Worst (1st, 2nd...etc.) Round Pairing(s)

[Walter17]

Averrett and Guilford are playing in Danville, KY.  Did I miss something?

[sac]

I don't have a problem with the matchup, but I find it really tough to stomach the NCAA slotted UW Platteville as what appears to be an 8th seed.

Even if Wheaton's a #2 seed, that puts UWP as a #7 seed.

sac,
This was your original statement. That you thought UW-Platteville is an 8th or 7th seed.
Aren't there 8 seeds of each #1 thru #7 and 4# 8 seeds along with 4 byes(which would be 8th seeds if there were 64 teams instead of 60). And doesn't that mean the 4 # 8 seeds are teams 56-60, leaving the 8 #7 seeds 48 thru 56? Am I missing something?

Yes you are.  I was looking at it as 4 15 team brackets.  Hence 8 seeds = 29-32 out of the 60 teams.

[sac]

2nd round pairings...what a joke!

#4 Stevens Point at #1 St. Thomas
#5 Platteville at #3 Wheaton
#8 Whitewater vs. #2 Washington U. at Elmhurst

After seeing Platteville in person.........yep!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Averrett and Guilford are playing in Danville, KY.  Did I miss something?

No, I just went too fast and typed the wrong state.  I am on pretty heavy pain meds right now, so that's a convenient excuse.

[magicman]

I don't have a problem with the matchup, but I find it really tough to stomach the NCAA slotted UW Platteville as what appears to be an 8th seed.

Even if Wheaton's a #2 seed, that puts UWP as a #7 seed.

sac,
This was your original statement. That you thought UW-Platteville is an 8th or 7th seed.
Aren't there 8 seeds of each #1 thru #7 and 4# 8 seeds along with 4 byes(which would be 8th seeds if there were 64 teams instead of 60). And doesn't that mean the 4 # 8 seeds are teams 56-60, leaving the 8 #7 seeds 48 thru 56? Am I missing something?

Yes you are.  I was looking at it as 4 15 team brackets.  Hence 8 seeds = 29-32 out of the 60 teams.

I guess it helps if we're comparing apples to apples. A little confusing especially when Tom was also using an 8 team bracket as well.

[wizbegs1304]

2nd round pairings...what a joke!

#4 Stevens Point at #1 St. Thomas
#5 Platteville at #3 Wheaton
#8 Whitewater vs. #2 Washington U. at Elmhurst

Dropped the ball....awful

[Greek Tragedy]

Probably won't be too much talk on this board.  The brackets look pretty solid overall.

I think Whitewater vs. Wooster in the 2nd round (potential, of course) is pretty bad. 

[LustyLarryintheToilet]

I think Whitewater v wooster should be a competitive game.  Probably the worst of the second round matchups will be whoever gets Tex Dallas.  Using a makeshift RPI, Texas dallas is best of the 3 teams and they are only 24th.  I also see the Williams/Mf or BSt and emu/Lycoming match being pretty predictable.   On Williams until they come across a good defensive team that can play at an annoying plodding pace their games might be unwatchable from a competitive perspective

[ScotsFan]

Probably won't be too much talk on this board.  The brackets look pretty solid overall.

I think Whitewater vs. Wooster in the 2nd round (potential, of course) is pretty bad. 

I hope Whitewater shares your sentiments as well...

[Greek Tragedy]

I think the board orginially started, possibly last year because some of the matchups were insane and should've been played in the later rounds.  The bracket of death, if you scroll back a little, had all the top teams.  I guess that's what I meant, that this game, Wooster vs. Whitewater, should've been played later.  Whitewater was the #1 seed in their region prior to losing to Stevens Point in the WIAC championship game.  They won the WIAC regular season and then their "punishment" was to be sent to Wooster.  I was surprised to see the Whitewater women hosting.  They ended up 6th in their regional ranking.  I don't recall off hand, but the 1st round might go to the women and the 2nd round to the men.  They may have had preference.

[Greek Tragedy]

Probably won't be too much talk on this board.  The brackets look pretty solid overall.

I think Whitewater vs. Wooster in the 2nd round (potential, of course) is pretty bad. 

I hope Whitewater shares your sentiments as well...

They definitely aren't happy.  They were the #1 seed in the region prior to losing to Point in the WIAC final.  Thought they could be sent to Carthage or even host.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

St. Thomas - Carthage is pretty rough.  Fisher and Brandeis could be a real battle, as could Point and Hope.

Of course, all those teams have to win a game first.

[ScotsFan]

Probably won't be too much talk on this board.  The brackets look pretty solid overall.

I think Whitewater vs. Wooster in the 2nd round (potential, of course) is pretty bad. 

I hope Whitewater shares your sentiments as well...

They definitely aren't happy.  They were the #1 seed in the region prior to losing to Point in the WIAC final.  Thought they could be sent to Carthage or even host.

JCU was the #1seed in the GL prior to losing in the OAC semis.  They had thoughts of still possibly hosting or at worst being shipped to Wooster but instead find themselves at Guilford.  And while I'm happy that the Scots are hosting, I definitely was not happy to see we had a potential 2nd round matchup with Whitewater as our reward. 

Anyways, am I misunderstanding this thread?  Are we talking about potential yawners in the 1st or 2nd round or the most difficult 1st or 2nd round games?  I took it to mean potentially boring 1st or 2nd round games which is why I responded the way I did originally.

[ronk]

I think the board orginially started, possibly last year because some of the matchups were insane and should've been played in the later rounds.  The bracket of death, if you scroll back a little, had all the top teams.  I guess that's what I meant, that this game, Wooster vs. Whitewater, should've been played later.  Whitewater was the #1 seed in their region prior to losing to Stevens Point in the WIAC championship game.  They won the WIAC regular season and then their "punishment" was to be sent to Wooster.  I was surprised to see the Whitewater women hosting.  They ended up 6th in their regional ranking.  I don't recall off hand, but the 1st round might go to the women and the 2nd round to the men.  They may have had preference.

The men have preference in even-numbered(2010) years for the 1st weekend.

[Greek Tragedy]

Either way, the board can be used as both boring and tough!