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[HooperScooper]

UConn picked to finish 3rd by the panel, behind Villanova and Xavier.

3. Connecticut
Dan Hurley should have an NCAA Tournament squad for a second consecutive season. Your name to know is Adama Sanogo, who just barely missed the cut on making our top 101 players list. Sanogo is a 6-foot-9 big, high-level defender who will burn hot as this team's guiding force on both ends. For Connecticut, it's how the other players around him fill out the sheet, starting with R.J. Cole (12.2 ppg, 4.3 apg), who can't be an empty-calorie guy. The Huskies also have Isaiah Whaley, Tyrese Martin and Tyler Polley back. I don't expect the loss of James Bouknight to set this team back. In fact, I think UConn -- a No. 7 last season in the tournament -- will be one seed line higher in 2022.

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[Hey Adrien!]

Interesting, this preview is higher on St. John's and lower on Seton Hall than most.

 

[Jbirdp5]

I think I’d be slightly disappointed with a 6 seed this year…

 

[auror]

I think I’d be slightly disappointed with a 6 seed this year…

I would guess 4-6 is our most realistic range. Of those, you'd much prefer to be the 6 ironically.

 

[UConnStats]

I think it’s perfectly justifiable to choose Xavier 2nd. UConn, Xavier, and Seton Hall all share the 2nd tier in my eyes.

 

[Guapo]

I’m fine with a 6 seed

 

[Umami Zen]

Moving forward from this preseason, Would hope a preseason BE 3 position and a 6 seed would become our floor for team/season predictions.

Nevertheless- It's nice to be back in the discussion again.

 

[ucp990411]

I am looking for a 1 seed - why not?

 

[ucp990411]

A follow up to the previous post, I have been known to be a bit of a homer. I bleed national flag blue

 

[Kitaman]

I am looking for a 1 seed - why not?

BET, I agree.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I think it’s perfectly justifiable to choose Xavier 2nd. UConn, Xavier, and Seton Hall all share the 2nd tier in my eyes.

I think Seton Hall is pretty clearly behind UConn and Xavier.

 

[bendm]

I would guess 4-6 is our most realistic range. Of those, you'd much prefer to be the 6 ironically.

i'd rather be a 6 than a 5 but i'd rather be a 4 than a 6. a 4 means you're a sweet 16 favorite and i think that's our ceiling this year.

while you avoid playing a 1 seed longer as a 6 seed than a 4 seed, you cant realistically expect to make a run to the elite 8 as a 6 seed.

 

[navery12]

i'd rather be a 6 than a 5 but i'd rather be a 4 than a 6. a 4 means you're a sweet 16 favorite and i think that's our ceiling this year.

while you avoid playing a 1 seed longer as a 6 seed than a 4 seed, you cant realistically expect to make a run to the elite 8 as a 6 seed.

It's not as drastic as you'd think between the 4 vs 6, you're significantly more likely to make the Sweet 16 but in terms of the Elite 8 it's not much different

6 vs 11: .634 winning %
4 vs 13: .790 winning %

Round of 32:
6 seed: 53-54 (31.4% chance of making S16)
4 seed: 83-55 (47.5% chance of making the S16)

6 seed's record in a S16 game: 20-33 (11.9% chance of making the E8)
4 seed's record in a S16 game: 26-61 (14.2% chance of making the E8)

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

I love Sonogo in the paint offensively but is he really a high level defender as of yet? Whaley certainly.

 

[imno1]

I love Sonogo in the paint offensively but is he really a high level defender as of yet? Whaley certainly.

We hope so

 

[bendm]

It's not as drastic as you'd think between the 4 vs 6, you're significantly more likely to make the Sweet 16 but in terms of the Elite 8 it's not much different

6 vs 11: .634 winning %
4 vs 13: .790 winning %

Round of 32:
6 seed: 53-54 (31.4% chance of making S16)
4 seed: 83-55 (47.5% chance of making the S16)

6 seed's record in a S16 game: 20-33 (11.9% chance of making the E8)
4 seed's record in a S16 game: 26-61 (14.2% chance of making the E8)

right - def would rather be a 4 than a 6. avoiding the 1 seed doesnt make a 6 more likely to make the elite 8, which is what i thought auror was implying.

 

[gtcam]

Any seed 6 or above should be an expectation. To me, 3 or 4 would be a pleasant surprise while a 5 would make me happy. This team could be a pleasant surprise

 

[superjohn]

People are sleeping on Seton Hall and I think UConn has a decent chance of winning the conference.

 

[Jbirdp5]

I would guess 4-6 is our most realistic range. Of those, you'd much prefer to be the 6 ironically.

Yea idk, we need to win a game first and it would be easier to do that as a 4 seed sure in the sweet sixteen it’s easier if you were a 6 but harder to get there.

 

[UConnStats]

I think Seton Hall is pretty clearly behind UConn and Xavier.

Yeah I think most would agree there and I would have them 3rd, but I like their transfers and Rhoden/Cale is a great combo.

 

[auror]

i'd rather be a 6 than a 5 but i'd rather be a 4 than a 6. a 4 means you're a sweet 16 favorite and i think that's our ceiling this year.

while you avoid playing a 1 seed longer as a 6 seed than a 4 seed, you cant realistically expect to make a run to the elite 8 as a 6 seed.

Yeah I shouldn't have lumped in the 4. You'd rather be the 11 than the 8/9, so I think I conflated the 6 with the 11 since that's the matchup.