Yeah, that’s more in line with what I’ve been seeing. Still, close to 30% is pretty high.
T-Rank has Houston as the second-most-likely champion, at 9.2%.
Yeah, that certainly caught my eye. Gonzaga is good, and maybe the numbers are all right, but whenever there is a team that is supposed to dominate all the way to a title, I try and find a different way to go.
Can’t say. Unfortunately, I went through my search history from yesterday, and couldn’t find the link. The actual percent was something like 39.4 or 39.7; that’s why I said ALMOST 40% chance for Gonzaga taking it all. I know they’ve done well for a long time in basketball, but they’re not even from a Power 5 Conference. Their players do have some amazing stats though; and it’s unbelievable for a team to shoot 52+% from the field for the year.
I may be wrong; and maybe the 40% chance was to make the final four? That seems more probable. Sorry, I wasn’t more diligent in my post. I was hurrying, to finish, before I went out yesterday.
LOL, now is that the final game (championship game) or the final 4?
I'm looking at the T-Rank site: https://barttorvik.com/tourneytime.php
Nbd. Nobody’s going to blame you if Gonzaga doesn’t win it all. And if they do win it all, you’ll look like a genius. (Not that looking like a genius on this board is all that difficult an accomplishment.)
I firmly believe the high percentage(s)for Gonzaga, this year, are attributed to some heavy number crunching. The team, really has some good, important high stats; but this is what happens when your predictions are solely quantified by mathematics. There are many intangibles that are equally important; but aren’t as easy to quantify; i.e. desire, luck, referees, coaching, etc. If I were betting on the NCAAs, I’d probably stay away from Gonzaga, the favorite. How much would you win with them? I’ve seen very little of Gonzaga this year. I just know they have great stats; but I'm unsure of Gonzaga being the best.
I picked Colorado State to beat Michigan. It's the first game tomorrow.
Lol....I meant I have TT coming out of the west in my bracket...Everybody has TT in their bracket. Are you trying to indicate that you have TT to win in your pool?
Well the school where I coached and son played sent Suggs (now in NBA) and Holmgren this year. They both loved the coaching staff and atmosphere plus the school was similar to their high school. A small private school. Both were highly recruited by Minnesota and Kansas. They just liked the smaller campus and the players they met on their visits.