Rankings and seedings are two completely different things, totally independent of one another
Thanks for clarifying that I conflated two thoughts. I should have created a new paragraph. As you know, NCAA selection committee uses several criteria to arrive at their conclusions. Our overall position in their reveals/projections has been very different from the Net and closer to our AP or Coaches poll standing. That said, with two PAC teams seeded 1, and in pole positions 3 and 4, we are very likely to get Albany1 and Albany2, with South Carolina and Iowa, respectively, as the 1 seeds. In a perfect world, overall seeds 8,9 will be in Albany1 and overall seeds 7 and 10 in Albany 2. Hence my wish for an overall 7 or 10 ranking in the committees next reveal.Rankings and seedings are two completely different things, totally independent of one another
The NET is one consideration in seeding and remains unchanged- UConn at #2.
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I see what you did there...seeing that Creighton is at #23 and Louisville is at #24.
The problem is that you do not know how good this UConn team is until they face the better teams. Beating the tar out of Big East competiition reveals nothing. They were not even challenged once.
I said it before, but I’ll be the lizard to your crickets.
Hmm, you think that the reason could be because of UConn's defense during the tournament?
I disagree with you. Pressing UConn isn't a solution like it was last year in the Ohio State game. If AE didn't get called for fouls on 2 flops by OSU they have a totally different team on the floor to handle the press. This year they have better guards than they did last year to handle the press and more of them. They also have Paige who can attack and score off the press.
The defense was much better considering one of their best defenders was on the bench with a broken nose. That doesn't change the fact that the Big East outside of UConn is extremely weak. In the Marquette game they had several trips down the floor with a chance to cut into UConn's lead and they simply missed open looks. I think both of you can be right on this one.
The cricket you didn’t eat is the way UConn came out to play in the Big East tournament. I’ve seen every one of their games this year and I never saw the fire they had in the semifinals. Paige was unstoppable, defensively and offensively. She knows it’s March and is ready to roll. Their defensive pressure was phenomenal. Adding Ice to the mix has put them back into the title conversation ( my opinion).
With all due respect, saying none of the top ten teams are worried about playing UConn is just silly! Sure, they may not be shaking in their boots as in some (many) years but I guarantee they’re worried just as they’re worried about playing any good team. It’s not like we’re chopped liver! Yes, we lost those games against those five “good” teams but, even though we are still shorthanded, we are a completely different team now! I’d bet a lot of money that we would not go 0/5 against those teams now! None of those teams, in fact, no team in this field is playing at a level where I would say , “This team is for sure gonna win the championship!” South Carolina, the clear and imo undisputed favorite needed their 6’7” center to bank in the only three of her career/season in order to beat a mediocre Tennessee team and certainly looked vulnerable throughout the SEC Tournament! So, perhaps their not “scared” but I promise you, they are worried!
