Predictions thread

#26
#26
getyopopcornready said:
Sorry I had them playing in the elite 8 but Duke winning. Baylor should make the elite 8.
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That's one of my big tossups right now. After mulling over it for a while I have Texas A&M taking Duke out in the Sweet 16. Baylor/Villanova is one I can't come to any decisions on.
 
#27
#27
emainvol said:
Since the better part of the discussion in this forum has been about predictions for this season, I figured I would hit you with some of my own. Feel free to add your own bold, not so bold, or plain ridiculous predictions.

1. There will be no 5-12 upset. Not this year. The 5s are too good, and while some of the 12s are underseeded, it won't make a difference after 40 minutes of play. UTEP and Cornell will scare Butler and Temple, respectively, but in the end the high seeds will advance. In fact...

2. There just won't be many upsets in the first round. BigPapaVol noted that there are a ton of vogue upset picks right now. The problem is, there have to be. Upsets are what make everyone tune in for the first round. Hell, upsets are what took me from a casual CBB fan to a rabid one. So, don't expect too much to come from anything beyond the 6-11 matchups, and don't expect too much deviation from the chalk on those either. Which brings us to...

3. Tennessee WILL beat SDSU. Everyone on this board knows I am not a homer, so you can get behind me on this. Bruce Pearl has lost once in the first round so far at UT, and that was last year to OSU. The team came off a bit of a let down then, but nothing like the absolutely embarrassing loss to Kentucky. You think this team doesn't want to do something in the tournament? I don't think the emotions are good for more than a fairly comfortable victory over the MWC tourney champ, although a Sweet 16 appearance is certainly doable, but we'll at least be watching Chism play two more games for the Vols.

4. The Big 12 will get at least three (and maybe 4) into the Elite Eight. Kansas, Kansas St, and one of Baylor and Texas A&M. Along with the Big East they will dominate the list of participants in the regional finals. Makes sense, they were easily the two best conferences in the country.

5. Kansas will win this tournament over Kentucky. Sorry guys, I know you hate it, but it's going to happen. Rematch between two of the best coaches in the land, and Bill Self will take part deux (albeit it with a little less drama than part one).
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I agree with 2,3, and 5. I wouldn't be so sure to count or Cornell, Siennna, and ODU. They might bring their A game and maybe even pull it out. That is the great thing about March. I personally thing once Kentucky gets some decent refs that don't favor them they may be in trouble. I think if they meet WVU then they are done.
 
#28
#28
Zasnow said:
I agree with 2,3, and 5. I wouldn't be so sure to count or Cornell, Siennna, and ODU. They might bring their A game and maybe even pull it out. That is the great thing about March. I personally thing once Kentucky gets some decent refs that don't favor them they may be in trouble. I think if they meet WVU then they are done.
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I have Siena over Purdue first round, it is one of the only "real" upsets I have picked.
 
#29
#29
emainvol said:
I have Siena over Purdue first round, it is one of the only "real" upsets I have picked.
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I have Murray State taking out Vandy. I noticed that game hasn't gotten much play, but I actually think it is a very realistic upset pick.
 
#31
#31
Murray State could make the sweet 16 if they play their cards right. I was debating on that game. I have ODU and Cornell winning.
 
#32
#32
getyopopcornready said:
Sorry I had them playing in the elite 8 but Duke winning. Baylor should make the elite 8.
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peewee said:
Duke will win it all. IMO. GO VOLS!!!
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I'm thinking the entire stadium except for the Duke fans will be loudly cheering for their opponent. There's quite a bit of disdain for them after the easy road they got in the NCAA tournament.
 
#33
#33
emainvol said:
That's one of my big tossups right now. After mulling over it for a while I have Texas A&M taking Duke out in the Sweet 16. Baylor/Villanova is one I can't come to any decisions on.
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I had to go back and revise my bracket after thinking about it. A&M won't beat Duke. I think people have the wrong idea about them, they're not just a bunch of white boys who can shoot. I believe Baylor can handle Nova's guards and Nova has no inside game.
 
#34
#34
oklavol said:
I'm thinking the entire stadium except for the Duke fans will be loudly cheering for their opponent. There's quite a bit of disdain for them after the easy road they got in the NCAA tournament.
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Yea but I don't think that will be enough to stop Duke from reaching Indy. I hope I'm wrong but I just don't see any teams in that region that can beat Duke. I want to say Nova, but they have no inside game what-so-ever.
 
#35
#35
Zasnow said:
Murray State could make the sweet 16 if they play their cards right. I was debating on that game. I have ODU and Cornell winning.
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I wouldn't bank on Murray State or ODU winning. Vandy will probably have about 50 points in the paint and Notre Dame matches up very well with ODU.
 
#36
#36
getyopopcornready said:
I had to go back and revise my bracket after thinking about it. A&M won't beat Duke. I think people have the wrong idea about them, they're not just a bunch of white boys who can shoot. I believe Baylor can handle Nova's guards and Nova has no inside game.
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I'm really not sure why Baylor's getting all the love. I don't see them taking out Nova. I'm not taking issue with you, but I have seen lots of people picking them to be an elite eight team. I just don't see it.
 
#37
#37
getyopopcornready said:
I had to go back and revise my bracket after thinking about it. A&M won't beat Duke. I think people have the wrong idea about them, they're not just a bunch of white boys who can shoot. I believe Baylor can handle Nova's guards and Nova has no inside game.
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Duke is better than I thought they would be, I will give them that. However, they have played a bunch of very close games against some really bad opponents (and lost to a horrible NC St. team at that). If the Duke team that was taken to the wire by Miami shows up, they will get blasted right back to Durham before the Aggies even get a chance to play them.
 
#38
#38
LawVol13 said:
I'm really not sure why Baylor's getting all the love. I don't see them taking out Nova. I'm not taking issue with you, but I have seen lots of people picking them to be an elite eight team. I just don't see it.
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They have the talent, I just don't think they have the coaching or defense.
 
#40
#40
LawVol13 said:
I'm really not sure why Baylor's getting all the love. I don't see them taking out Nova. I'm not taking issue with you, but I have seen lots of people picking them to be an elite eight team. I just don't see it.
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More so to do with how bad that region is entirely. I would have never picked any of those teams to make the elite 8.
 
#41
#41
emainvol said:
Duke is better than I thought they would be, I will give them that. However, they have played a bunch of very close games against some really bad opponents (and lost to a horrible NC St. team at that). If the Duke team that was taken to the wire by Miami shows up, they will get blasted right back to Durham before the Aggies even get a chance to play them.
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Duke is good, but if they were #1 seed in any other region I would have a hard time even picking them to make it past the 2nd round. But the South region is filled with Bi-polar teams and Duke just seems to be the better one.
 
#42
#42
LawVol13 said:
I don't either.
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A&M on the other hand. You gotta like a team without a bad loss during the season (unless we want to call the drubbing by K State a bad loss), and if they can keep Duke in the 60s, you can go ahead and advance them. They went 20-1 in games where they held the opponent under 70 this year and 3-8 when they didn't.
 
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#43
#43
emainvol said:
A&M on the other hand. You gotta like a team without a bad loss during the season (unless we want to call the drubbing by K State a bad loss), and if they can keep Duke in the 60s, you can go ahead and advance them. They went 23-1 in games where they held the opponent under 70 this year and 3-8 when they didn't.
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Normally, I would pick A&M to beat Duke. But I'm thinking there will be some strange things happen in this tourney, especially in the South region. This year is as good as any for a 16 seed to make history. I'll be watching the the Vermont/Cuse, ETSU/UK games closely. And Ark-PB has a story this season like no other. Would absolutely be monumental for them to go from starting the season 0-11 to being the first 16 seed to win in the tourney. I'm not bold enough to pick these in my bracket though.
 
#44
#44
emainvol said:
A&M on the other hand. You gotta like a team without a bad loss during the season (unless we want to call the drubbing by K State a bad loss), and if they can keep Duke in the 60s, you can go ahead and advance them. They went 20-1 in games where they held the opponent under 70 this year and 3-8 when they didn't.
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I like A&M. This may be crazy, but I have Louisville beating Duke in the 2nd round. And then I like Louisville over A&M before Nova beats them to go to the Final Four. I picked this with the assumption that Jerry Smith will be available for the tourney.
 
#46
#46
LawVol13 said:
I like A&M. This may be crazy, but I have Louisville beating Duke in the 2nd round. And then I like Louisville over A&M before Nova beats them to go to the Final Four. I picked this with the assumption that Jerry Smith will be available for the tourney.
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I agree LawVol. I picked Louisville as well, although the so-called experts say Louisville and our Vols are terrible bracket picks.
 
#47
#47
Other than Kansas, the Big East will dominate.

Kentucky has the talent, but inexperience will cost them somewhere along the line. And it will be an ugly moment for that program.

Tennessee is schizophrenic.

Vanderbilt is under the radar. Beware if they get hot at the right time.

Florida is significantly below the mark in terms of talent. Might play on Saturday, but that's about it.

The ACC teams are undersized.
 
#48
#48
lawgator1 said:
Other than Kansas, the Big East will dominate.

Kentucky has the talent, but inexperience will cost them somewhere along the line. And it will be an ugly moment for that program.

Tennessee is schizophrenic.

Vanderbilt is under the radar. Beware if they get hot at the right time.

Florida is significantly below the mark in terms of talent. Might play on Saturday, but that's about it.

The ACC teams are undersized.
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Im taking talent over experience, but that's just me.
 
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