Yea...that would be my pick too...very scary team

arcadia has kicked the **** out of me twice this year. im gonna give it a go again tonight though

Wronoj, I am in the same boat as you with my John Hopkins team. Sititng at an RPI of 59 due to a lovely down year to my conference mates. Need a 19th straight win over a conference team to get in.

i guess it would be hard to make a humble argument saying i'm not the team to beat but it sure seems pretty rare that the favorite pulls it out...i've had some very close games go my way so i am just hoping i did not use all my lucky stars already...

on a side note, i had 4 players make 1st team all conference which was pretty amazing considering we're the #2 RPI conference...

good luck tonight bcnopolis...

yeah jj, i say my SG Gordon got screwed. somehow ended up on the 3rd team. good luck to you too, ill try to keep it within 20

Quote: Originally Posted By jjboogie on 7/01/2008i guess it would be hard to make a humble argument saying i'm not the team to beat but it sure seems pretty rare that the favorite pulls it out...i've had some very close games go my way so i am just hoping i did not use all my lucky stars already...

on a side note, i had 4 players make 1st team all conference which was pretty amazing considering we're the #2 RPI conference...

good luck tonight bcnopolis...

jj, i don't think your team is an overwhelming favorite like a couple of Brandeis teams that I can remember, at least one of which lost early. I just think there is no other obvious guy to put the onus of "favorite" on. Plus, your guys kicked my butts this year.

Sorry to put a stop to the Arcadia lovefest, but I gotta show some love to my conference mate Norm and his Maranatha Baptist squad. Ranked #2 in both the polls and RPI. Went undefeated in the #4 rated conference. Oh, and then there's the little fact about being the defending national champion.Although looking at that Arcadia team, they ARE gonna be tough to beat.

crap, I fell into what I consider the hardest division. 1st rd against wronoj and which ever one of us wins that then faces either taz or barjaz, both of whom are very good coaches, and that's only the first 2 rounds.

good point wronoj and i'd prefer to not have the bullseye anyway...there are 3-5 teams that look stellar now that the seeds are out...

i definitely did not mean to sound ****y about my team - but i think they clearly deserved the #1 overall seed...it would be hard to make a case against them...here's hoping i do better with the #1 seed overall this time compared to having it last year and pulling a UC and losing in round two

not sure how i was able to handle you so well this season BC yet have problems with others...good luck in the NT tho

Well, we snuck in as a 14-seed, and the prize is Hood, who beat us by 30 this year already (in an exhibition). The bracket is brutal.

congrats wronoj - that was the 2nd thing i checked this morning...

Quote: Originally Posted By jjboogie on 7/02/2008congrats wronoj - that was the 2nd thing i checked this morning...

thanks. pretty psyched to have made it-- this is 9 NTs in a row, and next year we are looking at a down season, so really needed this one.

So the 9 seed in my bracket has a 598 overall rating and 11 seniors...sucks to be Maranatha Baptist...

I actually kinda like my draw. At least as far as getting to the Sweet 16 is concerned. Ended up in what I guess would be the easiest of the four regions. Not so sure if I can get past Worcester St. if the matchup happens, but I like my chances to make at least a little noise in the tournament. That is, of course, if Scott Mayo doesn't turn to crap on me as he tends to do at the worst possible times.

I'm sure by speaking I'm jinxing myself and will get blown out by 30 in the 1st round. Kinda works that way sometimes.