define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Weekly Bracketology: 03.08.10 http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/ The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 By: rtmsf http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33421 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:40 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33421 In reply to matt.

Very much agree with this. Winning teams know the little things to do to win games, especially close ones. These kinds of teams cause all kinds of problems for the 20-11 teams from the BCS leagues. Looking forward to it.

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By: matt http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33414 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:12:16 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33414 I meant to say ‘I always love.’

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By: matt http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33413 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:11:57 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33413 I also love a tournament with strong mid-to-low major teams:
Austin Peay (30-4)
Cornell (27-4)
Northern Iowa (28-4)
Old Dominion (26-8)
Siena (27-6)

All these teams possess gaudy records if not resumes. Should make for some interesting first round matchups.

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By: Brian http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33351 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:09:41 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33351 I had Baylor a 3 seed before this weekend. It’s not far fetched. They’re a very good team with a profile for a great seed.

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By: zhayes9 http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33344 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:59:16 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33344 It’s the committee’s job to rank these teams. Baylor gets the slight edge out of that group at this point in time. The Bears bad loss came on January 12 and they’ve won 7of 8. Not like they’re trending the wrong way.

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By: Joe http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33343 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:55:55 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33343 When you frame it that way, it will be very difficult for the committee to rank these teams.

I think Temple is probably a better bet since they don’t have any bad losses (RPI >100). All of the other teams have at least one bad loss except MSU, who is lacking in good wins.

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By: zhayes9 http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33326 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:05:20 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33326 Why not?

Baylor: 24-6 (11-5), 8 RPI, 21 SOS, 2-3 vs. RPI 1-25, 4-1 vs. RPI 26-50, 5-1 vs. RPI 51-100

Vanderbilt: 23-7 (12-4), 20 RPI, 24 SOS, 2-2, 2-0, 8-4
Tennessee: 23-7 (11-5), 13 RPI, 23 SOS, 2-4, 1-0, 9-2
Michigan St: 24-7 (14-4), 26 RPI, 40 SOS, 2-2, 1-2, 5-3
Wisconsin: 23-7 (13-5), 18 RPI, 20 SOS, 3-1, 2-3, 4-2
Temple: 26-5 (14-2), 14 RPI, 71 SOS, 2-3, 4-0, 3-2
Texas A&M: 22-8 (11-5), 12 RPI, 6 SOS, 2-5, 3-3, 4-0

I could see a case for Temple but they played in a much less difficult conference. Baylor has 2 more top-100 wins than A&M and a better non-conference record. It was close but Baylor has the best resume.

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By: Joe http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/08/weekly-bracketology-03-08-10/comment-page-1/#comment-33315 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:31:58 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=19083#comment-33315 Baylor as a 3 seed? Tennessee in the Final Four? Child please.

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