2017-18 Razorback Bracketology Tracker

[Mellon Collie]

https://bracketville.wordpress.com/bracketology

UPDATED:  March 10, 2018   |   8:00 a.m. (ET)

much rather be playing MSU in 2nd round than Duke.

maybe get to a 5 seed with 2 more wins.

[jbcarol]

Scott Gleeson
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23m23 minutes ago

.@USATODAYSports' Selection Sunday Eve NCAA tournament bracketology: Can North Carolina notch a No. 1 seed? https://usat.ly/2nTpuku  via @BracketWAG

[jbcarol]

CBS Sports CBB
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In @jppalmCBS' latest bracketology update, he has a warning: Bid thieves are everywhere (still).

[jbcarol]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology  Updated March 10 4:32 pm

Palm still has Hogs as a 6-seed in Dallas.

[la20688]

One thing is a certainty. For Arkansas to get to the elite 8 they will at some point have to go through NC.

[GlassofSwine]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology  Updated March 10 4:32 pm

Palm still has Hogs as a 6-seed in Dallas.

UNC in the lower half, no doubt this has a 99.9% chance of happening.

[jbcarol]

Shelby Mast
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6h6 hours ago

Last night of bracketing, kinda bittersweet

[jbcarol]

ESPN PR
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Heading into today's action #Bracketology

[jbcarol]

Shelby Mast
‏Verified account @BracketWAG
1h1 hour ago

A full day of scrubbing done, a few teams still bug me, but my bracket now posted. #SELECTIONSUNDAY is here!!! http://bracketwag.com

[jbcarol]

Bracketville
‏ @BracketguyDave

Welcome to Selection Sunday: This morning's Bracket and Seed List: Virginia reigns as No. 1 overall seed.

[jbcarol]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/254

[jbcarol]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology  Updated Mar 11, 7:12am

[jbcarol]

Quadrant 1 Win Totals (as of games played 3/9/18) for the top teams

Quadrant 1: Games at home vs teams ranked 1-30 in the RPI, Neutral vs 1-50, Road vs 1-75.  Wins are very good. Losses are "quality".

[PygmalionEffect2]

I see we are matched up with Michigan in the second round and now Florida has Michigan State in this scenario.

Don't follow other teams enough to really have an opinion, so why would I be relieved to play Michigan instead of Mich St. if we were to make it into the second round?

Must be based on prior history.  State is always tough in the tournament.  Izzo is still their coach i see. 

That's why.

[AlmaHog2011]

Michigan in Dallas I will be there!!!

[checkraiser88]

How did we drop to a 7??

[iCalledThatHogBrotha!]

Kind of worried - Lunardi has Auburn as the 3 seed in Dallas and us and TCU swapped so we would be a 7 seed in Nashville, with a really horrible draw of potential round 2 match up with Duke and round 3 with Kentucky :/

[checkraiser88]

Kind of worried - Lunardi has Auburn as the 3 seed in Dallas and us and TCU swapped so we would be a 7 seed in Nashville, with a really horrible draw of potential round 2 match up with Duke and round 3 with Kentucky :/

I know, everybody is scared of NC, but Duke is just has bad of a draw, along with Michigan state

[jbcarol]

Bracketology update: Why each 2018 NCAA Tournament bubble team could burst

Every team that gets 'snubbed' gives the committee a good reason to do so

Bracket Predictions Updated Mar 11, 7:12am



Michigan, who won the B1G Tournament, has the worst SOS among the top line in our nation.

[checkraiser88]

Bracketology update: Why each 2018 NCAA Tournament bubble team could burst

Every team that gets 'snubbed' gives the committee a good reason to do so

Bracket Predictions Updated Mar 11, 7:12am



Michigan, who won the B1G Tournament, has the worst SOS among the top line in our nation.

Hoping for this one

[jbcarol]

Of course Jerry Palm, who will change this during the day, is generally partial to the B1G and Chicagoland schools.

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

Do not want Lunardi's scenario even though we would be in Nashville. Duke has two monsters in the post.

Do not want.

[BannerMountainMan]

So Arkansas who just beat Florida, has a better record, RPI, and SOS than them is behind them and Florida is a 6. We knew this crap was coming

[checkraiser88]

So Lunardi has the only bracket with us as a 7? I feel ok about a 6

[checkraiser88]

This could explain our drop..

https://twitter.com/DelphiBrackets/status/972686705210920960

[jbcarol]

A view from the many:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com

If you contribute to the bracket matrix and you do not have your March 11 bracket available yet -- that's on you.

[jbcarol]

Scott Gleeson
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.@USATODAYSports' NCAA tournament bracketology: Big East set to win top seeds, bubble battles on Selection Sunday https://usat.ly/2nTpuku  via @BracketWAG

[Rome26]

Do not want Lunardi's scenario even though we would be in Nashville. Duke has two monsters in the post.

Do not want.

Lunardi has Miami and TCU as 6 seeds. We have better resumes than both of those teams so I'm kind of confused on why he have them with a higher seed.

[hogsanity]

So Arkansas who just beat Florida, has a better record, RPI, and SOS than them is behind them and Florida is a 6. We knew this crap was coming

1st these guys are just guessing. 2nd, some of it is that the SEC may have 8 teams in and 4 or 5 of them are all about the same 6/7. Also depends on where they want to send teams. Maybe they will want the Hogs in the Midwest, but to put them there they have to make them  7.

[jbcarol]

ESPN PR
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4h4 hours ago

Selection Sunday #Bracketology per @ESPNLunardi

[jst01]

Mich State would be tough!! They are a clinic on how to rebound. Rather get Michigan.

[Hog_Fink]

feel like Mich st would wipe the floor with us. How are they a 3seed with only 4 losses?

[Hog_Fink]

I'd rather play duke. their defense is not very good. and I think we would be very hyped up

[checkraiser88]

feel like Mich st would wipe the floor with us. How are they a 3seed with only 4 losses?

Because they don't have many Quad 1 wins...It's crazy to me to think they aren't at least a 2

[BannerMountainMan]

How is A&M a 7 seed like WTH???

[checkraiser88]

I will be pissed if Florida is seeded ahead of us. We have a slight better resume

[jbcarol]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology Updated Mar 11, 2:03pm

[BannerMountainMan]

I will be pissed if Florida is seeded ahead of us. We have a slight better resume

what if A&M gets the same as us then we should really be mad

[99toLife]

I will be pissed if Florida is seeded ahead of us. We have a slight better resume

No we don't not even close.

[rhames]

I will be pissed if Florida is seeded ahead of us. We have a slight better resume

Be prepared to be pissed.

[Randohoggie]

No we don't not even close.

Ok, let's see ...

23-11 versus 20-12
10-8 versus 11-7
30 RPI versus 46 RPI
Just beat their ass a couple days ago.

I'd say that's at least close.

[hawginbigd1]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology Updated Mar 11, 2:03pm

Yes please lord! I will be there 4 sure!

[jbcarol]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology
Updated  Mar 11, 3:21pm (Davidson is in)

[Supermark101]

Ok, let's see ...

23-11 versus 20-12
10-8 versus 11-7
30 RPI versus 46 RPI
Just beat their ass a couple days ago.

I'd say that's at least close.

Another way to look at it.

Tier one record
6-9 vs 9-5
SOS
34 vs 24

Only reason they're so far behind us in rpi is they played more tier 2 team and lost, while we played more tier 3 teams and won. We'll see what the committee thinks os most important.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology
Updated  Mar 11, 3:21pm (Davidson is in)

I'd rather play in Wichita because it would be easier to go. Relatively good draw for us. Michigan is a good match up for us and UNC in LA is better then in the east.

[jbcarol]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology/_/iteration/254

[Randohoggie]

Another way to look at it.

Tier one record
6-9 vs 9-5
SOS
34 vs 24

Only reason they're so far behind us in rpi is they played more tier 2 team and lost, while we played more tier 3 teams and won. We'll see what the committee thinks os most important.

True, but I would say this ... to me, it is pointless to split out certain factors and compare them.  The overall RPI ranking takes all of that into consideration and it says Arkansas is way ahead of Florida.

[hawginbigd1]

Please put us in Dallas opposite UNC! I think we can combat Michigans inside game, and then 5 days to rest for UNC could lead to a shot at Elite 8!

[Hog Pharm]

True, but I would say this ... to me, it is pointless to split out certain factors and compare them.  The overall RPI ranking takes all of that into consideration and it says Arkansas is way ahead of Florida.

RPI is one metric used out of many. There's a reason they don't seed the tourney strictly based on RPI.

[Randohoggie]

RPI is one metric used out of many. There's a reason they don't seed the tourney strictly based on RPI.

I know that, but when you start splitting out factors such as SoS ... I don't think they consider that separate from RPI, because it is already factored in.

[Supermark101]

True, but I would say this ... to me, it is pointless to split out certain factors and compare them.  The overall RPI ranking takes all of that into consideration and it says Arkansas is way ahead of Florida.

Rpi is incredibly flawed. It doesn't show the whole picture at all. Its importance is at an all time low. The committee uses many factors for a reaxon.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/mens-basketball-selections-101-selections