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An interesting possibility - our 1st round game TN?

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It occurred to me that with TN barely going to make the tournament this year, if they do, they could be our 1st game in Storrs. The basketball gods could be good to us.
 
ctfjr said:
It occurred to me that with TN barely going to make the tournament this year, if they do, they could be our 1st game in Storrs. The basketball gods could be good to us.
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No, those 16 seeds are always Automatic qualifiers. From very, very low ranked conferences.

And they'll make it easy anyway. probably 10 teams from SEC. (They finished 6th)
 
ctfjr said:
It occurred to me that with TN barely going to make the tournament this year, if they do, they could be our 1st game in Storrs. The basketball gods could be good to us.
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Not going to happen because if they get in they’ll be an at large bid and the 15-16 seeds are Always going to be the automatic qualifiers from the perceived weak conferences and even though TN does NOT deserve to be in the tournament they likely will be and the selection committee will make them a 8-11 seed so they can justify the selection by saying it wasn’t even close.
 
I said it before. I don’t want Tennessee in that 8/9 game. It is still a rivalry. They still have talented players. And a win over UConn in the NCAA tournament would salvage their season.

Unusual things happen in sports too. The current winning streak started after a Tennessee loss… well, it makes sense for them to be the ones to end it… right? I believe in the basketball gods. And I believe in superstition. I do not want to see this scenario even on the table! Send them to UCLA! 🙏
 
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Stagnant said:
I said it before. I don’t want Tennessee in that 8/9 game. It is still a rivalry. They still have talented players. And a win over UConn in the NCAA tournament would salvage their season.

Unusual things happen in sports too. The current winning streak started after a Tennessee loss… well, it makes sense for them to be the ones to end it… right? I believe in the basketball gods. And I believe in superstition. I do not want to see this scenario even on the table! Send them to UCLA! 🙏
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They got smoked by 30 the first time, and tht was w/o Blanca....Tn may talk tough but they don't want any more of tht work from UConn.... unless they're Masochists.
 
Tennessee is actually nowhere near being one of the last teams in the tournament and certainly not going to be a 16 seed. Charlie Creme currently has them as an eight seed, which very much securely puts them in the field. Tennessee currently sits at 22 in the net and they have five quad one wins. Creme currently has either Fordham or Howard facing Uconn in the first round and they 122 and 156 in the net and have zero quad one wins.
 
ctfjr said:
It occurred to me that with TN barely going to make the tournament this year, if they do, they could be our 1st game in Storrs. The basketball gods could be good to us.
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Never in a million years should Tennessee get into the tourney. I can't see it. They have never missed an NCAA tourney in the 47 year history of the tourney...

But not this year. I would be shocked if they made it. Give it to another more deserving team.

There is something wrong with the whole selection process if they make it. Especially with the season they just had...
 
The worst at-large teams are the four 11-seeds who have to play in from 68. Connecticut is almost certain to play one of the four 16-seeds who have to play in. (I think it's unfair to make automatic qualifiers play in: the last eight at-large teams should play the four play-in games. The NCAA can't seem to make up its mind: originally it was all 16's, now it's half and half.)

Tennessee is nowhere near the bubble, despite a mediocre record in conference and an early exit from the SEC tournament.
 
I think the interesting potential matchup would be a #8 - #9 game between Tennessee and Villanova. I'm not sure who would be favored in that game, but I think Denise's team would have a good chance to win.

If Villanova does win that game, does Denise become a candidate to replace Kim Caldwell at Tennessee?
 
1974yankees said:
Never in a million years should Tennessee get into the tourney. I can't see it. They have never missed an NCAA tourney in the 47 year history of the tourney...

But not this year. I would be shocked if they made it. Give it to another more deserving team.

There is something wrong with the whole selection process if they make it. Especially with the season they just had...
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If you can find another team that sits 22 in the net with multiple quad one wins - that is not getting in the tournament - then you could make a case.

The biggest issue for Tennessee is the end of season swoon. And in some previous year type of metrics, it might have bounced them out. But as I read in an article today - not for the first time - the NCAA looks at the entire season, the body of work. While disappointing by Tennessee standards, the body of work is going to get them in, and as others have said, it isn't close.
 
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Even if Tennessee was near the bubble, I suspect their storied history would get them in. It's going to take a really bad year to end a streak creeping toward 50 years.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
If you can find another team that sits 22 in the net with multiple quad one wins - that is not getting in the tournament - then you could make a case.

The biggest issue for Tennessee is the end of season swoon. And in some previous year type of metrics, it might have bounced them out. But as I read in an article today - not for the first time - the NCAA looks at the entire season, the body of work. While disappointing by Tennessee standards, the body of work is going to get them in, and as others have said, it isn't close.
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16-13 should qualify for a tournament bid? Wow. And they also got blown away by a lot of those teams....

How many games has Tennessee lost in a roll the last two months...

So just because their name says Tennessee that gives them an automatic...
 
Vowelguy said:
Brace yourself then.

It is not even close — they are clearly in.

There would need to be 32 at-large teams with better resumes. Good luck trying to find 25.
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Do you really think they deserve to be in the tourney? Please be honest. I have seen several of their games this year too.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
If you can find another team that sits 22 in the net with multiple quad one wins - that is not getting in the tournament - then you could make a case.

The biggest issue for Tennessee is the end of season swoon. And in some previous year type of metrics, it might have bounced them out. But as I read in an article today - not for the first time - the NCAA looks at the entire season, the body of work. While disappointing by Tennessee standards, the body of work is going to get them in, and as others have said, it isn't close.
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What you are saying is unfortunately correct, but I agree with 1974yankees sentiment, TN should NOT be in the NCAA Tournament and there is something very wrong with the selection process if they are comfortably in, especially as an 8 or 9 seed. They have lost 7 straight games, and 10 of their last 12 and in most they weren't even very competitive. They are 16-13 and below .500 in their conference and have played terribly for the past 6 weeks. That's not an end of season swoon it is an epic collapse for a team that claimed to have Elite 8 or even Final Four aspirations. They were soundly beaten in the first game of their conference tournament by a lower rated team and were never really even in the game when all they had to do was win that one game and it may have given them some plausible argument that they deserved to make the Big Dance. Tennessee's "body of work" absolutely stinks, as does their entire season, all they have are a few decent QUAD 1 wins and none in the last 5 weeks.
 
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Vowelguy said:
Absolutely yes.
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And make no mistake, I really want Tennessee to be good every year (just not great) because Uconn/Tennessee has always been the greatest rivalry in the sport... Its also great for the sport when both Uconn and Tennessee are strong.

But they haven't been a powerhouse since Pat...
 
MilfordHusky said:
We could get Tennessee in our second round--the 8/9 winner.
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Certainly a possibility. But to the extent possible, I think the Selection Committee attempts to match up teams that have not played each other. Right now Charlie Creme has UConn playing the winner of NC State-Iowa St in the 2nd round.
 
faninwisc said:
Tennessee is actually nowhere near being one of the last teams in the tournament and certainly not going to be a 16 seed. Charlie Creme currently has them as an eight seed, which very much securely puts them in the field. Tennessee currently sits at 22 in the net and they have five quad one wins. Creme currently has either Fordham or Howard facing Uconn in the first round and they 122 and 156 in the net and have zero quad one wins.
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That would be awesome. Because, they would have trouble getting past that 9 seed the way they have been playing lately. It would be good to see them go out 1st round. (not as good as them NOT making the tournament......but still really good)
 
H Dog said:
What you are saying is unfortunately correct, but I agree with 1974yankees sentiment, TN should NOT be in the NCAA Tournament and there is something very wrong with the selection process if they are comfortably in, especially as an 8 or 9 seed. They have lost 7 straight games, and 10 of their last 12 and in most they weren't even very competitive. They are 16-13 and below .500 in their conference and have played terribly for the past 6 weeks. That's not an end of season swoon it is an epic collapse for a team that claimed to have Elite 8 or even Final Four aspirations. They were soundly beaten in the first game of their conference tournament by a lower rated team and were never really even in the game when all they had to do was win that one game and it may have given them some plausible argument that they deserved to make the Big Dance. Tennessee's "body of work" absolutely stinks, as does their entire season, all they have are a few decent QUAD 1 wins and none in the last 5 weeks.
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Actually, they were 8-8 and finished in 6th place in the SEC (considered the toughest conference). The NCAA will take 8-10 teams from the SEC. They are definitely taking TN. They are not skipping over the 6th place team....nor should they. Beside TN had one of the top SOS this year.

Now, we can only hope they get a 8/9 seed and get blown out in that 8/9 game.
 
oldude said:
Certainly a possibility. But to the extent possible, I think the Selection Committee attempts to match up teams that have not played each other. Right now Charlie Creme has UConn playing the winner of NC State-Iowa St in the 2nd round.
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Tenn also played UCLA this year. And they wont be in the SC/TEX subregional.
So if they are 8/9, 50/50 chance they are in Storrs
 
Vowelguy said:
Tenn also played UCLA this year. And they wont be in the SC/TEX subregional.
So if they are 8/9, 50/50 chance they are in Storrs
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I had forgotten about UCLA. But the Selection Committee only requires the top 4 teams from the same conference, assuming they are all seeded 4th or better, to be in separate regions. So TN could still end up in the SC or TX regionals.
 
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fomalhaut said:
Even if Tennessee was near the bubble, I suspect their storied history would get them in. It's going to take a really bad year to end a streak creeping toward 50 years.
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I hope that's not the case.

Their storied history deserves respect. Inviting them to the tournament if they do not meet the criteria isn't respect. it's pity.

I'm saying this knowing full well that I may live to see the year in which UConn is in a bubble discussion. If I'm still around, I will fight against giving UConn a spot they don't deserve.
 
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