Bracketology 1/24 = Texas #2 Seed in SA Regional

[jagdilly69]

1/24 Bracketology

As we are in 2011, I start looking at the bracket projections week to week.

Texas moves to #2 in the Southwest/San Antonio Regional and shares it with #1 Pitt. KU stays as a #1, although they project Texas to win the conference.

This would rock. Tulsa->San Antonio->Houston?!?!!

 

[GabeRocksSocks]

If we win the loaded big XII, I don't see any way we're not a number 1 seed. Especially if we don't drop any more games. Our resume is outstanding.

 

[Joe Fan]

Nice set-up with the Final Four also in Houston.

 

[Hu_Fan]

How far into the rest of the season before RPI rankings are made? I would think Texas will have both an impressive RPI and good W/L record with Top 20 teams after 20 games have been played. About where we are by now.

 

[jagdilly69]

For some reason, our RPI (15...was 25 before last week) and SOS (28) is actually worse than what you would think...

realtimerpi.com/

The site is actually cool as they simulate remaining games if you click on Texas. They have us only losing 1 remaining game (at Aggie).

 

[FWHORN]

Our RPI and SOS are really not reflective of the schedule Texas has played in terjms of actual difficulty v. so called computer objectivity.

We go to UNC and win but somehow that actually drags down the RPI. Loss in LA to USC is a huge drag. Meanwhile a BYU and SDSU can play a bunch of mid range teams have no quality wins and yet be ranked ahead of Texas in both RPI and SOS. What would their records be if they played Illinois, Pitt, at Michigan State, at North Carolina, Arkansas,at USC, UCONN, Aggy and at KU. What would our record be if we had played their schedules. You see the disconnect.

RPI and SOS are suppossed to be the great objective markers but this year just dont seem to reflect reality.

 

[starchild]

i don't know much about san diego st. are they legit?

 

[jagdilly69]

They play top ten BYU this week. Another questionable team. I guess we'll at least see who's better of the two.

 

[GemStateJim]

Well said, F-Dub.

 

[caryhorn]

I do see the disconnect. you make valid points

 

[bullseye-35]

We tend to mix the top teams with terrible teams in the non-conference. The bottom teams bring down our RPI, but the committee seems to recognize the difficulty of our schedule.

 

[tholly]

Unless things change a lot, OhioSt, Duke, and top BigEast (maybe 2) team(s) have to be #1 seeds ahead of Texas. KU also unless they lose another and we go 16-0 plus tournament. SDSt also if they finish unbeaten but I doubt they do. Hard to do that playing ou every game. I say we finish with #2 seed and I'd be ecstatic about SanAntonio region with Pitt. There is about 8-9 teams that all would be in consideration and worthy of top seed. If we finish strong (say 15-1) with a #2, I'd just hope we don't find a UConn, Syr, or Nova as the #3 in our bracket. I'd hope for the SDSt, Purdue or sec champ in our bracket. Hard enough just to get to the elite 8, rather not meet a #1 worthy if we did...

 

[jagdilly69]

Yes...#2 seed with Tulsa and SA to Houston beats a #1 seed in different locations any day of the week.

 

[blonthang]

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[salonghorn-70]

Also, #1 seeds seem to find a way NOT to make it to the final 4. Evidence? Review my brackets for the last few years.

 

[HuskerNKingwood]

FTR I think RPI rankings are overrated, I'm a Pomeroy guy and have looked at his rankings daily during basketball the past three years or so. KP is by far the best.

 

[SigPi_Horn]

I'd rather be the 1 seed in NO. Just for my own selfish reasons.

 

[jagdilly69]

Here's another one (CBS).

CBS NCAA Bracket Predictions

This one has Texas still at #2, but Tulsa, to NO, to Houston. There you go SigPi.