what committee Got right & what Committee got Wrong.

373rd post on this amazing blog. Blog gist will augur seeding. As blog tries to place teams by accurate parameters & teams who play with heart. Site called bracketaday.blogspot.com but not 1, but 4 brackets for march madness, nit, cbi & basketball classic which used to be called cit. Yet called bracketaday.blogspot.com due to technically 1 mm bracket daily plus other 3 tourneys I seed. Try my best to place teams by seeding (march madness & nit only) & location (march madness, nit, cbi & basketball classic).

Today I'll tell my opinions on what committee got right & what committee got wrong. This installment tells my opinions on committee choices. Alright then. Tell my opinions on how selection committee did with seeding & placement of 68 teams. Excited to write this piece, i'm happy mens committee didn't do egregious task Of putting 4 seed Kansas St Wildcats up for game against 1 seed Hawkeyes at same region pitting womens basketball record highest single game scorer against womens basketball record highest career scorer if these teams meet at sweet 16 since that potential game is rubber match Of teams which played 2 times this season & that selection will screw Iowa but mens basketball doesn't allow teams which played 2 times per season to have game in sweet 16 or earlier & i'm gleeful for fans Of the big 6 Texas institutions as each 6 who are at power conference got in. While i'll also tell u who top seed is at each seed line & bottom seed is at each seed line so it'll help u with ur bracket filling out. That's about it. Here's my view on how committee did its job on sunday evening.

what committee Got right.

I'll list my congratulations to what they did right for march madness. Ok then.

1 seeds: I have no problem with UConn Huskies, Houston Cougars, Boilermakers & Tarheels being 1 seeds. Excited to know by saturday morning who 1 those games. Toughest 1 seed is Cougars since they are squad having solid lineup. Ghastliest 1 seed is North Carolina by virtue Of them not being UConn Huskies, Houston Cougars or Boilermakers who have been the 3 best teams all regular season.

2 seeds: I have no problem with Volunteers, Arizona Wildcats, Marquette Golden Eagles & Cyclones being 2 seeds & Golden Eagles will win championship at march madness. Would admire 2 see those teams beat their opponents from march 21 through april 8. Toughest 2 seed is Marquette Golden Eagles since Shaka Smart has been a head coach at any stop longer than Tommy Lloyd or Otzelberger has & Tyler Kolek is coming back from injury starting this friday. Ghastliest 2 seed is Iowa St since they have kenpom offensive rank of 55 as only teams 49 or above can win the entire march madness & Iowa St didn't receive a single vote in ap top 25 preseason poll.

3 seeds: I have no problem with Baylor Bears, Bluejays, Kentucky Wildcats & Illinois Fighting Illini being 3 seeds. All those teams will live 3 when they play. Toughest 3 seed is Kentucky Wildcats since they have easy path to sweet 16 as their pod contains Oakland, who has 2 stars & 3 stars, Texas Tech who had losing season last year & teams which had losing season prior year to making ncaa tournament tend to lose at round Of 64 & NC St who wouldn't have made it in had they not won ACC tourney so Wildcats are team which can come out Of pod. Ghastliest 3 seed is Creighton as they're inconsistent having losses to nontournament UNLV/Villanova & they sadly lost before semifinals Of conference tournament while no march madness championship winner ever lost before semifinals Of conference tournament.

4 seeds: I have no problem with Duke Blue Devils, Jayhawks, Auburn Tigers & Crimson Tide being 4 seeds. Viewers will watch Duke Blue Devils, Jayhawks, Auburn Tigers & Crimson Tide supporters root 4 their schools. Toughest 4 seed is Auburn Tigers since each 1 Of their 5 team sheet metrics are above 13 through 16 range. Ghastliest 4 seed is Duke as they have novice coach.

5 seeds: I have no problem with St Mary's Gaels & Gonzaga Bulldogs being 5 seeds. See which teams will 5 in those games. Toughest 5 seed is Gonzaga Bulldogs since they have streak Of 8 times making it to sweet 16. Ghastliest 5 seed is Wisconsin as they've been playing poorly down the stretch & lost their last 10 out Of 19 games.

6 seeds: I have no problem with BYU Cougars & Red Raiders being 6 seeds. Squads were seeded right. Toughest 6 seed is Clemson Tigers since they aren't a 1 trick pony with reliance on 3 point shooting, don't have novice coach & don't have net, bpi or kenpom respectively 49 or below; in addition they're playing games at bordering state Tennessee. Ghastliest 6 seed is Texas Tech as they had losing season last year & teams which had losing season prior year to making ncaa tournament tend to lose at round Of 64.

7 seeds: I have no problem with Gators, Washington St Cougars, Longhorns & Flyers being 7 seeds. Gators, Washington St Cougars, Longhorns & Flyers will be in 7 if they make elite 8. Toughest 7 seed is Longhorns since they have Max Abmas who is in top 20 Of all time record career scorers at d1. Ghastliest 7 seed is Florida as they had terrible draw since they will face Buffaloes who have top 5 nba draft pick or they will face Boise St Broncos who had very high net & kpi for a 10 seed, Florida just lost a player who was stretchered off the court & they're a team facing play in game winner as teams who face play in game winners that are at large teams usually lose to that play in game winner at round Of 64 hoops showdown.

8 seeds: I have no problem with Cornhuskers & MS St Bulldogs being 8 seeds. Don't 8 any of that seeding. Toughest 8 seed is MS St Bulldogs since they have really high net & quality metrics for a team on the seed list & they'll be motivated this year because last year they barely lost in 1st 4. Ghastliest 8 seed is Nebraska as they've never won ncaa tournament game in their history.

9 seeds: I have no problem with Mich St Spartans & Northwestern Wildcats being 9 seeds. Squads were seeded right. Toughest 9 seed is Mich St Spartans since they were ranked 4 at ap preseason poll as how high u're ranked at ap preseason poll is indicative Of success at big dance. Ghastliest 9 seed is TCU as they played weak nonconference schedule yet their net is still so low despite having opportunities to run up the scoreboard on those cupcakes they faced.

10 seeds: I have no problem with Buffaloes being 10 seed. When that squad wakes up & hears rooster 10 crowing, they'll be ready to play. Toughest 10 seed is Buffaloes who have top 5 nba draft pick & would be favored in showdown against Florida due to Buffaloes being kenpom 26 against Florida being kenpom 29. Ghastliest 10 seed is Virginia since their net is 54/bpi is 56/kenpom is 68 & at their quad 1 wins, they only beat Florida by 3 points while they only beat their quad 1 ACC opponent by 1 point.

11 seeds: I have no problem with Ducks & NC St Wolfpack being 11 seeds. But if they make improbable elite 8 run, then Ducks & NC St Wolfpack will be in 11. Toughest 11 seed is Wolfpack since they had fine ACC tournament run & this season ACC teams had winning record against Big XII teams. Ghastliest 11 seed is Duquesne as they had net on selection sunday which indicated they should be 13 seed so i don't know what the committee was thinking & as Rocco Miller posted that the spot at 11 seed for Dukes was probably meant for VCU Rams' body of work.

12 seeds: I have no problem with James Madison Dukes, McNeese St Cowboys & Blazers being 12 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 12 seed is Antelopes since their kpi is the highest Of the 12 seeds. Ghastliest 12 seed is UAB as they're no longer at C USA where that's an advantage as while C USA teams do 5.5 performance against kenpom expectations & 4.4 performance against seed expectations, AAC teams do -4.6 performance kenpom expectations & 0.5 performance against seed expectations so don't take them thus to advance far because Of being in AAC.

13 seeds: I have no problem with Vermont Catamounts, Yale Bulldogs, Samford Bulldogs & Charleston Cougars being 13 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 13 seed is Vermont Catamounts since John Becker is experienced coach who's been the lead man at Burlington since 2011. Ghastliest 13 seed is Yale as last year an Ivy League team took the nation by surprise but Auburn Tigers will be prepared for them.

14 seeds: I have no problem with Golden Grizzlies, Zips, Morehead St Eagles & Colgate Raiders being 14 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 14 seed is Zips since they're playing team who did not make semifinals of its conference tournament, that opponent they're facing is inconsistent & this non power conference team is playing at close by Pittsburgh. Ghastliest 14 seed is Oakland as they have weak net, kenpom & bpi alright.

15 seeds: I have no problem with Beach, Hilltoppers, Jackrabbits & Peacocks being 15 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 15 seed is Hilltoppers since C USA teams have history Of upsets making at round Of 64 in rapid succession but unfortunately i don't see Western KY triumphing against Golden Eagles. Ghastliest 15 seed is Long Beach St as it appears that spot they got was meant for UC Davis Aggies because if u look at the quality metrics Of Long Beach St, they're not aligned with being the top 15 seed.

16 seeds: I have no problem with Longwood Lancers, Hatters, Montana St Bobcats, Grambling St Tigers, Howard Bison & Wagner Seahawks being 16 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 16 seed is Longwood Lancers since they had net that was more fitting for a 15 seed alright. Ghastliest 16 seed is Wagner as they were 6 seed in Northeast tournament.

Snubs: I have no problem with Seton Hall & Wake Forest being snubs. They can then eat Subway snubs after their nit games.

what Committee got Wrong. 

I'll list my complaints to what they did Wrong for here. Boo.  

Terrified at decision to have Tennessee be at Charlotte for round Of 64 & round Of 32 as their grads are more concentrated at Memphis than Charlotte. It was disturbing choice, don't believe me, look therefore at this site https://alumni.utk.edu/chapters/ where u'll see 10,000+ alumni live at Memphis compared to 2,200+ alumni live at Charlotte so admin Of Univ of Tennessee should have sent those facts to selection committee before selection committee put them at location i don't think they should be in.

Shockingly bad decision to put San Diego St as 5 seed. They only had 4 quad 1 wins so it was callous to put a team which underachieved against quad 1 opponents so high.

Wasn't a fan Of them putting Wisconsin as 5 seed. They didn't receive a single ap top 25 poll vote at march 11, 2024 poll due to me thinking that teams should have to receive ap top 25 poll vote(s) in order for them to be 6 seed or above & that Big 10 side lost 10 Of its last 19 games.

Concerned Clemson was sent 6 seed as they had bad net for 6 seed. They should have been given 8 seed.

Shockingly bad decision to put South Carolina so low seed on list. They had very great sor which didn't indicate a 6 seed, the reason their nonconference strength of schedule was so weak was because South Carolina didn't expect themselves to be good but they proved themselves in SEC regular season to show they were fine team & Gamecocks had 6 quad 1 wins in season starting from nonconference starting up until final sunday Of regular season.

Upset Utah St had 8 seed. Their predicted ranking on bracketmatrix was 6.37 for their ncaa seed; if anything they should switch spots at 5 seed with Aztecs for seeding i'd more like.

Foolish decision to have FAU be in as they had 1 quad 3 loss & 2 quad 4 losses so that was dumb to ignore their bad losses just for team which only had 2 quad 1 wins; replace FAU with Charlotte & that AAC team doesn't get in. Also if selection committee wanted to put FAU in they should have made them play in Spectrum Center instead Of Barclays Center because the former is closer to east Florida.

Morose decision to have Mich St Spartans go to Charlotte to play MS St as FAU is closer to Charlotte so the showdown between FAU & Northwestern should be in Charlotte & Mich St Spartans against MS St duel should be in Brooklyn. They should have thought before putting Mich St Spartans at that southern city.

Terrified at decision to have, wait i'm not actually terrified but i thought Texas A&M would be 1 Of the teams that was going to be therefore screwed by the bid thieves that happened so that's why i didn't put them in though i'm not upset at all that they got in big dance. I'm startled committee decided to overlook their 4 quad 3 losses (like Rutgers snub from 2023) but they were certainly deserving to be at march madness due to having 7 quad 1 wins & tough nonconference strength of schedule (unlike Rutgers snub from 2023).

Terrified at decision to have TCU in the tourney as they played weak schedule when u therefore get down to it. Their nonconference strength of schedule was 328 (which was much worse than Oklahoma who was snub this year) & TCU played Nebraska Omaha, UTRGV, MS Valley St, Alcorn St, Houston Christian & Texas A&M Commerce in non multi events part Of schedule which shows u TCU went out Of its way to schedule weak teams.

Neglectful decision to have Nevada be 10 seed as they were ranked at 21 through 24 range at ap poll at march 11. It was also idiotic as their predicted ranking on bracketmatrix was 6.87 for their ncaa seed so the committee really messed up.

Bull to put Boise St as 10 seed as they had 6 quad 1 wins & 5 quad 1 or quad 2 road or neutral wins. They definitely should not have got such a low seed.

Dumb move to have Drake as 10 seed. They didn't defeat any teams Of caliber that NC St Wolfpack & Ducks defeated during the year thus they should have been seeded lower than those 2 at 12 seed.

Very awful to have Virginia be in. If u just read the above parts i wrote about Cavaliers u'll see why i believe they're weak & 23 out of 226 brackets had them in on bracketmatrix so surprising decision.

Concerned Colorado St was allowed in after they obviously threw the game against Lobos in conference tournament to get Mountain West 6 bids as Mountain West is corrupt like Prosperous Justice party in Indonesia so they should not be rewarded with so many ncaa bids. Screw Colorado St for being in the dance. 

Neglectful decision to have New Mexico be 11 seed. Their net & quality metrics all indicated they should have been at minimum, a 9 seed, in ncaa tournament & selection committee should have reviewed Lobos more thoroughly on sunday before coming to conclusion about what seed they should have been & Lobos should have been sent to Omaha as that's nearer to Albuquerque than Memphis is.

Dumb move to put Duquesne as 11 seed as it's likely they were seeded based on VCU Rams' body Of work. Their net which Duquesne had was too low for 11 seed.

Gaunt decision to have Grand Canyon be seeded low as 12 seed. They also foolishly put Grand Canyon at Spokane instead Of at Salt Lake City but i would have been fine with them at Salt Lake City for 2nd time in a row seeing Grand Canyon face off against Gonzaga Bulldogs for the chance to win & if u're going to have Aztecs as 5 seed, then why not have team which beat San Diego St as 10 seed.

Morose decision to have Morehead St not play in Memphis. That would have been where i'd have them play against Baylor Bears.

Looking at the decision to put Longwood not in Charlotte made me realize it wasn't good 1 as Longwood is closer to Charlotte than Memphis thus that was dumb. Please use ur noggin, next time committee. 

Shockingly bad decision to put Stetson away from Charlotte. Distance from east Florida to Charlotte is closer than where selection committee ended up putting Stetson yep.

Have no sympathy for selection committee not putting Howard Bison/Wagner Seahawks winner in Brooklyn as if Wagner won that would have given us Dan Hurley coaching his current school against 1 Of his former schools. That was missed opportunity.

Oh no Oklahoma failed to make march madness but they should not use "weak nonconference strength Of schedule" argument when they put TCU who had weaker nonconference strength Of schedule in, due to fact Sooners had 274 nonconference strength Of schedule & finally they didn't use the head to head argument for Clemson Tigers against NC St Wolfpack last year as Wolfpack played stronger nonconference strength Of schedule last year than Tigers who swept them so why did selection committee think that mattered for now. Oklahoma tried to schedule hard by playing Texas St, USC & Arkansas but sadly USC who was ranked 21 at ap preseason poll & Arkansas who was at 13 through 16 range at ap preseason poll failed to live up to expectations because had Sooners gotten wins over a USC & Arkansas duo who thus didn't fail to live up to expectations, they would have gotten 6 quad 1 wins & made it into the field.

Shockingly bad decision to put St John's out. Their metrics except sor were all above bubble range so they should have gotten a fair shot at field.

Pitiful Pitt Panthers didn't make it in. Their nonconference strength Of schedule was sadly weak partially due to WVU & Missouri being bad this year but they had plethora Of road wins so we know they can win away from home so selection committee should have seen things differently.

Idiotic manuver to put Indiana St out. They had bubble worthy metrics but being a member Of Missouri Valley where u don't get some quad 1 opportunities in conference play, they should have been given shot to get in.

Pitiful Providence wasn't in. They should have taken the courageous route & put Providence in since Friars had 6 quad 1 wins & 0 quad 3 or quad 4 losses so this snub makes me wonder if they look at the quad parts when analyzing team sheet metrics.

Congratulations to these teams which did rarity this year.

Would admire to therefore appreciate these teams which did rarity Of making mens march madness & womens march madness this year as teams at nonpower conferences specifically 1 bid conference teams. That was unique. Those programs were Drake Bulldogs & Jackrabbits. It's amazing they did that achievement at our current year.

footnotes.

For my seeds, here's format to decipher them. I'll briefly explain. Going for march madness, each # corresponds to overall tournament seed. E.g., 1.-> 1 overall march madness seed. Going for nit, each # which is 16 & over corresponds to overall tournament seed but each Unseeded Team has no #s attached. E.g., 1. -> 1 overall nit seed while Unseeded Team doesn't -> any #. Going for cbi, each cbi # usually corresponds to teams with winning record at 2023 through 2024 season & will have lots Of teams at AAC, A 10, ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big 10, C USA, Mountain West, Pac 12 & SEC at college basketball. E.g., 4. would be team with fine winning record at conference alphabetically near top Of alphabet & 9. would be team with membership at conference alphabetically below above conferences. Going for basketball classic, each # usually corresponds to conference alphabetically. E.g., 5. would be team with best winning record remaining at conference alphabetically near top Of alphabet & 16. would be team with fine record at conference alphabetically below teams above it & there won't be any teams which come from AAC, A 10, ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big 10, C USA, Mountain West, Pac 12 & SEC because these conferences don't participate in basketball classic. Use footnotes when u're trying to decipher my seeding above. That's my tips. I followed the rules with regard to march madness & nit seeding & march madness, nit, cbi & basketball classic location. So be fine with reading my # lists for 4 tournaments at d1.

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