Bracketmatrix 2021-22

#227
#227
golfballs said:
Per ESPN
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My god, ESPN is SO bad at their job. How has this team ever been even on "bubble watch"? This team has never been on the bubble. It never will be on the bubble, and this team has a better chance of being a 2-seed than on the bubble. It's like ESPN hasn't done any actual research or looked at any metrics and just saw the game in Rupp and the game at Texas and decided that was indicative of the 23 games we've played so far.
 
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#229
#229
The committee often sites away game record. And last night was pretty big in helping to secure the Vols a winning record in true road games (currently 4-4 w UGA, Mizzou, Ark remaining) and likely a .500 record away from home going into the SECT
 
#231
#231
TheMookieMonster said:
My god, ESPN is SO bad at their job. How has this team ever been even on "bubble watch"? This team has never been on the bubble. It never will be on the bubble, and this team has a better chance of being a 2-seed than on the bubble. It's like ESPN hasn't done any actual research or looked at any metrics and just saw the game in Rupp and the game at Texas and decided that was indicative of the 23 games we've played so far.
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I guess if we lose out then we’d be on the bubble
 
#232
#232
golfballs said:
I guess if we lose out then we’d be on the bubble
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You know, you’re not wrong. But, that seems like such an outlandish scenario haha. It just feels like ESPN is incredibly lazy with their analysis unless it’s a blue blood or the flavor of the month (i.e. Auburn).

Metrics love the Vols, but you wouldn’t know we’re a good team if you don’t dive into the statistics because you never hear us discussed on ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, etc. I see more tweets and analysis on pre-game shows about Alabama and LSU.
 
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#234
#234
TheMookieMonster said:
My god, ESPN is SO bad at their job. How has this team ever been even on "bubble watch"? This team has never been on the bubble. It never will be on the bubble, and this team has a better chance of being a 2-seed than on the bubble. It's like ESPN hasn't done any actual research or looked at any metrics and just saw the game in Rupp and the game at Texas and decided that was indicative of the 23 games we've played so far.
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To be fair, and it is the fault of the writer, its just a poorly organized article, especially given the title.

Tennessee is in. The article almost is written from the standpoint of considering teams "locks" that mathematically couldn't miss the NCAAT even if they lost the rest of their games, this season. Tennessee is nearing that territory. In fact, if we win Saturday to move to 18-6, we could lose our remaining 6 games and still make the NCAAT, imo.
 
#235
#235
With our win last night I’m adjusting seeds, we were a 5 and I was showing 3-7 seeds, moving that to show 1-6 seeds now with Tennessee looking like they have raised their floor (don’t make me regret it Vols)…since last bracketmatrix update:

1: Auburn L
2: Gonzaga
3: Purdue W
4: Kansas L
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5: Arizona W
6: Baylor W
7: Kentucky W
8. Duke L
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9. Houston L
10. Texas Tech L
11. Wisconsin W
12. UCLA W
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13. Illinois L
14. Villanova W
15. Providence
16. Michigan State L
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17. Tennessee W
18. Marquette L
19. Ohio State L
20. Texas W
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21. Alabama W
22. Xavier L
23. LSU W
24. Connecticut W
 
#238
#238
If you were to bracket this, it would likely put us in San Antonio w Arizona, Baylor, Houston
 
#239
#239
golfballs said:
If you were to bracket this, it would likely put us in San Antonio w Arizona, Baylor, Houston
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I don't hate it. Baylor isn't as good as last year. I'm not convinced Houston is as good as the NET says they are. We've beaten Arizona. It sounds pretty tough on the surface, but I don't think it would be the worst draw.
 
#240
#240
bleedingTNorange said:
With our win last night I’m adjusting seeds, we were a 5 and I was showing 3-7 seeds, moving that to show 1-6 seeds now with Tennessee looking like they have raised their floor (don’t make me regret it Vols)…since last bracketmatrix update:

1: Auburn L
2: Gonzaga
3: Purdue W
4: Kansas L
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5: Arizona W
6: Baylor W
7: Kentucky W
8. Duke L
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9. Houston L
10. Texas Tech L
11. Wisconsin W
12. UCLA W
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13. Illinois L
14. Villanova W
15. Providence
16. Michigan State L
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17. Tennessee W
18. Marquette L
19. Ohio State L
20. Texas W
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21. Alabama W
22. Xavier L
23. LSU W
24. Connecticut W
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Surly Providences luck will run out right? ...........Right?
 
#241
#241
TheMookieMonster said:
I don't hate it. Baylor isn't as good as last year. I'm not convinced Houston is as good as the NET says they are. We've beaten Arizona. It sounds pretty tough on the surface, but I don't think it would be the worst draw.
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I don’t really care to try and beat Arizona twice in a year. And ORN played well defensively against them. Obviously would be missing him this time around
 
#242
#242
TheMookieMonster said:
My god, ESPN is SO bad at their job. How has this team ever been even on "bubble watch"? This team has never been on the bubble. It never will be on the bubble, and this team has a better chance of being a 2-seed than on the bubble. It's like ESPN hasn't done any actual research or looked at any metrics and just saw the game in Rupp and the game at Texas and decided that was indicative of the 23 games we've played so far.
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I think the column is named "Bubble Watch." Not that UT was once on bubble watch. That's the way I read it.
 
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#243
#243
golfballs said:
I don’t really care to try and beat Arizona twice in a year. And ORN played well defensively against them. Obviously would be missing him this time around
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I don’t think that there is really an “easy” draw against against the Top 4 seeds in a region this year if that makes sense. It doesn’t seem like there is a dominant team like some years, just a cluster of really solid to really good teams from 1-16. Maybe I’m naive, but it feels like it’s just kind of a crapshoot. You could mix and mash the Top 16 together into a variety of different 4-team pods and I’m unsure there are any I’d say are realistically much easier than another.

Really, at the end of the day, we’re going to have to beat some great teams to make a run.
 
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#245
#245
golfballs said:
I don’t really care to try and beat Arizona twice in a year. And ORN played well defensively against them. Obviously would be missing him this time around
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I want no part of Arizona. No way we would have beat them on a neutral court at the time we did. By March, I think we would be capable of beating anyone but that's not the matchup I would want.
 
#250
#250
Michigan could play a spoiler for a bunch of the B1G teams near us on the seed line. They still play OSU twice, Wisconsin who is due for a slip up, and get Illinois and Michigan St at home. And Indiana gets Wisconsin at home
 
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