College Bball Thread

[johnsoniu 6,956]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

30-0 run for St Mary’s 

The Gaels lost Maheney to UConn, Jefferson to Iowa St, and Ducas to the pros, and are poised to win the WCC again. Randy Bennett can coach.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,062]

Why are we supposed to believe that North Carolina is a tournament team?

1-8 vs Q1. I didn't care how tough your schedule is if you never win.

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

58 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Why are we supposed to believe that North Carolina is a tournament team?

1-8 vs Q1. I didn't care how tough your schedule is if you never win.

They are not a tourney team as of today.  Projected out of most of the good bracketologist.  I have them out as well 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,062]

17 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

They are not a tourney team as of today.  Projected out of most of the good bracketologist.  I have them out as well 

I'm not sure how they are even that close.

[DChoosier 9,225]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Why are we supposed to believe that North Carolina is a tournament team?

1-8 vs Q1. I didn't care how tough your schedule is if you never win.

I agree.

They don’t deserve to be in tourney and some have them out at this point.

In spite of that Kenpom has them 38th, Torvik 42nd and they are favored in 7/8 last games. I won’t be surprised if they go on a “run”, against mediocre teams, and slide in.

[IUHoosierJoe 1,848]

43 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

They are not a tourney team as of today.  Projected out of most of the good bracketologist.  I have them out as well 

A couple questions for you.  I’m not a bracketologist because I simply don’t have time for the type of analysis that you and the others do.  I will say, though, that my computer formula is pretty spot to what you all have except for a couple teams.  The first is UConn—I have them barely in while most have them in the 6-8 seed range.  The other is UC San Diego, who I have on  the bubble but nobody else mentions.  What am I missing with these two?

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I'm not sure how they are even that close.

Because as usual the bottom of the bubble is not good.   They got to get 68 teams in the tourney.  Virginia made the tourney last year.  Unless they shorten the field this will always be the case.   Can’t wait to see your head explode when they expand the field and see some of the teams that will make it.  lol. 

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

3 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

A couple questions for you.  I’m not a bracketologist because I simply don’t have time for the type of analysis that you and the others do.  I will say, though, that my computer formula is pretty spot to what you all have except for a couple teams.  The first is UConn—I have them barely in while most have them in the 6-8 seed range.  The other is UC San Diego, who I have on  the bubble but nobody else mentions.  What am I missing with these two?

UConn it’s the wins away from home against would be my guess.  Zags neutral and Texas on the road.  Road wins against other top 100 teams that are not necessarily tourney teams help.   I haven’t done a deep dive with them but for me they would be 9 or 10 seed as of today.   Uc San Diego it’s lack of opportunities against tourney quality teams.  Only played 1 for sure tourney team and won on the road but lost at San Diego st which is a bubble team.    Q4 loss and a Q3 loss with a SOS of 228 is going to factor in.   Sucks because I really like that team however they just don’t get the opportunities high major teams get.   A team like them have to win those Q1 opportunities and can’t have any losses to Q4 which sucks because that’s what’s on their schedule.  ISU got left out last year basically because they lost to Illinois st at home 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,062]

Where is this Penn State game taking place? How it's setup, looks like a high school.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,868]

2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Where is this Penn State game taking place? How it's setup, looks like a high school.

The Rec Hall at University Park, PA per PSU website.

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

With this new Crown basketball tournament I’m interested to see if the B1G, Big East and  big 12 will force their teams to compete.   Each conference gets 2 auto qualifiers so the 2 teams from each conference with the best NET I’m guessing will have to participate.  They just showed a graphic during the Penn St game and they showed IU has a Crown team 

[LIHoosier 27,283]

20 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

The Rec Hall at University Park, PA per PSU website.

That's where they played before they built the Mausoleum

lol just realized PSU finally got their prime time white-out vs O$U.

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

Mid major game of the night

Fort Wayne/Cleveland St  

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

https://x.com/dickiev/status/1885115869933588877?s=46
 

lol 

[AKHoosier 7,354]

Man do I hate getting got by the sports networks for leaving out a key detail in their preview of a college basketball game I scroll to.

Sweet, MSU is playing Oregon tonight! That'll be a fun game.

Dammit!

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,062]

Penn State about to be 2-8 in B1G play since beating Purdue.

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

Brutal for Wright St.  they had Youngstown St on the ropes but Youngstown hits a corner 3 to win it.   Heck of a shot 

[LamarCheeks 20,995]

We lit a fire under the Hairless Nuts. 

They're about to go 3-0 since we beat them in Columbus. 

Up 20 at PSU with a minute and a half left. 

[OKHOOSIER 5,090]

I would love to see Illinois go down at Corn West.

[Uspshoosier 50,979]

Lander having a heck of a night.  Good to see him playing good.   Western Kentucky up 4 with 40 sec to go.  He has 28