And the fact that we also lost to the team that finished 9th in the SEC should be ignored?
Because
I agree.. I don't want to see ND in this tournament. Then again, if it happens, I feel that Uconn can blitz them like they did South Carolina.
Fill in any other team in Division 1 and it's still true.
And lost to USC at home, ND, and Tenn.
Very true! We (or anyone else) are vulnerable when we don’t/can’t put the ball in the basket! I do however, think that many/some on this board make far too much of the Tenn. loss in their rush to deny our possible #1 seeding! Yes, we lost a game on the road where we shot 40% & 25% and were out rebounded by double digits! However, look at what this team has done since! Does anyone doubt that we would likely beat Tennessee (as they were then) by 15+ now? I don’t believe any team in the country has been better since that Tennessee loss!
I'm counting seven exclamation marks in this post, and yet it's others who are “having a cow”?
That's not cherry picking, that's a specific comparison to a team who is #1, and us #2, thought we stomped them at their place. Oh, and are 30-3.
I still maintain that the Committee can do weird and unexpected things but based on the criteria laid out by the NCAA, UConn looks to be a 2 seed
If this were true, how do you account for the fact that the committee had us at #6 overall in the last reveal (which was after the SC game)? Since then the only team ahead of us to falter against lesser teams is Notre Dame. That still leaves 4 teams that the committee clearly indicated are ahead of us.
I'd be curious to hear your reasoning for calling an 8 seed “unfair” for Creighton. Their best win (by far) is over Nebraska, a projected 10 seed. That's their only win over an at-large-caliber team. And then they have a loss to South Dakota State, a projected 9 seed.
The committee also considers NET strongly (where UConn is No. 1), the primary selection metric which
They had to play their schedule. They were 22-3 vs everyone not named UConn. And 1 of the 3 was to the #1 team.
None of which constitutes a case for a higher seed.
I admit to mostly going off of what Kim Adams said during the broadcast of the BE Championship Game, that and Creighton's record. Perhaps I shouldnt have used the word "unfair". My point was that arguably the difference between a 7 seed and an 8 seed is more significant than a 2 seed and a 1 seed, I could see Creighton giving TCU a tight game for example, while Creighton probably has no chance against a 1 seed. And the 8/9 matchups are often a coinflip, Creighton might not even make it to the second round. If posters want to bemoan the state of the Big East and how it "hurts" UCONN, or talk about seeding criteria they dont agree with, than where are the posts about how Creighton deserves to be higher than an 8 seed?
The conference-owned broadcasts across the board are notorious for this kind of blatant rah-rah talk about seeding and bracketology. Adams also tried to pump up Seton Hall's “tournament resume” as a potential at-large team. To describe this as wishful thinking would be putting it mildly.
The keys for Uconn this year are Paige, Azzi, and Aubrey. Those 3 Seniors play at their best level and Uconn will win the Championship.
It applies to us as well. No one can say we earned a 1 seed with our schedule.
Not me not understanding why Charlie referenced Providence in his last two updates. LOL. The Ivies are rotating hosting sites each year. Cornell hosts in 2026 and Dartmouth in 2027.
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