Bracketology and Team Resumes

[Rico]

3 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

If IU does NOT make the tournament, what are the chances they decide to play in the crown tournament if invited. They seem like the perfect team for it. Brand recognition plus a team full of seniors also chance to win some extra NIL cash. 

 

I'm already in the Crown...

[Jeff Flabjohns]

NET up from 40 to 37. But we beat Minny so bad they dropped to 76 and are now a Q2 loss. 
Wisconsin is at 31, one spot away from being a Q1 win. Darn

[Uspshoosier]

25 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

If IU does NOT make the tournament, what are the chances they decide to play in the crown tournament if invited. They seem like the perfect team for it. Brand recognition plus a team full of seniors also chance to win some extra NIL cash. 

 

Sounds like if they don’t make the tourney they won’t be playing in any other tourney 

[Uspshoosier]

1 minute ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

NET up from 40 to 37. But we beat Minny so bad they dropped to 76 and are now a Q2 loss. 
Wisconsin is at 31, one spot away from being a Q1 win. Darn

At least it’s 1 spot away from going back to a Q1 loss and a Q2 win.    I wouldn’t worry that much about it if it’s that close.  Those are just cutoff numbers to sort the wins a loses.    Not one committee member is going to say that loss is worse because they were 76 instead of 75.     Media makes too big of deal about the Quads.   

[Uspshoosier]

For the time being Marquette moved to 99 which makes that win a Q2.   Makes the number of Q2 wins look better but like with the others that are close to a quad cutoff line it doesn’t make the win any better or worse 

[Uspshoosier]

Ius WAB moved up to 48 after the Minny game.    They were at 51 after the Sparty game.   Win at OSU and that number will keep improving.   

[HoosierHoopster]

2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Ius WAB moved up to 48 after the Minny game.    They were at 51 after the Sparty game.   Win at OSU and that number will keep improving.   

I know as you've pointed out the WAB was the big factor last year, interested to see how much it factors this season. Seems like the committee is always moving the target.

[Uspshoosier]

8 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I know as you've pointed out the WAB was the big factor last year, interested to see how much it factors this season. Seems like the committee is always moving the target.

It will be very important.    David Worlock who works for the ncaa and is the guy when it comes to the ncaa tourney has gone out of his way to emphasize that for selection it is the tool bracketologist should pay attention to.  Last year every at large  team with a WAB 42 or better got selected.    North Carolina was 42 and West Virginia the first team out was 48.    IU was 48th last year.   OSU is currently 39th in WAB.  Got to think a road win moves ius up close to the 40 line 

[EasyEJay]

2021-2022 we went into the BTT needing 2 wins to even get in , IF we were to steal one on Columbus on Saturday do they only need to win Wednesday to make it? 

[Uspshoosier]

15 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

I know as you've pointed out the WAB was the big factor last year, interested to see how much it factors this season. Seems like the committee is always moving the target.

 

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

2021-2022 we went into the BTT needing 2 wins to even get in , IF we were to steal one on Columbus on Saturday do they only need to win Wednesday to make it? 

Depends on what this committee feels is important.   It could be enough.   That year pretty much every bracketologist including me thought that winning 1 was going be enough that year.   Turns out IU needed the game against Illinois as well since they were second to last team in the field 

[Shooter]

5 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

It will be very important.    David Worlock who works for the ncaa and is the guy when it comes to the ncaa tourney has gone out of his way to emphasize that for selection it is the tool bracketologist should pay attention to.  Last year every at large  team with a WAB 42 or better got selected.    North Carolina was 42 and West Virginia the first team out was 48.    IU was 48th last year.   OSU is currently 39th in WAB.  Got to think a road win moves ius up close to the 40 line 

If we win at Ohio State we'd be projected to move up to #44 in WAB. Subject to change of course depending on what other teams do around us.

Feels like at minimum we need to beat Ohio State + avoid bad loss in BTT to get that number into the low 40s.

[JF87]

Question for you bracketologists.  Is more emphasis put on proving you can beat good teams (Q1 wins) or avoiding bad losses (Q3 or lower)? 

[Uspshoosier]

2 minutes ago, JF87 said:

Question for you bracketologists.  Is more emphasis put on proving you can beat good teams (Q1 wins) or avoiding bad losses (Q3 or lower)? 

Big wins have proven to outweigh bad losses.   TCU lost to New Orleans at Home Q4 loss, Notre dame at home (Q3 loss) but have some huge wins Florida, @Texas Tech and others and they are projected comfortably in for now