2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

[amherstblackbear]

Re: 2012 NCAA Tournament: Bracketology

Maine and Duluth playing split-squad in the NCAAs?

Hey, it could be fun.

Northeeat:
1. BC vs. 16. Air Force
7. UMD vs. 10. Maine

Midwest:
2. Mich vs. 13.Cornell
6. Ferris St. vs. DU

East:
3. Union vs. 15 Mich St.
7. UMD vs. 10. Maine

West:
4. Fighting Sioux vs. 14. W. Mich
8. Goofers vs. 9. BU

[MagnessMan]

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Ignoring attendance issues sends the fans the wrong message. I'll most likely never travel to a regional again for that very reason. Putting UND and the Gophs at the X is a lock for a sell out.

[mookie1995]

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I would grant you that is reasonable. I have a question, since you are keen on bracket integrity. Would keeping 8/9 and 7/10 together be better bracket integrity yet?

no. it is always 1) fill a host in their bldg, then 2) apply the teams as required in the bands. though here it doesn't matter since you are placing two hea teams against 2 mn teams.

[dggoddard]

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I would grant you that is reasonable. I have a question, since you are keen on bracket integrity. Would keeping 8/9 and 7/10 together be better bracket integrity yet?

I guess we'll see tomorrow.

[Numbers]

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Northeeat:
1. BC vs. 16. Air Force
7. UMD vs. 10. Maine

Midwest:
2. Mich vs. 13.Cornell
6. Ferris St. vs. DU

East:
3. Union vs. 15 Mich St.
7. UMD vs. 10. Maine

West:
4. Fighting Sioux vs. 14. W. Mich
8. Goofers vs. 9. BU

I'm afraid you are going to get lots of comments on this one...

[gopheritall]

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Maine and Duluth playing split-squad in the NCAAs?

Hey, it could be fun.

Denver made it in without a seed # too!

[J.D.]

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Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...

[mookie1995]

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I'm afraid you are going to get lots of comments on this one...

nobody is expecting anythin from miami (oh) and the chiefs anyhows

[dggoddard]

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Still not in their best interest to have the hosts take it on the chin.

You fill in the application to host a Regional and you take your chances.

[mookie1995]

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Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...

i think moy went to bed... he'll post something at 1215p tomorrow and tell us how he nailed it!

[joen05]

I'm afraid you are going to get lots of comments on this one...

i was just about to, now i don't feel the need to. :-P

[Priceless]

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I just got in from the game (and trying to catch a cab...a Boston cab) so this may have already been posted:

	Bridgeport	Worcester	St. Paul	Green Bay
	Union		Boston C	Michigan	No Dakota
	Ferris St	Duluth		Minnesota	Miami
	Lowell		Maine		Boston U	Denver
	Mich State	Air Force	Cornell		W Mich

That's my first crack. If the committee values attendance more, switch Lowell and Maine.

[Numbers]

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Seems to be a lot more possible scenarios than in years past. Pretty sure a lot of people nailed last year's bracket rather easily. This is gonna be an interesting selection show...

Very well put, JD. So much depends on what piece of the puzzle the committee starts with. We can only guess at that, and then argue that "my guess is better than yours..."

The factors to me:
1) What does 'preserving bracket integrity really mean?" i.e. 1-x-9-16 or 8-9.
2) When they place the #1 band, do they go strictly by geography, or do they look ahead to the #2 band.
3) When they do the #2s, do they say, "OK, Minn to St Paul. they are off the table. Now, BC gets whoever is lowest left..." Or, is there another way.
4) When they place the #3s, is there a real difference between BU and Maine? If so, who goes east?

Other factors, too????

[TheEagle]

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Worcester, MA
1). BC vs 16). Air Force
7). UMD vs 9). BU

ST Paul, MN
2). MI vs 13). Cornell
8). MN vs 10). Maine

Bridgeport, CT
3). Union vs 14). W. Michigan
6). Ferris State vs 11). DU

Green Bay, WI
4). UND vs. 15). Mich State
5). Miami vs 12). UM-Lowell

This is pretty much how I see it also. North Dakota and Michigan will bring similar attendance numbers to Green Bay, and St. Paul will be fine without North Dakota because Minnesota is in. I don't see the need to mess with the bracket integrity by moving Michigan and North Dakota.

[MagnessMan]

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i think moy went to bed... he'll post something at 1215p tomorrow and tell us how he nailed it!

This is the funniest thing posted on this very serious thread. Moy bashing.