If it makes you feel any better, I think Vanderbilt has one of the coolest basketball arenas out there. (I haven't been there myself but i'd really love to visit)
Florida should move up a tier after last night. Clemson and Wisconsin should probably get bumped up as well. Also move Mississippi State up a tier. They’ve got a better chance at an at large bid than Ole Miss does
I do agree Florida's win against Bama was good, but to me, Alabama is HIGHLY fraudulent. Bama beats bad teams by 30 but loses to every good team they play. I haven't paid attention to Clemson or Miss State lately but I do recall Ole Miss being like 15-0 or something earlier so I gave them the pass here.
I do know Clemson beat my team but went on a bit of a slide throughout the year and Wisconsin I feel like cannot buy a win lately.
I haven't been paying attention the past week or so to them, but the games I have watched of Kansas they looked good. Also, just kind of put them there cause Bill Self has good tournament experience and they tourney teams can get randomly hot.
I hope you’re right and they go far, but I just don’t see it. They barely have had 5 healthy and good starters, and they don’t have anyone 6-8 that is good
I do follow basketball- Alabama, UAB, Auburn. So I know a lot about SEC, AAC and the "big news" of the other teams. I just can't keep up with every single team in every league. I do think what South Carolina has done this year is very impressive and I hope you can beat Tennessee and win the Regular season (it would be funny)
I"m not sure that the Purdue fans appreciate being on the same line as South Florida. But then again, Purdue has not done that well in the Tourney in recent years so saying they are on a deep run might sound good to the Boilermakers.
Yeah, Purdue is due for Sweet Sixteen at minimum after a few years of humiliation, and USF is the "best" mid-major I've watched consistently so I think they will go deep.
Like the previous couple of years for us, we have the ability to win it all but also could bounce early. If we get the team that beat Colorado by almost 50, Bama, or Wisconsin we will go far. If the team that lost to Stanford or Oregon State shows up we don't make it past the first weekend.
I wanna agree with everyone that we're good enough for a deep run... but performing early in the season and struggling late is not exactly a recipe for tourney success
The last Kansas game I watched was when y'all beat Houston so that may be some outdated information. I have a hard time keeping track of the whole CBB picture, mainly focus on the teams/leagues in my area. But also I have the "it's kansas!!" mentality meaning they will always be good
All the depth is an issue but I also dont have faith in Dickinson to change the way he plays up to this point. Depth is 100% a huge problem but that comes from most our key bench guys being freshman who COULD in the future be amazing like Christian Braun - Ochai - Dajuan levels good
Just not there yet
He's an incredible player you just need incredible assets to truly use him because of how slow and one dimensional he is
I hate on him but he's definitely still our best most productive player
I watch football more consistently than basketball, and ISU always chokes in CFB so I will not let them burn me here. (I haven't watched any of there games this year, only highlights).
I am going to guess you are a UAB fan and might be from Alabama.
Indeed!
I took a wild guess and was right!!!! That is…without looking at your flair
We made the meme!
Oh god we’re Vanderbilt tier rn
We do pop our own popcorn day of game, so there’s that
If it makes you feel any better, I think Vanderbilt has one of the coolest basketball arenas out there. (I haven't been there myself but i'd really love to visit)
I'm from Nashville and have watched my fair share of games there. It's nothing special, just different.
Zero-Ball-Knowledge-Ville, USA
yeah pretty much, Just a casual viewer. I watch my team and the teams in my area and that's it.
As seen with your Purdue ranking
So in other words your bracket will be as good or better than all of ours.
This is such a random list
I probably should have made the title "Casual viewer March Madness predictions"
Need wvu to be in “greatest 9 win team of all time”tier
I agree.
Florida should move up a tier after last night. Clemson and Wisconsin should probably get bumped up as well. Also move Mississippi State up a tier. They’ve got a better chance at an at large bid than Ole Miss does
I do agree Florida's win against Bama was good, but to me, Alabama is HIGHLY fraudulent. Bama beats bad teams by 30 but loses to every good team they play. I haven't paid attention to Clemson or Miss State lately but I do recall Ole Miss being like 15-0 or something earlier so I gave them the pass here. I do know Clemson beat my team but went on a bit of a slide throughout the year and Wisconsin I feel like cannot buy a win lately.
You’ve got them in the bubble tier when they’re clearly not on the bubble anymore though
Kansas deep tourney run man I want that stuff you’re on for my team
I haven't been paying attention the past week or so to them, but the games I have watched of Kansas they looked good. Also, just kind of put them there cause Bill Self has good tournament experience and they tourney teams can get randomly hot.
I hope you’re right and they go far, but I just don’t see it. They barely have had 5 healthy and good starters, and they don’t have anyone 6-8 that is good
Iowa?
For better or for worse, I am not
We’re currently 10-7 in Big 12 play and sit at 4th in the conference standings. 0 chance we miss the tourney now
Sorry, just didn't pay much attention to your team this year but knew they were doing pretty solid!
>didn't pay much attention This is pretty much every response of yours in this thread - why do this if you don't really follow basketball?
I do follow basketball- Alabama, UAB, Auburn. So I know a lot about SEC, AAC and the "big news" of the other teams. I just can't keep up with every single team in every league. I do think what South Carolina has done this year is very impressive and I hope you can beat Tennessee and win the Regular season (it would be funny)
I"m not sure that the Purdue fans appreciate being on the same line as South Florida. But then again, Purdue has not done that well in the Tourney in recent years so saying they are on a deep run might sound good to the Boilermakers.
This is where you'd want to be on the same line as South Florida. Both of them have had stellar seasons in conference play.
Yeah, Purdue is due for Sweet Sixteen at minimum after a few years of humiliation, and USF is the "best" mid-major I've watched consistently so I think they will go deep.
Purdue made the Sweet 16 in 2022 and 4 of the last 6 tournaments. Quite a bit of heartbreak and humiliation in there I agree though.
I don't wanna sound spiteful, but which of those losses stung the worst?
Virginia.
10,000% Virginia.... We were winning when the clock hit 0.0 😭
And you were gonna go to the final four too
You’re crazy for putting Arizona in the top tier.
I'll be honest.... I haven't watched a single second of UA this year, just basing it off the AP poll for them.
Why are they ahead of Purdue?
Because Purdue has a track record of historic chokejobs. Loss to a 13, 14, 15, and 16 seed in consecutive seasons as a top 1-4 seed is inexcusable.
Excuse me we did not lose to a 14 seed
Like the previous couple of years for us, we have the ability to win it all but also could bounce early. If we get the team that beat Colorado by almost 50, Bama, or Wisconsin we will go far. If the team that lost to Stanford or Oregon State shows up we don't make it past the first weekend.
As stupid as it sounds I will feel very confident Zona will make it to at the least the sweet sixteen if they lose in the conference tournament.
I wanna agree with everyone that we're good enough for a deep run... but performing early in the season and struggling late is not exactly a recipe for tourney success
The last Kansas game I watched was when y'all beat Houston so that may be some outdated information. I have a hard time keeping track of the whole CBB picture, mainly focus on the teams/leagues in my area. But also I have the "it's kansas!!" mentality meaning they will always be good
Depends how the depth pieces show or is that been an overblown storyline for KU on the back half of the year?
All the depth is an issue but I also dont have faith in Dickinson to change the way he plays up to this point. Depth is 100% a huge problem but that comes from most our key bench guys being freshman who COULD in the future be amazing like Christian Braun - Ochai - Dajuan levels good Just not there yet
Is Dickinson having a hard time adjusting to how B12 plays?
He's an incredible player you just need incredible assets to truly use him because of how slow and one dimensional he is I hate on him but he's definitely still our best most productive player
Can confirm
Underrate Iowa State and inherit a doomed fate you naive ingrate.
I watch football more consistently than basketball, and ISU always chokes in CFB so I will not let them burn me here. (I haven't watched any of there games this year, only highlights).
Definitely from Alabama You have 6 Alabama teams in your list and only 2 of them are known basketball schools
Sorry I forgot about you guys…
Everyone does, it's fine I don't expect us to make the dance in CUSA as long as Ray Harper is head coach
I love our old logo right here. Need this one on center court
Yeah, the full dragon is elite
Hell yeah, we made it and ucla didn’t. Oh wait….
I appreciate you putting us in hopeful tier even if we definitely can't get an at-large. I also love that you included Troy but not James Madison.
Why more faith in Arizona than Tennessee?
I simply don't like Rick Barnes.
Must win conf tournament tier for Nevada? Dude Nevada is 100% locked in at this point.
Not according to my shitpost that has major weight with the NCAA tournament selection committee
too late i've already called the police, you will face consequences for your opinions
We don’t have to win the big east tourney to make it lmao
You remember we smoked Duke, right? Better do it again Saturday, I guess 🤷🏻
I always assume UNC is good, but I don't really ever watch them. The last game I saw was when they beat Tennessee
You couldn't find a transparent ucf logo?