Albany in Bracketology

[UAalum72]

 

Quarterfinal tickets now on sale online.

Does anyone know if we will be able to purchase our regular season ticket seats for the playoff games?

 

You have until Friday for the first game, but you have to contact the ticket office directly.

James Troutman

Interim Ticket Manager

University at Albany

518-437-4415

jtroutman@albany.edu

 

After Friday the seats will be released to the public.

[bob87]

 

 

Quarterfinal tickets now on sale online.

Does anyone know if we will be able to purchase our regular season ticket seats for the playoff games?

You have until Friday for the first game, but you have to contact the ticket office directly.

James Troutman

Interim Ticket Manager

University at Albany

518-437-4415

jtroutman@albany.edu

 

After Friday the seats will be released to the public.

 

Or if you know your login and password you can login on and buy your tickets on line

[DanesRGood]

 

This playoff system SUCKS. I can't go to any game. Totally ridiculous schedule for out of town fans. I'm disgusted and angry after all the money I've spent over the years at the tourney between tickets and hotels and gear and beers and food. A total slap in the face to the fans.

You can thank sbu for this format. That bunch of losers blew it every way possible... Maybe this will help.

 

 

I'm seriously furious. Absolutely ruined a yearly ritual for me and my friends (also Albany alums) to go to the tourney, watch some basketball and party with each other for a a night or two again. I'm going on a twitter rant to the America East twitter account right now....

Edited February 25, 2015 by DanesRGood

[MRSGDG]

 

Quarterfinal tickets now on sale online.

 

Does anyone know if we will be able to purchase our regular season ticket seats for the playoff games?

Believe they sent emails regarding post season to season ticket holders..right? Heard they mentioned a 2/27 date maybe. Someone who gets the email can confirm...I just chatted with someone at the last game who mentioned that date. Edited February 25, 2015 by MsGDG

[sarge965]

Same sentiment here. We have been to every AE Tournament that the UA men have played in. This system stinks.

[DanesRGood]

Same sentiment here. We have been to every AE Tournament that the UA men have played in. This system stinks.

I suggest you complaining also because it really is a slap in the face to the fans who have supported so long. I really hope UVM and SBU lose at home in the first round. I also hope that somehow this blows up in the America East's face and they go back to the tourney very soon. Does any other conference do this stupidity?

[Eli]

 

 

Quarterfinal tickets now on sale online.

Does anyone know if we will be able to purchase our regular season ticket seats for the playoff games?

Believe they sent emails regarding post season to season ticket holders..right? Heard they mentioned a 2/27 date maybe. Someone who gets the email can confirm...I just chatted with someone at the last game who mentioned that date.

 

 

Yes, our regular seats are up for purchase by us (we aren't getting moved it we buy them). I believe they are $20/game. Myself and my brother both got ours. Parking passes are also $10/car.

Edited February 25, 2015 by Ilko

[UA'08]

Updated ESPN bracketology... If we DO make the tournament, a win Saturday will give us an outside chance of a getting a 14 seed barring any upsets in other conference tourney's.

 

2WISCONSIN

15ALBANY

[godanesgo99]

Well - I do love this time of year. We don't know if UA will be in the tournament yet - but every website and it's brother has a prediction thread of how the seeds will shake out. I pulled up a few of the sites that many people reference, trust, or happened to be at the top of a google search

 

ESPN: http://espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

2/27 update: 15 Seed Vs Wisconsin in Omaha

 

Teamrankings: http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/

2/27 Update: Albany as a 14 seed. No location or opponent, but based on order of seeds (last #14 would play first #3 - Iowa State)

 

Yahoo/Brad Evans: http://sports.yahoo.com/featured/ncaab/bigboard/

2/27 Update: Albany as a #16 seed playing in the play-in game as overall #65 against Bucknell. Since we already played Bucknell and they keep rematches out of the first 3 rounds if possible - we would play St Francis (NY) or Georgia Southern

 

USA Today: http://q.usatoday.com/2015/02/27/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-projecting-the-field-of-68-2/

2/27 Update: #15 Seed playing #2 seed Kansas

 

SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2015/2/24/8095289/bracketology-2015-college-basketball-kentucky-virginia-oregon

2/24 Update: #16 Seed playing against Duke in LA

 

RealTime RPI: http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html

2/26 Update: Not making the Tournament with Stony Brook winning the tournament and getting a #16 seed against Duke in Milwaukee

 

FoxSports: http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/ncaa-tournament-march-madness-bracket-ohio-state-buckeyes-texas-longhorns-022415

2/24 Update: #15 Seed against Kansas in Omaha

 

BracketWatch: http://ncaabasketballbracketwatch.blogspot.com/

2/24 Update: Albany playing in the play-in game against St. Francis (NY) in Charlotte and having to play Virgina

 

HoopsDaily: http://www.collegehoopsdaily.com/

2/24 Update: Albany as a #16, playing in the play in game. No predicted location or opponent

 

SportsRatings.com: http://www.sports-ratings.com/basketball/dance-chance-ncaa-tracker.html

2/26 Update: Picks Vermont to with the AE Tournament. Ranks Albany higher, but gives Vermont a #16 seed and a play-in game

 

SeedMadness: http://www.seed-madness.com/

2/27 Update - #16 Seed playing the play in game against South Dakota State (In the Syracuse Bracket, against Duke in Rd 2)

 

131 Sports: http://131sports.com/

2/25 Update: Albany as a #16 seed, No mention if it is outright or a play in game, but as the second team listed, it should make it outright with no play in.

Edited February 27, 2015 by godanesgo99

[Eli]

If we get to the dance and get the PIG, I'll be PISSED. That will be such a slap to the face of what these kids accomplished with integrating like 9 new guys, Peter's family, etc.

[alum73]

If we get to the dance and get the PIG, I'll be PISSED. That will be such a slap to the face of what these kids accomplished with integrating like 9 new guys, Peter's family, etc.

 

Those are not seeding considerations.

[Clickclack]

If we get to the dance and get the PIG, I'll be PISSED. That will be such a slap to the face of what these kids accomplished with integrating like 9 new guys, Peter's family, etc.

Not a consideration, this isn't a popularity contest...

 

That Niagara loss is killing us..

 

If we run through the AE tourney, we'll have an RPI somewhere in the 110 range. That coupled with the fact that we would be in it for the third time in a row which always gets some love from the panel means probably a 15 seed.

 

I don't see a way to get 14 unless there are some massive upsets in other conference tourneys that they can then take those teams and slot under us.

Edited February 27, 2015 by Clickclack

[UA'08]

Stony brook game hurts. A loss this weekend would hurt and will prob put us at a 16 if we win tournament. I want a win this saturday

[godanesgo99]

 

If we get to the dance and get the PIG, I'll be PISSED. That will be such a slap to the face of what these kids accomplished with integrating like 9 new guys, Peter's family, etc.

Not a consideration, this isn't a popularity contest...

 

That Niagara loss is killing us..

 

If we run through the AE tourney, we'll have an RPI somewhere in the 110 range. That coupled with the fact that we would be in it for the third time in a row which always gets some love from the panel means probably a 15 seed.

 

I don't see a way to get 14 unless there are some massive upsets in other conference tourneys that they can then take those teams and slot under us.

 

 

The blowout loss to Holy Cross hurts almost as much. They were so good against us, but fell apart as a team. The loss at St. Francis (PA) was pretty bad too - but you are right - Niagara kills us.

 

From ESPN Ratings - our worst games:

Worst Games for BPI

 

Tue, Dec 30 Niagara L 65-47 9.3 -------------1.7

Wed, Dec 3 Holy Cross L 74-57 7.9 ----------3.2

Sat, Dec 6 St Francis (PA) L 69-59 24.6 ---12.5

Sat, Nov 29 UNLV L 75-59 17.1 ---------------23

Mon, Dec 8 Bucknell L 61-58 43.2----------- 36.5

 

On the flip side - Best Games:

Best Games for BPI

Mon, Jan 19 Stony Brook W 64-47 93------- 95.6

Sat, Dec 20 Yale W 64-60 66.6 ---------------87.3

Wed, Nov 19 N.J.I.T. W 65-48 83.9----------- 85.8

Wed, Jan 28 Vermont W 47-44 62.8--------- 75.5

Fri, Feb 13 N.J.I.T. W 65-59 72.8------------- 75.4

 

Also of note:

The close loss at Providence had a score of 71.2

The Feb 4th Win at home vs. New Hampshire only got 48.9

 

 

Very interesting rating structure they use...

Edited February 27, 2015 by godanesgo99

[UAalum72]

What we have to hope for is no upsets in the top ten conferences and a lot of third- or fourth-place teams winning the one-bid conferences.