A Boneyard Special Pre-Committee Reveal Poll: The Super 16

[visitingcock]

Okay folks. The first committee reveal is this Thursday during/before the South Carolina at Tennessee game. Same rules as for our New Year;s poll.

You don't have to precisely rank the teams 1-16. Instead, please rank them into the four seeds you expect them to fall into like we did for New Year's. You can make your picks publicly in this thread (preferred) or send them to me by PM if you wish to be private. Open to everybody, not just the New Year's Participants.

Deadline is Noon Thursday PAC time (3:00 p.m. EST)

Here's a link to the New Year's Poll thread: A Boneyard Special New Year's Eve Poll: The Super 16

 

[visitingcock]

Okay, I'll start:

I Seeds:
SCar
Iowa
Stanford
tOSU

II Seeds:
NC State
Colorado
UCLA
Texas

III Seeds:
UConn
Oregon-State
Indiana
LSU

IV Seeds
Kansas State
Gonzaga
VaTech
Utah*


*SoCal is an alternate for Utah

(PAC=5, Big10=3, ACC=2, SEC=2, Big12=2, BE=1, Other=1)

 

[Vowelguy]

Prediction:

1. SC
2. Stan
3. OhSt
4. Iowa
5. UCLA
6. NCSt
7. Tex
8. OreSt
9. KanSt
10. LSU
11. VT
12. Colo
13. USC
14. UConn
15. ND
16. Gonz

ALB1: SCar - OrSt - KSt - ND
POR2: Stan - Tex -- LSU - Gonz
ALB3: OhSt - NCSt - Col - UConn
POR4: Iowa - UCLA - VaT - USC

(note: OrSt likely in Portland but not sure committee will deal with now)

 

[LETTERL]

Prediction:

1. SC
2. Stan
3. OhSt
4. Iowa
5. UCLA
6. NCSt
7. Tex
8. OreSt
9. KanSt
10. LSU
11. VT
12. Colo
13. USC
14. UConn
15. ND
16. Gonz

ALB1: SCar - OrSt - KSt - ND
POR2: Stan - Tex -- LSU - Gonz
ALB3: OhSt - NCSt - Col - UConn
POR4: Iowa - UCLA - VaT - USC

(note: OrSt likely in Portland but not sure committee will deal with now)

Goodness, me...that Albany region would be brutal. NC State has already played Colorado and UCONN.

 

[Vowelguy]

Goodness, me...that Albany region would be brutal. NC State has already played Colorado and UCONN.

…. And beat both by double digits

 

[TC22]

Goodness, me...that Albany region would be brutal. NC State has already played Colorado and UCONN.

Really they are all brutal. As the top seed I thought our bracket was tough, but didn’t see any that I wanted to trade with.

 

[maple]

My only prediction right now is that South Carolina and UConn will end up in Albany. LSU and Iowa will head out west. The committee will definitely be thinking of SC, Iowa, and LSU potentially all ending up in the Final Four. The only question is who gets the easiest path. There’s a lot of “storylines” at stake.

 

[JstVisiting]

Prediction:

1. SC
2. Stan
3. OhSt
4. Iowa
5. UCLA
6. NCSt
7. Tex
8. OreSt
9. KanSt
10. LSU
11. VT
12. Colo
13. USC
14. UConn
15. ND
16. Gonz

ALB1: SCar - OrSt - KSt - ND
POR2: Stan - Tex -- LSU - Gonz
ALB3: OhSt - NCSt - Col - UConn
POR4: Iowa - UCLA - VaT - USC

(note: OrSt likely in Portland but not sure committee will deal with now)

Trade ND for Gonzaga and give me this region rn please.

 

[JstVisiting]

…The committee will definitely be thinking of SC, Iowa, and LSU potentially all ending up in the Final Four. The only question is who gets the easiest path. There’s a lot of “storylines” at stake.

If I was a TV exec who wanted a potential Clark-LSU semi, Clark-Carolina final, I’d definitely pay most attention to LSU’s bracket.

Give them something like:
1. Stanford
2. Va Tech
3. LSU

6. Creighton

Hope for pro officiating and cross your fingers.

 

[Vowelguy]

If I was a TV exec who wanted a potential Clark-LSU semi, Clark-Carolina final, I’d definitely pay most attention to LSU’s bracket.

Give them something like:
1. Stanford
2. Va Tech
3. LSU

6. Creighton

Hope for pro officiating and cross your fingers.

Well since the TV execs have nothing to do with picking the brackets ...

 

[JstVisiting]

Well since the TV execs have nothing to do with picking the brackets ...

Do they just not teach if->then statements in other states or what?

 

[Lorcan]

Albany 1
1. South Carolina
2. Ohio State
3. UConn
4. Utah

Albany 2
1. Iowa
2. NC State
3. Oregon State
4. Gonzaga

Portland 1
1. Stanford
2. LSU
3. UCLA
4. Kansas State

Portland 2
1. Texas
2. Colorado
3. Indiana
4. USC

 

[visitingcock]

When I think of top tier educational systems, I think of SC.

View attachment 96384

The Southern Motto: “Thank God for Mississippi.”

 

[From France]

I wish UCONN not,to fall in the same bracket as SCar, I think they can beat any other team on a one game basis

 

[TheFarmFan]

I wish UCONN not,to fall in the same bracket as SCar, I think they can beat any other team on a one game basis

Substitute "my team" for "UConn" and you've just said out loud what every fan of a top 20 women's basketball team is thinking as we roll into March!

 

[triaddukefan]

The Southern Motto: “Thank God for Mississippi.”

We have a somewhat similar motto up here in NC, but I don't like ruffling feathers or insulting states around this forum so I won't type it out.

 

[JstVisiting]

When I think of top tier educational systems, I think of SC.

Is that a "No," then?

Instead of responding to my point, you pulled the Akshully, tv executives aren't on the committee.

1. That is understood. That's why I framed it as "if..."
2. I was responding to someone who suggested there would be a desire to see those three teams meet for storylines.
3. Despite the common knowledge of #1, it is widely assumed and speculated that the committee gives consideration to matchups marketable for television, which was implicit in post I was responding to.
4. Even when I tried to cool the tension with an upvote and a joking reply that made these points much more succinctly, you continue to escalate.
5. It's much easier to just not be a Richard.

 

[visitingcock]

Time is running out folk. Let’s get those ballots in Boneyarders!

 

[Bigboote]

I'll take a stab.

1
South Carolina
Ohio State
Stanford
Texas

2
Iowa
UCLA
LSU
Indiana

3
UConn
K State
Notre Dame
NC State

4
Colorado
Louisville
Oregon State
VA Tech

 

[triaddukefan]

1) SCAR, Stanford, NC State, Ohio State

2) Iowa, Texas, Colorado, UCLA

3) VPI, Oregon State, LSU, UCONN

4) USC, Kansas State, Louisville, Indiana

 

[TheFarmFan]

Albany 1: SCar, Colorado, Indiana, Notre Dame

Albany 2: Iowa, UCLA, UConn, Oregon St

Portland 1: Stanford, Ohio St., Kansas St., Virginia Tech

Portland 2: Texas, NC St., LSU, USC

ETA: I tweaked slightly now that I've had my coffee!

 

[visitingcock]

ONLY 5 HOURS remaining to submit ballots

 

[BRS24]

Yo! @BRS24 . Are you gonna submit a ballot. I note your latest bracketology is:

1 S Carolina UCLA NCSU Stanford
2 Kansas St Ohio St Iowa Texas
3 USC Gonzaga Colorado LSU
4 VA Tech UConn Oregon St Indiana

Can I use that as a ballot?

Wasn't mine. This was The Athletic's first bracketology entry, and since we don't have enough B'ology experts, there's one more!

 

[visitingcock]

Wasn't mine. This was The Athletic's first bracketology entry, and since we don't have enough B'ology experts, there's one more!

Oh. Okay. I'll scratch that

 

[LETTERL]

1 seeds

South Carolina
Iowa
Stanford
Ohio State

2 seeds

NC State
Colorado
Texas
LSU

3 seeds

UCLA
Southern California
Kansas State
Connecticut

4 seeds

Indiana
Virginia Tech
Gonzaga
Oregon State