How about that Midwest Region? Also, in case anyone is interested, I created a private group for all you WSO Monkeys. Password: margin call
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Absolutely no respect for the AAC by the selection committee. Louisville as a 4 seed when they're ranked in the top 5? Uconn at 7? SMU omitted completely after finishing the season in the top 25?
I'm in! Spartan madness!
I'd love to see a Kansas and Wichita State championship game, but I don't know if Wichita can make it out of that mess of a region. I think Michigan State is overhyped -- don't see them getting past UVA or Villanova. I think Louisville is also overhyped despite getting a 4 seed. NC State, New Mexico, and Iowa are my sleeper teams. Best 2nd round upset will be Harvard over Cinci.
MSU beat Syracuse, which beat Nova. I don't know. Anything can happen. I'll probably do one bracket where I pick shit and another using an excel model I have. Shit is always so random.
I realize this is a finance website, but I think it still speaks sadly of the normalcy of the people on this forum (in general) when a March Madness post gets 5 posts and yet a debate about league tables can get 100+. Although maybe it makes sense, as most of you have no rooting interests, because your school was a sports (gasp!) non-target.
Haha so true. I was surprised that hardly anyone has joined the group so far. Maybe they'll start once we get closer. It's especially surprising because both of the "Tier 1a" MBAs (according to that gigantic thread on the business schools forum) are in the field. If any year is the year to have a vested interest, it's this one.
If he's out there, we already know Brady which 5-12 upset Brady is picking this year.
I think Iowa State is quietly gonna run the table... hate to say it cuz I'd love to see Sparty make the final four, but love that Iowa State team.
I haven't clicked on the link yet but just wanted to see what the buy in per bracket is and how you plan on collecting money from everyone?
It's just for fun. Maybe winner gets bananas from everyone in this thread? I dunno, we can figure something out, potentially, but there's no buy-in.
I like Iowa State as well, matchup nightmares because of their size and athleticism. If Wiggins plays the ways he has the past few weeks and Embiid does in fact come back some what healthy next weekend Kansas could make a run also. I am excited to see the what the lottery prospects will do in an attempt to set themselves apart as the potential #1 pick. So many great players to watch Randle, Smart, Harris, Parker, McDermott, and Ennis very exciting stuff.
I don't necessairly think MSU is over-hyped. They have a really strong team that is finally healthy, and they're streaking at the right time. They're going to be really confident coming off a Big 10 win after beating Wisconsin & Michigan, plus, you know Izzo will have them ready. Obviously, anything can happen, but this is a good team right now. Pomeroy has them ranked at #10 and they've dealt with injuries all season -- this is a better team than a #4 seed.
I liked MSU more before all the hype, more pressure than i would like on them at the moment. Will have to go through every game with a target on their back. That being said, it helps that they're experienced and have Tom Izzo, still nervous about picking them to go far though.
To me, Arizona and Florida are virtual locks for the F4 (at least out of the number ones) and I'd say AZ is in the easiest region since Florida might have to go against a Kansas team with Embiid. Since the mid-80s, 71% of number 1 seeds made the E8 and I don't at all like Wichita State. Therefore, my E8 has Virginia over MSU, but with Virginia eventually losing to Iowa State. Usually, it's not a good bet to pick more than 1 or 2 number one seeds in the Final Four, and it's an even worse bet to pick two number 1 seeds in the final. Some food for thought.
Obviously, past trends are hard to go off of, especially since there's greater parity in college ball today, but from a stats standpoint, I feel as though UVA can hold their own against MSU, so I'm leaning heavily toward making MSU lose in the S16.
That's true. This year is wide open. I read those stats I quoted on some forum, so I'm basically just going off of raw probabilities this time around. Usually I look at how they're playing, but there's no go to pick this year. Even Florida seems a bit questionable in my opinion.
Why are we using ESPN...
Last call gents. Submit your picks
Huge upset and nobody's posting? Come on guys and lol at Dook
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Down go the Jayhawks
This is WSO, so we should be pulling for the target schools. So I guess a Michigan-Stanford matchup is the best we can hope for.
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