What are the chances we get to play in Albany if we’re a 5 seed or better? I’ve heard there’d be a good chance but don’t know how true that is.
Odds of playing in Albany
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Great minds think alike, I literally just booked my hotel room for Friday night at the Albany Marriott in case we go there. Fingers crossed.
4 seed or better - almost certainly Albany
5 seed - probably Albany
6-10 seed - Albany very unlikely
Long story short, the 1-3 seeds are very likely to all be southern/midwest/west coast teams. Leaving Albany to be assigned to two of the four 4 seeds (and therefore 2 of the 5 seeds as well).
5 seed - probably Albany
6-10 seed - Albany very unlikely
Long story short, the 1-3 seeds are very likely to all be southern/midwest/west coast teams. Leaving Albany to be assigned to two of the four 4 seeds (and therefore 2 of the 5 seeds as well).
I made a promise to myself that no matter where we get sent this year I’m there. Missed the first 2 in Indy/Dayton, not missing this one
Have UConn or RU as the lucky winner for Albany/MSG
Pittsburgh? UVA? Va Tech? Trying to think possible teams
Would they do both? Would make rooms difficult get.
Nice consolation would be Orlando /Vegas Relatively Cheap plentiful flights and rooms.
Pittsburgh? UVA? Va Tech? Trying to think possible teams
Would they do both? Would make rooms difficult get.
Nice consolation would be Orlando /Vegas Relatively Cheap plentiful flights and rooms.
Yes, depends how RU & UConn do, perhaps relative to one another.
They may put both there, but as Rutgers has the hotter hand now, they are showing up in more of the Albany Pod Projections. Haven’t seen many with both..
UConn May be the more likely to also get East Regional. If RU goes to Albany, it may be a 50/50 East or West regional.
If RU drops to 6, then an Orlando/Vegas combo becomes more likely..
I have all possibilities booked..
They may put both there, but as Rutgers has the hotter hand now, they are showing up in more of the Albany Pod Projections. Haven’t seen many with both..
UConn May be the more likely to also get East Regional. If RU goes to Albany, it may be a 50/50 East or West regional.
If RU drops to 6, then an Orlando/Vegas combo becomes more likely..
I have all possibilities booked..
I dont think they’ll give a 4 seed a regional advantage in the sweet 16 so I don’t think we’re MSG bound unless we somehow go to a 1st or 2nd seed
To expand on my earlier post, I could very well see all of the 4 and 5 seeds being in Albany or Orlando. 1-3 and 6-8 seeds being in the other sites (Columbus, Des Moines, Greensboro, Birmingham, Denver, Sacramento).
And the reason you are seeing more brackets with Rutgers in Albany than UConn (as 5 seeds) is because Xavier and Marquette are projected to go to Albany in a lot of brackets as 4 seeds. UConn as a 5 seed therefore would be excluded from Albany to avoid 2nd round conference matchups --- benefits RU.
And the reason you are seeing more brackets with Rutgers in Albany than UConn (as 5 seeds) is because Xavier and Marquette are projected to go to Albany in a lot of brackets as 4 seeds. UConn as a 5 seed therefore would be excluded from Albany to avoid 2nd round conference matchups --- benefits RU.
They definitely would...the only protection is for 1-5 seeds in round 1...beyond that, the goal is to keep everyone as close to home as possible (while balancing the bracket and following all of the other bracketing principals).
I’ll trade Albany for a chance to be in the regionals in MSG…..
50/50, either I failed them or I didn’tI’m guessing you failed all your statistics courses
Just reserved a hotel for Friday night at a Fairfield Inn about 10 min away. The other Marriott brand hotel in the city (2 of them) appeared to be sold out.
Resale tickets are already available...apparently traditional sales have already been completed.
99.9% of people don't understand statistics, are you one of the 1% that does?I’m guessing you failed all your statistics courses
If RU and Uconn fall on the same seed line (which they are now) the highest rated team will get Albany and the other will get bumped.
Yes if we're both 4 seeds. But highly likely two 4 seeds will be in Albany so probably a moot point in that scenario.
If we're both 5 seeds, then avoiding conference rematches etc in 2nd round comes into play. So in a bracket where Marquette and Xavier are both 4 seeds in Albany, UConn will not be in Albany.. they aren't going to set up a Xavier/UConn or Marquette/UConn 2nd round 4/5 game.
Likelihood of Marquette and Xavier both being 4 seeds in Albany though? With Columbus and Des Moines?
Don’t know how Birmingham/Greensboro and Orlando are divided up?
Can’t figure out UConn as clearly not as good as they were earlier in the season.
They have a tough week with Marquette and Creighton this week.
A semi tough week next with Seton Hall rematch at home and Providence away.
Then relatively easy final three of St. John’s, DePaul and Nova. Ugh.
Don’t know how Birmingham/Greensboro and Orlando are divided up?
Can’t figure out UConn as clearly not as good as they were earlier in the season.
They have a tough week with Marquette and Creighton this week.
A semi tough week next with Seton Hall rematch at home and Providence away.
Then relatively easy final three of St. John’s, DePaul and Nova. Ugh.
Lots of Hotels on WOLF 
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Book now..
Biggest question is 2 or 3 nights -
I booked 2, thinking afternoon round of 32 games early enough to drive back that night
rd.Book now..
Biggest question is 2 or 3 nights -
I booked 2, thinking afternoon round of 32 games early enough to drive back that night
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Air BNB booked. Can cancel for free up until March 15.
Thurs-Sun night. 70 bucks a night, two blocks from arena. Tough to beat.
Go RU!
Thurs-Sun night. 70 bucks a night, two blocks from arena. Tough to beat.
Go RU!
Not correct at all. Still good chance, maybe even more likely than not, of Albany as a 5 seed
Them Marquette and Xavier likely 4s…and likely to Albany. UConn won’t be in Albany cause they can’t be in same bracket: so we have upper hand.
Us getting a 1-3 seed is extremely unlikely so throw that out. If by some miracle we get that high then 100% Albany.
As a 4 seed we'd be 99% Albany. The only way we wouldn't is if two other northeast teams are seeder higher than us (e.g., UConn and Providence).
As a 5 seed I'd say 60% Albany (see discussion further up)
6 seed.. 5%... Only way that happens is if a UConn or a Providence is a 3 seed AND we get matched up with them in the bracket in the 2nd round.
7-9 seed 0% chance of Albany. 7 seeds get matched up with 2 seeds and 8/9 with 1 seeds. None of the 1 or 2 seeds will be in Albany.
The 8 1st/2nd round sites are each assigned to two of the top 16 seeds.... 1 seeds get first dibs, then 2 seeds etc.
Albany is not the first choice for anyone in your top 16... So by default they'll have to put two 4 seeds there (in my example Xavier and Marquette are both 4 seeds).
Process of elimination. None of the top teams are in the northeast. The closest venues to these teams will be taken by 1-3 seeds