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Post by mbabeav on Mar 14, 2021 15:01:47 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 15:10:36 GMT -8
Just FWIW... It looks like ESPN correctly predicted only 5 of the 32 first round matchups. Most of ESPN's seedings were correct. Differences between Final and ESPN's bracketology are shown.
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Final ESPN Diff ------ ----- ---- .....1.....1.........Gonzaga. ....16....16.........Norfolk.St./App.St. .....8.....8.........Oklahoma. .....9.....8.....1...Missouri. .....5.....5.........Creighton. ....12....12.........UC.Santa.Barbara. .....4.....4.........Virginia. ....13....13.........Ohio. .....6.....6.........USC. .....3.....3.........Kansas. ....14....14.........Eastern.Washington. .....7.....7.........Oregon. ....10....11....-1...VCU. .....2.....2.........Iowa. ....15....15.........Grand.Canyon. .....1.....1.........Baylor. ....16....16.........Hartford. .....8.....7.....1...North.Carolina. .....9.....6.....3...Wisconsin. .....5.....5.........Villanova. ....12....12.........Winthrop. .....4.....4.........Purdue. ....13....13.........North.Texas. .....6.....5.....1...Texas.Tech. .....3.....3.........Arkansas. ....14....14.........Colgate. .....7.....9....-2...Florida. ....10.....9.....1...Virginia.Tech. .....2.....2.........Ohio.State. ....15....16....-1...Oral.Roberts. .....1.....1.........Illinois. ....16....15.....1...Drexel. .....8.....8.........Loyola.Chicago. .....9.....9.........Georgia.Tech. .....5.....5.........Tennessee. ....12....12.........Oregon.St.. .....4.....3.....1...Oklahoma.St.. ....13....14....-1...Liberty. .....6.....7....-1...San.Diego.St.. .....3.....4....-1...West.Virginia. ....14....14.........Morehead.St.. .....7....10....-3...Clemson. ....10.....9.....1...Rutgers. .....2.....2.........Houston. ....15....15.........Cleveland.St.. .....1.....1.........Michigan. ....16....16.........MSM/TXSO. .....8.....6.....2...LSU. .....9....10....-1...St..Bonaventure. .....5.....6....-1...Colorado. ....12....12.........Georgetown. .....4.....4.........Florida.St.. ....13....13.........UNC.Greensboro. .....6.....7....-1...BYU. .....3.....3.........Texas. ....14....13.....1...Abilene.Christian. .....7.....8....-1...Connecticut. ....10....10.........Maryland. .....2.....2.........Alabama. ....15....15.........Iona.
...11.Wichita.St./Drake... *** Final, Not Found in ESPN *** ...11.Utah.St............. *** Final, Not Found in ESPN *** ...11.Syracuse............ *** Final, Not Found in ESPN *** ...11.Michigan.St./UCLA... *** Final, Not Found in ESPN ***
...11.Louisville/Utah.St.. *** In ESPN, not in Final *** ...11.Syracuse/Drake...... *** In ESPN, not in Final *** ...11.UCLA................ *** In ESPN, not in Final *** ...10.Michigan.St......... *** In ESPN, not in Final ***
ESPN correctly predicted only 5 of 32 first round matchups:
Kansas vs Eastern Washington Baylor vs Hartford Oklahoma St. vs Liberty Florida St. vs UNC.Greensboro Alabama vs Iona
(Sorry, didn't know how to get good columns without using periods for spaces.)
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 14, 2021 15:11:36 GMT -8
Looks like you used a dot matrix printer for that post.
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Post by irimi on Mar 14, 2021 15:28:33 GMT -8
I can hear that post.
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 14, 2021 15:34:38 GMT -8
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 14, 2021 15:38:22 GMT -8
Mitch B has been gone for 19 years, and looked it. Still sounded the same. If he were 10 years younger he's make a good Pac-12 commissioner, and would probably be interested. I thought he was an excellent AD and a lot of the people he hired here went on to become ADs, most notably BDC and Byrne.
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Post by beavheart on Mar 14, 2021 15:44:29 GMT -8
I do too! The talking heads on ESPiN immediately began talking about the tough road Okie St has with their first 2 matchups against Liberty or someone, and then against Tennessee. I doubt anyone outside of Corvallis expects anything from this team. I suppose, viewed from the outside would you give the Beavs a second thought? Nothing to see here Vols, or whoever. Just start planning for your next opponent now.
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Post by Mike84 on Mar 14, 2021 15:45:40 GMT -8
Local pdx radio is saying that the Beavers got the toughest first round matchup of any of the PAC-12 teams. I guess Tennessee has a top 5 defense.
On the other hand, Tennessee is currently "only" a 9-point favorite, which puts the Beavers at about the same amount of underdog as they were in the duck and Colorado games.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 14, 2021 15:46:26 GMT -8
Local pdx radio is saying that the Beavers got the toughest first round matchup of any of the PAC-12 teams. I guess Tennessee has a top 5 defense. On the other hand, Tennessee is currently "only" a 9-point favorite, which puts the Beavers at about the same amount of underdog as they were in the duck and Colorado games. UCLA got the worst match up.
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Post by beaverstever on Mar 14, 2021 16:08:22 GMT -8
Local pdx radio is saying that the Beavers got the toughest first round matchup of any of the PAC-12 teams. I guess Tennessee has a top 5 defense. On the other hand, Tennessee is currently "only" a 9-point favorite, which puts the Beavers at about the same amount of underdog as they were in the duck and Colorado games. Tough break that we got the toughest matchup having the lowest seed I really don’t expect Tenn’s defense to be significantly different than CU
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Post by osubeaver2018 on Mar 14, 2021 16:37:55 GMT -8
Reece Davis said on the ESPN bracket show that he's picking OSU FWIW.
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Post by geosci91 on Mar 14, 2021 16:46:58 GMT -8
Local pdx radio is saying that the Beavers got the toughest first round matchup of any of the PAC-12 teams. I guess Tennessee has a top 5 defense. On the other hand, Tennessee is currently "only" a 9-point favorite, which puts the Beavers at about the same amount of underdog as they were in the duck and Colorado games. UCLA got the worst match up. Glad we didn't get a "play-in" game - should just be 64 teams (and get off my lawn).
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Post by mbabeav on Mar 14, 2021 17:03:09 GMT -8
UCLA got the worst match up. Glad we didn't get a "play-in" game - should just be 64 teams (and get off my lawn). I don't mind the play in games, because like the expansion from 16 to 32 to 64 teams in the regular rounds, the play ins are recognition of both the increased interest in basketball over the years, and the increasing level of talent in the game - and just think, OSU would have at least 1 less National Championship, and perhaps two fewer Series appearances without the expansion to 64 teams in baseball. Not saying that having no other alternatives, two national trophies wouldn't be great, but I sorta like having 3.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 14, 2021 17:24:26 GMT -8
UCLA got the worst match up. Glad we didn't get a "play-in" game - should just be 64 teams (and get off my lawn). There was no chance that we would get a play in game. They will not give those to the automatic bids from the major conferences. That is also why Georgetown didn’t get one either with a 13-12 record.
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Post by Mike84 on Mar 14, 2021 17:46:51 GMT -8
Local pdx radio is saying that the Beavers got the toughest first round matchup of any of the PAC-12 teams. I guess Tennessee has a top 5 defense. On the other hand, Tennessee is currently "only" a 9-point favorite, which puts the Beavers at about the same amount of underdog as they were in the duck and Colorado games. Tough break that we got the toughest matchup having the lowest seed Good point.
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