![]() If they fail to garner more quality wins they could be out of the field soon. Despite a nice record and a NET in the mid-thirties, the Razorbacks have only beaten one team that is currently in the field (Indiana). In the bracket but fading fast: Arkansas. 15 when they begin a 22-day stretch in which they face the top teams in the Big 12. As we said last week, the Bears can have it on cruise control until Feb. A top-four seed is not out of the question as they will have many opportunities in the Big Ten.īest team: Baylor. After taking down Big Ten rival Illinois on Sunday the Hawkeyes vaulted to a five seed. NEXT FOUR OUT: Minnesota, Virginia Tech, NC State, Alabama LAST FOUR IN: Virginia, Xavier, VCU, Texas TechįIRST FOUR OUT: Mississippi State, Georgetown, Arizona State, Purdue ![]() ![]() However, multiple losses do throw up a red flag. Bad teams are not going to make the dance, so a loss to one of these teams is hardly a problem. Everyone can lose from time to time, but wins over Q1 and Q2 opponents are generally wins over teams you will see in the NCAA tourney. How You Played: How many quality wins does your team have? Impressive wins can come in all shapes and sizes, but generally Q1 and Q2 wins are considered quality wins.Ī note about bad losses: Good wins help you more than bad losses hurt you.Teams are not necessarily helped by a good road/neutral record but a bad one may hurt you. The reason for this metric is simple: The NCAA tourney is not played on home sites. This has been devalued some over the last few years but still is a factor. Where You Played: This translates to a team’s road record.Non-conference SOS is also important and can point out a team that inflated its record by beating up on inferior competition. More often than not, it helps you break ties between teams with similar resumes. SOS can often be the difference in a seed line or even whether or not you make the field. Who You Played: This is a team’s strength of schedule.While some committees focus on particular metrics more than others, the committee’s mantra has always been these three factors: who you played, where you played them and how you played. My many years of participating in this exercise has taught me a lot about the common threads that go through each committee, even though they change members each year. What I try to do is replicate what the committee would do if Selection Sunday was today. No.As we inch closer towards Selection Sunday, and with the reveal of this year’s committee’s top 16 being released on Saturday, I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone about some of things behind our bracket projections.įirst, remember that these are not my predictions. 16 Texas Southern 56 NCAA tournament scores: Friday, March 18 9 TCU, 9:40 p.m., TBS NCAA bracket scores: Thursday, May 17 9 Memphis 78 March Madness schedule: Times, TV, for Sunday’s slate NCAA tournament bracket update: Second round field March Madness scores for Saturday’s slate Here’s the schedule going into the weekend, featuring game times and TV info. Michigan will also be fun games on Saturday’s schedule. 1 seed Baylor, the defending national champions, would change everything for Hubert Davis’ debut season. The Tar Heels had a down year by their standards in their first year without Roy Williams, but finding a way to beat No. 8 seed North Carolina looked dominant in blowing out Marquette in round one. Head coach Penny Hardaway is making his first NCAA tournament appearances, and knocking off the Zags to reach the Sweet 16 would qualify as a program-changing win. ![]() We can’t wait to see the showdown of elite freshmen in the front court when Chet Holmgren takes on Jalen Duren. 9 seed Memphis in what could be a difficult test for a Bulldogs team that entered the tournament as the top overall seed. The marquee matchup of Saturday’s slate is also the final game of the night. 15 seed makes the Sweet 16? Don’t forget that Oral Roberts did it last year. Could this be the second straight year a No. 10 seed San Francisco in a Thursday night thriller. 7 seed Murray State for a spot in the Sweet 16 after the Racers beat No. 2 seed Kentucky in one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. As we head into the round of 32, let’s reset the tournament bracket and look ahead at what’s to come. The first two days of the tournament will filled with close, competitive games and headlined by some dramatic upsets. The opening round of the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament delivered once again.
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