TAS Bracketology 2014-15

[Tulsa Brave]

I believe we've also won 4 or 5 straight in Hilton against the ridiculous 'Hilton Magic'. Too bad we won't get to play there anymore.

Btw, Hilton Magic should be defined as falling behind inferior teams and coming back to win games that should have been won easily. Kansas is like 21-2 in their last 23 visits.

I think we are/were something like 7-3 or 8-2 in our last 10 against ISU before the Big 4 "Classic" started

6-6 since 2002, but 6-3 since 2005. 5-4 against Iowa since 2006, so yes you've had success against both.

[Ali]

New Lunardi bracket out: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

WSU with a tough 5 seed draw against a good Green Bay team, would face Iowa State in the next round.

UNI with a 6 seed against winner of NC State/St. Johns, Maryland waiting in the next round.

Big East with 7 teams in which is insane if you asked me. But no Creighton

[TheAsianSensation]

Bracketology is boring this year. Wichita still on my 4 line, UNI still on my 6, Loyola still too far away to matter (will definitely need 2 of 4 against the Big 2).

Still have the Big East with 7. Expect that number to go to 6, just because there's not enough wins to go around in conference play, and DePaul stole a couple of them, so someone's falling off the pace.

A good Creighton team would have trouble keeping pace with the conference this year, so maybe it's good they're at the basement and will lay low for a year. The McBuckets team from last year would absorb a few more losses this year.

[rlh04d]

A good Creighton team would have trouble keeping pace with the conference this year, so maybe it's good they're at the basement and will lay low for a year. The McBuckets team from last year would absorb a few more losses this year.

By more or less than 30?

[unipanther99]

New Lunardi bracket: UNI holds at a 6, WSU still a 4.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

[unipanther99]

Same for Jerry Palm: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

[TheAsianSensation]

This season is really boring from the bracketology standpoint. Wichita/UNI hovering around the 4-5 line, and Illinois St is a full 10 off the NIT bubble, and that's being generous.

At this point, it's just more fun to look at bracket pairings. Actually, I think it would be a massive break to be the highest 5 seed instead of the lowest 4 seed. That 4 seed's gonna get shipped to Seattle. The top 5 seed will get highest geographical priority among the 5 seeds.

Also, right now, it'll be really tough to image the Omaha sub-regional being filled by anyone other than Big 12 #1 and Big 12 #2. Maybe if everyone behind Kansas gets jammed up in conference play, one of Wichita/UNI can sneak into that site.

MIDWEST
@Louisville
1) Kentucky (23-0) vs. 16) Radford (14-8)/Colgate (10-14)
8) Iowa (15-8) vs. 9) Cincinnati (17-6)
@Pittsburgh
4) Butler (18-6) vs. 13) Toledo (15-8)
5) Wichita St (20-3) vs. 12) Harvard (13-5)
@Columbus
3) Louisville (19-4) vs. 14) Murray St (19-4)
6) West Virginia (18-5) vs. 11) Texas A&M (16-6)/St John's (14-8)
@Columbus
2) Wisconsin (21-2) vs. 15) North Carolina Central (15-6)
7) Georgetown (15-8) vs. 10) George Washington (17-6)

SOUTH
@Charlotte
1) Duke (20-3) vs. 16) New Mexico St (13-10)
8) Xavier (15-9) vs. 9) Colorado St (19-4)
@Portland
4) Utah (17-4) vs. 13) Valparaiso (19-4)
5) Oklahoma (16-7) vs. 12) Stephen F Austin (16-3)
@Louisville
3) Notre Dame (21-4) vs. 14) UAB (12-11)
6) Oklahoma St (15-7) vs. 11) Miami (15-8)/Temple (17-7)
@Omaha
2) Kansas (19-4) vs. 15) Texas Southern (11-12)
7) SMU (18-5) vs. 10) Michigan St (15-8)

WEST
@Seattle
1) Gonzaga (23-1) vs. 16) Sacramento St (14-6)
8) San Diego St (17-6) vs. 9) Stanford (16-7)
@Jacksonville
4) Baylor (17-5) vs. 13) William & Mary (13-8)
5) VCU (18-5) vs. 12) Wofford (18-5)
@Jacksonville
3) North Carolina (18-6) vs. 14) Louisiana-Monroe (12-8)
6) Providence (17-7) vs. 11) Ole Miss (16-7)
@Portland
2) Arizona (20-3) vs. 15) North Dakota St (15-7)
7) Ohio St (18-6) vs. 10) Seton Hall (15-8)

EAST
@Charlotte
1) Virginia (21-2) vs. 16) St Francis(NY) (15-9)/North Florida (12-10)
8) Texas (15-8) vs. 9) Georgia (15-7)
@Seattle
4) Northern Iowa (22-2) vs. 13) Iona (18-6)
5) Maryland (19-5) vs. 12) Tulsa (17-5)
@Omaha
3) Iowa St (17-5) vs. 14) UC-Davis (16-4)
6) Indiana (17-7) vs. 11) Old Dominion (18-4)
@Pittsburgh
2) Villanova (21-2) vs. 15) Albany (16-7)
7) Arkansas (18-5) vs. 10) Dayton (17-5)

[Redbird Recon]

I'm still of the belief that, if Illinois State gets to 20 wins, they make the NIT.
They're at 15-9 (with a D2 win).

@ UNI
vs WSU
@ BU
vs LU
vs SIU
@ UE

vs anyone but WSU/UNI
and if they win...
vs either WSU/UNI
and if they win...
vs either WSU/UNI

So essentially they have 7/8/9 to win 5. There is only 1 scenario where they get to 20 wins and don't beat one the top 2.

I'll also ask: When was the last time The Valley didn't have an NIT rep?

[uniftw]

Seems like a pretty common thing recently, without looking

[Redbird Recon]

Seems like a pretty common thing recently, without looking

Since the NCAA took over the NIT in 2006...

2014: 1
-Indiana State (6)

2013: 1
-Indiana State (6)

2012: 2
-Illinois State (7)
-UNI (7)

2011: 2
-Missouri State (3)
-Wichita State (4) (Champion)

2010: 2
-Wichita State (3)
-Illinois State (6)

2009: 2
-Creighton (1)
-Illinois State (5)

2008: 3
-Illinois State (2)
-Creighton (3)
-Southern Illinois (4)

2007: 2
-Missouri State (3)
-Bradley (4)

2006: 2
-Creighton (2)
-Missouri State (2)