Not a fan of this. Memphis in the first round would be fun, but playing a really talented team that underachieved early and is playing much better lately isn't ideal. Then UCLA in San Diego for Round 2 is miserable.
That would be a majorly unfavorable first two rounds…
So basically they once again want us in a scenario similar to facing Ohio St in Cincinnati, Texas in San Antonio, Florida in Miami, UNC in Greensboro.
I wouldn't really wanna play any of those 4 teams, especially UCLA in SD. I also hate the first four the 12 seed is coming off a W with momentum
Taking into account bid-stealers, the at-large play-ins tend to be 11 seeds by seasons end. I agree, we need to do what we can to avoid those matchups
It's a reminder of the benefits of a top 4 seed, and really why you want a top 3 seed. Certainly doable, though still unlikely.
While it is fun to project, you guys do realize that these predictions mean zilch and are almost always pretty far off other than predicting the top seeds. Can’t wait for selection Sunday.
Is UCLA as a 4 allowed to have a de facto home game? 5 seeds and better are supposed to be protected against disadvantage like that.
If PC wins tomorrow they are almost certainly getting Buffalo. UConn there as well would be cool.
We won the championship in 2014 as a 7 seed. So, seeding matters -- but it's not everything. I'm more concerned with how we're playing leading up to the tournament. If we continue to play well, we can beat absolutely anyone - no matter what our seeding might be.
Would need to win out and win the Big east Tournament to get a 3 seed
At 26-7 with no bad losses and 16 Quad 1 and 2 wins we would be a 2 seed.
That’s a rarity. You want a 3 seed to avoid the 2 until the S16 and the 1 until the Elite 8. Much easier path.
Yes, of course I know that this won't be the exact pairing. But they are part of what can and does happen regularly to seeds worse than 4—and often to 4 seeds too.
Yes, we did. And that has happened how regularly? I'm sure Villanova would prefer the odds of getting a 1 seed rather than saying "well, we won it as an 8 seed once, so who cares"
Folks could carpool. If they were capable of civility.
Mostly for Iona.
I'll be arriving by plane but we can share an Uber.
The Boneyard crashed for about an hour so it wasn't just what you were trying to do. I guess the Russians aren't UConn fans.