Anthony Mattia
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They are still being listed as a 3 seed in a lot of polls...I'd say they are sniffing around a 2 seed
NCAA Tournament seeding
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L J S A
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There are more non-power conference reps in the seeding room this season than power reps. I'm hoping they flex some muscles and put SEC teams where they really belong -- including leaving the ones under .500 out completely.
There is no way we capture a 1 seed… so fully committted to the bottom half of the Region…
How are the 6 and 7 seeds looking? We lookin at a Kansas type game on Saturday?
How are the 6 and 7 seeds looking? We lookin at a Kansas type game on Saturday?
MugCostanza
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Texas Tech won today and will face the winner of Arizona/Kansas tomorrow. I think if they win tomorrow and we lose, they jump us for the last 2 seed. If both teams win or both teams lose tomorrow I have no idea who gets the nod for that 2 seed. As ridiculous as it sounds on the surface, I stand by the thought that the committee won't factor in the results of Saturday games in regards to seeding for the top of the bracket.
If that happens, oh well. We’re locked into at least a 3, unless your name is Joe Lunardi who might drop us to a 6 if we lose tomorrow.
MugCostanza
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That was going to be case before the injuries anyway. They will be playing their first two rounds in Raleigh which is a Fri-Sun site
passitback
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Who knows. They are projected to be a 3 according to this source:
The conference is really good. Since it is so stacked, they have a ton of Q1 wins; they have more than their fair share of losses.
Kind of confusing tbh
I think we've cemented a 2 seed after tonight's win.
I kind of agree but I’m not going to get worked up if we are a high three. Basically only means we wear our away reds if we get to the regionals. And I love the red unis.
MugCostanza
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As others have mentioned, I think we're locked in to a 2 seed now regardless of the outcome tomorrow. I'd be very shocked if we're anything but a 2 seed when the bracket is announced. That said, I don't think there's any way we end up in the East region unless Duke is put in the Midwest (Highly unlikely).
It's pretty much a guarantee that 4 SEC teams are going to be 1/2 seeds. That means the committee will want to split those 4 teams into 4 different regions. In which case ourselves and Michigan State (the other non-SEC 2 seed) would have to be put into a region with an SEC 1 seed.
That means we're likely the 2 seed in the South with Auburn or the West with the other SEC 1 seed, likely Florida.
It's pretty much a guarantee that 4 SEC teams are going to be 1/2 seeds. That means the committee will want to split those 4 teams into 4 different regions. In which case ourselves and Michigan State (the other non-SEC 2 seed) would have to be put into a region with an SEC 1 seed.
That means we're likely the 2 seed in the South with Auburn or the West with the other SEC 1 seed, likely Florida.
Kentucky loses tonight to Alabama by 29 points. They have lost eleven games this season, by a total of 133 points. SJU on the other hand has lost just four games this entire season, by a grand total of just 7 points.
Given those metrics, someone needs to explain to me ("like I am a five year old") how the hell ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has both SJU and Kentucky as three seeds.
Uconn drops out of the top 30 so we lose a quad 1 win.
Means much more for Xavier who had a home win vs uconn which yesterday was considered only their 2nd quad 1 win. Gonna be sweating it out for sure, but Sean Miller is no stranger there.
Means much more for Xavier who had a home win vs uconn which yesterday was considered only their 2nd quad 1 win. Gonna be sweating it out for sure, but Sean Miller is no stranger there.
Agreed.
We’re going to find out if the SEC and BIG 10 are really that good, or as I suspect, the metrics are stacked in their favor to bolster their resumes to justify outsized number of bids. The NCAA tourney will show if they’re as supposedly as good as advertised. I suspect not, but we’ll see.
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Part of the problem is that the Big East didn’t pick up its usual number of non conference wins in November/December. Games like our loss to Georgia lock in the metrics for the entire season (every conference has a .500 record). Metric formulas simply don’t account for in season development. Which is what defines this SJU season.