It's bad enough that Ohio State is ranked #13/14 in the polls currently.  Then add in the fact that they are a #4 seed in most bracket projections.  Their RPI is 24 with a SOS of 23, while we have an RPI of 16 and a SOS of 8.  Never ceases to amaze me how much the name on the front still matters when it comes to polls and rankings. 

ArmandJ wrote: Probably because the Big 10 is top to bottom better than the ACC. Not to mention every single team they lost to was ranked in the top 20. We lost to Wake Forest.

WOLFDAC wrote:

ArmandJ wrote: Probably because the Big 10 is top to bottom better than the ACC. Not to mention every single team they lost to was ranked in the top 20. We lost to Wake Forest.

AJ, do you have nightmares about that game, as it seems to be stuck in your craw bigtime.

Honestly, that game just pisses me off so much.  It bugs me to lose to an inferior team like Wake Forest like that, especially after being up 16 at the half.


 If/when we finish in the top 4, I won't have anything more to say about that.

wolfer79 wrote: cbs sportsline
www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

#8 seed in West
#9 seed St. Louis
#1 seed Gonzaga
#4 seed Minnesota
#2 seed Arizona

I can tell ya right now...we would not want for the CBS Sportline Bracketology to be correct. St. Louis and top seed Gonzaga both have size in the interior. I thought a lot of our success last year was based on the matchups inside.

hunwolf wrote: Adam Fletcher gave it 120% and he still sucked.

wolfer79 wrote: cbs sportsline
www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

#8 seed in West
#9 seed St. Louis
#1 seed Gonzaga
#4 seed Minnesota
#2 seed Arizona

hunwolf wrote: Minnesota a 4 seed?

hunwolf wrote: How many cupcakes can one team be slated to go through in one bracket?

It's almost like the committee wants State to make the Final Four.

WNCpackfan wrote:

hunwolf wrote: How many cupcakes can one team be slated to go through in one bracket?

It's almost like the committee wants State to make the Final Four.

I'm amazed at lack of intelligence being used in looking at those projections...


Too many people looking for sexy names to be at the top of the bracket.


For me, I see a tough second round matchup with a St. Louis squad ( 19-5, 2nd place  Atlantic 10) that has (2) 6'-11" posts.

If we made past that, say hello to a Top 5 Gonzaga team with a 7-footer who could be a lottery pick...

That's got 1 and done written all over it...now, if we play our best ball of the season and got past those two, then all bets are off. But in general, I would not want to be in that bracket.

hunwolf wrote: How many cupcakes can one team be slated to go through in one bracket?

It's almost like the committee wants State to make the Final Four.

sbofree wrote: No need to argue over this....we should just be happy to know we're in already...even with the 8 seed...beats being on the bubble. I think we'll be OK against St. Louis too. Lets just enjoy not having to wait until selection day.

hunwolf wrote:

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hunwolf wrote: How many cupcakes can one team be slated to go through in one bracket?

It's almost like the committee wants State to make the Final Four.

I'm amazed at lack of intelligence being used in looking at those projections...


Too many people looking for sexy names to be at the top of the bracket.


For me, I see a tough second round matchup with a St. Louis squad ( 19-5, 2nd place  Atlantic 10) that has (2) 6'-11" posts.

If we made past that, say hello to a Top 5 Gonzaga team with a 7-footer who could be a lottery pick...

That's got 1 and done written all over it...now, if we play our best ball of the season and got past those two, then all bets are off. But in general, I would not want to be in that bracket.

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EasternNCstyleBBQueWolf wrote:

sbofree wrote: No need to argue over this....we should just be happy to know we're in already...even with the 8 seed...beats being on the bubble. I think we'll be OK against St. Louis too. Lets just enjoy not having to wait until selection day.

Arguing over something that is just a projection, no less.     The time for arguing and gnashing of teeth will be after selection Sunday.   Anything before hand is needless worry / waste of breath.  Or an excuse to take a drink, 

I agree...no need for me to freak out over a "projected" bracket but its funny that some people who think I'm making too much of it also thinks that projected region is very soft.

The whole point I'm trying to make is that the NCAA's is about matchups and those matchups being "projected" for us are not exactly the most favorable. Teams who play taller and longer than us, especially in the interior are the kinds who give our personnel the most problems.

Just for the sake of comparision, Lunardi's latest projections have us as a 7-seed playing Iowa State and then Syracuse in the Round of 32.

Now tell me, if we had a choice which group would you want to play on the first weekend of the NCAA's?

EasternNCstyleBBQueWolf wrote:

sbofree wrote: No need to argue over this....we should just be happy to know we're in already...even with the 8 seed...beats being on the bubble. I think we'll be OK against St. Louis too. Lets just enjoy not having to wait until selection day.

Arguing over something that is just a projection, no less.     The time for arguing and gnashing of teeth will be after selection Sunday.   Anything before hand is needless worry / waste of breath.  Or an excuse to take a drink, 

Packrn wrote: They have to guard us too pal.

criticalproblems wrote: The fact that we are 8 just goes to show how much preseason ranking helps a team

NCSUz71 wrote: About that time. Never gets old looking at these. Link.

State is a 7 in the Midwest with (1) Indiana, (2) Kansas, (3) Louisville, and (4) New Mexico.

Only four ACC teams make it. Miami gets a 1 in the East. Duke gets a 1 in the West. UNC-CH gets a 9 in the South.