2023-24 Bracketology

[pdub]

Why not?!
9 B12 teams.

1 KU ( no. 1 overall )
2 Houston
3 Texas
5 Baylor
7 TCU
9 ISU
11 Texas Tech
11 WVU
11 ksu

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... redictions

[MICHHAWK]

i do not recognize tejass as BIG 12. they are dead to me.

we are better off. bye.

[KUTradition]

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-ba ... 99ae8da048

Kansas Jayhawks +1100 (implied probability 10.00 percent)

The 2022 National Champion Jayhawks are the preseason odds-on favorite to win the 2024 National Title, as head coach Bill Self has a deep and experienced roster that looks to run through the Big 12.

Despite losing its two most lethal offensive weapons on the wing, Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson, to the NBA, Kansas filled one of its most pronounced holes from last season -- a legit two-way five-man -- by landing three-time All-Big Ten center Hunter Dickinson from Michigan. Dickinson's presence gives Self a go-to low-post threat that few big men can contain over 40 minutes.

Kansas' biggest concern is consistent perimeter shooting, as a team with the future 13th-overall pick in Dick, who shot over 40 percent from three last season, still ranked 143rd in three-point scoring rate (34.7). 

Towson transfer Nicolas Timberlake, who could sink close to 40 percent of his treys, should be the team's most consistent three-point shooter, but outside of Timberlake, it might be a struggle to space the floor.

An early-season matchup in the Champions Classic against Kentucky is a nice test to see how Self's squad stacks up against a fellow title contender.

That said, per KenPom's metrics, the Jayhawks have less than a 50-percent win probability in just two games this season, road trips to Baylor (46-percent win probability) and Houston (39-percent win probability). Both those games are in March, so there's a chance the Jayhawks remain the odds-on favorites for a good portion of the regular season.

Therefore, it might be worthwhile to bet the Jayhawks at 11-1 if you believe they'll reclaim the Big 12 regular season title for a third straight season…

[mjl2]

Reminder that implied 10% chance of winning a natty does not mean the season is a bust if they don't win it all

[TDub]

Reminder that implied 10% chance of winning a natty does not mean the season is a bust if they don't win it all

a bust? no

no elite eight +? would be disappointing.

I say that every year though.

[KUTradition]

any year we aren’t playing the final “weekend” is at least a little disappointing to me

[Shirley]

any year we aren’t playing the final “weekend” is at least a little disappointing to me

^^^

Getting eliminated in the 2nd game on the first weekend does not make for a good beginning to the offseason.

[KUTradition]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... erall/amp/

[pdub]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... -24-season

No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks: The defending 2022 national champions followed up the net cutting with more net cutting, winning yet another Big 12 title and securing yet another No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. But, with Bill Self sidelined by a health scare and unable to coach the Jayhawks, Kansas was clipped by Arkansas in the second round after a 28-win season. Kansas lost talent to the NBA and also through the transfer portal, yet Self has another title-caliber team. That, ladies and gentlemen, is Kansas Basketball. The names change, but the song remains the same. Kansas returns a lineup of all-star talent, with defensive stars Dajuan Harris Jr. and Kevin McCullar Jr. leading the way. The difference-maker this season came through the portal, passing seven Jayhawks on the way out as he came in. Former Michigan center Hunter Dickinson will play his last college season in Lawrence, and he provides Self with a left-handed, skilled, inside-out, highly productive and great-passing big man to build around. Dickinson has a great feel for the game and has a hunger to win after missing the tournament with Michigan last season. Teaming him with Harris, who finished second in the Big 12 in assists with 6.2 per game, should provide Kansas a great screen-and-roll tandem. Dickinson allows the pogo stick-like K.J. Adams Jr. to move to the power forward spot -- allowing him mismatch opportunities. A key will be perimeter shooting, and freshmen Johnny Furphy and Jamari McDowell will need to make shots, as will Towson transfer Nicolas Timberlake. If Kansas shoots it well, the Jayhawks can cut more nets down in Phoenix.

2. Duke
3. Michigan State
4. Purdue
5. UConn

9. Houston
13. Texas
14. Baylor
29. TCU
34. ISU
44. WVU
48. ksu
54. Tech

[pdub]

AP:
1 Zona
2 Kansas
3 Purdue
4 Houston
5 UConn
6 Baylor

11 Oklahoma
18 BYU
19 Texas

Kenpom:
KU 10th.

Houston 1st.
BYU 8th.

[KUTradition]

jeebus…conference play is going to be brutal

[pdub]

Win on the road, drop in Kenpom.

11th.

6 B12 teams in the top 20.

[pdub]

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story ... redictions

Omaha/Dallas

1 Kansas
16 Norflolk State

8 Nova
9 Utah

5 Kentucky
4 FAU

3 Illiniois
10 Providence
2 Tennessee

[ousdahl]

Norfolking way!

[Overlander]

It's all mental masturbation at this point.

[DeletedUser]

Bracketology gets boring as a KU fan. We are pretty much a 1 seed almost every year at this point.

[DeletedUser]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1nSOUDP ... o4cGt3b25w

[pdub]

Tier 2 seems like a stretch.
There needs to be a significant turnaround within a month.

[DeletedUser]

Tier 2 seems like a stretch.
There needs to be a significant turnaround within a month.

You'll feel better tomorrow.

We didn't need the sport god's to smile on us today. We need them tomorrow for the KC game.

[pdub]

Tier 2 is what, top 10?
This team is not top 10 imo.

It’s a good dark horse- low 2, high 3 seed that gets their best from their top 2 players and Furphy turns heads.

But also if the sports gods don’t smile on us soon ie at ksu, OU, Houston, Texas Tech then..b12 title chances gone.