mdn82 Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 Get hot baby!Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners coonhounds 1 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 I’ve ever been good at guessing the bracket. But I was correct a few years ago about the AAC. It was their first year. People thought they’d be highly seeded and SMU would make it in. I said to lower their expectations a couple seed lines and that SMU hadn’t beaten anyone and will be in the NIT. I think SMU is the only AP Top 25 team I’ve seen miss the tourney. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 21, 2020 Author Posted February 21, 2020 I’ve ever been good at guessing the bracket. But I was correct a few years ago about the AAC. It was their first year. People thought they’d be highly seeded and SMU would make it in. I said to lower their expectations a couple seed lines and that SMU hadn’t beaten anyone and will be in the NIT. I think SMU is the only AP Top 25 team I’ve seen miss the tourney. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBannersUtah St in 2004. I would guess St Mary’s has as well but I’m not sure on them Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Loaded Chicken Sandwich 1 Quote
NashvilleHoosier Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 Andy Katz's bracket is interesting. I hadn't really looked at tournament locations very closely, but started wondering, at risk of putting the cart well ahead of the horse, what the most ideal yet realistic location would be. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-02-08/2020-ncaa-tournament-bracket-predicted-using-top-16-reveal He has us in the 7/10 matchup in Cleveland. Not a terrible drive for a lot of the state and even the mid atlantic/east coast alumni base (cheap flight from Nashville as well). I'd guess a good portion of the fanbase is itching to travel in support of a postseason team (if the Gator Bowl is any indication, that is very true) so hopefully we could get a solid crowd there for the first weekend. Of course, that bracket feeds in to Indianapolis. Again, cart well before the horse here and the likelihood that we are second weekend team is low. Still have plenty of work to do to ensure we even have a chance to. My apologies, everyone, for cursing this possibility from ever happening. HoosierAloha, thebigweave and ALASKA HOOSIER 3 Quote
woodenshoemanHoosierfan Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 I believe Decourcy is the Bracketologist for Fox Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Quote
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Posted February 22, 2020 So many chances left to vastly improve our seed line. So many chances left to crush our souls! thebigweave, IUsafety, ALASKA HOOSIER and 5 others 7 1 Quote
mdn82 Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 So many chances left to vastly improve our seed line. So many chances left to crush our souls! What’s funny is if we end up somewhere in the middle that’s exactly where most everyone before the year began said they would be happy with. I think we ended up being who most everyone thought. Good enough to make the tournament, but fatally flawed to do anything of significance. Pretty much your typical 8, 9, or 10 seed. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app MemphisHoosier, woodenshoemanHoosierfan and Stuhoo 3 Quote
Stuhoo Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, mdn82 said: What’s funny is if we end up somewhere in the middle that’s exactly where most everyone before the year began said they would be happy with. I think we ended up being who most everyone thought. Good enough to make the tournament, but fatally flawed to do anything of significance. Pretty much your typical 8, 9, or 10 seed. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app It would be a little better than I hoped for, with two key reasons why: 1) We would be an eight or nine seed that could quite literally beat every single team in the field. 2) If we get to that point, our six best players will include two freshman and two sophomores. jk34, HinnyHoosier, woodenshoemanHoosierfan and 2 others 5 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 bracketmatrix has us in the field in 90% of the brackets (84 of the 93) and as the second #11 seed. That would have us the first team above the last four in and not playing in a play in game. mamasa 1 Quote
LIHoosier Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Live results I have IU 36th in my standings, 8th amongst B1G schools RaceToTheTop 1 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Ending to Cincy and Wichita State will be big for both of those teams. UC at line up 1 with 1 free throw to go, 3.2 seconds. Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 UC hits free throw, steals inbounds. 2.1 seconds left. Cincy win probably puts them on the right side of the bubble.....Wichita State probably barely on the right side of the bubble as well. Quote
Brass Cannon Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 One more win and we are in almost certainly. The best bracketologist had us as a 9 before we won today. southsidehoosier, Stuhoo, RaceToTheTop and 1 other 4 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Planned on going to the Big Ten tourney before today's game, but lingering doubt had me waiting until after the game to get the tix. Quote
Brass Cannon Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, brumdog45 said: Planned on going to the Big Ten tourney before today's game, but lingering doubt had me waiting until after the game to get the tix. Me and a friend might get tickets for IUs first game. RaceToTheTop 1 Quote
Stuhoo Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said: One more win and we are in almost certainly. The best bracketologist had us as a 9 before we won today. Seems about right. Added a quad one win today so we’re about an eight seed. Worst case scenario? a team that playing really well wins only one of their last six, and squeaks in with 19 wins. At this point that worse case scenario seems very unlikely. BGVille Hoosierfan 1 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 I’m going to release a full update later. IU is in really good position to make the tournament. I want to study the team sheets more but the more I look at IU’s the more I like it Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mamasa, Alford Bailey, woodenshoemanHoosierfan and 2 others 5 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 IU has now beaten teams that the bracketmatrix has as 2, 4, 5, and 6 seeds. FWIW, the Louisiana Tech team IU beat in non-conference is now 20-7 and in second place in Conference USA after beating the conference leader on the road yesterday. southsidehoosier, thebigweave, BGVille Hoosierfan and 1 other 4 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 IU has now beaten teams that the bracketmatrix has as 2, 4, 5, and 6 seeds. FWIW, the Louisiana Tech team IU beat in non-conference is now 20-7 and in second place in Conference USA after beating the conference leader on the road yesterday.Conference USA does a smart thing that they started this year. They wait to see which teams are top 4 in conference and at the end of the year they make sure those teams play each other. They give their top teams a chance to improve their NET against each other. Earlier in the year La Tech lost a heartbreaker at home to north Texas on a last second layup Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
LIHoosier Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said: Conference USA does a smart thing that they started this year. They wait to see which teams are top 4 in conference and at the end of the year they make sure those teams play each other. They give their top teams a chance to improve their NET against each other. Earlier in the year La Tech lost a heartbreaker at home to north Texas on a last second layup Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app They did that last year too. Issue is everyone stunk so it didn't improve anyone's at-large hopes at all. Uspshoosier and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
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