With NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD 
First round upsets are a thing of the past
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A #10 beating a #7 is a bit of an upset. Might be seeing that pretty quick.
Don't get too giddy at the thought.
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The 2nd round is usually when it gets really juicy. The first round can waste a lot of your time so I don't get too invested in it.
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HP is down 2 at halftime. Pretty sure that's not dominatedWith NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD
I think this is false. The top teams are no better than they ever were. What you are actually seeing is more parity in the middle tier group of teams as a result of NIL & transfer portal.With NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD
Meanwhile High Point is down 82-81 to Wisconsin with 50 secs left
No way that Duke loses. That would be impossible
Now High Point is ahead 83-82 with 11 secs left. That post aged well.
Now OP looks like a fool.
He fits in with all of the negative Nancy’s.
“It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to start a thread that removes all doubt.”
The OP didn’t age well. The fighting Tubsters say Hi.
If that happens I will be content with however this season for us ends up. No matter what, when Duke loses all is right in the universe.
Can I be your bookie?With NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD
No way in hell Duke loses. Completely impossible.
The ultimate jinx thread for High Point!With NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD
Boozer has a big a.ss advantage, the refs give him every fkn call, it's unreal 
You're a dumbass in one off basketball games you'll always have upsets as long as the three pointer is a thing
DentedWith NIL and transfer portal these small schools have no chance. USF, Troy, HP, all getting dominated. SAD
In the men's NCAA tournament first round (since 1985/expansion), top seeds are dominant, with No. 1 seeds winning roughly 99% of their games. Winning percentages decrease by seed: No. 2s win $\sim$93%, No. 3s $\sim$86%, and No. 4s $\sim$79%. The highest-ranked underdog seeds to historically succeed are No. 12 (approx. 35% win rate).
- 1 Seed vs. 16 Seed: ~99% win rate (158-2 record)
- 2 Seed vs. 15 Seed: ~93% win rate (149-11 record)
- 3 Seed vs. 14 Seed: ~86% win rate (137-23 record)
- 4 Seed vs. 13 Seed: ~79% win rate (127-33 record)
- 5 Seed vs. 12 Seed: ~64% win rate (103-57 record)
- 6 Seed vs. 11 Seed: ~61% win rate (98-62 record)
- 7 Seed vs. 10 Seed: ~59% win rate (97-62 record)
- 8 Seed vs. 9 Seed: ~52% win rate (83-77 record)
- No. 12 seeds are the most dangerous lower seed, winning over 30% of their games against No. 5s.
- No. 13 seeds hold a 20.6% winning percentage against No. 4 seeds.
- No. 16 seeds have only won twice in 160 matchups against No. 1 seeds, resulting in a 1.25% winning percentage.
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I don't know about this. Last season we had 1 number one seeds make a final four. And it was predictable. Those teams were clear cut above the rest.
This season we also have like five (the 1s and Houston IMO).
While I disagree with the OP in that upsets are a thing of the past, the teams at the top ARE getting better. All you have to do is look at the top teams and how their efficiency margins have risen over the course of time. They are getting better compared to the average team.
That being said, of course upsets will still happen. All it takes is one hot shooting night from 3 for any of these teams and they can spring upsets.
The 5/12 is always an intriguing thing to me. People always know that every year you get a 12 knocking off a 5 but no one really looks into why this is the case. The massive gulf between the upset rate at 5/12 vs say 4/13.
I still maintain that a big issue with 5s is the location. At the 4/5 lines, preference for locations close to these teams isn't good since most spots are already occupied. This is why you have teams like Kansas (4) and St Johns (5) playing in San Diego. Travel distance does correlate in the NCAA tournament which I don't think is something maybe people factor in. If you travel a greater distance than your opponent, you are at a disadvantage. The bigger the difference, the bigger the adventage.
As to why this affects the 5s way more than the 4s, to me it's just simply there's not many good mid major teams. There's a gulf between the 12s and the 13s.
Least this is my opinion on all this lol.
What a stupid post. If anything, it’s the exact opposite! NIL has caused a lot of parity. Moronic post.
Same thing with Zion, Bagley, Flagg, Tatum, Laettner, JWill, etc. Just look at how many POYs duke has had over the years. They’ve had several. Now, look at how many of those same players are elite in the league. Not very many at all. That tells you all you need to know. Preferential treatment at its finest! Grotesque!Boozer has a big a.ss advantage, the refs give him every fkn call, it's unreal
There’ll always be upsets in a single round elimination tournament.
Boozer 14 ft'sBoozer has a big a.ss advantage, the refs give him every fkn call, it's unreal
Sienna 6 ft's
Very difficult to pull the upset when they have one guy shoot more than twice as many FT's as your entire team.