Bubble Breakdown - March 12th

[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

Ole miss FOULS after going up by 1 on the free throw and lose... Holy hell j love you March.

[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

Our resumé surely beats Ole Miss though right?

I think so. Lunardi just said Ole Miss is now in the Last 4 In. Have to think Indiana moved up then.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

Ole Miss, what a mistake!

[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

Now Colorado State and Stanford go down I'd say the Hoosiers are a lock to make it. What a day so far for the Hoosiers.

[IUsafety 2,775]

The bubble watch has went really well tonight. Take care of business tomorrow and the Hoosiers could work into a ten seed. Sad, but I will take it.

[Hovadipo 61,621]

I think so. Lunardi just said Ole Miss is now in the Last 4 In. Have to think Indiana moved up then.

Yeah I've not seen it, there's just no way it's better than ours. Their conference record is better, but I subtract 5 wins from that since it's the SEC.

[LIHoosier 27,827]

I think so. Lunardi just said Ole Miss is now in the Last 4 In. Have to think Indiana moved up then.

In the matrix, Ole Miss was a couple spots above IU going into today's games.

Oklahoma St just lost too. :locomotive:

[Crimson and Cream 5,968]

Let's just win tomorrow and not have to sweat it out Sunday. I work Sunday afternoon so to save me from getting sick at work I would surely appreciate it.

[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

Butler vs Xavier going to OT on FS1

[Hovadipo 61,621]

Butler vs Xavier going to OT on FS1

Barlow has so much heart, he's a glue guy, has that old man game with a high basketball IQ, GRITTY TOUGH SMART BUTLER WAY.

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Ole Miss only moved from Last Four Byes to the first of Last 4 In.  Thought they would drop a little further than that. 

IU still the very last team in right now.

[djsalway 4,161]

No way that yesterday could've gone better for our squad. Win in convincing fashion, while most of the bubble teams lose.

[Naturalhoosier 15,478]

Indiana [20-13 (9-9), RPI: 54, SOS: 28] And now Indiana waits. After cruising to Thursday's stress management mechanism of a win, Yogi Ferrell & Co. moved on to Friday's Big Ten quarterfinal. What awaited them -- Maryland -- comprised the best of all possible marquee-win worlds. The Terps' combination of a pristine resume, occasionally unflattering per-possession numbers in Big Ten play, and probably slightly lucky 10-0 record in close games means the Terps might not be quite as good as their resume. (Which still leaves plenty of room for them to be good. And they are.) Even if you disagree with that, there's no disagreeing that the first two games between these two -- an 89-70 IU blowout in Bloomington and a 68-66 IU loss (wherein Ferrell missed an open, last-second 3) at College Park -- should have given the Hoosiers' staff a fair amount of confidence. Indiana certainly played like it, but it wasn't quite enough. The Terps held on for a 75-69 win. The question, of course, is what now? For committee members fond of the eye test, there was little to dislike in Indiana's performance. Visually, Friday night showcased the same IU team that surprised the Big Ten in January: high-energy, up-tempo, constantly attacking, undersized and horribly flawed on the defensive end. On paper, the Hoosiers moved to 4-9 against the RPI top 50, 9-12 against the top 100, and 12-13 against the top 150. Their impressive early wins over Butler and SMU feel long ago. By recapturing the form that had them soundly in bracket projections a month ago, maybe the Hoosiers did enough to convince the committee they deserve an extended chance of redemption. Maybe losses elsewhere on the bubble will clear the way. Maybe Hanner Mosquera-Perea's injury will factor in. Maybe the resume will just be too weak, a matter of opinion in a tight committee discussion. It's all on the table. Until the committee puts "Indiana Hoosiers" on the board Sunday afternoon, the only thing to do is wait.

[PointBlank 116]

Keep an eye on the dreadful AAC, IF Temple and UConn win today, and UConn wins tomorrow this will throw a wrench in the works for a couple of more deserving teams.  Why does UConn get to play at home? They have been an under performing team for much of the season.  

[Str8Hoosiers 2,972]

I know I saw a post in some thread about Lunardi's accuracy.... Like the 44th best or something... Why is his always the most talked about then? Palm better? Who is best and what do they think about IU?

[Hovadipo 61,621]

I know I saw a post in some thread about Lunardi's accuracy.... Like the 44th best or something... Why is his always the most talked about then? Palm better? Who is best and what do they think about IU?

I've always heard that Lunardi gets the teams right, he just isn't the greatest at seeds/locations. Couldn't tell you if that's truth or not, just what I've read.

I think he's the most talked about because he's the most accessible, being on ESPN.

[LIHoosier 27,827]

I know I saw a post in some thread about Lunardi's accuracy.... Like the 44th best or something... Why is his always the most talked about then? Palm better? Who is best and what do they think about IU?

Lunardi is now the McDonalds of the bracketeers.

I saw a tweet that had a link to this site http://bracketmatrix.com/

It gives a composite of every site that updates on a regular basis.

 

IU is the 2nd to last at-large team.

[LIHoosier 27,827]

I've always heard that Lunardi gets the teams right, he just isn't the greatest at seeds/locations. Couldn't tell you if that's truth or not, just what I've read.

I think he's the most talked about because he's the most accessible, being on ESPN.

He doesn't follow some of their rules either. Regular season matchups are supposed to be avoided in the play-in and 1st round. Lunardi yesterday had IU potentially playing Butler in a 6/11 game after the play-in.

[Demo 24,116]

The one I don't get at all is Georgia. Everyone's got'em in easily. Their best wins are Ole Miss at home and at Texas A&M on the road. Seriously, those are the best. They lost to Georgia Tech, Minnesota on a neutral court, got beat home and home by South Carolina including a 17 point beatdown in Columbia. They haven't beaten a single decent tournament team. Their best credential is giving Kentucky a good game before LOSING. Their resume doesn't remotely resemble ours. Putting homerism aside, I can't come up with any argument for them over us and yet I've seen them as high as an 8.

Can anyone give me a hand on this one?

[LIHoosier 27,827]

The one I don't get at all is Georgia. Everyone's got'em in easily. Their best wins are Ole Miss at home and at Texas A&M on the road. Seriously, those are the best. They lost to Georgia Tech, Minnesota on a neutral court, got beat home and home by South Carolina including a 17 point beatdown in Columbia. They haven't beaten a single decent tournament team. Their best credential is giving Kentucky a good game before LOSING. Their resume doesn't remotely resemble ours. Putting homerism aside, I can't come up with any argument for them over us and yet I've seen them as high as an 8.

Can anyone give me a hand on this one?

Not that you'll agree, but here we go.

 

Their RPI is better(35 vs 55), better Road/Neutral record(9-6 vs 5-9), and played fewer cupcakes (IU 6 vs UGA 5(2 in $EC)). To me, cupcakes are RPI 200+.