Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th
Its a lot of nibbling at the margins anyhow. First we don't really have "enough" data... and I mean statistically enough... second... its harder to drop out at tournament time than it is to jump in.
Now, college with its best of 3 format does make it doable to drop two results without a win. However, a borderline team getting hot and going 4-1 (read as first round+ QF sweep+loss in SF) is possible. For any team the most games they can drop NET is two games. (Yes, a team can go 2-3 by playing two playoff series in sequence... but you get my point).
Nobody is "fire proof" per se... I wouldn't bet heavily on all teams 12th and above... but it isn't easy.
Originally posted by ticapnews
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Now, college with its best of 3 format does make it doable to drop two results without a win. However, a borderline team getting hot and going 4-1 (read as first round+ QF sweep+loss in SF) is possible. For any team the most games they can drop NET is two games. (Yes, a team can go 2-3 by playing two playoff series in sequence... but you get my point).
Nobody is "fire proof" per se... I wouldn't bet heavily on all teams 12th and above... but it isn't easy.
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