To go along with ESPN’s Joe Lunardi releasing an updated bracket on Monday CBSSports didn’t want to be left out so Jerry Palm also updated his bracket. Palm was slightly less bullish on the Big East but still had 5 teams in his field of 68. I think Palm’s 5 is probably a more realistic number come March than Lunardi’s 7 because the middle of this conference is going to beat each other up.
It’s still pretty early to be keeping tabs on RPI but with Joe Lunardi released his latest bracketology today I felt like it was a good time to check in with Providence’s RPI and how it can be helped. I’ll be doing this post any day there is a game or games that will affect the Friars’ RPI.
Providence’s RPI is now at 28.
Two games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his first bracket since his preseason one on November 12th. Many things have changed from the preseason and some shuffling is to be expected.
Here are the notable Big East results from Lunardi’s bracket:
Palm’s bracket has 6 Big East teams in the field of 68 with seeds ranging from 2-12. While Lunardi’s bracket through games on December 7th had 7 Big East teams in the field, Palm has had the chance to remove Providence following their loss at home to Brown. He has also pumped up St. John’s and Seton Hall.
ALL CAPS: Highest remaining seed or AQ (automatic qualifier)
GREEN: Teams with tourney odds of 75 percent or better through games of Dec. 7.
YELLOW: “Last Four In” (would play Mar. 17-18 in Dayton, Oh.)
GOLD: Lowest four auto bids (would play Mar. 17-18 in Dayton, Oh.)
RED: “First Four Out” (teams 69-72 on the S-Curve)
PURPLE: “Next Four Out” (teams 73-76 on the S-Curve)
Continuing the absurdity started by CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm on Monday with his release of preseason bracketology, Joey Brackets himself put out his first stab at bracketology on Wednesday. His bracket looks a little bit different than Palm’s. Friar fans may be a bit confused to see the ESPN bracket including them while CBS Sports’ did not.
Here are the notable Big East results from Lunardi’s bracket:
If you were annoyed with all the way-too-early season predictions that began months ago then get ready to be super annoyed by the release of Jerry Palm’s PRESEASON BRACEKTOLOGY. PRESEASON. BRACKETOLOGY.
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