Andy Katz's first bracket has UK as a #4 seed

[Son_Of_Saul]

The east and west would be tough brackets. I would not want to face Creighton in our bracket.

Why? We do what they do, only better. We shoot better, score better, and get out in transition better. They're like a weaker version of Kentucky, only they rebound at a slightly better rate.

They also have an elite assist-to-turnover ratio, and it's almost identical to Kentucky's.

Bring 'em on.

 

[BBNinSC]

I do not want to see UNC, but I am certain we will play them in the S16

 

[BBNinSC]

Why? We do what they do, only better. We shoot better, score better, and get out in transition better. They're like a weaker version of Kentucky, only they rebound at a slightly better rate.

They also have an elite assist-to-turnover ratio, and it's almost identical to Kentucky's.

Bring 'em on.

They have an NBA center and I’m not sure we do

 

[NociHTTP]

Why? We do what they do, only better. We shoot better, score better, and get out in transition better. They're like a weaker version of Kentucky, only they rebound at a slightly better rate.

They also have an elite assist-to-turnover ratio, and it's almost identical to Kentucky's.

Bring 'em on.

They've knocked off #2 UCONN and #8 Marquette in their last four games.

I ignored stats of guys whose minutes per game are disporportionally lower than the others, outliers if you will.

4+ Asissts Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 1
1+ Steals Per Game: Creighton 1, UK 3
1+ Blocks Per Game: Creighton 1, UK 4
10+ PPG: Creighton 4, UK 5
5+ Reb Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 2
50%+ Per Game: Creighton 2, UK 6
75%+ FT: Creighton 4, UK 7
35%+ 3PT Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 5
5+ BPM: Creighton 4, UK 6
3PT% DEF Ranking: Creighton 80th, UK 125th

Creighton:
+ Move the ball and rebound well
+ decent 3pt defense
- Not a very good shooting team inside the line

UK:
+ better all-around defense
+ a lot of scoring options
- awful 3pt defense

I suppose I shouldn't be as afraid of Creighton as I am. If we pull a rabbit out of our grass, and hit the boards we have a puncher's chance. Otherwise I think they'll wear us out in the half-court. As good as our offense is, I don't think any of us (or the team) should be relying on that as the path forward.

 

[HenryMuto]

McNeese State would be a heck of a challenge in that 2nd game if that was our draw

 

[VOLfrom KY]

They've knocked off #2 UCONN and #8 Marquette in their last four games.

I ignored stats of guys whose minutes per game are disporportionally lower than the others, outliers if you will.

4+ Asissts Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 1
1+ Steals Per Game: Creighton 1, UK 3
1+ Blocks Per Game: Creighton 1, UK 4
10+ PPG: Creighton 4, UK 5
5+ Reb Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 2
50%+ Per Game: Creighton 2, UK 6
75%+ FT: Creighton 4, UK 7
35%+ 3PT Per Game: Creighton 3, UK 5
5+ BPM: Creighton 4, UK 6
3PT% DEF Ranking: Creighton 80th, UK 125th

Creighton:
+ Move the ball and rebound well
+ decent 3pt defense
- Not a very good shooting team inside the line

UK:
+ better all-around defense
+ a lot of scoring options
- awful 3pt defense

I suppose I shouldn't be as afraid of Creighton as I am. If we pull a rabbit out of our grass, and hit the boards we have a puncher's chance. Otherwise I think they'll wear us out in the half-court. As good as our offense is, I don't think any of us (or the team) should be relying on that as the path forward.

Kentucky plays NO defense.

 

[TFCats11]

Here’s the thing, this UK squad will be favored on the eye test criteria during the first two weekends, so most paths to the FF should look enticing.

 

[NociHTTP]

Kentucky plays NO defense.

You doing alright, Denim?

 

[NociHTTP]

McNeese State would be a heck of a challenge in that 2nd game if that was our draw

It appears they would be. Cue the "they don't play anybody".

 

[cats#1again]

Should be a UK to the Final Four bracket there.

I don't like it at all
Vermont is very good
Clemson is good and mcneese St is the sleeper of the tournament

 

[HenryMuto]

One of the better bracket guys

Seeds 1-24	Seeds 25-50	Seeds 51-68	First 4 OUT
1) Purdue	25) Utah State	51) Princeton	Utah
2) Houston	26) St. Mary’s ↓	52) Samford	Iowa
3) Connecticut	27) Dayton	53) UC-Irvine	Providence ↑
4) Tennessee	28) Nevada ↑	54) Vermont	Colorado ↑
5) Arizona	29) Miss State	55) Charleston	Next 4 OUT
6) No Carolina	30) N’Western	56) Akron	Memphis ↑
7) Baylor	31) Boise St ↓	57) High Point	Drake ↑
8) Iowa State	32) Texas Tech	58) Colgate	Ja Madison
9) Marquette	33) Texas	59) Oakland	Pittsburgh ↑
10) Kansas	34) Nebraska	60) E. Wash
11) Duke	35) Colorado St	61) S Houston	Next In Line
12) Creighton	36) TCU	62) So Dak St	Wake Forest ↓
13) Kentucky	37) Oklahoma	63) Quinnipiac	UNLV ↑
14) Alabama	38) Michigan St	64) Little Rock	Ohio State ↑
15) San Diego St	39) Fla Atlantic	65) Norfolk St	Kansas State ↓
16) Illinois	40) Villanova	66) Stetson ↑	Syracuse ↓
17) Auburn	41) Seton Hall	67) Cent Conn	Texas AM
18) BYU	42) Virginia	68) Grambling St	Ole Miss ↓
19) So Carolina	43) New Mexico		Oregon
20) Wash State	44) St. John’s
21) Clemson	45) Indiana St
22) Florida	46) So Florida ↑
23) Wisconsin	47) Richmond ↓
24) Gonzaga ↑	48) Gr. Canyon
	49) McNeese
	50) App State

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Win tonight and we will be a 4-seed in the bracket matrix.

We are 0.01 point behind Auburn and SDSU. 4.38 to 4.37. And with Illini and Alabama losing