TRF March Madness 2016 Bracket Group!

[The Analog Cub]

Day two of 64 and I'm completely toast

 

I'm at the point now where I just want ISU to win it all and don't care about the rest of the bracket.

[laughedatbytime]

One thing that annoys me about college basketball is how fast the refs call a jump ball.

I miss the jump ball. My all-time favorite play of strategy. I'm glad they still had it when I played in HS. Nothing more fun than getting an easy bucket off a jump ball.

 

MSU might have won today if it was still used. Judd Heathcoate then Tom Izzo were the kings of the set play off a jump ball.

I guess I should have said "tie up" instead of jump ball....

 

I loved when a center and PG would have to jump :)

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[Rick N. Backer]

One thing that annoys me about college basketball is how fast the refs call a jump ball.

I miss the jump ball. My all-time favorite play of strategy. I'm glad they still had it when I played in HS. Nothing more fun than getting an easy bucket off a jump ball.

 

MSU might have won today if it was still used. Judd Heathcoate then Tom Izzo were the kings of the set play off a jump ball.

I guess I should have said "tie up" instead of jump ball....

 

I loved when a center and PG would have to jump :)

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The album is 2112, though. You have an extra "1" in there.

 

#numericpedantshaverightstoo

[laughedatbytime]

The heyday of Badger basketball is back!

 

90 points in a game. For both teams. Dickie B would be proud, as would Bo.

[Aikenrooster]

Seems y'all were spot on concerning WVU. They're down 11, right now.

[Aikenrooster]

I'm @ 42% and ranked 7,500,000. The only redemption now is if Indiana wins it all.

[The Analog Cub]

WVU also in the final four for me. I don't think I've ever made brackets that turned out to be this bad.

 

Sparty, WVU, Baylor, this Madness is killing me.

 

Let's go Cyclones...make it to the sweet 16 and I'll be happy. Beating UVA and making the elite eight for the first time since 2000 would be awesome.

[Aikenrooster]

WVU is going down in flames.

[laughedatbytime]

Huggy Bear with the L.

[goose]

I had Buffalo in an upset. With Purdue and Butler losing my % dropped big time.

Butler won though.

Buldogs as a mascot did well!

 

Feeling the Michgan State pain with everyone else...

[goose]

Rd2 Swt16 Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1 in

1S Kansas 96.9 75.5 57.4 37.3 25.8 15.2 7

1MW Virginia 96.2 77.9 54.5 34.2 21.4 13.2 8

2MW Michigan St. 92.2 75.0 55.8 32.4 19.8 11.9 8

1E North Carolina 95.6 76.6 48.4 32.3 17.6 10.3 10

2S Villanova 89.9 63.3 40.3 21.9 13.8 7.2 14

2W Oklahoma 83.7 61.6 37.3 22.6 10.9 5.1 19

1W Oregon 95.6 65.0 41.5 23.0 10.6 4.7 21

3E West Virginia 70.1 52.9 34.5 17.5 8.4 4.4 23

4E Kentucky 83.2 51.9 25.8 15.4 7.2 3.6 27

2E Xavier 86.4 55.7 29.5 12.5 5.0 2.2 46

5MW Purdue 71.4 43.1 18.4 9.0 4.3 2.0 49

3W Texas A&M 83.6 46.5 24.2 12.8 5.2 2.0 49

6W Texas 76.4 42.8 22.5 12.0 5.0 2.0 51

3S Miami FL 86.7 44.8 20.3 8.7 4.4 1.8 56

5E Indiana 81.9 40.0 17.3 9.1 3.7 1.6 62

4MW Iowa St. 75.2 39.0 15.2 6.8 3.0 1.3 79

4W Duke 72.3 39.9 18.7 8.6 3.2 1.1 89

6S Arizona 51.5 27.7 12.3 5.1 2.6 1.0 99

7S Iowa 76.2 29.9 14.4 5.7 2.7 1.0 99

4S California 68.8 39.3 13.5 5.6 2.6 0.9 109

5W Baylor 60.7 33.5 15.4 6.9 2.5 0.9 116

5S Maryland 72.6 39.9 13.4 5.4 2.4 0.9 117

11S Wichita St. 30.6 17.1 7.9 3.5 1.8 0.7 135

6MW Seton Hall 51.4 30.2 11.1 4.0 1.5 0.6 176

9S Connecticut 65.1 18.0 9.5 3.8 1.7 0.6 178

3MW Utah 75.2 36.1 12.5 4.2 1.5 0.5 190

11MW Gonzaga 48.6 27.9 9.9 3.4 1.3 0.5 217

9W Cincinnati 54.5 19.8 9.4 3.7 1.1 0.3 294

7E Wisconsin 56.2 24.6 10.2 3.2 1.0 0.3 323

10W VCU 58.8 20.9 8.3 3.3 0.9 0.3 389

14E S. F. Austin 29.9 17.0 7.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 437

11S Vanderbilt 17.9 8.5 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 593

8W Saint Joseph's 45.5 14.8 6.4 2.3 0.6 0.2 616

6E Notre Dame 56.1 18.1 7.4 2.1 0.5 0.2 640

12W Yale 39.3 17.6 6.3 2.2 0.6 0.2 648

10MW Syracuse 54.7 13.3 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 775

10E Pittsburgh 43.8 16.7 6.0 1.6 0.4 0.1 911

9MW Butler 50.5 11.0 4.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 946

8MW Texas Tech 49.5 10.6 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 1040

9E Providence 50.4 11.5 3.6 1.3 0.3 0.08 1203

8E USC 49.6 11.2 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.08 1291

12MW Little Rock 28.6 11.2 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.06 1688

7MW Dayton 45.3 9.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 0.06 1762

7W Oregon St. 41.2 11.8 3.7 1.2 0.3 0.06 1785

8S Colorado 34.9 6.2 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.04 2431

13S Hawaii 31.2 12.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.04 2857

11E Michigan 15.6 4.3 1.6 0.4 0.08 0.02 4826

13W UNC Wilmington 27.7 9.0 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.02 4991

11W Northern Iowa 23.6 7.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.02 5878

12S South Dakota St. 27.4 8.8 1.5 0.3 0.08 0.01 7636

13MW Iona 24.8 6.7 1.3 0.3 0.06 0.01 8175

15W CSU Bakersfield 16.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 0.05 0.008 12099

10S Temple 23.8 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.04 0.007 14716

13E Stony Brook 16.8 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.03 0.006 16711

14MW Fresno St. 24.8 5.8 0.9 0.1 0.02 0.004 28060

12E Chattanooga 18.1 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.02 0.003 39734

14W Green Bay 16.4 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.02 0.002 53696

15S UNC Asheville 10.1 2.4 0.4 0.05 0.009 0.001 92658

15MW Middle Tennessee 7.8 2.1 0.4 0.05 0.007 0.0008 125807

15E Weber St. 13.6 3.0 0.5 0.06 0.006 0.0006 155401

14S Buffalo 13.3 1.9 0.2 0.03 0.004 0.0004 254089

16E FCGU 3.6 0.7 0.06 0.008 0.0005 <.0001 2326796

16MW Hampton 3.8 0.5 0.05 0.004 0.0003 <.0001 6074497

16S Austin Peay 3.1 0.3 0.03 0.002 0.0002 <.0001 13507853

16W Southern 3.0 0.3 0.03 0.002 <.0001 <.0001 27493818

16W Holy Cross 1.4 0.1 0.006 0.0003 <.0001 <.0001 355082632

16E F. Dickinson 0.8 0.07 0.004 0.0002 <.0001 <.0001 367858599

 

From kenpom.

Kenpom don't mean shit apparently.

[Fordgalaxy]

You can do all the comparing and analyzing in the world but there's no way to factor in heart and variables like Cal losing their starting guard or Michigan State being so butt hurt they didn't get a #1 seed that they choked.

[Principled Man]

Kenpom don't mean shit apparently.

 

Do any statistical analyses and predictions mean anything? Really?

 

Maybe in the future, when the players are robots and not fallible, unpredictable human beings..... :)

[Principled Man]

The heyday of Badger basketball is back!

 

90 points in a game. For both teams. Dickie B would be proud, as would Bo.

 

I didn't see any of the game, unfortunately. Did they use the four corner offense again?

Edited March 19, 2016 by Principled Man

[laughedatbytime]

Rd2 Swt16 Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1 in

1S Kansas 96.9 75.5 57.4 37.3 25.8 15.2 7

1MW Virginia 96.2 77.9 54.5 34.2 21.4 13.2 8

2MW Michigan St. 92.2 75.0 55.8 32.4 19.8 11.9 8

1E North Carolina 95.6 76.6 48.4 32.3 17.6 10.3 10

2S Villanova 89.9 63.3 40.3 21.9 13.8 7.2 14

2W Oklahoma 83.7 61.6 37.3 22.6 10.9 5.1 19

1W Oregon 95.6 65.0 41.5 23.0 10.6 4.7 21

3E West Virginia 70.1 52.9 34.5 17.5 8.4 4.4 23

4E Kentucky 83.2 51.9 25.8 15.4 7.2 3.6 27

2E Xavier 86.4 55.7 29.5 12.5 5.0 2.2 46

5MW Purdue 71.4 43.1 18.4 9.0 4.3 2.0 49

3W Texas A&M 83.6 46.5 24.2 12.8 5.2 2.0 49

6W Texas 76.4 42.8 22.5 12.0 5.0 2.0 51

3S Miami FL 86.7 44.8 20.3 8.7 4.4 1.8 56

5E Indiana 81.9 40.0 17.3 9.1 3.7 1.6 62

4MW Iowa St. 75.2 39.0 15.2 6.8 3.0 1.3 79

4W Duke 72.3 39.9 18.7 8.6 3.2 1.1 89

6S Arizona 51.5 27.7 12.3 5.1 2.6 1.0 99

7S Iowa 76.2 29.9 14.4 5.7 2.7 1.0 99

4S California 68.8 39.3 13.5 5.6 2.6 0.9 109

5W Baylor 60.7 33.5 15.4 6.9 2.5 0.9 116

5S Maryland 72.6 39.9 13.4 5.4 2.4 0.9 117

11S Wichita St. 30.6 17.1 7.9 3.5 1.8 0.7 135

6MW Seton Hall 51.4 30.2 11.1 4.0 1.5 0.6 176

9S Connecticut 65.1 18.0 9.5 3.8 1.7 0.6 178

3MW Utah 75.2 36.1 12.5 4.2 1.5 0.5 190

11MW Gonzaga 48.6 27.9 9.9 3.4 1.3 0.5 217

9W Cincinnati 54.5 19.8 9.4 3.7 1.1 0.3 294

7E Wisconsin 56.2 24.6 10.2 3.2 1.0 0.3 323

10W VCU 58.8 20.9 8.3 3.3 0.9 0.3 389

14E S. F. Austin 29.9 17.0 7.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 437

11S Vanderbilt 17.9 8.5 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 593

8W Saint Joseph's 45.5 14.8 6.4 2.3 0.6 0.2 616

6E Notre Dame 56.1 18.1 7.4 2.1 0.5 0.2 640

12W Yale 39.3 17.6 6.3 2.2 0.6 0.2 648

10MW Syracuse 54.7 13.3 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 775

10E Pittsburgh 43.8 16.7 6.0 1.6 0.4 0.1 911

9MW Butler 50.5 11.0 4.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 946

8MW Texas Tech 49.5 10.6 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 1040

9E Providence 50.4 11.5 3.6 1.3 0.3 0.08 1203

8E USC 49.6 11.2 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.08 1291

12MW Little Rock 28.6 11.2 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.06 1688

7MW Dayton 45.3 9.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 0.06 1762

7W Oregon St. 41.2 11.8 3.7 1.2 0.3 0.06 1785

8S Colorado 34.9 6.2 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.04 2431

13S Hawaii 31.2 12.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.04 2857

11E Michigan 15.6 4.3 1.6 0.4 0.08 0.02 4826

13W UNC Wilmington 27.7 9.0 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.02 4991

11W Northern Iowa 23.6 7.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.02 5878

12S South Dakota St. 27.4 8.8 1.5 0.3 0.08 0.01 7636

13MW Iona 24.8 6.7 1.3 0.3 0.06 0.01 8175

15W CSU Bakersfield 16.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 0.05 0.008 12099

10S Temple 23.8 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.04 0.007 14716

13E Stony Brook 16.8 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.03 0.006 16711

14MW Fresno St. 24.8 5.8 0.9 0.1 0.02 0.004 28060

12E Chattanooga 18.1 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.02 0.003 39734

14W Green Bay 16.4 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.02 0.002 53696

15S UNC Asheville 10.1 2.4 0.4 0.05 0.009 0.001 92658

15MW Middle Tennessee 7.8 2.1 0.4 0.05 0.007 0.0008 125807

15E Weber St. 13.6 3.0 0.5 0.06 0.006 0.0006 155401

14S Buffalo 13.3 1.9 0.2 0.03 0.004 0.0004 254089

16E FCGU 3.6 0.7 0.06 0.008 0.0005 <.0001 2326796

16MW Hampton 3.8 0.5 0.05 0.004 0.0003 <.0001 6074497

16S Austin Peay 3.1 0.3 0.03 0.002 0.0002 <.0001 13507853

16W Southern 3.0 0.3 0.03 0.002 <.0001 <.0001 27493818

16W Holy Cross 1.4 0.1 0.006 0.0003 <.0001 <.0001 355082632

16E F. Dickinson 0.8 0.07 0.004 0.0002 <.0001 <.0001 367858599

 

From kenpom.

Kenpom don't mean shit apparently.

That's because they don't play a million tournaments, only one. kenpom is just a record of what has happened and therefore not of perfect predictive value. Though, to be honest, I think their odds for MTSU were greater than any others I'd seen.

[laughedatbytime]

The heyday of Badger basketball is back!

 

90 points in a game. For both teams. Dickie B would be proud, as would Bo.

 

I didn't see any of the game, unfortunately. Did they use the four corner offense again?

Nope, though the tempo was glacial and neither team could shoot.

[laughedatbytime]

Kenpom don't mean shit apparently.

 

Do any statistical analyses and predictions mean anything? Really?

 

Maybe in the future, when the players are robots and not fallible, unpredictable human beings..... :)

Sure they do, they're just not infallible.

[Blue J]

I think the Vegas bookies are behind this whole thing. They have to have moles who infiltrate all of the top three or four seeds with mood altering drugs in the water/Gatorade/fluid-of-choice supply, or something.

[laughedatbytime]

I think the Vegas bookies are behind this whole thing. They have to have moles who infiltrate all of the top three or four seeds with mood altering drugs in the water/Gatorade/fluid-of-choice supply, or something.

Hard to argue with that!

[goose]

I think the Vegas bookies are behind this whole thing. They have to have moles who infiltrate all of the top three or four seeds with mood altering drugs in the water/Gatorade/fluid-of-choice supply, or something.

Hard to argue with that!

The seeding committee sets the Bracket up for compelling early round match-ups and potential upsets, which makes for great theater.

[Slack jaw gaze]

Kenpom don't mean shit apparently.

 

Do any statistical analyses and predictions mean anything? Really?

 

Maybe in the future, when the players are robots and not fallible, unpredictable human beings..... :)

 

Sure they do. You can be assured the eventual champ will come from the top half of that list. You just can never know the chain of events that will lead there in any great detail.

[Slack jaw gaze]

You can do all the comparing and analyzing in the world but there's no way to factor in heart and variables like Cal losing their starting guard or Michigan State being so butt hurt they didn't get a #1 seed that they choked.

 

There probably is a yet undiscovered way to factor that in. What is impossible to factor in is the most neglected aspect of sports (and life in general) IMO. Randomness. (Or apparent randomness for the pedants)

[laughedatbytime]

I think the Vegas bookies are behind this whole thing. They have to have moles who infiltrate all of the top three or four seeds with mood altering drugs in the water/Gatorade/fluid-of-choice supply, or something.

Hard to argue with that!

The seeding committee sets the Bracket up for compelling early round match-ups and potential upsets, which makes for great theater.

You mean like underseeding IU and UK?

[laughedatbytime]

The end of SJU and UC and UNI and UT was probably the greatest minute in CBB since at least 1981 with US Reed and Louisville coupled with the loss of #1 DePaul and another St Joe's team...

[The Analog Cub]

The UNI-Texas game was absolutely nuts. Almost made up for WVU and Sparty killing my bracket.

 

At this point I can take pride that all the Iowa teams made it through, even the Hawkeyes.