Latest lunardi update

[msstate7]

Has us as the last team in

[StarkVegasSteve]

Has us as the last team in

Last team in the Last 4 Byes.

[msstate7]

Last team in the Last 4 Byes.

Not the graphic on ESPN. Listed last 4 in and 1st 4 out. We were last team in. I was surprised

[StarkVegasSteve]

Not the graphic on ESPN. Listed last 4 in and 1st 4 out. We were last team in. I was surprised

In his 7 PM update on ESPN.com we're the last team in the Last 4 Byes.

[PGHBulldogBG]

We are the First last team in. Penn State jumped us because they got a quad 1 win and ours was quad 2. We are most likely in the play in game unless we beat Bama

[msstate7]

In his 7 PM update on ESPN.com were the last team in the Last 4 Byes.

I posted as soon as I saw it. During acc tourney, they said this is the latest lunardi update. Hopefully they had it messed up

[CaptainObvious]

I we t and checked the 4 projected 6 seeds.

1 is Kentucky so I don?t think they would match us against them in the 1sr round.

The other 3:

San Diego State 224 made 3 pointers
St. Mary?s 256 made 3 pointers
Creighton 275 made 3 pointers

I guess everybody knows our Achilles heel on defense by game 34.

[msstate7]

We are the First last team in. Penn State jumped us because they got a quad 1 win and ours was quad 2. We are most likely in the play in game unless we beat Bama

SecN ticker just showed it like you say.

[CaptainObvious]

If we are in the play in game now, then had we lost today, we were out. So right now we are a made Tolu layup in. Nothing like skin of the teeth!

[PGHBulldogBG]

If we are in the play in game now, then had we lost today, we were out. So right now we are a made Tolu layup in. Nothing like skin of the teeth!

Yes we definitely would have been out had we lost. It would have been almost impossible to make it.

[HoopsDawg]

I we t and checked the 4 projected 6 seeds.

1 is Kentucky so I don?t think they would match us against them in the 1sr round.

The other 3:

San Diego State 224 made 3 pointers
St. Mary?s 256 made 3 pointers
Creighton 275 made 3 pointers

I guess everybody knows our Achilles heel on defense by game 34.

I don't understand what's happened to DJs shot. He was a decent 3 point shooter his fr and sophomore years

[LC Dawg]

We're in a weird place. We are at worst in a play in game. If we beat Bama, which is possible, we are an 11 non play in game or a 10 because of the big win. That would put us in a decent position to win the tournament because we could definitely beat any teams left at that point. If we win the tournament we could move to a 9 which we don't want.
I really want to beat Bama because I hate everything Bama. The seeding bump is a bonus.

[CaptainObvious]

Frankly among 9, 10, or 11 I prefer 11. If you steal the 6 seed?s spot, you next game is against a 3 seed.

[KOdawg1]

Frankly among 9, 10, or 11 I prefer 11. If you steal the 6 seed?s spot, you next game is against a 3 seed.

Yep. I'm hoping for an 11 seed

[LC Dawg]

Yep. I'm hoping for an 11 seed

11 Seed would be great but there are only 2 available that don't include the play in game.

[basedog]

Actually, I don't care which seed we get, upsets happen a lot in the Dance. I hope this is the first of many chances in the Jans era.

[sleepy dawg]

Frankly among 9, 10, or 11 I prefer 11. If you steal the 6 seed?s spot, you next game is against a 3 seed.

That's great and all, but the 11 seed has a winning record against 6 seeds in the last 10 years. The 10 and 9 seed both have losing records. An argument can be made that the 11 seed has the easier 1st round matchup between 9, 10, and 11 too.

[msstate7]

Pitt...
#67 net
#77 kenpom
#67 rpi

State...
#46 net
#45 kenpom
#57 rpi

Why are they supposedly ahead of us?

[PGHBulldogBG]

Pitt...
#67 net
#77 kenpom
#67 rpi

State...
#46 net
#45 kenpom
#57 rpi

Why are they supposedly ahead of us?

Yea that seems silly. I don’t think either Pitt or NC State deserve to be in over State or Clemson. NC State has 1 Q1 win that’s it. Pitt at least has 4 but so do we and they have a quad 4 loss and we don’t. I will definitely be really mad if Pitt and NC State get in over us. Clemson I could see more. Utah State is a really strange one. Their NET is like 17 or 18 but they are projected out of the field. That goes to show NET doesn’t hold as much weight as people want us to think.

[Captain Falcon]

Pitt...
#67 net
#77 kenpom
#67 rpi

State...
#46 net
#45 kenpom
#57 rpi

Why are they supposedly ahead of us?

I don?t think they are anymore after Duke ran them off the court yesterday.

[CaptainObvious]

I think it is a dumb dynamic to consider good losses more important than bad wins. You could have the number 1 strength of schedule, go 18-14 and be ranked ahead of a team who went 21-9 in an equal or better conference. So the 18-14 team plays a tougher non-conference schedule and goes 5-8 but 11-5 in a weak conference and 2-1 in their tourney. So that gives them an advantage over a team that won all 12 non-conference games but played a much tougher conference schedule and went 9-9.

[msstate7]

Keep an eye on Ohio st. They're up on Michigan st at half. They've won 4 of 5 vs tourney teams. Winning the big 10 tourney is their only path

[chef dixon]

Keep an eye on Ohio st. They're up on Michigan st at half. They've won 4 of 5 vs tourney teams. Winning the big 10 tourney is their only path

Luckily they still need 2 more wins after today

[msstate7]

Penn st with another good win

[chef dixon]

Penn st with another good win

They were probably already in at least. Rutgers probably has a better chance of being left out

[msstate7]

Lunardi latest update has us in in, not play in. Hope he's right

[PGHBulldogBG]

Lunardi latest update has us in in, not play in. Hope he's right

As long as there are no upsets, but after today I will be happy with play in game. The fact Jans most likely has this team in the tournament is a miracle and he deserves to be in consideration for coach of the year

[maroonmania]

As long as there are no upsets, but after today I will be happy with play in game. The fact Jans most likely has this team in the tournament is a miracle and he deserves to be in consideration for coach of the year

I agree. We may be the worst 3 point shooting team to ever make the NCAA tourney. We have to be very close if not.

[msstate7]

We rightfully spend a lot of time talking about our awful shooting, but kenpom has our defense at 7th best in the country. So as awful as we are shooting 3s, we're that good at defending

[PGHBulldogBG]

We are in big big trouble with Vandy winning. They now have 1 less win than us but they beat us head to head. The committee will pick 1 of us

[smootness]

We are in big big trouble with Vandy winning. They now have 1 less win than us but they beat us head to head. The committee will pick 1 of us

This is just not how any of it works.

[msudawg1200]

We are in big big trouble with Vandy winning. They now have 1 less win than us but they beat us head to head. The committee will pick 1 of us

Yeah, that's not happening.

[LC Dawg]

I worry about Vandy getting hot because the committee could be unpredictable but history says it doesn't matter. A&M can attest to that.
If they win the tournament it could hurt us if the committee is set on 8 SEC teams.

[Saltydog]

This will be unpopular amongst some here but Vandy deserves to be in the tourney over us. I don't give a shit what the experts or metrics say, Vandy is more deserving than us and one of the hotter teams in the country.

[PGHBulldogBG]

It reminds me of the people that laughed about ND beating Tennessee in the super regional. I knew that would be a disaster because it meant Ole Miss was winning the NC. It’s similar in the fact that this could leave us out. I didn’t care if Tenn was “mean” them losing put Ole Miss as NC. Some people just don’t get it. Hopefully we still make it, but it puts us in a bad position

[Charlie_Sheen420]

It reminds me of the people that laughed about ND beating Tennessee in the super regional. I knew that would be a disaster because it meant Ole Miss was winning the NC. It’s similar in the fact that this could leave us out. I didn’t care if Tenn was “mean” them losing put Ole Miss as NC. Some people just don’t get it. Hopefully we still make it, but it puts us in a bad position
Vandy has to win it all to make it plain and simple. If they beat Bama to win it all I can?t argue they don?t deserve it over us, we had 3 shots to beat them and looked like ass two of those times

[Charlie_Sheen420]

For those still up and interested, I?m almost certain Bill Walton has been drinking as he?s announcing the Arizona vs Arizona State game, dude is just all over the place with his comments. Sounds like he?s on something or drunk, and they are in Vegas. Dude is claiming Washington State belongs in the tourney?.

[Schultzy]

Cmon A&M & Alabama

[parabrave]

For those still up and interested, I?m almost certain Bill Walton has been drinking as he?s announcing the Arizona vs Arizona State game, dude is just all over the place with his comments. Sounds like he?s on something or drunk, and they are in Vegas. Dude is claiming Washington State belongs in the tourney?.

More like something mind altering with him.

[Schultzy]

Purdue -5 needs to beat Ohio St. 12:00 game

A&M -5 of course needs to beat Vandy 12:00 game

FAU +1.5. needs to beat UAB (night game)

[Charlie_Sheen420]

Purdue -5 needs to beat Ohio St. 12:00 game

A&M -5 of course needs to beat Vandy 12:00 game

FAU +1.5. needs to beat UAB (night game)

Add needing Memphis and Houston winning today to eliminate a bid stealer chance from the American. 1 has to win and win the championship tomorrow.

[Goldendawg]

We don't have a quad 4 loss and our 11-1 OOC start with some good wins really helps us. I don't understand close loses value. Could our SEC record come back to haunt us as there are only 3 good wins in the 9, which are arky, aTm, and MO?

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Don’t be surprised if we’re a 10 seed as opposed to a play in team tomorrow.

[Saltydog]

Vandy has to win it all to make it plain and simple. If they beat Bama to win it all I can?t argue they don?t deserve it over us, we had 3 shots to beat them and looked like ass two of those times

No, they don't........Even Seth Davis just said if they won today, they would likely be in..........

[StarkVegasSteve]

Don’t be surprised if we’re a 10 seed as opposed to a play in team tomorrow.

That's kind of the boat I'm in. The bubble has been really bad this year and I've come around to thinking that we were probably in regardless vs Florida. That win just kept us out of the play in. Conference tourneys don't matter to the committee honestly. To give you an example of how bad the bubble is, Vandy and their NET of around 75 still have a chance and are still being talked about as on the bubble.

[parabrave]

Don’t be surprised if we’re a 10 seed as opposed to a play in team tomorrow.

IYOK usually has good sources/

[chef dixon]

Don’t be surprised if we’re a 10 seed as opposed to a play in team tomorrow.

That's what I've been trying to say. We have the wins. Our name works against us in things bracketology but I bank on the committee sticking to things they value. It's like in 2018 half our fans thought we were going to be 7 or so and we were a 5

[RocketDawg]

That's kind of the boat I'm in. The bubble has been really bad this year and I've come around to thinking that we were probably in regardless vs Florida. That win just kept us out of the play in. Conference tourneys don't matter to the committee honestly. To give you an example of how bad the bubble is, Vandy and their NET of around 75 still have a chance and are still being talked about as on the bubble.

The way Vandy's been playing the past month or so they deserve to be in, but on their own, not to replace us. They beat UK twice, I think, in one week. Plus, Stackhouse is the best-dressed coach in the country. :D

[Commercecomet24]

IYOK usually has good sources/

This, he usually doesn't talk just to be talking.

[chef dixon]

Appreciate ya service, Purdue

[Saltydog]

IYOK usually has good sources/

Unfortunately, that's nothing more than just pure speculation.......NOBODY has a clue how this will unfold.......

[mparkerfd20]

We in. Vandy getting skull****ed.

[trob115]

Seeing some stuff that we could land as a 10 seed from different experts.

[Commercecomet24]

Seeing some stuff that we could land as a 10 seed from different experts.

Yep I believe that's where we end up

[Quaoarsking]

114 of 118 "experts" (probably an exaggeration for some of them) have us in the field, mostly as an 11, but some as a 10:

http://bracketmatrix.com/

[chef dixon]

FAU getting it done

[msstate7]

FAU getting it done

It's been a good day for us

[Quaoarsking]

It's been a good day for us

Yep, the only game the whole day I wish had gone the other way was Penn State winning. But they were almost definitely in the field regardless, so it doesn't really matter. Great day for our chances.

[RLM38654]

114 of 118 "experts" (probably an exaggeration for some of them) have us in the field, mostly as an 11, but some as a 10:

http://bracketmatrix.com/

200/211 had ATM last year. It's up to the committee if they want to screw MSU. Do the right thing.

[smootness]

200/211 had ATM last year. It's up to the committee if they want to screw MSU. Do the right thing.

Yeah, but there are 4-5 teams behind us who are currently projected in; last year there was only 1 behind A&M. And the teams currently sitting outside the projection aren?t as strong as the teams last year who were projected out and then made it.

[msstate7]

Lunardi has up last 4 byes now

[BeardoMSU]

Lunardi has up last 4 byes now

It's happening *

[LC Dawg]

We looked tired against Bama so I think if we have to play the first four game we are doomed to a max of two games in the tournament. If we can skip playing Tuesday or Wednesday our defense gives us a shot to get through the first weekend. I think we're anywhere from first four to a 10 seed. I just want to avoid the first four game.

[Quaoarsking]

https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/1634948052015542273


Not really sure what would cause us and Rutgers to flip spots other than Lunardi getting a piece of inside information.

[chef dixon]

https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/1634948052015542273


Not really sure what would cause us and Rutgers to flip spots other than Lunardi getting a piece of inside information.


Prob Marquette and TAMU winning. But also Rutgers resume is not that great. May be some second look revising

[smootness]

https://twitter.com/ESPNLunardi/status/1634948052015542273


Not really sure what would cause us and Rutgers to flip spots other than Lunardi getting a piece of inside information.

Nobody has any inside information at this point. There's nothing to know.

[Quaoarsking]

http://bracketmatrix.com/

Bracket Matrix updated to just brackets as of today. It will continue to update as more publish their final ones, but right now we are in 83/83 brackets, mostly as an 11 but a few as a 10.