I'm going to leave.
See ya next March.
Wow. I must have done something to the committee. Did I bump into them and not say excuse me yesterday? Have I wronged them in some way?
That is the only explanation for Butler's seed. A seven. That means Purdue, USC (11 losses), and Oklahoma (double-digit losses) are better than them in the committee's mind. Butler should have been a five seed. The tourney committee obviously doesn't have any hometown bias. There is no Indiana team with a seed 4 or better. All of the teams were ranked, however.
Some teams are going to get in the tournament on names alone. I will use the same stats for each team-record, conference record, RPI, record v. RPI Top 50, losses to teams with sub-200 RPI, road-neutral record, SOS.
Team A
19-12, 9-7 conference record, 59 RPI, 0-6 v. Top 50, no losses to sub-200 RPI teams, 6-10 away from home, 52 SOS
Team B
20-12, 9-9 conference record, 51 RPI, 3-7 v. Top 50, 1 loss to sub-200 RPI teams, 8-9 away from home, 43 SOS
Who's the better team? Team B has more wins, but Team A is better in conference. Team B has a better RPI and is better against the Top 50. Team B has a terrible loss, however. Team B looks like the better team.
Team B is Villanova and Team A is Virginia Tech. I'd say that these are the two most interesting teams. They are both stuck on the bubble. It looks like Villanova would get the last spot if it comes down to these two.
Now, let's take a look at a team that is in and teams that supposedly have no chance to get in.
Team A
I had to make this before it was done before. This is a pool for FanNation. Here's the scoring system.
Correct Second Round picks cost 2 points. If you get all of the picks right, you get 64 points. 2 for each of the 32 teams that moves on.
Correct Sweet 16 picks cost 4 points.
Correct Elite 8 picks cost 16 points.
Correct Final 4 picks cost 32 points.
Correct Final game picks cost 64 points.
Correct championship picks cost 150 points.
If there are complaints about the scoring, I will change it.
This is how the brackets will be set up. Since you can't post your regular brackets, you have to put it up in sections.
Here's an example.
Round of 32
Memphis
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U.S. Open Quarterfinals
