Comments on: Weekly Bracketology: 01.04.10

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:24:43 +0000

In reply to Orbea.

Orbea, thanks for the comment, but I don’t think the author was particularly indicting Texas as a “likely” candidate for an upset as much as having some fun with the matchups as they presented themselves. Miss St is the type of team that could sneak up on a #1 seed – they very nearly took down #1 Memphis two years ago as I recall.

By: Orbea

Orbea — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:23:07 +0000

While it may be time for an 8 seed to knock off a one seed, I don’t see that happening to Texas this year. The team is too deep and too good. Rick Barnes may not be an over achiever in the tournament, but he is also not an under achiever. In the 11 times that he has taken Texas to the tournament (every year he has been at Texas) the team has basically played to its seed. There have been a couple of times it has played over its seed and a couple of times it has played under its seed, but there has never been a dramatic variation between seed and result. So, assuming Texas is a one seed I would not expect them to drop a second round game.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:50:28 +0000

It always happens. I talk a team up and they lose their next game LOL.

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:44:20 +0000

Wow my Miss St pick looking quite foolish after falling to WKU.

By: JR

JR — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:10:41 +0000

Just because you lose one game does not mean you automatically are not as good as people thought. Crazier things have happened (Chaminade over UVA??) and you can’t rule it out or say that Kansas is a bad team because they lose to Cornell.

I agree that their resume right now is not good enough but adding a Kansas win to it would solidify and if they lose only one Ivy game to Harvard (assuming Harvard wins the auto bid) we could see.

Again, it is a long shot but still possible (until Wednesday).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:37:45 +0000

Good to see Oakland is being paid attention to, they need to win 15-16 conference games to really have a shot at better than a 14th seed. I can see them pulling an upset as a 13 or even 12, but not quite good to pull one playing a 3 or a 2.

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:52:59 +0000

In reply to JR. I think Andy Glockner's bracket had two Ivies in it today, but if Kansas loses to Cornell at home, then they're going to lose several other games as well, which would probably mean they're not a #1 seed and that W by Cornell wouldn't look as good in March as it does now (shades, remember). I like the idea of multiple mid-majors getting multiple bids, but it would take a lot of difficult things to happen for the Ivy to get two I believe.

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:52:40 +0000

They have to beat Kansas to get an at-large. Alabama, UMass and SJU wins won’t get it done even with 1 loss in the Ivy.

By: David

David — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:46:12 +0000

No way does Cornell beat Kansas

By: JR

JR — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:07:43 +0000

What does everyone think on Cornell’s chances of an at-large bid if they beat Kansas and lose only one game in conference to Harvard but do not get the auto bid on the tiebreaker (a playoff game I believe). If Cornell pulls the upset over Kansas giving them wins over Kansas, Alabama and Umass (with solid performances against Seton Hall and Syracuse) could we see the Ivy pull off multiple bids??

A long shot for sure though but with the major conferences (Pac-10 in particular) not very strong, we could see more mid majors earn at large bids.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:50:27 +0000

We’re due for an 8 over a 1. Not a reach at all. Mississippi State is a good team.

By: zhayes9

zhayes9 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:43:16 +0000

Probably. But what’s the fun in going all chalk? That’s somewhat realistic.

By: Orbea

Orbea — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:34:34 +0000

Texas losing in the second round to Miss State is a reach.