Updated Bracketology

[BCeezy]

Lunardi has us in a play in as an 11 seed against Colorado. Winner of that 11-11 game playing Georgetown.

I know that they have 2 potential NBA players (1 for sure in Burks) and the other Higgins.

Seems like they can be a bit inconsistent at times though... pretty sure they just lost to Iowa State.

They have beat KState x2 and Texas too, so tough to say. I just know they have a lot of talent on that team.


If that were ever how the bracket shaped up, I love the possibility of facing Georgetown. An injured Chris Wright and a team headed in the wrong direction come tournament time.

[BC923]

if this happened I'd love the spot, we'd get beat by Purdue but it would be closer than people think.

[BCeezy]

Also something to note is that he has the Horizon League getting 2 bids (UW-Milwaukee as the auto-bid as they are the 1 seed in the conference tourney) and Butler as an at-large.

Hopefully Butler can win the Horizon ship and get Milwaukee out of the tournament and give the Horizon only 1 bid.

[eepstein0]

Also something to note is that he has the Horizon League getting 2 bids (UW-Milwaukee as the auto-bid as they are the 1 seed in the conference tourney) and Butler as an at-large.

Hopefully Butler can win the Horizon ship and get Milwaukee out of the tournament and give the Horizon only 1 bid.

Again if you don't think we're beating Clemson, start cheering really hard for ODU and Butler tonight. Not sure it matters who wins the St. Mary's v 'Zaga game Lunardi has them both in.

[BCeezy]

Also something to note is that he has the Horizon League getting 2 bids (UW-Milwaukee as the auto-bid as they are the 1 seed in the conference tourney) and Butler as an at-large.

Hopefully Butler can win the Horizon ship and get Milwaukee out of the tournament and give the Horizon only 1 bid.

Again if you don't think we're beating Clemson, start cheering really hard for ODU and Butler tonight. Not sure it matters who wins the St. Mary's v 'Zaga game Lunardi has them both in.

I don't feel good at all about the Clemson game, so as you said, really rooting hard for ODU and Butler to knock off VCU and Milwaukee in the next few days.

Also, hopefully Utah State takes care of business once their conference tourney starts.

BYU or SDSU, and maybe even UNLV (they seem safe according to Lunardi) to win the MWC.

Also as you said, with Gonzaga's win over USF last night they seem to be in the tourney now regardless of the WCC ship, and same goes for St. Mary's.

[BCEagle74]

BC getting the seed that plays BYU next would be nice.

I see them as one and done if someone gets on Jimmer and we have a chance?

[auggiebc]

in the latest CBS version of bracketology, we are a 10 seed playing Temple.

[eepstein0]

Also something to note is that he has the Horizon League getting 2 bids (UW-Milwaukee as the auto-bid as they are the 1 seed in the conference tourney) and Butler as an at-large.

Hopefully Butler can win the Horizon ship and get Milwaukee out of the tournament and give the Horizon only 1 bid.

Again if you don't think we're beating Clemson, start cheering really hard for ODU and Butler tonight. Not sure it matters who wins the St. Mary's v 'Zaga game Lunardi has them both in.

I don't feel good at all about the Clemson game, so as you said, really rooting hard for ODU and Butler to knock off VCU and Milwaukee in the next few days.

Also, hopefully Utah State takes care of business once their conference tourney starts.

BYU or SDSU, and maybe even UNLV (they seem safe according to Lunardi) to win the MWC.

Also as you said, with Gonzaga's win over USF last night they seem to be in the tourney now regardless of the WCC ship, and same goes for St. Mary's.

I think Gonzaga & St. Mary's just had to avoid the type losses in the WCC Tournament to make it. I'm not sure it entirely matters who wins the game.

[BCeezy]

I think Gonzaga & St. Mary's just had to avoid the type losses in the WCC Tournament to make it. I'm not sure it entirely matters who wins the game.

That's what I was saying in my post - it seems like regardless of the result of the WCC Championship Game tonight, both St. Mary's and Gonzaga will be in.

[BCEagles25]

Colorado has some good players, obviously like you said Alec Burks. But they're really good at home. Not sure how they fair on a neutral court vs. a shooting team.

[branchinator]

Colorado has some good players, obviously like you said Alec Burks. But they're really good at home. Not sure how they fair on a neutral court vs. a shooting team.

Colorado lost to a loaded Harvard team by 16. They were embarrassed. We, on the other hand, kept it close and played a respectful game against a future Final 4 team. Hopefully the committee takes this into account.

[BCEagles25]

Colorado has some good players, obviously like you said Alec Burks. But they're really good at home. Not sure how they fair on a neutral court vs. a shooting team.

Colorado lost to a loaded Harvard team by 16. They were embarrassed. We, on the other hand, kept it close and played a respectful game against a future Final 4 team. Hopefully the committee takes this into account.

Yeah, but that was at Harvard. That place is a nightmare to play at.

[BCMurt09]

I know I'm getting ahead of myself here, but I would LOVE to play Georgetown. There are too many Hoyas in my family and I would love to send them packing.

[auggiebc]

FWIW, Joey Brackets thinks we need to beat Clemson to dance. This is from his chat session this afternoon:

Stepie FL [via mobile]
Do you think Boston College has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament and do they have a chance to win the ACC Tournament?

Joe Lunardi (4:15 PM)
Yes and no, Stepie. B.C. can makes the NCAAs by defeating Wake Forest and Clemson this weekend. I don't see them winning any more games after that.

[pick6pedro]

FWIW, Joey Brackets thinks we need to beat Clemson to dance. This is from his chat session this afternoon:

Stepie FL [via mobile]
Do you think Boston College has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament and do they have a chance to win the ACC Tournament?

Joe Lunardi (4:15 PM)
Yes and no, Stepie. B.C. can makes the NCAAs by defeating Wake Forest and Clemson this weekend. I don't see them winning any more games after that.

"Stepie"? Was someone getting a head start on alias day? Not that I have any clue what Stepie would be an alias referring to...

[BCMurt09]

Maybe I'm being naive, but I'm not terribly afraid of Clemson. We played them close at the end in Little John and a number of their losses are to teams we either beat or also lost too. I think at a "neutral" site, we beat them.

[auggiebc]

watching this West Coast Conference championship game between Gonzaga and St. Mary's. Both these teams are awful. And each of them are getting NCAA bids? What a shame. BC would murder either of these teams.

[cvilleagle]

CNN-SI bracket has us out of the play-in games now. 11 seed playing Georgetown.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_glockner/03/09/bracket.projection/index.html?eref=sihp

[BCeezy]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

[bcmurph]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

[pick6pedro]

Today much of our attention goes to the Big XII:

URI over Richmond
Oklahoma St over Nebraska (curerntly 15-7 in the 1st)
Iowa St over Colorado
Oklahoma over Baylor
and WVU over Marquette (yuck)

[BCeezy]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

[pick6pedro]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

[Eagledom]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

hence the reason the new format makes no sense. But that's too difficult for you too grasp.

[BCeezy]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

That's another good point. We haven't played and have actually have gotten a lot of help bubble-wise so far, but we are "stock falling"? I've stopped looking at those arrows after I've seen this the past 3 days with UNLV not playing since March 5th:

March 7th: 8 seed, "Stock Falling"
March 8th: 8 seed, Neutral
March 9th: 8 seed, "Stock Rising"

[commavegarage]

URI over Richmond

This would be big- it would completely push them off the bubble. But when I looked at their stats, how in God's name are they even in consideration (especially against us)?

RPI: 54 vs 43
SOS: 165 vs. 24

They beat Purdue, but surely that can't make up for that huge disparity.

[pick6pedro]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

hence the reason the new format makes no sense. But that's too difficult for you too grasp.

it's a mystery why you are largely hated.

While I grasp that your crocodile tears over who plays the extra game have some validity in terms of seeding and tradition (and have said such, you donkey), it does make sense in certain ways. Specifically the TV money, the concession for the expansion of the tournament, and making the last four in non-conference champs earn it rather than make more actual conference champion teams play in it. Please continue to stick your dick in the barely breathing horse though. Never change, OJ.

[pick6pedro]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

hence the reason the new format makes no sense. But that's too difficult for you too grasp.

it's a mystery why you are largely hated.

While I grasp that your crocodile tears over who plays the extra game have some validity in terms of seeding and tradition (and have said such, you donkey), it does make sense in certain ways. Specifically the TV money, the concession for the expansion of the tournament, and making the last four in non-conference champs earn it rather than make more actual conference champion teams play in it. Please continue to stick your dick in the barely breathing horse though. Never change, OJ.

i think they should make the last 8 teams play for the last 4 at large spots. that would be the most fair way to do it and would generate some actual excitement for those games.

i can assure you that no one other that the 1,500 kids that go to school's 65 - 68 will give a rat's ass about those two games but more of america will care about 40-44 (or whatever the numbers are). why, you ask??? because it could impact their "bracket" and that's all the majority of this country cares about in the end

But OJ may weep. That's right below RPI and last 10 on the committee's selection and seeding criteria, you know.

[Eagledom]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

hence the reason the new format makes no sense. But that's too difficult for you too grasp.

it's a mystery why you are largely hated.

While I grasp that your crocodile tears over who plays the extra game have some validity in terms of seeding and tradition (and have said such, you donkey), it does make sense in certain ways. Specifically the TV money, the concession for the expansion of the tournament, and making the last four in non-conference champs earn it rather than make more actual conference champion teams play in it. Please continue to stick your dick in the barely breathing horse though. Never change, OJ.

i think they should make the last 8 teams play for the last 4 at large spots. that would be the most fair way to do it and would generate some actual excitement for those games.

i can assure you that no one other that the 1,500 kids that go to school's 65 - 68 will give a rat's ass about those two games but more of america will care about 40-44 (or whatever the numbers are). why, you ask??? because it could impact their "bracket" and that's all the majority of this country cares about in the end

But OJ may weep. That's right below RPI and last 10 on the committee's selection and seeding criteria, you know.

Its funny (in a pathetic sort of way) when you attempt to make a joke. I have never seen someone put so much effort into TRYING to be funny, yet not succeeding. And I understand the reasons that they set up the new format the way they did, moron. Those reasons don't make it any less illogical.

[pick6pedro]

Lunardi also has us out of a play-in. He has us playing WVU in a 12-5 game first round.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah, but still listed as "last 4 in"...must be another update coming

I saw that too so I was a bit confused. I think that the bracket is updated and the last 4 in isn't. That was the same last 4 in as yesterday where BC was in a play in against Colorado. With Butler's win it added another spot to Lunardi's bubble and for some reason it appears we also passed MSU. I think we are probably the last team to get a "bye".

Its also interesting to note that BC has a red "moved down" arrow next to them. Sure, they fell from an 11 to a 12, but are now not playing Tuesday. If that's "moving down" then I'm all for it. "Worldwide Leader" my poopchute.

hence the reason the new format makes no sense. But that's too difficult for you too grasp.

it's a mystery why you are largely hated.

While I grasp that your crocodile tears over who plays the extra game have some validity in terms of seeding and tradition (and have said such, you donkey), it does make sense in certain ways. Specifically the TV money, the concession for the expansion of the tournament, and making the last four in non-conference champs earn it rather than make more actual conference champion teams play in it. Please continue to stick your dick in the barely breathing horse though. Never change, OJ.

i think they should make the last 8 teams play for the last 4 at large spots. that would be the most fair way to do it and would generate some actual excitement for those games.

i can assure you that no one other that the 1,500 kids that go to school's 65 - 68 will give a rat's ass about those two games but more of america will care about 40-44 (or whatever the numbers are). why, you ask??? because it could impact their "bracket" and that's all the majority of this country cares about in the end

But OJ may weep. That's right below RPI and last 10 on the committee's selection and seeding criteria, you know.

Its funny (in a pathetic sort of way) when you attempt to make a joke. I have never seen someone put so much effort into TRYING to be funny, yet not succeeding. And I understand the reasons that they set up the new format the way they did, moron. Those reasons don't make it any less illogical.

You're right. I should go your route and call everything "retarded" and everyone a "moron".