BYU Basketball 24-25-Bring out the Jelly!

[Clark Addison]

I am thinking of heading to Newark if we win. I'll be in DC Mon-Wed so it would be a pretty easy train ride up. Maybe even on a train Omaha will be driving!

[Omaha 680]

I am thinking of heading to Newark if we win. I'll be in DC Mon-Wed so it would be a pretty easy train ride up. Maybe even on a train Omaha will be driving!

I'm not a government employee but maybe I can drive one of those Doge-approved privatized Amtrak trains when it happens.

I'll also PM you if we win tomorrow.

[BlueK]

It's Game Day! It's the NCAA Tournament and we are playing in a round beyond the first and it's not even a stretch to think we have a very reasonable shot of winning again! Go Cougs!

[Pelado]

It's Game Day! It's the NCAA Tournament and we are playing in a round beyond the first and it's not even a stretch to think we have a very reasonable shot of winning again! Go Cougs!

It's a beautiful day.

[Clark Addison]

Rise and Shout! It's a great day to be a Cougar!

Hopefully a great night as well.

[Bo Diddley]

Pregame food at the sports bar. Tots again? We can't lose!

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[Pelado]

Pregame food at the sports bar. Tots again? We can't lose!

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Sweet!

(or savory, as the case may be)

[Bo Diddley]

Sweet!

(or savory, as the case may be)

Both!

[Pelado]

BYU men's basketball current ratings:

NET: 25
KenPom: 24
ESPN BPI: 24
BPI Resume: 19
Faktor KPI: 30
AP: 17
Coaches: 18

Record against Quad 1: 8-7
Quad 2: 6-2
Quad 3: 4-0
Quad 4: 6-0

BYU's record against teams in the field of 68: 5-5

Wins: 30 Baylor, 20 Kansas, 12 Arizona, 9 Iowa State x2

Losses: 28 Ole Miss, 3 Houston x2, 7 Texas Tech, 12 Arizona,

ESPN's BPI predictor model gives BYU a 57.3% chance to win in their NCAA Tournament game against VCU (NET: 31, KenPom: 30) on Thursday, predicting a margin of 1.8 points. It's currently ranked 2nd of the day's games in "Matchup Quality" only trailing Creighton-Louisville.

For the tournament projections, BPI currently shows BYU with the following chances:
Round of 32: 57.3%
Sweet 16: 21.1%
Elite 8: 8.2%
Final 4: 2.0%
Title game: 0.6%
Champion: 0.2%

They are listed as the 23rd highest odds of winning the tournament. Big 12 teams with better odds:
Houston - 20.1%
Iowa State - 3.7%
Texas Tech - 3.4%
Arizona - 2.1%
Kansas - 0.8%

Baylor is listed just after BYU with odds of 0.2%

And here's some info on VCU:

NET: 31
KenPom: 30
ESPN BPI: 34
BPI Resume: 46
Faktor KPI: 33
AP: NA
Coaches: NA

Record against Quad 1: 2-1
Quad 2: 6-4
Quad 3: 6-0
Quad 4: 13-1 (lost vs 211 Seton Hall)

Against teams that are in the field of 68, VCU went 1-1 (back-to-back games against Mountain West teams in mid-December).

Win: 47 Colorado State

Loss: 42 New Mexico

BYU men's basketball current ratings:

NET: 25
KenPom: 24
ESPN BPI: 24
BPI Resume: 19
Faktor KPI: 30
AP: 17
Coaches: 18

Record against Quad 1: 9-7
Quad 2: 6-2
Quad 3: 4-0
Quad 4: 6-0

BYU's record against teams in the field of 68: 5-5

Wins: 30 Baylor, 20 Kansas, 12 Arizona, 9 Iowa State x2, 31 VCU

Losses: 28 Ole Miss, 3 Houston x2, 7 Texas Tech, 12 Arizona,

ESPN's BPI predictor model gives BYU a 46.7% chance to win in their NCAA Tournament game against Wisconsin (NET: 15, KenPom: 12) today, predicting a margin of 0.8 points. It's currently ranked 3rd of the day's games in "Matchup Quality," trailing Houston-Gonzaga and UCLA-Tennessee.

For the tournament projections, BPI currently shows BYU with the following chances:
Round of 32: 100%
Sweet 16: 46.7%
Elite 8: 19.5%
Final 4: 4.9%
Title game: 1.5%
Champion: 0.5%

They are listed as the 20th highest odds of winning the tournament. Big 12 teams with better odds:
Houston - 19.3%
Iowa State - 4.4%
Texas Tech - 4.1%
Arizona - 2.4%

Baylor is listed just after BYU with odds of 0.5%

And here's some info on Wisconsin:

NET: 15
KenPom: 12
ESPN BPI: 19
BPI Resume: 11
Faktor KPI: 16
AP: 13
Coaches: 10

Record against Quad 1: 8-8
Quad 2: 10-1
Quad 3: 3-0
Quad 4: 6-0

Against teams that are in the field of 68, Wisconsin went 5-8:

Win: 12 Arizona, 19 Purdue, 17 Illinois, 27 UCLA, 11 Michigan State

Loss: 23 Michigan x 2, 26 Marquette, 17 Illinois, 27 UCLA, 10 Maryland, 29 Oregon, 11 Michigan State

[byufan4ever]

I love how BYU has led the entire game so far against Wisconsin. Let's finish the last 12 minutes strong!

[Donuthole]

Boom! Refs finally don’t bail out Tonje.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Sometimes, I hate being right. This BYU team is the type that is built to win in the tournament. A legit NBA playmaking guard in Demin. A great rim protector in Keita. A solid veteran guard in Saunders that might not be an NBA player but a great college guard with experience.

I hate this. If this wasn't a BYU team, I'd love watching them and be rooting for them.

I hate that my bad feeling about this tournament was right.

[Pelado]

Sometimes, I hate being right. This BYU team is the type that is built to win in the tournament. A legit NBA playmaking guard in Demin. A great rim protector in Keita. A solid veteran guard in Saunders that might not be an NBA player but a great college guard with experience.

I hate this. If this wasn't a BYU team, I'd love watching them and be rooting for them.

I hate that my bad feeling about this tournament was right.

For perhaps the first time, I'm happy about you being right.

[Joe Public]

I don’t know much about Bama’s basketball team. How would BYU match up? I think we know how SMC would be.

[Pelado]

I don’t know much about Bama’s basketball team. How would BYU match up? I think we know how SMC would be.

I haven't watched any Bama yet but I think they play a similar up-and-down style to Wisconsin and BYU, but probably with better overall athletes.