Mike Walsh Bracketology:
Seton Hall at 42 (11 seed) Last Four In
SJU at 43 (11 seed) Last Four In
Bubble: (2 spots left)
- Villanova
- Pitt
- Utah
- Princeton
Potential Spoilers:
- NC State
Conference Bids:
Big 12 - 8
SEC - 7
Big Ten - 6
Mountain West - 5
Big East - 5
ACC - 4
PAC 12 - 4
Notes:
- The NCAA claims to weigh the entire season equally. Despite our loss to SJU in the BET, we swept them in season, we finished 2 games ahead of them in conference, we have 5 Q1 wins to their 4 Q1 wins. We should finish ahead of them, but we survive even if we're behind them.
- I have Michigan State at 40 (2 spots ahead of us). They finished 10-10 in conference, they are 3-9 in Q1 and 9-14 in Q2. There is a chance that we get a better placement as we finished 3 games above .500 and have 2 additional Q1 wins.
- I have Texas A&M at 36 (6 spots ahead of us). They finished 9-9 in conference. They have 13 Q1 and Q2 wins, however they have 5 Q3 losses. We each played 12 Q3 and Q4 games and we finished at 11-1 while they finished at 7-5.
- Could the NET be putting too much value on the Mountain West which has 4 teams at NET 155 or worse (Wyoming 155, Fresno 232, San Jose 242 and Air Force 269). We have DePaul 320 and Georgetown 204, our 9 remaining teams are 67 NET or higher. The Big East leaders got 4 automatic conference wins, while the Mountain West leaders got 8 automatic wins.
Conclusion:
No Big East team that finished 5 games above .500 ever missed the Dance. We are one of 30 teams with 5 Quad 1 wins or more. I think there's a chance that the Mountain West gets just 4 bids. There's a chance that we get picked ahead of Michigan State and/or Texas A&M. Despite Princeton's record of 24-3, they have ZERO Q1 wins, 2-3 in Q2, and the loss to Brown today (Q3) puts them on the bubble.
We will land between 39 and 43 on selection Sunday. A spot at 41, or better, and we don't have to play on Tuesday. GO PIRATES!!!
Seton Hall at 42 (11 seed) Last Four In
SJU at 43 (11 seed) Last Four In
Bubble: (2 spots left)
- Villanova
- Pitt
- Utah
- Princeton
Potential Spoilers:
- NC State
Conference Bids:
Big 12 - 8
SEC - 7
Big Ten - 6
Mountain West - 5
Big East - 5
ACC - 4
PAC 12 - 4
Notes:
- The NCAA claims to weigh the entire season equally. Despite our loss to SJU in the BET, we swept them in season, we finished 2 games ahead of them in conference, we have 5 Q1 wins to their 4 Q1 wins. We should finish ahead of them, but we survive even if we're behind them.
- I have Michigan State at 40 (2 spots ahead of us). They finished 10-10 in conference, they are 3-9 in Q1 and 9-14 in Q2. There is a chance that we get a better placement as we finished 3 games above .500 and have 2 additional Q1 wins.
- I have Texas A&M at 36 (6 spots ahead of us). They finished 9-9 in conference. They have 13 Q1 and Q2 wins, however they have 5 Q3 losses. We each played 12 Q3 and Q4 games and we finished at 11-1 while they finished at 7-5.
- Could the NET be putting too much value on the Mountain West which has 4 teams at NET 155 or worse (Wyoming 155, Fresno 232, San Jose 242 and Air Force 269). We have DePaul 320 and Georgetown 204, our 9 remaining teams are 67 NET or higher. The Big East leaders got 4 automatic conference wins, while the Mountain West leaders got 8 automatic wins.
Conclusion:
No Big East team that finished 5 games above .500 ever missed the Dance. We are one of 30 teams with 5 Quad 1 wins or more. I think there's a chance that the Mountain West gets just 4 bids. There's a chance that we get picked ahead of Michigan State and/or Texas A&M. Despite Princeton's record of 24-3, they have ZERO Q1 wins, 2-3 in Q2, and the loss to Brown today (Q3) puts them on the bubble.
We will land between 39 and 43 on selection Sunday. A spot at 41, or better, and we don't have to play on Tuesday. GO PIRATES!!!
