re: Hog Basketball RPI, Bracketology, and ITS ALL DOWN...BUT NOT OUT!

Lets be honest here...while I know everyone cannot wait for our next Final Four, we can all agree that isn't what our expectations are for this year or this team.

So lets look at this with a good mind for a second...

I think we would all consider a Sweet 16 appearance to be a great year for this team. I also think a Sweet 16 appearance is a reasonable goal. Basically, we would be evenly matched in the first round with a team of our caliber, or slightly below. If our team performs just as they are capable of, we would move on to the round of 32. In the 2nd round, we would more than likely have to play a bit better, depending on who we play. If we are a 7 or a 10, obviously our chances are better. Playing a #1 seed in the 2nd round just isn't a good draw for this bunch.

I guess what I am saying is...this team has played well enough away from home for us to at least win one game and then hope our seeding sets up to where we avoid a 1 seed in the second round. I wouldn't be upset with a 10 seed and I certainly would be fine with a 7 seed.

Could we get hot? Sure...but realistically, we are watching all of this day by day just to have 2-3 extra games in the tourney. Hopefully we can get that far and have something to build on for the future.