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@NukeAltmeyeIL @ESPNLunardi Me too 🤞, I-L-L

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@NukeAltmeyeIL @ESPNLunardi Illinois’ SOS is better (especially non-con SOS), but Houston only having 3 losses compared to Illinois’ 5 makes a huge difference in the SOR

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1. Belmont
2. South Florida
3. Liberty
4. SFA
5. Yale

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Hypothetical game @801bracketology and I played today on our live show.

Rank these 5 teams based on your confidence that they could pull an upset.

South Florida, Belmont, Liberty, Yale & SFA

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@NukeAltmeyeIL @ESPNLunardi The committee only uses 3 predictives and Houston is better in 2/3 (torvik and bpi). So only way Illinois is ahead of Houston is if their resume metrics were better, but Houston still sweeps that battle in all 3 (KPI, SOR, WAB). I do think the gap is closer than most think though

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@ncspacedog @ESPNLunardi If I had any say in it, I agree with you 100%. But at the end of the day bracketology is just predicting what the committee will do based on the metrics they use

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@NukeAltmeyeIL @ESPNLunardi I also have Houston as the last 1. By far the best resume metrics and predictive metrics of that group vying for the last 1 spot

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@ncspacedog @ESPNLunardi I think the last thing any bracketologist wants to do is put them in, but unfortunately the numbers speak for themselves. Their SOS is just incredible. Very similar resume to 2022 Michigan who snuck in as an 11 seed

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@CoveyMartinelli Very little separation between teams in that part of the seed list

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CHD Bracketology: 2/20/26 Edition

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CHD Bracketology: 2/20/26 Edition

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Top 25: January 3, 2024

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Top 25: December 24, 2023

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College basketball needs to let players play with 5 fouls. There’s way too much variance in how fouls are called to be making good players sit out at the end of games.

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Horrible news, hope he recovers fast and is okay

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Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. shot in leg while home on break https://t.co/bpaphxi0Zj

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Blows my mind that there are still coaches out there that don’t foul up 3 at the end of games. Butler absolutely sold

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3 rules to live by:
1. Never acknowledge The Godfather: Part III.
2. Never waste calories on pizza outside of the Eastern Time Zone.
3. ALWAYS foul up three late.

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Most Offensively Efficient Teams

(Best Assist to Turnover Ratio)

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Early-Season Big Ten Projections

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Top 25: December 22, 2023

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Because they beat arguably the worst power five team in college basketball? This is a ridiculous post and @TheFieldOf68 knows it.

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Is it finally time to start looking at this Kentucky team as a National title favorite?

Breaking down the Wildcats win over Louisville!

AFTER DARK: https://t.co/iTjGzQKPyg

https://t.co/BDQRmE66Cm

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Big East standings 👀

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Top 25: December 20, 2023