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Go Joe Bruin Bracketology – Update 5

By Jake Liker

Feb 27, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) and guard Bryce Alford (20) talk during the game against the Stanford Cardinal in the 2nd half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Isaac Hamilton (10) and guard Bryce Alford (20) talk during the game against the Stanford Cardinal in the 2nd half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 27, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators head coach Michael White gestures on the sidelines in the second half of their game against the LSU Tigers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU won, 96-91. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators head coach Michael White gestures on the sidelines in the second half of their game against the LSU Tigers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU won, 96-91. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /

Welcome to the fifth iteration of this year’s Go Joe Bruin Bracketology. All projections are made by compiling data and using a formula to convert all of these numbers into a final score for each team.

Seriously, what the hell happened? I take one week off and everything is…different. Most of the blame can be placed on one state, the same state that produced this free-spirited shoplifter, this intrepid time-traveler, and actual human being Cherries Waffles Tennis. Florida, we need to have a talk.

Florida State, two weeks ago you were a 10-seed trending upward, having won four of your last five. Sure, you had just lost to Syracuse, but you could have turned things around. Instead, you lost your next four games. Among those four teams that defeated you are Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. And now you think you can fix that with a win over Notre Dame? Nice try, but as of right now, you’re lucky to even be on the bubble. 

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    • And Florida, have you seen your highlights from your past five games? Look at this. This is your team. This is how you go from an 8-seed in the Big Dance to a 1-seed in the NIT.  You lost to Alabama in basketball. Then you did it again against South Carolina, and once more versus Vanderbilt.

    And if all that wasn’t enough, you gave up 96 points in a defeat to LSU, whose star player, from the looks of it, just realized the 76ers might draft him unless Sam Hinkie decides he’s a terrible free-throw shooter. Pull yourselves together, Gators.

    On the other hand, Wisconsin and Texas Tech, who two weeks ago were the last team in and first team out, respectively, have combined to win eight of their ten games since my last post. Half of those wins came against ranked opponents. 

    It’s moving season in college basketball. Some will shoot up, some will stumble down, and some will just sit in the corner wondering where it all went wrong, like UCLA. 

    Next: The Bracket