what committee Got right & what Committee got Wrong

451st 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 5 brackets for march madness, nit, basketball crown, cbi & basketball classic which used to be called cit. Yet called bracketaday.blogspot.com due to technically 1 mm bracket daily plus other 4 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. 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 Tigers, Duke, Cougars & Gators being 1 seeds. Excited to know by saturday morning who 1 those games though i think Blue Devils should be higher than Auburn since they won head to head matchup, had better net & better predictive metrics. Toughest 1 seed is Duke Blue Devils since team has lots Of blowout wins when Cooper Flagg is in the lineup. Ghastliest 1 seed is Florida as there's delineation between Tigers, Blue Devils, Cougars & final 1 seed which Florida has.

2 seeds: I have no problem with Volunteers, Alabama, Mich St Spartans & SJU being 2 seeds. Would admire 2 see teams beat opponents from march 20 through april 7. Toughest 2 seed is Volunteers since offense is fine at 3 point shooting & defense is vintage Regular Season Rick type. Ghastliest 2 seed is Mich St as Mich St failed to make finals Of conference tournament, beyond the arc shooting this season is bad & Mich St wasn't ranked in ap preseason poll.

3 seeds: I have no problem with Texas Tech, Cyclones & Kentucky Wildcats being 3 seeds. All those teams will live 3 when they play. Toughest 3 seed is Cyclones since TJ Otzelberger is Big XII coach with 3 seed who won march madness game in regular time. Ghastliest 3 seed is Kentucky as they have 1st year head coach & status Of many Of their players for ncaa tournament is up in the air.

4 seeds: I have no problem with Texas A&M Aggies, Purdue & Terrapins being 4 seeds. Viewers will watch Texas A&M Aggies, Purdue, Terrapins & Wildcats supporters root 4 their schools. Toughest 4 seed is Purdue since they return many players from team which made march madness final last postseason. Ghastliest 4 seed is Maryland as they had losing season last year & i've waxed poetic about teams who make march madness when having losing season the previous year often losing in round Of 64 the year they make their march madness return.

5 seeds: I have no problem with Mich, Ducks & Memphis Tigers being 5 seeds. See which teams will 5 in those games. Toughest 5 seed is Clemson Tigers since being at ACC has allowed them to see & compete against different play styles which means they won't be unfamiliar with how another squad functions. Ghastliest 5 seed is Memphis as coach Penny Hardaway is not a good coach at march madness.

6 seeds: I have no problem with BYU Cougars, Fighting Illini, Missouri Tigers & Ole Miss Rebels being 6 seeds. Squads were seeded right. Toughest 6 seed is Fighting Illini since losing streak they had february was when they suffered from virus which afflicted their team yet when they have their full squad, they dial it up. Ghastliest 6 seed is Missouri Tigers as they had losing season last year & i've waxed poetic about teams who make march madness when having losing season the previous year often losing in round Of 64 the year they make their march madness return.

7 seeds: I have no problem with UCLA Bruins, Marquette & Jayhawks being 7 seeds. UCLA Bruins, Marquette, St Mary's Gaels & Jayhawks will be in 7 if they make elite 8. Toughest 7 seed is St Mary's Gaels since they're elite away from home. Ghastliest 7 seed is UCLA as they had losing season last year & i've waxed poetic about teams who make march madness when having losing season the previous year often losing in round Of 64 the year they make their march madness return.

8 seeds: I have no problem with Gonzaga Bulldogs, Huskies & MS St Bulldogs being 8 seeds. Don't 8 any of that seeding. Toughest 8 seed is Gonzaga since GU has goat coach in West Coast Conference history in Mark Few. Ghastliest 8 seed is Louisville as they had losing season last year & i've waxed poetic about teams who make march madness when having losing season the previous year often losing in round Of 64 the year they make their march madness return.

9 seeds: I have no problem with Creighton, Georgia Bulldogs, Baylor Bears & Sooners being 9 seeds. Squads were seeded right. Toughest 9 seed is Bluejays since they have older players such as Steven Ashworth & Ryan K on roster. Ghastliest 9 seed is Georgia as they're making return to march madness as program after extensive drought so fact their players never played for Georgia during a game at ncaa tournament might ramp up the pressure, causing them to miss shots they normally wouldn't or break down on defense.

10 seeds: I have no problem with UA, Lobos, Commodores & Utah St Aggies being 10 seeds. When those squads wake up & hear rooster 10 crowing, they'll be ready to play. Toughest 10 seed is Lobos since they won regular season championship Of Mountain West, beating many march madness teams during conference play. Ghastliest 10 seed is VU as almost all Of their great wins came at home which will not help since ncaa tournament isn't being played at Memorial Gymnasium while being hurt as they had losing season last year & i've waxed poetic about teams who make march madness when having losing season the previous year often losing in round Of 64 the year they make their march madness return.

11 seeds: I have no problem with Longhorns, Bulldogs & VCU Rams being 11 seeds. But if they make improbable elite 8 run, then Longhorns, Musketeers, Aztecs, Bulldogs, VCU Rams & Tarheels will be in 11. Toughest 11 seed is debatable since each Of 11 seeds except ghastliest 11 seed, have fatal flaws & fine keys to advance. Ghastliest 11 seed is Xavier as they had 1 quad 1 win in multiple tries & don't have 5 star players to help them like North Carolina does.

12 seeds: I have no problem with Tritons, CSU, McNeese St Cowboys & Flames being 12 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 12 seed is Flames since C USA is a march madness beast so if Ritchie Mckay isn't focused on getting Cavaliers univ job which he definitely should be candidate for, then they can beat Oregon this year. Ghastliest 11 seed is UCSD as they're making 1st ever march madness appearance, haven't beaten any fine teams besides Utah St out Of conference & they attempt most Of their shots from 3 which makes them more prone to losing if shots don't go in.

13 seeds: I have no problem with Yale Bulldogs, Panthers, Zips & Antelopes being 13 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 13 seed is Antelopes since money univ puts into men's basketball is a ton, Bryce Drew is coaching well enough that this retread deserves another shot at a big time job & they won march madness game last year. Ghastliest 13 seed is High Point as they're making 1st ever march madness appearance.

14 seeds: I have no problem with Bisons, Troy Trojans, UNCW Seahawks & Grizzlies being 14 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 14 seed is UNCW Seahawks since team last year beat UK, last year's 3 seed, at Lexington & Takayo Siddle coaches univ which sent its former coaches to high majors such as Brad Brownell & Kevin Keatts. Ghastliest 14 seed is UM as they're in Big Sky, which for some unfathomable reason have not won a game in round Of 64 recently.

15 seeds: I have no problem with Robert Morris Colonials, Wofford Terriers, Nebraska Omaha Mavericks & Bryant Bulldogs being 15 seeds. Seeded right. Toughest 15 seed is Robert Morris Colonials since they have a chance because they play Alabama who has a weak defense. Ghastliest 15 seed is Wofford as they were 6 seed in conference tournament so Southern Conference didn't send their best team to ncaa tournament this year.

16 seeds: I have no problem with Spartans, SIU Edwardsville Cougars, American University Eagles, Alabama St & St Francis Pennsylvania being 16 seeds & my most preferred 16 seed this year is Alabama St since that's my favorite SWAC school. Seeded right. Toughest 16 seed is Eagles since they're run like a pro franchise with offensive coordinator which is unusual as Washington DC doesn't have nba team so it's cool Eagles are showing city what competent basketball franchise would look like if Washington DC were to ever receive an nba team. Ghastliest 16 seed is St Francis Pennsylvania as Northeast is bad conference in ncaa tournament.

Snubs: I have no problem with Ohio St & George Mason 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.  

Was aghast by committee putting Wisconsin as 3 as several Of their metrics below 9 through 12 range. That favoritism towards the cheeseheads shouldn't be happening.

Asshat choice to have Arizona as 4 seed as they had 22 to 12 record so their record wasn't deserving Of that place. Other teams were deserving Of 4 seed this year.

Concerned Clemson sent 5 seed as they had fine wins like beating Duke & Kentucky so my hot take is why even play basketball games if committee will punish Clemson for being in ACC, choice they made in 1950s, cuz i don't believe Clemson should have gotten low seed & i believe they should be higher seed than Texas A&M who lost earlier in conference tournament than Clemson Tigers did. This was dumb to put them there.

Saddened by idea they put St Mary's as 7 seed which is low considering how fine predictive metrics were. Gaels should be higher.

Let down by fact they put Louisville in Lexington since that's where their archrival plays so Kentucky Wildcats fans might fill arena to cheer against Louisville. That's why they shouldn't be put there.

Let down by fact Louisville's so low as 8 despite their predictive metrics, quality metrics & net thus indicating they should be higher than 8 seed. The committee didn't favor how Louisville is in ACC.

X marks the spot that makes me angry Xavier got in as they had 1 to 9 quad 1 record this year & it's nonsensical to believe Xavier would bring more viewers than Mountaineers or Hoosiers if at ncaa tournament as they're not a national brand so i believe Xavier being in was the worst decision which committee made as they don't have national cachet like North Carolina. This was dumb to put nationally not popular team at field.

Saddened by choice to have San Diego St as they faltered down the stretch. A team like that also has really bad offense so i am not excited San Diego St got bid.

Neglectful decision to have North Carolina in ncaa tournament since while i can understand Tarheels do bring national audience unlike other 1 quad 1 win team called Xavier, they still had bad resume metrics in Chapel Hill. Putting North Carolina brings message u can have 1 quad 1 win in more than 10 tries & still make march madness which is not precedent they should have set.

Morose that Mt St Mary's is so low as 16 seed as i admire them since they're MAAC team, the reason i started doing bracketology is since i looked at what bracketmatrix thought field would have looked like in 2020 when us didn't have ncaa tournament because Of coronavirus so upon seeing it i saw noone put any MAAC team higher than 16 seed which made me depressed & thus i made it my mission to make sure bracketologist such as me would make sure a MAAC team never got 16 seed in his or her predictions. From when i started doing bracketology at fall 2020 i made sure MAAC team wouldn't get disrespected by being placed as 16 seed & MAAC is my 2nd favorite conference behind ACC.

Was dumb to have WVU out since while i did believe before selection sunday, they'd be on bubble since they had weak net, weak predictive metrics & below average resume metrics, committee would consider fact Tucker Devries was out for the season after their Gonzaga & Arizona wins thus making committee doubt whether WVU would have beaten Gonzaga & Arizona without him in the lineup & they had 8 to 11 record in their last games thus making me smh at fact Joe Lunardi last week had WVU as 9 seed, i still believe they should have gotten in over Xavier & North Carolina who had meager number Of quad 1 wins with just 1 quad 1 win for each Of them & Xavier & North Carolina who had their full lineup failed to capitalize on their games unlike Mountaineers who did well with their Tucker Devries inserted lineup to win games. Mountaineers also have bigger fanbase than Xavier thus if committee wanted eyeballs on march madness, they definitely should have put Mountaineers over Xavier to achieve that feat.

Idiotic to leave Indiana out as they had more quad 1 wins than either North Carolina or Xavier but even if Woodson is retiring, that doesn't mean players should be punished Of a chance to make march madness. Those Hoosiers are more popular than Xavier so i don't get why committee would fathom Xavier getting more ratings than Hoosiers.

Blistering on committee to leave Boise St from march madness as they had resume metrics & quality metrics that deserved to be considered for inclusion this postseason but though they lost to quad 4 Boston College when Eagles made game winning play near end & quad 3 Cougars, who while nonconference game this year will be conference game at Pac Whatever starting from 2026 through 2027 college basketball season, though Cougars won march madness game last year so it's not like Boise St lost at home city to a chump, that doesn't mean Boise St which lost to Eagles & Washington St should be dinged for that, i believe Broncos played well down the stretch since that would be team that would be at march madness if selected for bracket & i do not believe Boise St should be punished for not ever winning march madness game in their history as reason for not being selected this postseason. Thus wholeheartedly believe Broncos should be playing at march madness at this year.

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 Antelopes, High Point Panthers, Liberty Flames, Norfolk St Spartans & Tritons. 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 basketball crown, each basketball crown # usually corresponds to teams with winning record at 2024 through 2025 season & will have 2 teams from Big XII, 2 teams from Big East & 2 teams from Big 10 while also including potpourri Of other conferences at division 1. 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 cbi, each cbi # usually corresponds to teams with winning record at 2024 through 2025 season & will have lots Of teams at AAC, A 10, ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big 10, C USA, Mountain West & 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 & 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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