• Welcome to BradleyFans.com! Visitors are welcome, but we encourage you to sign up and register as a member. It's free and takes only a few seconds. Just click on the link to Register at the top right of the page, and follow instructions. If you have any problems or questions, click on the link at the bottom right of the page to Contact Us.

Bracketology

Da Coach

Da Coach

Moderator
Staff member
I thought I'd start a separate thread for Bracketology updates, although nothing is for sure until next Sunday's final Selection Sunday announcement. We'll try to update this daily.

March 8- ESPN- Joe Lunardi now has Bradley as a #14 seed playing #3 seed Michigan State in the South Regional (Houston). UNI is out.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

I think the #14 seed is probably accurate, though we can hope for a #13. But, I hope Bradley gets placed in the Midwest Regional, and specifically in St. Louis for the first weekend. Other #14 seeds- Belmont, Hofstra, Colgate


March 9- CBSSports- Jerry Palm just posted an update this morning. He has Bradley as a #13 seed playing #4 seed Butler in the first round, also in the South (Houston) Regional. He also has UNI out.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

Other #13 seeds- New Mexico State, North Texas, Little Rock
 
I really hope we don't get a rematch with Michigan State again as a 3-14 match up. No way that Izzo's crew doesn't come motivated to seek revenge for last year's scare.
 
A Bradley-Butler matchup would be nice. Butler Head Coach LaVall Jordan almost became an assistant coach at Bradley. Here is a little inside, never-told story about that....

In June, 2010 when Alvin Brooks left Jim Les' coaching staff, Bradley began a search for an assistant coach to replace him. LaVall Jordan applied and was interviewed. He had been an assistant at Iowa under Todd Lickliter, but was let go along with Lickliter in March, 2010. The coaching search was run by Joanne Glasser and Mike Cross, and Jim Les was not given any input until he was presented with a choice between the 2 finalists that were chosen by JG & MC. The 2 finalists were - LaVall Jordan and Willie Scott. Jim preferred Willie Scott, so he got the job. But Jordan was probably more qualified.
 
BUBalum05 said:
I really hope we don't get a rematch with Michigan State again as a 3-14 match up. No way that Izzo's crew doesn't come motivated to seek revenge for last year's scare.
Click to expand...

Izzo would lose his mind if he has to play us again. That guy has mid-major phobia like none other. He was so mad at the seeding last year.
 
I think I would rather BU be a 15 seed and be in St. Louis (if possible), than be a 14 and have to travel to Cleveland or Greensboro. I would just like the BU faithful to be there in full force again.
 
ESPN's Joe Lunardi today has #14 Bradley playing #3 Michigan State in Cleveland-
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...l/bracketology

CBSSports Jerry Palm now has #13 Bradley playing #4 Butler in Spokane-
https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba.../bracketology/

Spokane would be a bummer for the fans who want to travel to see the game.:o

USA Today's latest bracket projection is the same as ESPN with #14 Bradley vs. #3 MIchigan State in Cleveland
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...big-east-can-win-selection-sunday/4998615002/
 
A seed this bad shows no respect at all for the MVC anymore but at least you earned a ticket to the dance something our fans have not been able to sniff at during the past several Lansing years. Until a change is made in The Haute we still are a "No Contender".
 
SycamoreFanatic said:
A seed this bad shows no respect at all for the MVC anymore but at least you earned a ticket to the dance something our fans have not been able to sniff at during the past several Lansing years. Until a change is made in The Haute we still are a "No Contender".
Click to expand...

They can give us a crap seed and watch us upset a team that thinks they can walk all over us. This team is going to win.
 
Da Coach said:
USA Today projects Bradley as a 14 seed playing Kentucky in Cleveland (Midwest Regional).
​​​​​​https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ay/4998615002/


NBC Sports also has Bradley as a #14 seed playing #3 seed Kentucky, but they are guessing it will be in Greensboro, NC (East Regional)
https://collegebasketball.nbcsports....n-bubble-ucla/
Click to expand...

How ironic would it be if we were matched up with Butler? Kentucky is probably one of the hottest teams in the country right. I sure hope we're not matched up with them.
 
Tommy said:
This team is going to win.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I think you're right. This team could really make some noise. We were REALLY close to beating Izzo last year. And we are better this year. And we'll be even better next year than we are this year.

Its not just bias either, a lot of people noticed how good we are watching the game Sunday. Ive had Michigan State fans say they absolutely do NOT want to play us.
 
Are ANY of the bracket experts predicting UNI getting a berth? I really hope they do, but fear their first round loss in the tourney did them in.
 
UNI should get in. They probably wont tho. They deserve a one seed in the NIT at worst and nothing but home games till the Garden.
 
Da Coach said:
I cannot find anyone who believes UNI will get a bid.
Click to expand...

Let's say Indiana, which finished 10th in their conference with a sub-500 record, loses its play-in or first round game in the Big 10 tournament. My guess is you would be able to find many who would still believe they should get a bid. I would pick UNI wayyyyy before the Hoosiers. I'm biased, but I believe our conference is very underrated and that its teams show that in almost every NCAA tournament despite horrible seeding. Unfortunately, our teams have no margin for error, and the Power 5 midlings can lose their way into the tournament.
 
Probably out of boredom, ESPN's Joe Lunardi put out his Bracket predictions for the 2021 NCAA Tournament-
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...oo-early-march-madness-bracket-2021-version-1
2021 bracket- http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

A few surprises to note... The sole Missouri Valley representative in his 2021 bracket is Loyola as an 11 seed (in the WEST Regional).
He has 10 Big Ten teams in his 2021 bracket.


bracket
 
I love how these 'pundits' constantly leave BU out of the MVC championship discussion. I guess the last 2 years haven't meant anything, and let's not forget that Childs sat for what, 11 games? And that's not even mentioning the lesser injuries to Brown and Ville.

I love that they continue to not give our program any cred, and expect that this is the year we really bust out and take over the conference. I don't think it's going to even be close.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top