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tk13 · 03-13-2011, 05:58 PM

Doug Gottlieb hoping the game between Temple and Penn State will be on Tru TV because it's going to be ugly. All Pennsylvania matchup there too.

tk13 · 03-13-2011, 06:08 PM

Colorado's schedule is pretty rough. Especially nowadays where teams are playing 30+ games and the non-conf is now half your schedule. You could probably make a case their non-conference was worse than some of the low-major conference schedules.

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 06:43 PM

Duke's potential opponents by KenPom:

First round: Hampton (211)
Second round: Michigan (40)/Tennessee (55)
S16: Texas (4)/ Arizona (26)/Oakland (55)/ Memphis (69)
E8: San Diego St. (6)/ UConn (18)/ Cinci (23)/Missouri (34)/Temple (37)/ Penn St. (39)/ Bucknell (90)/ Northern Colorado (122)

Pittsburgh's potential opponents by KenPom:

First round: UNC Asheville (143)/ Arkansas Little Rock (210)
Second Round: Old Dominion (51)/ Butler (54)
S16: Wisconsin (9)/ Utah St. (17)/Belmont (19)/KSU (29)
E8: BYU (14)/Florida (16)/Gonzaga (27)/ St. Johns (35)/Michigan St. (42)/UCLA (53)/Wofford (86)/ UC Santa Barbara (126)

Ohio State's potential opponents by KenPom:

First round: UTSA (219)/Al. St (295)
Second Round: George Mason (25)/Villanova (28)
S16: Kentucky (8)/ West Virginia (21)/Clemson (24)/UAB (56)/Princeton (87)
E8: Syracuse (11)/UNC (13)/Washington (15)/Marquette (33)/Xavier (37)/Georgia (57)/Indiana St. (109)/Long Island (121)

KU's potential opponents by KenPom:

First round: Boston University (170)
Second round: Illinois (20)/UNLV (22)
S16: Louisville (12)/Vanderbilt (32)/Richmond (47)/Morehead St (96)
E8: Purdue (7)/Notre Dame (10)/ Georgetown (31)/Florida St. (41)/Texas A&M (44)/USC (45)/UAB (56)/St. Peter's (112)/Akron (123)

**Buck** · 03-13-2011, 06:46 PM

Just got home, looks like SDSU got a 2 in the West.

Haven't really scoured the brackets, but I'm pretty sure that the West is ****ing stacked compared to the other regions. I'm ****ing stoked, if we are going to make it to the elite 8 we'll have to knock off UConn (sorry Mizzou fans)...at least we'll see if we are for real. **** yeah, I am so excited!

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

Just got home, looks like SDSU got a 2 in the West.

Haven't really scoured the brackets, but I'm pretty sure that the West is ****ing stacked compared to the other regions. I'm ****ing stoked, if we are going to make it to the elite 8 we'll have to knock off UConn (sorry Mizzou fans)...at least we'll see if we are for real. **** yeah, I am so excited!

San Diego got a very good draw. Pretty easy path to the S16. And UConn is overseeded based on the recent run.

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 06:47 PM

If I was to rank the paths of the #1's from most to least difficult, I'd go Ohio St.'s East, KU's Southwest, Duke's West, and Pittsburgh's Southeast.

So pretty much the opposite of what it should be.

**Buck** · 03-13-2011, 06:50 PM

I think Ohio State actually has an easy path.

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

I think Ohio State actually has an easy path.

Depends how good you think UK is.

**Buck** · 03-13-2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Depends how good you think UK is.

Statistically it looks like tOSU has one of the harder regions, but I don't really believe in stats and just by looking at it I think they have the easiest, and I think they are miles better than UK.

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

Statistically it looks like tOSU has one of the harder regions, but I don't really believe in stats and just by looking at it I think they have the easiest, and I think they are miles better than UK.

Ohio State has 8 potential opponents in the top 30 in KenPom, the rest of the #1's have 5 or 6. Statistically, that's pretty tough.

**Buck** · 03-13-2011, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Ohio State has 8 potential opponents in the top 30 in KenPom, the rest of the #1's have 5 or 6. Statistically, that's pretty tough.

Yeah but no matter who you are the most you can play are 3 anyways, so its not that big a deal IMO.

Bambi · 03-13-2011, 06:50 PM

Forget Colorado and those other shitty teams. I'm more confused on how Kansas didn't get the #1 overall seed.

baitism · 03-13-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

Forget Colorado and those other shitty teams. I'm more confused on how Kansas didn't get the #1 overall seed.

Look at how the Big 10 was seeded and you have your answer.

KC_Connection · 03-13-2011, 07:23 PM

Duke's potential opponents by KenPom:

Two teams in the top 10 (Texas, San Diego St), three in the top 20 (+UConn), five in the top 30 (+Cinci and Arizona).

Pittsburgh's potential opponents by KenPom:

One team in the top 10 (Wisconsin), Five teams in the top 20 (+BYU, Florida, Utah St, Belmont), Seven teams in the top 30 (+Gonzaga and KSU)

Ohio State's potential opponents by KenPom:

One team in the top 10 (Kentucky), Four teams in the top 20 (+Cuse, UNC, Wash), eight teams in the top 30 (+WVU, GMU, Villanova, Clemson).

KU's potential opponents by KenPom:

Two teams in the top 10 (Purdue, Notre Dame), Four teams in the top 20 (+Louisville, Illinois), Five teams in the top 30 (+UNLV)

Ohio State may not have a lot of elite teams in their bracket, but they have a ton of good ones. Duke doesn't have a lot of threats, but two elite teams that could knock them out (Texas, SDSU).

baitism · 03-13-2011, 07:10 PM

Holy shit this year is hard to pick. The bracket is such a crap shoot.

03-13-2011, 06:08 PM	#2
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1442500	Colorado's schedule is pretty rough. Especially nowadays where teams are playing 30+ games and the non-conf is now half your schedule. You could probably make a case their non-conference was worse than some of the low-major conference schedules.
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03-13-2011, 06:43 PM	#3
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $4822783	Duke's potential opponents by KenPom: First round: Hampton (211) Second round: Michigan (40)/Tennessee (55) S16: Texas (4)/ Arizona (26)/Oakland (55)/ Memphis (69) E8: San Diego St. (6)/ UConn (18)/ Cinci (23)/Missouri (34)/Temple (37)/ Penn St. (39)/ Bucknell (90)/ Northern Colorado (122) Pittsburgh's potential opponents by KenPom: First round: UNC Asheville (143)/ Arkansas Little Rock (210) Second Round: Old Dominion (51)/ Butler (54) S16: Wisconsin (9)/ Utah St. (17)/Belmont (19)/KSU (29) E8: BYU (14)/Florida (16)/Gonzaga (27)/ St. Johns (35)/Michigan St. (42)/UCLA (53)/Wofford (86)/ UC Santa Barbara (126) Ohio State's potential opponents by KenPom: First round: UTSA (219)/Al. St (295) Second Round: George Mason (25)/Villanova (28) S16: Kentucky (8)/ West Virginia (21)/Clemson (24)/UAB (56)/Princeton (87) E8: Syracuse (11)/UNC (13)/Washington (15)/Marquette (33)/Xavier (37)/Georgia (57)/Indiana St. (109)/Long Island (121) KU's potential opponents by KenPom: First round: Boston University (170) Second round: Illinois (20)/UNLV (22) S16: Louisville (12)/Vanderbilt (32)/Richmond (47)/Morehead St (96) E8: Purdue (7)/Notre Dame (10)/ Georgetown (31)/Florida St. (41)/Texas A&M (44)/USC (45)/UAB (56)/St. Peter's (112)/Akron (123)
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03-13-2011, 06:46 PM	#4
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8199900	Just got home, looks like SDSU got a 2 in the West. Haven't really scoured the brackets, but I'm pretty sure that the West is **ing stacked compared to the other regions. I'm ing stoked, if we are going to make it to the elite 8 we'll have to knock off UConn (sorry Mizzou fans)...at least we'll see if we are for real. ** yeah, I am so excited!
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03-13-2011, 06:47 PM	#6
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $4822783	If I was to rank the paths of the #1's from most to least difficult, I'd go Ohio St.'s East, KU's Southwest, Duke's West, and Pittsburgh's Southeast. So pretty much the opposite of what it should be.
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03-13-2011, 06:50 PM	#7
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8199900	I think Ohio State actually has an easy path.
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03-13-2011, 05:58 PM	#1
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1442500	Doug Gottlieb hoping the game between Temple and Penn State will be on Tru TV because it's going to be ugly. All Pennsylvania matchup there too.
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03-13-2011, 06:50 PM	#12
Bambi Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York City Casino cash: $10036993	Forget Colorado and those other shitty teams. I'm more confused on how Kansas didn't get the #1 overall seed.
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03-13-2011, 07:23 PM	#14
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $4822783	Duke's potential opponents by KenPom: Two teams in the top 10 (Texas, San Diego St), three in the top 20 (+UConn), five in the top 30 (+Cinci and Arizona). Pittsburgh's potential opponents by KenPom: One team in the top 10 (Wisconsin), Five teams in the top 20 (+BYU, Florida, Utah St, Belmont), Seven teams in the top 30 (+Gonzaga and KSU) Ohio State's potential opponents by KenPom: One team in the top 10 (Kentucky), Four teams in the top 20 (+Cuse, UNC, Wash), eight teams in the top 30 (+WVU, GMU, Villanova, Clemson). KU's potential opponents by KenPom: Two teams in the top 10 (Purdue, Notre Dame), Four teams in the top 20 (+Louisville, Illinois), Five teams in the top 30 (+UNLV) Ohio State may not have a lot of elite teams in their bracket, but they have a ton of good ones. Duke doesn't have a lot of threats, but two elite teams that could knock them out (Texas, SDSU).
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03-13-2011, 07:10 PM	#15
baitism Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Overland Park, KS Casino cash: $5009551	Holy shit this year is hard to pick. The bracket is such a crap shoot.
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