Official Bracket Watch Thread

[SGMVols]

He is safe this year. His buyout is ridiculous or they can’t fire without cause or something like that.

Yep, there was a clause in the contract forbidding Mizzou from firing him without cause until the end of this year, but there was also a clause that added a year to this period if any of his first three either made the tournament or won 20 games. His first team did both, so now they’d have to wait until next year. Actually, I think that period runs through the end of April, so really they’re stuck with him two more years because they would be past peak hiring season if they canned him next year. They basically have to hope he does the usual Cuonzo move and bails for another job this offseason.

 

[walkenvol]

Is nobody showing up to watch their home games not “cause” enough to can him? What if they went 0-30 next season, would that be enough “cause”?

 

[golfballs]

This site is interesting.

Tennessee Volunteers

They give us a 40% chance to make the tournament as it stands right now. That jumps to 55.6% with a win against Alabama, and 76.3% with a win over Kentucky.

They project the entire season and conference tournament and build odds of being selected based on past performance of the committee. Which of course there’s no consistency from the committee so they’re typically one of the least accurate bracketology sites out there. Which is typical of all the stat-based bracketology sites

 

[rs16]

Jerry Palm is an idiot. I wish I could be that bad at my job and not get fired.

Be a weatherman.

 

[Kicker82]

2 wins in the tourney gives us a shot, 3 gets us in. The Auburn loss made it harder obviously.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

2 wins in the tourney gives us a shot, 3 gets us in. The Auburn loss made it harder obviously.

I'm with you. I think that Tennessee is a hard sell this year with 19 wins because, despite having a road and neutral victory over Kentucky, the bubble is pretty strong and there are a lot of teams with more wins/higher RPI and NET in stronger top-to-bottom conferences. That being said, I would be very surprised to see a 20-win Tennessee team left out if they beat Q2 Alabama, Q1 Kentucky and Q1 Florida in consecutive days.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Wednesday’s games:

Pittsburgh vs. NC State
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State
Nebraska vs. Indiana
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
California vs. Standord
DePaul vs. Xavier

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Wednesday’s games:

Pittsburgh vs. NC State
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State
Nebraska vs. Indiana
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
California vs. Stanford
DePaul vs. Xavier

 

[Lankykong]

I don’t see anything. I know Vandy lost, though

 

[BruinVol]

Xavier and Stanford losing is big for someone

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Wednesday’s games:

Pittsburgh vs. NC State
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State
Nebraska vs. Indiana
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
California vs. Standord
DePaul vs. Xavier

Pittsburgh lost
Iowa State lost
Nebraska lost
Vanderbilt lost
California won
DePaul won

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Thursday’s games:
Texas Tech vs. Texas
Oklahoma State vs. Kansas
NC State vs. Duke
Purdue vs. Ohio State
Indiana vs. Penn State
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma
Arkansas vs. South Carolina
California vs. UCLA
East Carolina vs. Memphis
Washingston State vs. Arizona State

 

[BruinVol]

Thursday’s games:
Texas Tech vs. Texas
Oklahoma State vs. Kansas
NC State vs. Duke
Purdue vs. Ohio State
Indiana vs. Penn State
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma
Arkansas vs. South Carolina
California vs. UCLA
East Carolina vs. Memphis
Washingston State vs. Arizona State

South Carolina-Arkansas isn’t worth mentioning imo. The winner of that game needs to Make the finals
To have any shot

 

[bleedingTNorange]

South Carolina-Arkansas isn’t worth mentioning imo. The winner of that game needs to Make the finals
To have any shot

I questioned putting it on there, but I included Memphis and Purdue so included them as well, Arkansas is closer than SC.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Realistically there are 6 spots open, it looks like this imo...

Texas Tech
Wichita State
Richmond
Cincinnati
UCLA
NC State
————————
Texas
Mississippi State
UNI


Xavier & Stanford are out imo with their losses last night, Arkansas & Ok State are still out there with their wins, Tennessee, Purdue and Memphis would join them with wins today.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I think rooting for TTU in the first game is probably smart, I think there’s a decent chance even with a loss to Texas they still would get in...a loss by Texas and they are done.

 

[BruinVol]

I questioned putting it on there, but I included Memphis and Purdue so included them as well, Arkansas is closer than SC.

I don’t think Arkansas is closer. In fact I think they have to win the tourney. I know they have some measurables but I don’t think the committee would ever put a team In that plays in a “bad” League that had to play on the play in game of the conference tourney. That is a disqualification imo

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

I think rooting for TTU in the first game is probably smart, I think there’s a decent chance even with a loss to Texas they still would get in...a loss by Texas and they are done.

Agreed. I feel that a loss essentially relegates Texas Tech into the First Four unless there is some crazy bid thievery, while Texas losing puts them into the NIT for sure.

 

[Vols All Day]

Welp, it looks like we are officially out.

 

[Willy14]

Welp, it looks like we are officially out.

I could be wrong but I feel like so will everyone else here soon

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

No Bracket to watch this season thanks to Coronavirus