Stewart Mandel 1/19 Bracketology

[hawk4life021]

2 seed in the Midwest region. So we'd play in Des Moines, then Chicago if we advanced to the 2nd weekend.

http://www.foxsports.com/college-ba...awks-oklahoma-sooners-xavier-villanova-011916

 

[CanadaHawk]

That bracket makes me feel like I'm in a time machine, probably facing Duke in the 2nd round. But it's also obsolete with Kansas losing again.

 

[HawkBall23]

That bracket makes me feel like I'm in a time machine, probably facing Duke in the 2nd round. But it's also obsolete with Kansas losing again.

With KU losing, I'd change to the 1 and KU the 2, and then flip Michigan with Texas Tech - to avoid a potential conference matchup in the Round of 32.

 

[markfromj]

2 seed in the Midwest region. So we'd play in Des Moines, then Chicago if we advanced to the 2nd weekend.

So both winners in Des Moines advance to Chicago? That is not how first/second rounds sites often/even usually are (e.g. Spokane in 2016 sends their 2 winners to two different regional final sites.)

I don't see how this (both Des Moines winners to Chicago) can be known now. Aren't there many different rules that govern first/second round placement, that rely on the entire field being known to try to make as much geographical sense as possible in first/second round assignments, that would then not allow to know now that both Des Moines winners head to Chicago?

 

[StormHawk42]

1st/2nd round regional sites are completely independent of the 3rd/4th round

 

[hawk4life021]

If Iowa were to get a 2 seed, they'd get some type of geographical advantage, so would most likely be in the Midwest or south region. Which would most likely mean play in Des Moines the first weekend, and either in Chicago or Louisville the 2nd weekend.

 

[hoffmkr]

If Iowa were to get a 2 seed, they'd get some type of geographical advantage, so would most likely be in the Midwest or south region. Which would most likely mean play in Des Moines the first weekend, and either in Chicago or Louisville the 2nd weekend.

This is true for first weekend but not second weekend.
They use an S curve to figure out which 2 seed fits with each one seed. For example, if #1 overall is Kansas in Chicago, they would put #8 overall in same Chicago. If Iowa is #5 (top 2 seed) overall and #4 overall (last #1) regional site was Tibet, that is where the Hawks would be going to.
The "Pods" of 4 teams in first weekend are independent of overall brackets. They try to keep top 4 seeds in reduced travel closes to home.

 

[hawk4life021]

This is true for first weekend but not second weekend.
They use an S curve to figure out which 2 seed fits with each one seed. For example, if #1 overall is Kansas in Chicago, they would put #8 overall in same Chicago. If Iowa is #5 (top 2 seed) overall and #4 overall (last #1) regional site was Tibet, that is where the Hawks would be going to.
The "Pods" of 4 teams in first weekend are independent of overall brackets. They try to keep top 4 seeds in reduced travel closes to home.

Ahhhhh alright, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the clarification.