The Big East is playing some very compelling basketball. Almost every match up is must watch television. These teams will continue to rack up quality wins and build good NCAA resumes. Conference Best Villanova – The Wildcats are 12-4 with a quad 1 record of 4-4. What’s really impressive is the 5 road wins and …
The Atlantic Coast Conference is still struggling to gain attention in the top 25 at the moment with Duke still being the only ACC team ranked in the top 25 at #8. There are a couple teams starting to get noticed in the voting, but for now the Blue Devils stand alone in the top …
Why Purdue is a good program- Coach Matt Painter We cover games here at Delphi Bracketology to get a firsthand look at teams so we can gauge how the data matches up to the eye test. The Purdue Boilermakers are a top program in college basketball. They will likely be a 1 seed or a …
Bracket Takeaways Purdue Purdue has a defense that is suffocating for opponents Jaden Ivey is a special player Purdue is a likely 1 or 2 seed for the tournament. Unless something crazy happens the Boilers are in a great position. Indiana Indiana has a defense that will travel. It is outstanding and keeps Indiana in …
Early season standings don’t mean much, but things in the Big East definitely do look different than you might think. With Villanova and Butler near the bottom of the rankings some might think it’s a fluke but strong teams like Providence and Seton Hall only have one loss and are on multiple game win streaks. …
The American Conference is headlined by Houston once again, but Anfernee Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers have been a disappointment so far. Conference Best Houston- The Cougars made a Final 4 run last year, and although the talent is not the same as last year’s team, they are off to an 8-1 start. Trending up: Teams moving …
The Big Ten has had a slow start to the season. Michigan and Illinois, two teams expected to be at the top of the conference, have struggled mightily. A conference that some thought could get 8 or 9 bids, may only get 6 or 7. Conference Best Purdue- The Boilermakers have not only shown to …
The Big East has had a great start to the season. There have been several big wins in the conference which will pay huge dividends as the season goes on. Once thought to be a 3 bid league, now looks like a 5/6 bid league going forward. Conference Best Villanova- Despite two losses to quality …
Conference Best UCLA- despite the loss to Gonzaga, the Bruins are still the team to beat Trending up: Teams moving up the seed list USC– The Trojans are 6-0. Best win is against San Diego St. Arizona– The Wildcats defeated #4 Michigan and are 6-0. They are safely in the bracket and moving up Bubble: …
Bracket Takeaways Indiana This team is a tournament team- right now likely in the 7/8 seed range Defense is the calling card for IU- forced Louisiana to miss 25 straight shots In order to improve their spot in the bracket, Indiana will need better guard play & consistent shooting Louisiana Have size to make a …