2023-24 bracketology

[RhowdyRam02]

We'll see how this thread takes shape this season, but for now we can put a couple of brackets in here.

ESPN has us as the A10 automatic qualifier and 13 seed traveling to Austin to take on Texas.
We're opening the season against their NEC projected AQ and 16 seed Sacred Heart.
We travel to 9 seed NC State on 11/19.
We host Ivy AQ and 10 seed Princeton on 12/3.
We travel to 6th out St. John's on 12/10.
We host 7th out Harvard 12/28.

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

College Sports Madness has us as the A10 AQ and 13 seed traveling to Omaha to take on Creighton.
They have NC State as a 7 seed.
They have Princeton as the IVY AQ and 10 seed

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/wo ... acketology

[RhowdyRam02]

New ESPN bracketology out:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

We're still the A10 automatic qualifier, but we're now a 12 seed traveling to Chapel Hill where we'll take on Baylor.
Sacred Heart is still the NEC AQ and 16 seed. We beat them 91-40
Maine is now the America East AQ and a 14 seed. We play there tonight
NC State is now the ACC AQ and a 5 seed. We play there Sunday
Youngstown State is now the Horizon AQ and a 14 seed. We play them in Las Vegas 11/24
Princeton is still the Ivy AQ but now a 9 seed. We play them home on 12/3
St. John's and Harvard are no longer listed

[RhowdyRam02]

New ESPN bracket out today, and we're no longer in it:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

Sacred Heart is the NEC AQ and 16 seed. We beat them 91-40 at the Ryan Center.
Maine is the America East AQ and 14 seed. We lost 59-48 in Orono.
#10/18 NC State is a 5 seed and ACC AQ. We lost 67-58 in Raleigh.
Princeton is the Ivy AQ and an 8 seed. We play them Sunday 12/3 at 1 at the Ryan Center.
St. Joseph's is the automatic qualifier. We play them Sunday 1/21 at noon at the Ryan Center and 2/24 in Philadelphia.
Davidson is the 7th team out. We play them Saturday 2/17 at 1 at the Ryan Center

We are still the A10 AQ in the College Sports Madness bracket that doesn't appear to have been updated since the preseason

[RhowdyRam02]

College Sports Madness came out with a new bracketology yesterday:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22284

ESPN came out with one today:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

URI isn't figured in on either, so I'm going to take a break on games of interest for now.

George Mason is listed as the Atlantic 10 automatic qualifier in both, with no A10 teams listed on the bubble.
Sacred Heart is listed as the NEC AQ and 16 seed playing in a play-in game in both.
NC State is listed as the ACC AQ and a 2 seed in both.
Princeton is listed as a 6 seed on ESPN and is listed as the Ivy AQ and 11 seed on CSM.
Harvard is listed as the Ivy AQ and a 12 seed on ESPN but is not listed on CSM

[steviep123]

College Sports Madness came out with a new bracketology yesterday:

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22284

ESPN came out with one today:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

URI isn't figured in on either, so I'm going to take a break on games of interest for now.

George Mason is listed as the Atlantic 10 automatic qualifier in both, with no A10 teams listed on the bubble.
Sacred Heart is listed as the NEC AQ and 16 seed playing in a play-in game in both.
NC State is listed as the ACC AQ and a 2 seed in both.
Princeton is listed as a 6 seed on ESPN and is listed as the Ivy AQ and 11 seed on CSM.
Harvard is listed as the Ivy AQ and a 12 seed on ESPN but is not listed on CSM

How is that even possible?

[RhowdyRam02]

George Mason? I think both of them when it comes to conferences that only get the AQ just go by whoever is currently in first place in the standings

[steviep123]

They are clearly being lazy and not doing any homework.

[jcru]

They are 7-0. And it's early in the season. And some of their games... well. Came with Pillsbury Dulce de Leche frosting on top.

[RhowdyRam02]

In today's ESPN bracket, they have Davidson third to last in.

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

For comparison, Davidson is 11-1 (1-0) with a NET of 40. We're 9-5 (1-0) with a NET of 79.

Last team on the bubble, 8th team out Arkansas, has a NET of 69

[RhowdyRam02]

In yesterday's ESPN bracketology Davidson is now listed as the conference's automatic qualifier and Saint Joseph's is listed as 6th team out.

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

For comparison, Saint Joseph's is 13-1 (2-0) with a NET of 56. We're 10-5 (2-0) with a NET of 81.

Last team in is Duke, with a NET of 27. Last team on the bubble, 8th team out Santa Clara has a NET of 62

[RhowdyRam02]

In this morning's latest ESPN bracketology Richmond is now listed as the conference's automatic qualifier and Davidson is listed as 3rd team out.

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

For comparison, Davidson is 12-2 (2-1) with a NET of 46, we're 13-3 (3-0) with a NET of 78.

Last team in is California with a NET of 47 and the last team on the bubble, 8th out Santa Clara has a net of 66

[jcru]

We’re 13-3?

I count 5 losses:

NC State
Maine
Quinnipiac
Providence
St. John’s

[jcru]

Gorhody.com has us as 11-5 (3-0)

I remember all of the losses, unfortunately.

[jcru]

Losses ranged from:

“Good” loss: NC State

“Absolute Stinkers by one point”: Quinnipiac, Providence

“Something in between”: Maine, St. John’s


With St. John’s, I don’t think the result was too too surprising, it’s just the way in which they lost that was the major problem.

[RhowdyRam02]

Just a typo

[jcru]

Hey, we should be 13-3, fwiw.

[PeteRI]

To borrow a phrase from Blue Man on the MBB site:

Trust in Tammi

[RhowdyRam02]

In the ESPN bracketology that game out yesterday

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

And the College Sports Madness one that came out Monday

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22437

St. Joseph's is the auto-qualifier in each. #58 NET Richmond is second out in ESPN, #50 NET George Mason is fifth out in ESPN, and #57 NET Oklahoma State is eighth out in ESPN. #39 NET TCU is fourth out in College Sports Madness

[Jersey77]

In the ESPN bracketology that game out yesterday

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... rojections

And the College Sports Madness one that came out Monday

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22437

St. Joseph's is the auto-qualifier in each. #58 NET Richmond is second out in ESPN, #50 NET George Mason is fifth out in ESPN, and #57 NET Oklahoma State is eighth out in ESPN. #39 NET TCU is fourth out in College Sports Madness

Not surprised about St. Joe's.

I think as the season winds down, it will be a battle for the A10, and we will be in the mix.
We only lost at Richmond by 4 points and 3 points to St. Joe's and we were without Dutat.

We need to finish in the top 4 with 2 byes, and I am hopeful.
Let's run the table in the A10T and get an auto-bid.
Maybe this season the A10 gets multi-bids.

[jcru]

This team is on the upswing. With Dutat, they have the ability to win every one of their remaining games.

She has to be, by far, the most dominant women's defensive player URI has ever had. She looks like a professional athlete amongst student athletes at times. Someone had joked and called her Rodman last year, it's not really a joke anymore.