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2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:55 pm
by greenyellow
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:10 pm
by UOducksTK1
North Carolina making it is a joke.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:12 pm
by greenyellow
Michigan got absolutely hosed by getting the #5 seed after winning the Big Ten. They now get to face Big West champ UC San Diego in the first round.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:42 pm
by pdxduck2013
UOducksTK1 wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:10 pm
North Carolina making it is a joke.
Their AD is the chair of the selection committee lol.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:57 pm
by Merganzer
There is no way, based on any possible metric that UNC got in over Indiana, or West Virginia.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:17 pm
by droop10
Merganzer wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:57 pm
There is no way, based on any possible metric that UNC got in over Indiana, or West Virginia.
NET rankings. They’re 15 spots ahead of WVU and 18 ahead of Indiana. I’m not saying it’s right, as I’ve already mentioned my qualms with the NET rankings, but that’s likely the justification. They must lose more efficiently than the other teams did.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2025 6:04 pm
by Merganzer
droop10 wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:17 pm
Merganzer wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:57 pm
There is no way, based on any possible metric that UNC got in over Indiana, or West Virginia.
NET rankings. They’re 15 spots ahead of WVU and 18 ahead of Indiana. I’m not saying it’s right, as I’ve already mentioned my qualms with the NET rankings, but that’s likely the justification. They must lose more efficiently than the other teams did.
Agree about the NET. It didn't make any sense during the season, and just the little I heard about how much better Indiana was when it came Quad 1 competition than UNC, shows how a NET really is full of holes.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:25 pm
by StevensTechU
As far as seedings, Louisville got the shaft worse than anyone. #10 team in the country (AP poll) and they get a #8 seed and needing an upset over a #1 seed just to make the Sweet 16. Yikes.
Great game by Xavier tonight. Came back from 13 down to beat Texas. Playing up the road in Dayton definitely helped.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 10:10 pm
by Phalanx
Wow, Texas at 19-15 made it in over Indiana at 19-13. The Longhorns were 6-12 in their conference, and that was deemed good enough to make the NCAA tournament. Crazy. I'm glad they lost, and may the other five SEC teams with losing records in conference who still made the tournament suffer a similar fate.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 11:42 am
by Merganzer
StevensTechU wrote: Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:25 pm
As far as seedings, Louisville got the shaft worse than anyone. #10 team in the country (AP poll) and they get a #8 seed and needing an upset over a #1 seed just to make the Sweet 16. Yikes.
Agree that AP No.10 shouldn't have been an 8, but they just got torched, 89-75 by Creighton.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:02 pm
by UOducksTK1
Yeah Louisville sucks. 4-6 in Quad 1 games. and ACC is a bad conference outside of Duke, so their good Quad 2 record is inflated because of a poor ACC conference. If those Quad 2 games were against SEC/Big Ten, they'd have 5 more losses.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:03 pm
by Phalanx
Clemson also getting plastered by 12-seed McNeese. Barring an amazing comeback, the whining from the ACC will die to a wimper.
Big 10 taking care of business so far; Purdue and Wisconsin through to the next round.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:06 pm
by UOducksTK1
Not feeling so hot about Duke winning it all anymore, LOL
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:22 pm
by Phalanx
UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:06 pm
Not feeling so hot about Duke winning it all anymore, LOL
Huh, that should have been in doubt when you saw Oregon in their region.
Looks like Gonzaga is going to send another SEC team with a losing record in conference home.
Re: 2025 NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:25 pm
by UOducksTK1
Phalanx wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:22 pm
UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:06 pm
Not feeling so hot about Duke winning it all anymore, LOL
Huh, that should have been in doubt when you saw Oregon in their region.
Looks like Gonzaga is going to send another SEC team with a losing record in conference home.
Ha, I thought about it. Duke has so many good shooters, I just don't see it happening.