Basketball OFFICIAL Bracketology Thread - 2022/23

LeapinLou

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Looking at one of those bracketology websites, Rutgers is among only 21 teams that they give a 1% or better chance to earn a one seed in the tournament. Overall it says we are 87% likely to make the tournament while Indiana is 97% likely to make the tournament. Funny because we have the same record and we beat them badly head to head. They've got better OOC wins.
 

fatsam98

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I looked at how the first weekend geography will play out with the current projected seeding per bracket matrix last night.

As a 4 seed (or better) we'd 100% be in Albany.
As a 5 seed we'd likely be in Albany, possibly Orlando

As a 6-8 seed we'd be somewhere other than Albany.

And I don't see that really changing, unless UConn gets back to winning ways and ends up as a 3 seed (or better).
 

Richie O

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I looked at how the first weekend geography will play out with the current projected seeding per bracket matrix last night.

As a 4 seed (or better) we'd 100% be in Albany.
As a 5 seed we'd likely be in Albany, possibly Orlando

As a 6-8 seed we'd be somewhere other than Albany.

And I don't see that really changing, unless UConn gets back to winning ways and ends up as a 3 seed (or better).
Sign me up for either? Lol
 

Knight Owl

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A potential second round game vs Gonzaga (currently a 3 seed) would be amazing and maybe a better matchup for RU.
 
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Rutgers' average seed on bracketmatrix.com (79 brackets) is 5.53. The majority of the brackets have Rutgers as a 5th or 6th seed. There are a few that have them as a 7th. Only Bazinga Bracketology has Rutgers lower as an 8th seed.

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
 

ru_upstate

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CBS has Palm's updated bracket. He has us as a 7 playing Nevada. He had us at 5 going into the weekend.
 

Richie O

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Latest edition from Brad Wachtel has Rutgers as a 6-seed.

 
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G- RUnit

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Would seem in above scenario that RU should be in the East and San Diego in the west? Would that be the pods and Albany?
 

PSAL_Hoops

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Is Purdue our only LOCK so far.....21-11 they are still in
Fast forwarding less than 2 week and we’re in much better position.

Wins @ projected 1, projected 5, projected 7 and @ projected 9 is a solid body of work.

It’s too bad Rider lost that game to Prov on opening day but they still have a good chance to make the field along with UMass Lowell.
 

bac2therac

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Wachtel has us as a 6 still, albeit the lowest 6




crunching my numbers now....6/7 lines are all close. 4 Big 10 schools all on those lines. I see Jerry Palm dropped us to 9 but he has been the low end all year

Ru is going to have a tough time getting back to 5. Hopefully we do enough to stay on the 6-7 line to avoid the 8-9 line but I am not convinced
 

fatsam98

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Negative of our remaining schedule is that it feels like not many opportunities to move up in the seedings. I'd take a 6 seed now
 

G- RUnit

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But the positive is our schedule seems easier than most of the rest. NW still has a very tough go. Illinois and Indiana tougher.
MSU and Maryland seem on the easier side too. Just win!!
 

kcg88

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crunching my numbers now....6/7 lines are all close. 4 Big 10 schools all on those lines. I see Jerry Palm dropped us to 9 but he has been the low end all year

Ru is going to have a tough time getting back to 5. Hopefully we do enough to stay on the 6-7 line to avoid the 8-9 line but I am not convinced
New thread today, or tomorrow?
 

Richie O

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crunching my numbers now....6/7 lines are all close. 4 Big 10 schools all on those lines. I see Jerry Palm dropped us to 9 but he has been the low end all year

Ru is going to have a tough time getting back to 5. Hopefully we do enough to stay on the 6-7 line to avoid the 8-9 line but I am not convinced
Every year this dude underrates Rutgers and I don’t understand the beef tbh.
 
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