Auto-Bid Madness 2016

Update: I listed everyone’s picks in the thread’s initial post, for reference. A couple details at top of that post. Also references technical difficulties I’ve had w/ CF in past several days, and realistically it appears updating the W/L’s may prove too cumbersome, at least in-thread. I’ll continue to keep tally on my system and I possibly can copy & paste instead.
 
Tickets punched thru March 7
Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big South: UNC Asheville
Colonial: UNC Wilmington
Ivy: Yale
MAAC: Iona
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay
Southern: Chattanooga

Conference title games Tuesday, March 8
Horizon: (4) Green Bay vs. (3) Wright State
Northeast: (1) Wagner vs. (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Summit: (5) North Dakota State vs. (2) South Dakota State
WCC: (1) St. Mary’s vs. (2) Gonzaga

Wednesday, March 9
Patriot: (9) Holy Cross vs. (2) Lehigh
 
By my estimate time4cy is in the lead with 5 right at this point... could be wrong though.

As of the last game last night, I had:
5: time4cy
4: 1UNI2ISU, CTTB78, Thomasrickj, Hoiball92, iastatehunter
3: CyArob, CyKings, JC32, Mumbai1984, CoKane, Cyclones500
2: JackCyclone, Spinback32, istater7, justgetcy, Cy$, CycloneJames, KC, ZZZ, AMarner32, Cycsk, Frontrow4life, Gipper 2001, Hoops Tournament
1: IPickCy, Coolerifyoudid, ISU_Oak, NetflixAndCloe, Wesley

Plenty of variability in the remaining picks. time4cy has a long ways to go yet.
 
I want Saint Mary's to win. They're in either way, and will be 8-10 seed. Gonzaga however, is out by many right now, if they win they'll be in, probably a 11-13 seed, and I want no part of them in the first round.
 
I want Saint Mary's to win. They're in either way, and will be 8-10 seed. Gonzaga however, is out by many right now, if they win they'll be in, probably a 11-13 seed, and I want no part of them in the first round.

I agree. I don't really want a 12/13 seed with two pros on it. Talking heads seem to think St Mary's might have trouble if they don't win.
 
Idaho is the host school for Spokane so technically, even as a low seed, Gonzaga can play there and given the lack of close schools you can bet they'll be put there for ticket sales.
 
Hoiball92
time4cy
Thomasrickj
iastatehunter
Mumbai1986
CoKane
1UNI2ISU
CyArob
CyKings
Cyclones500
Frntrow4life
justgetcy
ZZZ
Gipper 2001
JC32
JackCyclone
Spinback32
istater7
Cy$
KC
AMarner32
Hoops Tournament
CycloneJames
Cycsk
IPickCy
ISU_oak
NetflixAndClone
Coolerifyoudid
Wesley

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Whyyyyyyy do I even try these challenges????

Let me know if you see errors...
 
They'll probably be a 8 or 9 seed. I doubt we'll play them.

There is no way they are an 8/9 seed. Absolutely zero chance. They lose tonight and they likely don't get in. You don't go from losing and not getting in to an 8/9 seed. Basically the same as UNI. They will be a 12/13 seed.
 
They won by 10.

Point being? St. Mary's very well could miss out now from an at large. Good RPI but zero quality wins. As in zero top 50 wins. You honestly think because Gonzaga won by ten over a bubble team that it deems them in line for an 8/9 seed?

Several bracket pundits are saying Gonzaga is a 4 seeds worst nightmare. Just like I said. That would make them a 13 seed.
 
Tickets punched thru March 8:

Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big South: UNC Asheville
Colonial: UNC Wilmington
Horizon: Green Bay
Ivy: Yale
MAAC: Iona
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Northeast: Farleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay
Southern: Chattanooga
Summit: South Dakota State
West Coast: Gonzaga

Championships March 9
Patriot: (9) Holy Cross vs. (2) Lehigh
 
Point being? St. Mary's very well could miss out now from an at large. Good RPI but zero quality wins. As in zero top 50 wins. You honestly think because Gonzaga won by ten over a bubble team that it deems them in line for an 8/9 seed?

Several bracket pundits are saying Gonzaga is a 4 seeds worst nightmare. Just like I said. That would make them a 13 seed.

Actually Fran said during the game that them losing to Gonzaga actually bumped Gonzaga to a top 50 team... thereby giving St Marys 2 Top 50 wins. So there is that.
 

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