Bracketology 2024/2025

[hskr4life]

4 minutes ago, Fastbreaker said:

Does a win at Dayton give us our first NCAA win?  It would really cheapen it in my estimation.  

 

Absolutely-- it's an NCAA tournament game against an 11 seed. Does a win as 6 seed against an 11 seed count?

[OmahaHusker]

53 minutes ago, Fastbreaker said:

Does a win at Dayton give us our first NCAA win?  It would really cheapen it in my estimation.  

 

Eye of the beholder. Technically, yes it is. I mean it's called the Field of 68. But also prepare for backlash if you die on that hill. 

[Cazzie22]

58 minutes ago, Fastbreaker said:

Does a win at Dayton give us our first NCAA win?  It would really cheapen it in my estimation.  

Why, you are in the tournament?  At my age, 73, any NCAA win will be cherished.

[Silverbacked1]

30 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

Why, you are in the tournament?  At my age, 73, any NCAA win will be cherished.

I hear you I do worry about winning a game and then dieing because that is one of the last things on my bucket list.

[hhcmatt]

In 1949 we played in the NCAA playoff as the champion of the Big Seven to make the 8 team NCAA tournament, essentially in the top 16  Players got watches from the NCAA. Technically didn't count as a NCAA tournament appearance.

 

A win in a 68 team or 128 team NCAA tournament win would be a tournament win because it's the NCAA tournament. That simple.

[Art Vandalay]

1 hour ago, OmahaHusker said:

 

Eye of the beholder. Technically, yes it is. I mean it's called the Field of 68. But also prepare for backlash if you die on that hill. 

Not really. When you look up our official ncaa record it will show 1 tournament win. There is no real legitimate argument against it.

[HuskerFever]

1 hour ago, Silverbacked1 said:

I hear you I do worry about winning a game and then dieing because that is one of the last things on my bucket list.

 

[cozrulz]

2 hours ago, Fastbreaker said:

Does a win at Dayton give us our first NCAA win?  It would really cheapen it in my estimation.  

 

Just win and build from there.  Hopefully winning one game isn't the peak.

[OmahaHusker]

1 hour ago, Art Vandalay said:

Not really. When you look up our official ncaa record it will show 1 tournament win. There is no real legitimate argument against it.

 

I consider a win to get into the round of 32 as a true win and advance in the tournament, but technically yes you are correct it's also a tournament win. 

[cipsucks]

4 hours ago, Fastbreaker said:

Does a win at Dayton give us our first NCAA win?  It would really cheapen it in my estimation.  

The NCAA really messed up when they labeled them play in games. They made those 4 teams red headed stepchildren.  By their logic, when the field went from 32 teams to 64, in 1985, that first round should have been considered play in games.  

 

Winning in a 68 team field is no less honorable than winning in a 64 team tournament.

 

Just win, Huskers, and this discussion is moot.

 

[LincecumFan]

2 hours ago, cipsucks said:

The NCAA really messed up when they labeled them play in games. They made those 4 teams red headed stepchildren.  By their logic, when the field went from 32 teams to 64, in 1985, that first round should have been considered play in games.  

 

Winning in a 68 team field is no less honorable than winning in a 64 team tournament.

 

Just win, Huskers, and this discussion is moot.

 

I agree. These teams were selected by the committee to play in the NCAA Tournament, so why do they have to "play to get in"? They're really just opening round games, IMHO.

Edited 4 hours ago by LincecumFan

[roscoe]

Not really much to do with bracketology but Michigan St. hits shot from over half court to beat Terps 58-55. Just don't see Maryland doing much in NCAA tourney with their lack of depth. So they will probably make Sweet 16. MSU on other hand has 10 guys that play 14+ minutes/game and still took desperation shot to win. College basketball...ya just never know? 

[unl]

We beat Indiana. Lost to Penn state. Could finish ahead of both. Who do we want to win? @hskr4life @HuskerActuary

[hskr4life]

55 minutes ago, unl said:

We beat Indiana. Lost to Penn state. Could finish ahead of both. Who do we want to win? @hskr4life @HuskerActuary

Posted my thoughts above. Truly a toss up I think. The small IU win could bump them to a Q2A game and keep Penn State a Q1 loss.

[hskr4life]

Wake Forest… bubble popped.

[hhcmatt]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Posted my thoughts above. Truly a toss up I think. The small IU win could bump them to a Q2A game and keep Penn State a Q1 loss.

 

To me it's about keeping Indiana off the bubble.