Bracketology - NCAA

[TAWRUReady]

We are getting to the stage where it may be realistic to discuss the NCAA seedings. Tonight is another reveal of the top 16 for Div 1 Women. RU won't be in that group but where should RU end up? I don't see current discussion of this on the board. My apologies if I missed it.

Charlie Creme has had various brackets over the weeks. Last week he had RU as an 8/9 matchup in the first round against FGCU at Columbia SC, where South Carolina would be the 1 seed and the inevitable 2nd round matchup for whoever wins the 8/9 matchup.
This week (yesterday, 3/1) he has RU moving up to an 8 seed, playing Marquette in WACO with the inevitable 2nd round matchup for whoever wins that game, with Baylor.

I am a RU fan but I think RU has no chance against any of the #1 seeds, so getting the 8/9 seed means a short tournament run. Thus, it seems like getting a 7/10 seed would have better chances than 8/9. Of course, that would probably put RU in a region with either UConn or Stanford as the 2 seed.
Oh well.
Is RU good enough to make the Sweet 16 depending on the matchups?
Can RU make it past the 1st round?
This has been a very unpredictable season. Will the NCAA tournament continue that way? Or are we only going to see the 1 seeds in New Orleans?
I don't know answers for any of the above.

Go RU!

 

[MADHAT1]

We might not know the answers for any of the above.
But can hope to luck out or earn a seed that will improve RU's chances to advance.
Maybe a combination of good fortune and great B1G Tourney will come RU's way.

 

[RUfanDNT_rivals]

How is it that Ohio State loses 2 of the last 3 games and still moves up one spot, ahead of Rutgers? We are ahead of them in the Big Ten standings and beat them in the last week. I really don't understand bracketology.....

 

[Knight Time Fan_rivals]

How is it that Ohio State loses 2 of the last 3 games and still moves up one spot, ahead of Rutgers? We are ahead of them in the Big Ten standings and beat them in the last week. I really don't understand bracketology.....

Not specific to your comment - but Charlie Creme was reminding folks yesterday that it is "body of work" as a significant factor. RU has done nothing but help themselves with the late wins and will help themselves more if they can pull an "upset" in the B1G tourney.

That said, I will say that a Sweet 16 is probably unlikely regardless. And to the other question, the top 3 seeds "should" advance to the Final Four, of course, there is a reason they play the games.

 

[bac2therac]

How is it that Ohio State loses 2 of the last 3 games and still moves up one spot, ahead of Rutgers? We are ahead of them in the Big Ten standings and beat them in the last week. I really don't understand bracketology.....

OSU has a better rpi and profile body of work

RU can improve the seeding by having a nice run in the Big 10 tourney, if they can beat Indiana in the quarters that could get them a 7 seed which would be huge..of course in that case they will send us to Storrs to play UConn in the 2nd round

 

[BeKnighted_rivals]

OSU has a better rpi and profile body of work

RU can improve the seeding by having a nice run in the Big 10 tourney, if they can beat Indiana in the quarters that could get them a 7 seed which would be huge..of course in that case they will send us to Storrs to play UConn in the 2nd round

In SOS/RPI terms, OSU does have a better body of work, but interestingly RU and OSU have the same number of good wins, and one of them is RU head-to-head over OSU. Creme actually has put RU higher than the RPI would justify - by 2-3 seeds - but if you look at the body of work I think that's probably reasonable. Two wins in the B1G tourney probably would give RU a shot at a 7 seed (and 3 wins - hey, a guy can dream - probably would lock up a 7 and open up the possibility of the much more desirable 6 seed). Also, we should be rooting against Duke, Virginia Tech and TCU in their conference tournaments, and also should hope to go at least one round further than Ohio State

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

We are getting to the stage where it may be realistic to discuss the NCAA seedings. Tonight is another reveal of the top 16 for Div 1 Women. RU won't be in that group but where should RU end up? I don't see current discussion of this on the board. My apologies if I missed it.

Charlie Creme has had various brackets over the weeks. Last week he had RU as an 8/9 matchup in the first round against FGCU at Columbia SC, where South Carolina would be the 1 seed and the inevitable 2nd round matchup for whoever wins the 8/9 matchup.
This week (yesterday, 3/1) he has RU moving up to an 8 seed, playing Marquette in WACO with the inevitable 2nd round matchup for whoever wins that game, with Baylor.

I am a RU fan but I think RU has no chance against any of the #1 seeds, so getting the 8/9 seed means a short tournament run. Thus, it seems like getting a 7/10 seed would have better chances than 8/9. Of course, that would probably put RU in a region with either UConn or Stanford as the 2 seed.
Oh well.
Is RU good enough to make the Sweet 16 depending on the matchups?
Can RU make it past the 1st round?
This has been a very unpredictable season. Will the NCAA tournament continue that way? Or are we only going to see the 1 seeds in New Orleans?
I don't know answers for any of the above.

Go RU!

7/10 or 6/11 seeds are more conducive to longer runs in tourney if you are not one of the top teams.

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Where ever we are, we will be in UConn’s bracket and playing them in hartford

 

[fbc1866]

It would be nice to beat them in Hartford.

 

[RUTrack94]

OSU has a better rpi and profile body of work

RU can improve the seeding by having a nice run in the Big 10 tourney, if they can beat Indiana in the quarters that could get them a 7 seed which would be huge..of course in that case they will send us to Storrs to play UConn in the 2nd round

OSU crushes Iowa and made B1G semis ... higher seed is warranted.