No Nitology in this title because Syracuse is moving on up in the Bracket Matrix. The Orange have now snuck into 17 of 31 brackets in the Matrix and in 12 of the last 15 updated. The 'Cuse would be a 10 seed in the tournament.
My favorite, and most wonderful bracket *note the sarcasm* is once again Basketball Predictions. He's got Syracuse in as a nine, but has some dandies in this bracket. Remember, he projects where teams are going to finish the season, not if it ended today, and UCONN apparently will finish the year as a three seed. He also has Louisville all the way down as an 11 seed.
Beating the Experts is apparently a blog written by a West Genesee High School student in Syracuse. He has Syracuse in as an eight seed if the season ended today, but had this to say about the Orange last week:
Syracuse is a true 12 seed, but could only be inserted as a 11 seed (8 Big East teams). They got the nod over a falling Villanova squad, even though Villanova holds the head-to-head matchup. Villanova is slumping at the moment and have a tough schedule ahead (including a huge "bubble" game Saturday vs. Syracuse). Syracuse is one of the last teams in even though there rotation has now shrunk to 6 players! Freshman guard Scoop Jardine has been suspended indefinitely by the University, which means Syracuse is now absent another player. It should be interesting to see if the Orange can stay afloat over the next couple weeks.
Crashing the Dance updates daily because it uses a formula to determine a team's seed. Syracuse is the ninth seed and would have a rematch with Clemson in the first round.
RPI Forecast also uses a complex formula to determine who's in and who's out. Syracuse is in as an 11 seed. Check out the detailed forecasts for where this team should finish. RPI Forecast projects a 20-11 record for the Orange before the Big East Tournament.
Other notes about the current bracket matrix: Villanova is one of the last four out, but that's only because they appear in a lot of brackets that haven't been updated at some point this weekend. 'Nova is only in two of the last 16 brackets updated.
Seton Hall is also one of the last four teams in. They only appear in 11 brackets overall and appear in five of the last 12 updated.
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