The Quest-O-Meter didn't work out too well for the SU football team this year. I thought about perhaps redeeming it by starting up an 8-Seed-O-Meter but then I figured I was selling the basketball team short. Apparently though, that sounds just about right to most brackethesiologists.The indomitable Bracket Matrix has taken all of the 2008 NCAA tournament bracket "expert" predictions and combined them into one mega-bracket prediction. It's kinda like Voltron. There's even an evil monster that must be defeated by its combined forces (Joe Lunardi).
The overall matrix put the Orange as a 7 seed at the moment, but let's break down all the brackets to see what may lie ahead for us if the predictions hold (And if you want to know how much you should trust these predictions, try looking at how many college football experts predicted Ohio State and Oregon would be the two best teams in the country).
The Bracket Project
Syracuse Seed - #8
1st Round Opp - #9 Davidson
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #1 Memphis
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#3), Pitt (#5), UConn (#8), Nova (#8), Notre Dame (#11)
Joe Lunardi - ESPN
Syracuse Seed - #6
1st Round Opp - #11 George Mason
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #3 Tennessee
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#2), UConn (#8), Notre Dame (#8), Nova (#9), Pitt (#9)
Gary Parrish - CBS Sportsline
Syracuse Seed - #6
1st Round Opp - #11 Bradley (assuming, he didn't specifically set up matchups)
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #3 Indiana (again, assuming)
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#3), Nova (#3), Pitt (#6), UConn (#8), Notre Dame (#8)
Drew Barnette - Bracket Express
Syracuse Seed - #8
1st Round Opp - #9 Mississippi State
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #1 North Carolina
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#3), Pitt (#5), Nova (#7), UConn (#8)
Bracketology 101
Syracuse Seed - #8
1st Round Opp - #9 Kansas State (assuming)
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #1 Memphis (assuming)
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#4), UConn (#7), Pitt (#8), Nova (#10)
Basketball Predictions
Syracuse Seed - #8
1st Round Opp - #9 George Washington (assuming)
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #1 Memphis (assuming)
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#3), Marquette (#4), Pitt (#6), Nova (#12)
Beating The Experts
Syracuse Seed - #5
1st Round Opp - #12 Bradley (assuming)
Likely 2nd Rd Opp - #4 Xavier (assuming)
Other Big East Teams In - L'ville (#2), G'town (#2), Marquette (#3), Nova (#6), Pitt (#8), Notre Dame (#8), UConn (#12)