2010 Tournament Brackets/Pod projections

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Which team will advance from the lower left bracket?

Guilford
Whitworth
Eastern Mennonite
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deanslist

I was wondering what people thought on which bracket/region would be the most difficult? And which is the easiest?

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)

Quote from: deanslist on March 01, 2010, 02:22:32 PM
I was wondering what people thought on which bracket/region would be the most difficult? And which is the easiest?

The only bracket that stands out against the rest is the WashU, IWU, Carthage, St. Thomas half - those are tough second round games.  I think Williams and VA Wesleyan have slightly easier paths to the final eight than most.

It's about as balanced a bracket as I've seen.
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Gregory Sager

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Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 01, 2010, 11:29:56 AM
There's no flight for the second game anyway. Wheaton would remain in Texas if it wins.

That's still an expense, since the NCAA would have to pick up Wheaton's per diem. Of course, it's a lot cheaper than two separate flights.
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Quote from: Hoops Fan on March 01, 2010, 02:33:41 PM
Quote from: deanslist on March 01, 2010, 02:22:32 PM
I was wondering what people thought on which bracket/region would be the most difficult? And which is the easiest?

The only bracket that stands out against the rest is the WashU, IWU, Carthage, St. Thomas half - those are tough second round games.  I think Williams and VA Wesleyan have slightly easier paths to the final eight than most.

It's about as balanced a bracket as I've seen.

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8, lower right has 7, upper left has 3, and lower left has 6.

3 top 10 teams in the upper right, 1 in the lower right, 2 in the upper left and 4 in the lower left.
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Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 01, 2010, 03:47:09 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 01, 2010, 11:29:56 AM
There's no flight for the second game anyway. Wheaton would remain in Texas if it wins.

That's still an expense, since the NCAA would have to pick up Wheaton's per diem. Of course, it's a lot cheaper than two separate flights.

They'd have to pick up Wheaton's per diem anyway, since they'd be traveling on Friday no matter what.
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Quote from: deanslist on March 01, 2010, 02:22:32 PM
I was wondering what people thought on which bracket/region would be the most difficult? And which is the easiest?

I think the upper left would be the "easiest..." if you're Williams.  It's kind of the Williams invitaional from the looks of it.  They're a shoo-in (or is that shoe-in?  I don't remember what was decided earlier this year...) to host the sectional and wouldn't face Middlebury until the Elite 8.

Just one guy's opinion, though it would be tough to say their record didn't earn it.

We may need to wait until Salem to see if they're as good as their record, whereas the other three brackets have at least 4 or 5 teams minimum who could realistically win 5 or 6 in a row and take home the Walnut and Bronze.
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Titan Q

Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 04:05:11 PM

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8,

And 3 of the better unranked teams I have to believe - Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton, and Hope.

sac

Quote from: Titan Q on March 01, 2010, 04:20:55 PM
Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 04:05:11 PM

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8,

And 3 of the better unranked teams I have to believe - Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton, and Hope.

good point

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Quote from: sac on March 01, 2010, 04:23:36 PM
Quote from: Titan Q on March 01, 2010, 04:20:55 PM
Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 04:05:11 PM

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8,

And 3 of the better unranked teams I have to believe - Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton, and Hope.

good point

Bottom right has six top 25 teams and one that is receiving votes.  This looks to be a highly competitive pod.

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Titan Q

http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb

Massey Ratings for the upper right bracket...

#1 - UW-Stevens Point
#2 - St. Thomas
#7 - Washington U.
#11 - Carthage
#14 - Carleton
#15 - Central
#22 - Illinois Wesleyan
#23 - St. Norbert
#26 - Wheaton
#27 - Texas-Dallas
#39 - Hope
#42 - Anderson
#47 - Mary Hardin-Baylor
#77 - Aurora
#158 - Westminster


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Quote from: Knightstalker on March 01, 2010, 04:28:34 PM
Quote from: sac on March 01, 2010, 04:23:36 PM
Quote from: Titan Q on March 01, 2010, 04:20:55 PM
Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 04:05:11 PM

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8,

And 3 of the better unranked teams I have to believe - Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton, and Hope.

good point

Bottom right has six top 25 teams and one that is receiving votes.  This looks to be a highly competitive pod.

I count 7....

10. Willy Pat
11. Va Wes
13. MIT
14. St. Mary's
18. Randy Mac
20. F&M
21. Cabrini
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kiltedbryan

Massey Ratings for the bottom left bracket...

#3 - Whitworth
#4 - UW-Whitewater
#5 - Guilford
#9 - Eastern Mennonite
#12 - Chapman
#17 - Wooster
#31 - John Carroll
#33 - Wilmington
#40 - Defiance
#41 - Maryville
#45 - Claremont-MS
#53 - Lycoming
#75 - Centre
#118 - Grove City
#178 - Christopher Newport

For comparison's sake...
Average rank for this bracket: 41.5
Average rank for upper right bracket: 31.9

Knightstalker

Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 05:03:56 PM
Quote from: Knightstalker on March 01, 2010, 04:28:34 PM
Quote from: sac on March 01, 2010, 04:23:36 PM
Quote from: Titan Q on March 01, 2010, 04:20:55 PM
Quote from: PointSpecial on March 01, 2010, 04:05:11 PM

If you go by top 25 teams, the upper right has 8,

And 3 of the better unranked teams I have to believe - Illinois Wesleyan, Wheaton, and Hope.

good point

Bottom right has six top 25 teams and one that is receiving votes.  This looks to be a highly competitive pod.

I count 7....

10. Willy Pat
11. Va Wes
13. MIT
14. St. Mary's
18. Randy Mac
20. F&M
21. Cabrini

Missed Cabrini

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fritzdis

Does Massey have some sort of "recent play" factor?  Carleton at #14 seems really strange otherwise.

Titan Q

In just looking at the brackets, I'd rank them:

1. Upper Right
2. Bottom Left
3. Bottom Right
4. Upper Left


It's good to see the toughest two brackets on opposite sides.