2020 Bracketology

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Joe Lunardi just posted the first edition of his 2020 bracket projection-
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l/bracketology

He has Loyola as the only MVC team in the NCAA tournament bracket. I am not sure why he chose Loyola, though it might be as good a guess an any team. I would guess that Northern Iowa, and possibly Bradley, will be picked ahead of Loyola when the preseason poll comes out.

[Tommy]

Seems like everyone defaults to Loyola when they do these brackets. All these 'pundits' do is remember Loyola making the Final Four, while in reality they don't know a thing about the MVC. Anyone who watches the MVC regularly would be hard pressed to pick anyone other than the MVC champs from the last 2 years. It's not like our team is getting worse!

[houstonbrave]

I really can’t fault folks for picking Loyola. They return aall 5 starters plus cooper Kaifes plus some recruits. Do I think we will surprise and beat them-yes, but I can’t fault them being picked first. We have done great With two tourney wins and now need to do the double- both a regular season and tourney title.

[Da Coach]

The NCAA website posts NCAA Tournament bracket predictions by Andy Katz-
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball...ions-andy-katz

Loyola is a #9 seed, and Drake is a #10 seed.

The latest NET ratings- Loyola now at #10, Drake is at #35.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basket...l-net-rankings

A lot could change in the final couple weeks, and I think the #10 seed for Drake might be a bit generous.
But how can the he justify giving Loyola a #9 seed, when they are currently the #10 team in NET ranking?

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Joe Lunardi updated his bracketology page today. He still has both Loyola and Drake in the tournament. But he dropped Loyola from a #8 seed to a #9 seed, and kept Drake as a #11 seed.

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

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Joe Lunardi updated his bracketology page today. He still has both Loyola and Drake in the tournament. But he dropped Loyola from a #8 seed to a #9 seed, and kept Drake as a #11 seed.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l/bracketology

Yesterday's ESPN bracketology still had Minnesota in as a #10 seed. They lost tonight to Indiana to drop to 13-10 and 6-9 in the Big Ten, and they are in 10th place. Yet most experts still think they belong in the tournament. Their NET is 52. Of course, there is no way a team from a mid-major conference would be considered with that record and an NET of 52. Let's see if Lunardi keeps them in his next bracket projection.