Bracketology and Team Resumes

[Uspshoosier]

22 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

DeCourcy's bracket:  342 points

Lunardi's bracket:  336 points

Palm's bracket:  323 points

---------------------------------------------

USPS's bracket:  336 points

My bracket:  322 points

Last season USPS's bracket I believe beat all three of them.  I'm still learning.  322 isn't real good but believe I had 308 last year.

 

My love for the MWC made me tie Lunardi. 
 

Not bad for a mailman that wasn’t able to scrub as much as some of these that get to do it for a living 

[johnsoniu]

33 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

My proper respect for the MWC made me tie Lunardi. 
 

 

Fixed it for you

[Uspshoosier]

 Indiana high school Brackets from the 40s and 50s 

[IUHoosierJoe]

On 3/19/2024 at 12:35 PM, Uspshoosier said:

 Indiana high school Brackets from the 40s and 50s 

I remember those from the 70s with the big Eckrich logo on them

[RaceToTheTop]

On 3/19/2024 at 11:35 AM, Uspshoosier said:

 Indiana high school Brackets from the 40s and 50s 

Way back in the day, Randolph County used to have like 20+ high schools -- all probably under 100 students each -- County tournament looked like that bracket.

[str8baller]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Way back in the day, Randolph County used to have like 20+ high schools -- all probably under 100 students each -- County tournament looked like that bracket.

A lot of places did. My small town had about 4-5. In the 70s Indiana went through consolidation state-wide which led to the single class set-up until the 90’s when they went multi-class. In many ways that consolidation led to the breakup of the single class system 20 some years later as some of those consolidated schools got pretty big.    

[RaceToTheTop]

Final WAR ratings for the season going into the title game.  U Conn reaches #1 (finally overtaking Purdue) for the first time since I started putting it together in late January.  The winner of the title game will end the season at #1 in WAR and the lose will be #2.

Listing all teams that finished with a positive WAR.

1. U Conn 36-3, WAR +14.77
2. Purdue 34-4, +14.73
3. Houston 32-5, +12.34
4. Illinois 29-9, +8.65
5. UNC 29-8, +8.42
6. Tennessee 27-9, +8.02
7. Iowa State 28-8, +7.69
8. Marquette 27-10, +7.67
9. Arizona 27-8, +7.30
10. Auburn 27-8, +6.89
11. Alabama 25-12, +6.81
12. Duke 27-9, +5.96
13. South Carolina 26-8, +5.72
14. Creighton 25-10, +5.69
15. Baylor 23-11, +5.65
16. Kansas 27-11, +5.04
17. Utah State 26-7, +4.97
18. Indiana State 31-7, +4.82
19. San Diego State 24-11, +4.78
20. Clemson 24-12, +4.59
21. Colorado 26-11, +4.33
22. Dayton 25-8, +4.27
23. Texas Tech 23-11, +4.15
24. Florida 24-12, +4.07
25. Washington State 25-9, +4.02
26. Seton Hall 25-12, +4.01
27. Nevada 25-8, +3.97
28. Gonzaga 26-8, +3.80
29. Wisconsin 22-14, +3.73
30. Kentucky 23-9, +3.59
31. Oregon 24-12, +3.38
32. BYU 23-11, +3.34
33. James Madison 31-4, +3.16
34. Nebraska 23-11, +3.15
35. Drake 27-7, +3.14
36. New Mexico 25-10, +3.13
37. Colorado State 23-11, +3.12
38. Northwestern 22-12, +2.92
39. North Carolina State 26-15, +2.91
40. Florida Atlantic 25-9, +2.82
41. Virginia 23-11, +2.76
42. St. Mary's 25-8, +2.66
43. Grand Canyon 29-5, +2.59
44. Texas 21-13, +2.58
45. Oklahoma 20-12, +2.09
46. McNeese State 26-4, +2.02
47. Boise State 20-11, +1.96
48. Pittsburgh 22-11, +1.95
49. Michigan State 20-15, +1.86
50. Texas A&M 21-15, +1.80
51. Mississippi State 21-14, +1.72
52. Princeton 22-5, +1.49
53. Duquesne 24-12, +1.44
54. Syracuse 19-12, +1.42
55. TCU 21-13, +1.39
56. Ohio State 22-14, +1.30
57. St. John's 20-13, +1.25
58. Utah 22-15, +1.22
59. Cincinnati 22-15, +1.22
60. Mississippi 20-12, +1.16
61. Indiana 19-14, +0.99
62. Kansas Staet 19-15, +0.85
63. Samford 27-6, +0.84
64. Providence 21-14, +0.81
65. South Florida 25-8, +0.76
66. Memphis 22-10, +0.76
67. Iowa 19-15, +0.69
68. Richmond 23-10, +0.25
69. Wake Forest 21-14, +0.03

[Uspshoosier]

Torvik and WAB(wins above bubble) are now on the team sheets 

[IUHoosierJoe]

2 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Torvik and WAB(wins above bubble) are now on the team sheets 

Interesting.  You should have trademarked that, lol.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Earlier today some yokel sent out a tweet stating the NCAA would no longer use Pomeroy data claiming Pomeroy used incorrect data.  The poster also claimed the NCAA report states some data was fabricated and that errors worked to favor certain teams.

 

PER THE NCAA THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE.

David Worlock of the NCAA responded with this tweet:  Since I got 3 questions about this in a 60-second span, I feel the need to clarify that this tweet is, as they say, a crock of ****.      

[RaceToTheTop]

On 7/11/2024 at 1:29 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Torvik and WAB(wins above bubble) are now on the team sheets 

WAB is basically what I was trying to accomplish with my WAR.

[Uspshoosier]

First NET rankings of the season will be released next Monday.   Looking forward to the overreactions that it will produce.  Reminder these early numbers will look nothing like the finished one in March. 

[RaceToTheTop]

5 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

First NET rankings of the season will be released next Monday.   Looking forward to the overreactions that it will produce.  Reminder these early numbers will look nothing like the finished one in March. 

Yeah, I remember Colgate being a top ten in the first release a couple of years ago.

[Uspshoosier]

Hoosiers finish their non con schedule with Power 4 teams and the Zags.  Rest is mid major teams. 
 

1-0 at home (South Carolina ) Kenpom-79

1-2 neutral (Losses- Zags-5, Louisville-36) non competitive double digit losses 

Win( Providence-99) minus their best player 

2-2 with O top 50 wins.  
 

Rest of non con schedule has no opportunities to move the needle.  No wins to give you cushion in case of a slip up with the remaining non con schedule.   
 

IU will have to rely on the conference and conference tourney phases of the schedule to build a tourney resume.  

[TheWatShot]

19 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hoosiers finish their non con schedule with Power 4 teams and the Zags.  Rest is mid major teams. 
 

1-0 at home (South Carolina ) Kenpom-79

1-2 neutral (Losses- Zags-5, Louisville-36) non competitive double digit losses 

Win( Providence-99) minus their best player 

2-2 with O top 50 wins.  
 

Rest of non con schedule has no opportunities to move the needle.  No wins to give you cushion in case of a slip up with the remaining non con schedule.   
 

IU will have to rely on the conference and conference tourney phases of the schedule to build a tourney resume.  

These cupcakes may not be as sweet as we think. Current Kenpom rankings for each:

 

Sam Houston State 114

Winthrop 164

Chattanooga 171

Miami, OH 181

 

I mean, we really shouldn't have to sweat these games, but...

[RaceToTheTop]

24 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

These cupcakes may not be as sweet as we think. Current Kenpom rankings for each:

 

Sam Houston State 114

Winthrop 164

Chattanooga 171

Miami, OH 181

 

I mean, we really shouldn't have to sweat these games, but...

That Sam Houston rating is confusing.  16 point loss to Nevada, 37 point loss to Baylor, 3 point loss to app state and then meaningless wins for a 3-3 record.

[IUHoosierJoe]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

That Sam Houston rating is confusing.  16 point loss to Nevada, 37 point loss to Baylor, 3 point loss to app state and then meaningless wins for a 3-3 record.

There’s still a lot of previous season data included right now.  They’d be around 175 without that.

[Muskie plays the four]

3 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

These cupcakes may not be as sweet as we think. Current Kenpom rankings for each:

 

Sam Houston State 114

Winthrop 164

Chattanooga 171

Miami, OH 181

 

I mean, we really shouldn't have to sweat these games, but...

So if South Carolina completely collapses that would be bad 

[RaceToTheTop]

6 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

There’s still a lot of previous season data included right now.  They’d be around 175 without that.

Nope -- they were #142 last year, so they have moved up since then.

[IUHoosierJoe]

5 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Nope -- they were #142 last year, so they have moved up since then.

There’s more to it than that.  Check their NET ranking when it comes out Monday.