Wednesday games

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
247,589
177,312
113
Minnesota with players out is having the same kind of game they had vs Rutgers last year. Even Gophers can find a nut
 

RU848789

Heisman
Jul 27, 2001
65,211
44,287
113
To wit,

Obviously from 2018 so omits a few years but 1st round win by seed
10 39.5%
11 37.5%
12 35.4%
13 21.5%
14 15.3%
15 6.3%
16 0.7%

Shows the relationship you would expect (no outsize winning percentage by 12 seed). It is advantageous to get into the 13+ though as those are the auto bids who wouldn’t be good enough to get an at large bid
And that's why we should still root for teams that will improve our NET - we want a 4 seed.
 

RUChoppin

Heisman
Dec 1, 2006
19,270
13,695
0
Both Indiana and Minnesota have looked really bad, imo. Minnesota started taking the air out of the ball up one with like 5 minutes left, lol
 

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
247,589
177,312
113
Losers find ways to lose. Indiana is going to escape

Lol Minny let like 12 seconds run off the clock before fouling
 

bac2therac

Hall of Famer
Jul 30, 2001
247,589
177,312
113
Auburn blown out at home by Texas A&M...big time boost to the Aggies profile
 

Loyal_2RU

Heisman
Aug 6, 2001
15,228
11,043
113
One description:
Some voting guidelines:

Base your vote on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation.
Avoid regional bias, for or against. Your local team does not deserve any special handling when it comes to your ballot.
Pay attention to head-to-head results.
Don't hesitate to make significant changes in your ballot from week to week. There's no rule against jumping the 16th-ranked team over the eighth-ranked team, if No. 16 is coming off a big victory and No. 8 just lost 52-6 to a so-so team.
 

fluoxetine

Heisman
Nov 11, 2012
23,529
16,898
0
They are asked to rank the best teams. Not the best seasons or resumes.
“Best” isn’t well defined though. In practice they certainly come closer to ranking the best resumes than they do the best teams. AP rankings are trash as predictors.
 
Apr 8, 2002
15,510
26,688
113
Minnesota scares me. Would be a Q4 loss but they are far from a Q4 team lately.
Nervous Anxiety GIF by Hooked
 

Westcoast

All-American
Nov 14, 2001
22,416
5,976
113
To wit,

Obviously from 2018 so omits a few years but 1st round win by seed
10 39.5%
11 37.5%
12 35.4%
13 21.5%
14 15.3%
15 6.3%
16 0.7%

Shows the relationship you would expect (no outsize winning percentage by 12 seed). It is advantageous to get into the 13+ though as those are the auto bids who wouldn’t be good enough to get an at large bid
Great stats. Thanks for sharing. Actually very surprised every single winning percentage fits perfectly within its expected range - i.e.., each seed wins a little less than the seed immediately above and a little more than the one below. It shows the committee really does a good job seeding teams
 

kcg88

Heisman
Aug 11, 2017
10,862
17,230
0
Minnesota blew that game with a lazy box out on a free throw. Should've had the ball tied at 57 instead of down by 2.

Also their 7 foot stiff had a chance to put them up 4 two possessions prior but missed a three. He's made multiple threes in a game exactly once in his career and yup it was against Rutgers.
 
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kcg88

Heisman
Aug 11, 2017
10,862
17,230
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Utah State remains winless in Q1 as they fall at San Diego State. Not a bad loss at all but they've got to get one or two of these that they're not favored to win.