March Madness: Who ya got in the Final 4?

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First of all, my Ducks got screwed. 12 seed after winning the Pac 12 tourney and being 2nd in the regular season. UCLA and Arizona, who the Ducks have 3 wins against combined are both 6 seeds. UNLV who the Ducks beat in Las Vegas are a 5. And the one that really gets my steamed, Colorado who the Ducks finished ahead of in both the regular season and tournament are a 10. Doesnt make much sense.

But now that I got my bitching out of the way, Heres my final 4:

Michigan State
Ohio State
Miami
Kansas.

With Miami winning the whole thing.
 
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peachesenregalia":2cdtqnut said:
Ducks losing in the first game.

Sorry. (I'm not)

Probably. As much confidence as I have in Ducks football, its about the opposite for Ducks basketball. They should still be higher then a 12 seed though, based off the other teams in their conference.
 

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peachesenregalia":3ppr16m2 said:
JSeahawks":3ppr16m2 said:
peachesenregalia":3ppr16m2 said:
Ducks losing in the first game.

Sorry. (I'm not)

Probably. As much confidence as I have in Ducks football, its about the opposite for Ducks basketball. They should still be higher then a 12 seed though, based off the other teams in their conference.

Probably. I pretty much always have beef with how the seeding works. But yeah, Ducks should be at least an 8, if not a bit higher.
Agree with both of you. UO got a shitty deal from the commitee.
 

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UO got a bad seed, but I see them having a nice road to the sweet 16. UO is 5-0 vs rpi top 25 while Ok st is 2-4. A 12 winning vs a 5 isn't much of an upset since generally every year 2 of the 12 win the first game.
 

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Louisville
Indiana
Oklahoma
Kansas state

I have a feeling that Oklahoma wins it all don't ask me why just got a feeling.

But I agree that Oregon got robbed they should have been a 5 or 6 seed. And Gonzaga loses in the sweet 16
 

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While I think a 12 seed was rather low for Oregon, I didn't see them getting much higher than a 9 seed because they didn't play a very good out of conference slate and the NCAA committee takes that rather seriously.

On topic, my initial thoughts are: Ohio State, Indiana, Louisville, Florida. I haven't gotten a chance to run the numbers yet, so I'm sure that'll change once I see who's looking good.
 

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Initial predictions:
Louisville
Gonzaga
Georgetown
Indiana
Then have Louisville over Indiana 70-66 in the final.
(Haven't looked over to many advanced stats metrics yet, which will probably change a few of my picks. However feeling confident about that final 4.)
If anyone fills out a perfect bracket this year, they should be knighted.
 

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Blazenhawks":90bm1yqc said:
Oklahoma
Kansas state

I have a feeling that Oklahoma wins it all don't ask me why just got a feeling.

Some VERY bold picks...though this year who knows. You could win alot of money bettin on those.
 

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Louisville
Indiana
Ohio State
Georgetown

Oregon got screwed on the seeding and the matchup.
 

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MSU
Gonzaga
Florida
Indiana

Oregon and UCLA out in their first game but I have Colorado advancing to elite eight as I see Miami as very susceptible to an upset.
 

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The 15 that wins? I got Florida Gulf Coast. IIRC, they beat the Canes earlier this year.

Ducks seeding kind of pissed me off, and thats really hard to do considering I hate the Ducks. I think they win 2 games.
 

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This is a big day for FGCU, only in their second year of eligibility and they're in the tournament(they lost in the A-Sun final last year). Cause I live near the campus I've seen some pretty excited people for this. They might shock people and upset Georgetown, but not sure about them advancing past that.
 

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peachesenregalia":2tlqsww9 said:
pehawk":2tlqsww9 said:
The 15 that wins? I got Florida Gulf Coast. IIRC, they beat the Canes earlier this year.

Ducks seeding kind of pissed me off, and thats really hard to do considering I hate the Ducks. I think they win 2 games.

No Chance. Ok State are legitimately good.

Even as a Ducks fan, I have to agree with the Okie here. 12 seeds that didn't go to the previous year's dance are only 17-58 in these games whereas teams with OK States stats are 47-16.
 

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Anyone create a group on ESPN? My old buds/company has gone defunct and looking for some experts to compare my results with.
 

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drdiags":2us7gdyt said:
Anyone create a group on ESPN? My old buds/company has gone defunct and looking for some experts to compare my results with.

I've got one. I'll post the details in the fantasy forum.
 

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I can give you the final 1

Gonzaga

I do live a stone throw away, but thats no homer speak. They simply are the best team this year.
 

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peachesenregalia":2ecpqg1i said:
JSeahawks":2ecpqg1i said:
peachesenregalia":2ecpqg1i said:
Ducks losing in the first game.

Sorry. (I'm not)

Probably. As much confidence as I have in Ducks football, its about the opposite for Ducks basketball. They should still be higher then a 12 seed though, based off the other teams in their conference.

Probably. I pretty much always have beef with how the seeding works. But yeah, Ducks should be at least an 8, if not a bit higher.

Being an 8 is almost a kiss of death though. Beating a 1 in the second round is rare. 12 or 13 are much more favorable seedings.
 

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peachesenregalia":1x09bkx4 said:
Ducks losing in the first game.

Sorry. (I'm not)

I think you mispelled UW and nit.
 
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