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Outlier or taste of things to come
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:21 pm
Men's bracket = all #1 seeds in the Final Four with three of them beating the #2 seed and the other beat a #3.
On the women's side we already have two #1's in the FF with a 1 vs 2 matchup in the two games tonite.
Is this what NIL and the transfer portal going to do to college basketball or is it just one of those years?
If this is going to be the norm it will make picking those brackets a whole lot easier and maybe the overall winner will have to be decided with a tie-breaker.
On the women's side we already have two #1's in the FF with a 1 vs 2 matchup in the two games tonite.
Is this what NIL and the transfer portal going to do to college basketball or is it just one of those years?
If this is going to be the norm it will make picking those brackets a whole lot easier and maybe the overall winner will have to be decided with a tie-breaker.
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Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:30 pm to JacieNY
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Men's bracket = all #1 seeds in the Final Four with three of them beating the #2 seed and the other beat a #3.
On the women's side we already have two #1's in the FF with a 1 vs 2 matchup in the two games tonite.
Is this what NIL and the transfer portal going to do to college basketball or is it just one of those years?
If this is going to be the norm it will make picking those brackets a whole lot easier and maybe the overall winner will have to be decided with a tie-breaker.
10,000 people will have to split $10,000.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:31 pm to JacieNY
Time will tell, one year's hardly a trend make. Last year the sport was nearly as NIL heavy and still had a varied final four.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:31 pm to JacieNY
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This post was edited on 3/31/25 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:37 pm to JacieNY
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taste of things to come
Maybe, maybe not. We will need to see how things go over the next few seasons.
Putting it in perspective:
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If tweet fails to load, click here. One thing is undeniable, though, the four best teams in the country are in the Final Four. Auburn, Duke, and Houston were there all along. They all separated themselves relatively early, and outpaced the field.
Florida, due to its terribly weak non-conference schedule, took a while to catch up, but once conference play started they quickly proved they were in the top tier.
This post was edited on 3/31/25 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 3/31/25 at 1:58 pm to JacieNY
I also enjoy the upsets, cinderellas, last second shots, etc, but the best 4 teams are in the final four. No one complains when the best 2 teams are in the CFB NC game. We just say that the "system" worked when that happens. So, while it hasn't been as exciting as past years, the "system" is working.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 2:00 pm to JacieNY
Yea, this is how things are going to be from now on. And as the bigger schools get richer, they will attract all the best coaches, further widening the gap.
Posted on 3/31/25 at 2:00 pm to JacieNY
quote:i think the metrics being used for the seeding is more accurate now and its being reflected in the results.
Is this what NIL and the transfer portal going to do to college basketball or is it just one of those years?
Posted on 3/31/25 at 4:18 pm to JacieNY
I agree the smaller schools cant keep up however when the ivy league decides to start trying. If they lowe their academic standards to let athletes in with their money could be a force again
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