Latest bracket projections

[UNIChippewa]

Here are three of the latest bracket projections, my apologies if they have already been linked or mentioned.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_glockner/03/14/sunday.bracket/index.html?eref=sihp

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13055215?tag=coverlist_active;coverlist_footer

Of these three, I like Lunardi's the best, as I would be disappointed in anything less than a 7 seed. I have no idea how Jerry Palm can justify having us as a 9 seed, and to add insult to injury he's keeping Purdue at a 4 seed. Does he not know they scored 11 points in the first half yesterday?

[pantherfan4ever]

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not as bad as lunardi aving G-town as a #2 seed. they are ranked #22 in the nation and lost yesterday which probably drops them out of the top 25 tomorrow.. so a team that isn't a top 25 team gets a 2 seed? then #14 gonzaga gets a 7 seed....favortism for the big schools at its finest...

[jman2004]

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With the wins G'Town rattled off to get to the Big East Championship game, I highly doubt they'll drop out . . . besides, are there even rankings anymore?

[jman2004]

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What's so bad with Purdue as a 4 seed? If they would've won and played today, they would've had a case for a 1 seed! But dropping to a 4 seed is a crock for some reason? Huh?

[UNIChippewa]

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Did you see how bad they looked yesterday? 11 points in the first half?

If you can't score at least 20 points in the first half of a college basketball game there is no way in h@ll you should be a top 4 seed. They have not played well at all since they lost Hummel, and he's not coming back anytime soon.

[pantherfan4ever]

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With the wins G'Town rattled off to get to the Big East Championship game, I highly doubt they'll drop out . . . besides, are there even rankings anymore?

they usually have "end of season rankings"... but that wasnt really the point i was making.. I was simply saying it's weird a team ranked 22 would get a #2 seed.... 1 quality win (syr) in their tourny and it jumps them to a #2 seed even tho they are ranked 22?

[pantherfan4ever]

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Did you see how bad they looked yesterday? 11 points in the first half?

If you can't score at least 20 points in the first half of a college basketball game there is no way in h@ll you should be a top 4 seed. They have not played well at all since they lost Hummel, and he's not coming back anytime soon.

not to mention they had 2 more quality players, in yesterdays game, get injured.. i would love to play them as a 4 seed

[orangetennis]

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Purdue was at a 2 seed, they dropped to a 4 after the loss, which is about right. GTown a 2 seed is questionable tho

[PantherObserver]

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I really hope that Lunardi is wrong with these locations. Why in the h*ll would we be sent all the way to Providence as a 7, when Milwaukee is right here nearby?

[Newsbreaker]

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Bracketography has moved us to a 7 vs Washington and opposite (2) Ohio State in Milwaukee.

http://www.bracketography.com/

[panthertrack]

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I really hope that Lunardi is wrong with these locations. Why in the h*ll would we be sent all the way to Providence as a 7, when Milwaukee is right here nearby?

Oh, kind of like how they sent us to Portland in lieu of having us go 3 hours away to Minneapolis last year?

Because they can.

[Panther789]

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Bracketology 101 has us as the last 7 seed.

http://bracketology101.blogspot.com/

[orangetennis]

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I really hope that Lunardi is wrong with these locations. Why in the h*ll would we be sent all the way to Providence as a 7, when Milwaukee is right here nearby?

don't you have to be a top 4 seed for them to geographically place you to a site?

[jegbomb52]

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The NCAA does not care whether or not the University of Northern Iowa can accommodate the 3-400 fans that would travel to Milwaukee rather than the 200 that would travel to a Portland or Reno or wherever the hell they might send us. You can't begrudge them for that. 65 teams and in case you haven't noticed they don't really care too much about any other than about 6 of them.

[JD720]

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Georgetown is a tough team to project. They are ranked in the 20's in the human polls, finished 8th in their conference, but their RPI is 8th. Obviously Lunardi is projecting them based on their RPI, but you could argue them quite a bit lower if you look at their conference standing.