Bracketology/NCAA Postioning

[Hovadipo]

Espns brackets are such a mess. They have Indiana as a 5 playing in the Denver region. Yet they have Iowa as a 4 playing in Des Moines. Maryland as a 3 playing in providence. They also have Purdue as a 5 playing in Denver. I don't agree with a 5 seed especially if you're going to give Iowa and Maryland their seeds, but why would you have both Indiana teams playing in Denver and Iowa playing a home game? Makes no sense.

Don't waste your time. Just wait for Andy Bottoms to post his.

[bmitch]

Ranked 12th and a 5th seed lol

[southsidehoosier]

Ranked 12th and a 5th seed lol

That math don't add up lol

[biteoftheapple]

You have to look closely at rpi and bpi for it to make sense.

[MartintheMopMan]

You have to look closely at rpi and bpi for it to make sense.

We are currently ranked 27th in RPI for people's information.

[chitown hoosier]

Well rpi is unreliable and the difference in bpi between Iowa Maryland and IU is .2. Either way, win out the next 2 games and this won't matter at all.

[biteoftheapple]

RPI may be unreliable, but it is heavily used by bracketology and the tournament committee. That alone makes it valid.

[hoosiers55]

I think ok selection Sunday the seeds will be much different than what they are projecting. We deserve much more than a 5 seed. Rpi means nothing anymore.

[tyappleg]

RPI may be unreliable, but it is heavily used by bracketology and the tournament committee. That alone makes it valid.

 

IIRC, Lunardi tweeted a week or so ago that RPI is being used less and less each year.  Hopefully soon, it won't be much of a factor at all.  

[Striper]

IIRC, Lunardi tweeted a week or so ago that RPI is being used less and less each year.  Hopefully soon, it won't be much of a factor at all.  

Based on Lunardi's regular lack of accuracy, I wouldn't trust him any farther than I can throw him.

[Trish]

Joe L on ESPN is about as accurate as i am with math (Not very)

 

Let's say we win our final two games. We will probably be ranked top 5 next week in the coaches and AP poll. 

 

Let's say we make it to the championship game (BTT), i could see us still getting a #1 seed even if we were to lose in the championship game.

 

Right now, we're a 4-6 seed.

 

After this sunday, we could work our way up to 2-4.

[tyappleg]

Joe L on ESPN is about as accurate as i am with math (Not very)

 

Let's say we win our final two games. We will probably be ranked top 5 next week in the coaches and AP poll. 

 

Let's say we make it to the championship game (BTT), i could see us still getting a #1 seed even if we were to lose in the championship game.

 

Right now, we're a 4-6 seed.

 

After this sunday, we could work our way up to 2-4.

 

He tweeted that IU wouldn't be higher than a 3 seed no matter what happens.

 

So hypothetically IU could end the season by winning 5 straight games (4 against strong competition).  They would be 28-6 and have won both the regular season title and BTT title.  And Lunardi would have them on the 3 line.  Can't see how they wouldn't at least hit the 2 line if that happened. 

[tyappleg]

Shelby Mast at USA Today has us a 6-seed. 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/02/29/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-march-madness-kansas-villanova-virginia-oklahoma/81100998/

[Evann500]

Shelby Mast at USA Today has us a 6-seed.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/02/29/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-march-madness-kansas-villanova-virginia-oklahoma/81100998/

ok that's a little out of hand

[Trish]

He tweeted that IU wouldn't be higher than a 3 seed no matter what happens.

So hypothetically IU could end the season by winning 5 straight games (4 against strong competition). They would be 28-6 and have won both the regular season title and BTT title. And Lunardi would have them on the 3 line. Can't see how they wouldn't at least hit the 2 line if that happened.

Exactly where no one should listen to him. He's ranked 39th of the most accurate. I think I rather have a 6 year old kid tell me where IU might be than Joe

[coonhounds]

He tweeted that IU wouldn't be higher than a 3 seed no matter what happens.

So hypothetically IU could end the season by winning 5 straight games (4 against strong competition). They would be 28-6 and have won both the regular season title and BTT title. And Lunardi would have them on the 3 line. Can't see how they wouldn't at least hit the 2 line if that happened.

that would most likely require us to beat 3 top 25 teams including 2 or better by then msu. Should be a one seed imo

[Bowhunter]

Looking at the whole season aND for us, I don't see how we are not a 4 seed at this point with the possibility of a 2. How the heck does UK go up to a 3 seed after losing?

[HoosierAloha]

I don't think we make it to the 1 seed line, even winning out in the regular season and the BTT title.  I think the best we could do is a 2 seed which isn't bad at all after the debacle that was Maui.  If we win the last two regular season games and go 1-1 in the BTT that should get us comfortable protected seed. 

 

I think Lunardi incorporates a bit of shock value in his bracketology to get clicks and discussion.  As someone pointed out above Joey brackets isn't really that accurate in his seeding of teams. 

 

With all that out there, I would like the latest of bracketology with a potential second round game against ISU and a sweet sixteen matchup against Nova. 

[Uspshoosier]

That math don't add up lol

it adds up when take in consideration the whole resume for the whole year. The 2 losses in Maui is what is keeping these projections any higher then 4 or 5. We would of been better off playing cup cakes at home instead of going to Maui. You go to these preseason touneys to improve your rpi, except if you lose 2 games to team with +120 rpi and your only win is against St. John's +200 rpi I believe

[ThompsonHoosier]

Lunardi is like the weatherman of bracketology, he's wrong more often than not. I wish I could get paid to do exactly what he does...