7 Seed Still In Play

[BFieldHusky]

Kansas loses to Arizona. UConn wins. A close game that turned into a 17 point win will help the metrics!

Now let's go get two more!

 

[uconngb]

Kansas loses to Arizona. UConn wins. A close game that turned into a 17 point win will help the metrics!

Now let's go get two more!

2 more and I think we get a 6

 

[Gutter King]

Are we too far down the road for any true positive (seeding) impact if Texas goes on a run? Would have been nice if Baylor scratched out a win today. Or is this just strictly ball is in our court and we need to take care of our own business?

 

[BFieldHusky]

Are we too far down the road for any true positive (seeding) impact if Texas goes on a run? Would have been nice if Baylor scratched out a win today. Or is this just strictly ball is in our court and we need to take care of our own business?

I think they can still bump Marquette off the 7 line. Maybe Kansas. Will def need a win later tonight against Creighton.

Root for St. John's in the opener tomorrow.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

We are an 8 now.

We win tomorrow then we are a 7.

If we beat St Johns on Saturday we are a 6.

I think it’s that simple.

 

[johnhuskies95]

We are an 8 now.

We win tomorrow then we are a 7.

If we beat St Johns on Saturday we are a 6.

I think it’s that simple.

There's been a good amount of evidence lately that the committee basically has the seed lines set by Saturday morning, so I'm skeptical that any title game result would matter too much, but I'd love to be wrong.

 

[ec33]

We are an 8 now.

We win tomorrow then we are a 7.

If we beat St Johns on Saturday we are a 6.

I think it’s that simple.

Agreed, but I am not sure Saturday will matter (outside of them making UConn a 6 in case they win). Laziness is always a factor in a room full of bureaucrats.

 

[uconngb]

There's been a good amount of evidence lately that the committee basically has the seed lines set by Saturday morning, so I'm skeptical that any title game result would matter too much, but I'd love to be wrong.

I think a win over a top 6 SJU team would be very meaningful

 

[YukonDolt6]

If you're an 8 seed, might not be the worst thing to be in Duke's region with a still recovering Flagg.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I was angry that DePaul choked but would beating DePaul in the semi have helped our metrics at all? Probably not? So maybe I’m just coping but having Creighton off a double OT game might be best case scenario?

 

[JonnyRI]

I think they can still bump Marquette off the 7 line. Maybe Kansas. Will def need a win later tonight against Creighton.

Root for St. John's in the opener tomorrow

Is it possible to win a Natty as a 7 seed?

 

[businesslawyer]

I was angry that DePaul choked but would beating DePaul in the semi have helped our metrics at all? Probably not? So maybe I’m just coping but having Creighton off a double OT game might be best case scenario?

For NCAA seeding? Yes, Creighton winning was positive. For winning the Big East? No, would have rather faced DePaul.

 

[ctbro1999]

There's been a good amount of evidence lately that the committee basically has the seed lines set by Saturday morning, so I'm skeptical that any title game result would matter too much, but I'd love to be wrong.

I think wherever we stand this morning, we will stay unless we win the BET. Then maybe we get bumped up 1 line. Whether we are currently a 7, 8, or 9 seed in the committee's eyes, who knows. Us being in the Big East, take the under.

 

[king conn]

Net is now 29

Torvik TRank has us as the last 7 seed.

 

[djct1999]

Can’t wait to see the faces of Duke when they get the 1 seed in the East then quickly realize they will play UConn in the second round. Still don’t think the committee will do that and they will ultimately overseed UConn.

 

[F101Voodoo]

Are we too far down the road for any true positive (seeding) impact if Texas goes on a run? Would have been nice if Baylor scratched out a win today. Or is this just strictly ball is in our court and we need to take care of our own business?

We need to take care of our own..IMO

 

[ctbro1999]

Net is now 29

Torvik TRank has us as the last 7 seed.

NET: 29
KP: 33
Torvik: 32
EvanMiya: 19
ESPN BPI: 15

 

[Tenspro2002]

Are we too far down the road for any true positive (seeding) impact if Texas goes on a run? Would have been nice if Baylor scratched out a win today. Or is this just strictly ball is in our court and we need to take care of our own business?

I think the order of importance is:

Us winning >> Other prospective #7 seeds losing >>> Our resume wins winning

I just don't think the latter will matter enough relative to other circumstances at this point for it to be worthwhile worrying about.

 

[auror]

We are an 8 now.

We win tomorrow then we are a 7.

If we beat St Johns on Saturday we are a 6.

I think it’s that simple.

You're not bumping up a full seed line from one win. We'd be a 7 most likely.

 

[Husky15]

As of this moment no prominent bracketologists have us as 7 seed which makes me feel like we have to win the Big East to move up. 1-1 wont get it done

 

[ctbro1999]

As of this moment no prominent bracketologists have us as 7 seed which makes me feel like we have to win the Big East to move up. 1-1 wont get it done

I think we are still an 8 as of this morning (and not even the top 8) and need to beat St Johns in the finals to bump to a 7. I think anything outside of beating St Johns, we end up an 8 (unless Creighton completely blows us out of the water...then maybe sink to a 9).

 

[kobebeanbryant]

You're not bumping up a full seed line from one win. We'd be a 7 most likely.

People just throw out random stuff without doing any actual research and state it as fact.

What he said is more what UConn fans want to happen, than what actually will happen.

 

[Inyatkin]

Very few, if any, prominent bracketologists had us a 7 seed in 2014. Very few had us a 2 seed in 2005.

We may well end up in the 8-9 game, but there is plenty of precedent for the committee being on an island of its own.

 

[Umami Zen]

Control the controllables. Win two more games for BET trophy

 

[ctbro1999]

Very few, if any, prominent bracketologists had us a 7 seed in 2014. Very few had us a 2 seed in 2005.

We may well end up in the 8-9 game, but there is plenty of precedent for the committee being on an island of its own.

The Athletic finally moved us out of the 8/9 game opposite Duke, but now we're in the 8/9 game in the West opposite Florida.

Their first team out is UNC, with last team in Texas. I think if UNC wins today, they are in the field despite what would be a horrid 2-11 Q1 record. But hell, if they beat Duke, they may just end up winning the ACC's autobid and make their at-large chances a moot point.