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Bracket Buster?

With only 2 games left before the pairings are made, it's looking likely Bradley will get Nevada.

Here are the Bracket Buster teams with RPIs updated from Realtimerpi.com--

Rk. Home (League).........RPI.....Road (League)...........RPI
1. Butler (Horizon).........20.......S. Illinois (MVC)..........9
2. Missouri St. (MVC).....31.......Bradley (MVC)............35
3. Nevada (WAC)..........32.......Drexel (CAA)..............41
4. Creighton (MVC)........42.......App. St. (Southern)....43
5. Wichita St. (MVC)......60.......UNI (MVC)................46
6. Hofstra (CAA)...........66........Holy Cross (Colonial)...67
7. New Mexico St.(WAC).68.......Utah State (WAC)......69
8. VCU (CAA)................72.......Ohio (MAC)...............74
9. Indiana St. (MVC)......75.......Winthrop (Big South)...83
10. Long Beach St. (BW)..95......Sam Hou St.(So.land)..86
11. George Mason (CAA)..98.......Old Dominion (CAA)....92
12. Boise State (WAC)....104 .....Evansville (MVC)........94
13. Toledo (MAC)..........105 ......Albany (Am. East).....110
14. Drake (MVC)............113......Kent State (MAC).....117
15. Marist (MAAC).........116.......Hawai???‚¬?„?i (WAC)..........130

Here are my predictions--
SIU at Butler
Bradley at Nevada
Drexel at Missouri St.
Appalchian St. at Creighton
UNI at Hofstra
Holy Cross at Wichita St.
Utah State at VCU
Ohio at Indiana State
Winthrop at George Mason
Sam Houston St. at New Mexico St.
Old Dominion at Boise St.
Evansville at Toledo
Albany at Marist
Kent St. at Drake
Hawaii at Long Beach St.
 
I think it's likely that whoever gets to play Nevada will be a national (ESPN/ESPN2) TV game.....probably a late (11pm) start time.

I know our RPI is better than UNI, but I can't help but think they will get to play Nevada and we will get Hofstra. :(
 
Nevada

Nevada

I hope we get Nevada. Just last night Jay Bilas (I think) picked them as his sleeper team to surprise in the Tourney.

This would be a great game for us PR-wise. Though the selfish in me would love to see us play at Winthrop, George Mason, or VCU so I could go to the game. I think a Winthrop match-up would be a very exciting game as both teams play similar style.

I have no idea how these match-ups are chosen. Any chance of these match-ups?
 
I think the matchups are selected by ESPN, with some input by the conferences and the NCAA. The criteria considered the highest is appeal for TV, followed by factors like travel concerns, and scheduling issues. The teams have to be able to play each other the following season. Teams from the same conference, or who are already scheduled to play each other that year or the next won't be paried in the BB, and they try to match the RPIs as closely as the other factors allow.

http://www.espnbracketbusters.com/

I know Coach Cornelius is hoping for a matchup with Nevada! :lol:
 
The teams Nevada has to be looking at in their possible opponent...

Drexel
RPI 41
1/24 @ 259 UNC-Wilmington
1/27 vs 72 VCU

UNI
RPI 46
1/27 @ 113 Drake

Bradley
RPI 35
1/24 vs 128 ISU
1/27 @ 31 Mo St
 
Teams UNI and Bradley are looking at...

Nevada
RPI 32
1/25 vs 221 La Tech
1/27 vs 69 Utah St

Hofstra
1/24 @ 239 Georgia St
1/27 @ 146 Towson

New Mexico St
RPI 68
1/24 vs 282 Idaho
1/27 @ 223 San Jose St

VCU
RPI 72
1/24 @ 97 George Mason
1/27 @ 41 Drexel
 
One of us is gonna get hosed - either UNI or us. We both would like the better RPI opponent.

At the risk of sounding arrogant, I have a feeling ESPN would like the draw of a recent Sweet 16 team that is having another pretty good year matched up with a ranked team. But then again... what do I know.
 
The Bracket Busters are slated to be announced by Monday. I don't see Bradley dropping below UNI (RPI 46) even after Saturday's games, unless Bradley loses tonight to ISU (RPI 127). UNI has a road game at Drake (RPI 113, and Bradley has the game against ISU tonight and at MSU (RPI 31) Sat. Even a loss at MSU won't drop Bradley a lot.
So with the big difference between Nevada (32), and the next cluster of home teams, Hofstra 66, NMSU 68, and VCU 72, the decision between Bradley and UNI playing at Nevada would be one of the biggest calls ESPN has to make. I agree that Bradley should seem like the better TV draw.
 
UNI has made the NCAA tournament 2 or 3 years in a row now, so they do have a little drawing power. They also had a great bracketbuster game against Bucknell a year or two ago on TV, so I wouldn't count them out yet. If Bradley wins both game this week or UNI loses at Drake on Saturday, we're probably the more attractive team. If we lose to ISU tonight, UNI is the more attractive team. If UNI wins and we split this week, I have no clue what they'll do.
 
Agreed Majik. I should have said some of those things that are in UNI's favor. Plus, IMO, they have been a good road team this year.

Breakdown...

UNI
RPI 46
Non-conf SOS 294
Overall SOS 89
Away/NC Record 6-4
vs Top50 RPI Record 3-2

Bradley
RPI 35
Non-conf SOS 36
Overall SOS 13
Away/NC Record 4-6
vs Top50 RPI Record 1-5

* wonder if they consider us without JC and knowing he will be back by BBuster
 
Da Coach said:
The Bracket Busters are slated to be announced by Monday. I don't see Bradley dropping below UNI (RPI 46) even after Saturday's games, unless Bradley loses tonight to ISU (RPI 127). UNI has a road game at Drake (RPI 113, and Bradley has the game against ISU tonight and at MSU (RPI 31) Sat. Even a loss at MSU won't drop Bradley a lot.
So with the big difference between Nevada (32), and the next cluster of home teams, Hofstra 66, NMSU 68, and VCU 72, the decision between Bradley and UNI playing at Nevada would be one of the biggest calls ESPN has to make. I agree that Bradley should seem like the better TV draw.
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BU had the great tournament run last year, but UNI has been consistently good the past few years, and this year is no exception. They are ahead of us in the conference standings, and have recently been receiving votes in the polls. I understand the RPI thing, but I still think they get the nod over BU to play Nevada. Just a hunch.....
 
OrangeandBlack74 said:
Da Coach said:
The Bracket Busters are slated to be announced by Monday. I don't see Bradley dropping below UNI (RPI 46) even after Saturday's games, unless Bradley loses tonight to ISU (RPI 127). UNI has a road game at Drake (RPI 113, and Bradley has the game against ISU tonight and at MSU (RPI 31) Sat. Even a loss at MSU won't drop Bradley a lot.
So with the big difference between Nevada (32), and the next cluster of home teams, Hofstra 66, NMSU 68, and VCU 72, the decision between Bradley and UNI playing at Nevada would be one of the biggest calls ESPN has to make. I agree that Bradley should seem like the better TV draw.
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BU had the great tournament run last year, but UNI has been consistently good the past few years, and this year is no exception. They are ahead of us in the conference standings, and have recently been receiving votes in the polls. I understand the RPI thing, but I still think they get the nod over BU to play Nevada. Just a hunch.....
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Yea, as much as this event is driven by the RPI, it is driven doubly by ESPN (and opinions) for the tv games.... as much as I want us to get Nevada, I have gotta believe ESPN would rather send a team receiving votes (therefore recognized nationally) to a team in the polls.

Point - Set - Match

UNI goes to Nevada. Look out Hofstra, here comes Bradley. :wink:
 
I may be off on this... but I am hearing that UNI is pushing hard to get the game at Butler on the Friday night for Bracketbuster. They think they need the bump more due to their non-conf schedule turning out weaker.

I'm hearing the rumors are UNI at Butler and SIU at Nevada.

Which would leave BU to play Hofstra or New Mexico St. Not that I want this, but I am going to go out on a limb and say BU plays at New Mexico St. With Reggie Theus there as a coach, they are an up & coming team. Would be a fun game and a return to an old MVC den.......
 
UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.
 
TheAsianSensation said:
UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.
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I'm not too sure Nevada would beat us. Fazekas is a ton, but then what? Sessions is a good point guard, but I'm sure ruff can take care of him and the only other one we have to worry about is Kemp. I would love to see us play nevada. The only thing is I don't think the return next year would be that great as Fazekas will be gone and I don't think that they'll be much next year. Plus, with the way we are beating up on each other, I am not sure that we will get a chance to play another ranked opponent this regual season so it would be great to get that game. I guess we'll just have to wait until Monday?
 
patrick_o'brian said:
TheAsianSensation said:
UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.
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I'm not too sure Nevada would beat us. Fazekas is a ton, but then what? Sessions is a good point guard, but I'm sure ruff can take care of him and the only other one we have to worry about is Kemp. I would love to see us play nevada. The only thing is I don't think the return next year would be that great as Fazekas will be gone and I don't think that they'll be much next year. Plus, with the way we are beating up on each other, I am not sure that we will get a chance to play another ranked opponent this regual season so it would be great to get that game. I guess we'll just have to wait until Monday?
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Zach could easily get into foul trouble, and I don't like the matchup with Salley. Fazekas could go nuts in that game.

Missouri St has played their way out of the Drexel game, and all of a sudden, they'll drop from Drexel all the way to Appalachian St. Ouch. Pencil in Creighton-Drexel as the #2 ESPN game.
 
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