Committee top 16 reveal tonight!

[southie]

Does what # 1 seed Uconn gets really make a difference? Whether they are the first 1 seed or the 4th 1 seed....

If I remember correctly, Uconn was a 2 seed last year in Spokane.

I believe the end result was Uconn winning the National Championship.

No matter how you slice it and dice it, the 3 or 4 best teams will have to beat each other anyway sooner or later...

I would say it does matter more often than not. What about recent seasons prior to last year when UConn didn't win the title? Wouldn't you have hoped for different opponents (seeds) than the ones who ended up knocking the Huskies out of the tourney?

This year, it probably doesn't matter as UConn will most likely get an SEC and B1G team as its 2/3 seeds.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I thought we, as the top seed, got the weakest #2? Is that not right?
Imagine my surprise when I see LSU in our bracket and Iowa in South Carolina’s bracket! In what universe is Iowa better than LSU?

The Big 10 is getting what seems like grade inflation, but the proof will show in March.

I’d certainly rather worry about Iowa or Ohio State than LSU.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Does what # 1 seed Uconn gets really make a difference? Whether they are the first 1 seed or the 4th 1 seed....

If I remember correctly, Uconn was a 2 seed last year in Spokane.

I believe the end result was Uconn winning the National Championship.

No matter how you slice it and dice it, the 3 or 4 best teams will have to beat each other anyway sooner or later...

I think you’d rather play the least number of teams that have the highest chance of beating you if your goal is a title, but overall it’s rich people problems.

 

[Samoo]

That's how it was done using the traditional S-curve in both men's and women's brackets. Women changed shortly after Big East members UConn and Rutgers faced off for the fourth time (I think) in a season culminating in an Elite 8 matchup as the 1/2 seeds in their region.

I think they should do the selection the way my fantasy NBA league does - Top seeded team gets to pick their opponent and then just go down the list...2-seed picks then 3 and so on.

 

[Bigboote]

Isn't this (combining different criteria) something the Selection Committee does? If they do, then an algorithm can be created.
And if you went back to my previous posts in this thread, I was posting my opinion as a result of another post concerning absolute rankings. To quote it "The teams are supposed to be ranked absolutely."

Combining different criteria is what each committee member does. Not the committee. Each member decides how much to weigh each individual criterion, including the eye test. Then each member votes, then the votes are tallied to come up with the ratings. So your algorithm would need to somehow get inside of each member's head and decide how that member evaluates each of the (ballpark) 16 criteria. Why not have the person vote rather than try to develop an algorithm that gets inside that person's head to simulate that person's vote? And how are you going to develop an algorithm for each person's eye-test evaluation of each team?

 

[SCNCHuskie]

I won’t be surprised if UCLA ends up at 1, though I don’t expect it.
I also wouldn’t mind it. Think it’d be good extra motivation for the team.,

You do understand the ramifications of being number one. UCLA and SC would have to play each other before UConn. We would only have to play one of them.

 

[Vowelguy]

You do understand the ramifications of being number one. UCLA and SC would have to play each other before UConn. We would only have to play one of them.

Yes I have more recent post somewhere where I note I'd rather be overall #1 and not have to face both of them.

 

[oldude]

I would say it does matter more often than not. What about recent seasons prior to last year when UConn didn't win the title? Wouldn't you have hoped for different opponents (seeds) than the ones who ended up knocking the Huskies out of the tourney?

This year, it probably doesn't matter as UConn will most likely get an SEC and B1G team as its 2/3 seeds.

It’s not really a question for UConn. Everyone assumes that if they make it to the FF, they’ll play someone who’s very good. So in the past 16 seasons UConn has made it to the FF on 15 occasions. The exception was 2023. UConn lost in the Sweet 16 to tOSU when Paige was injured. I don’t recall being particularly concerned with the Buckeyes prior to that game. But without Paige UConn struggled uncharacteristically trying to break tOSU’s full court press.

 

[GetReal2day]

Can someone clarify what the final four matchups would be? Wouldn’t the 2 vs 3 and 1 vs 4 be the matchups?

 

[Vowelguy]

Can someone clarify what the final four matchups would be? Wouldn’t the 2 vs 3 and 1 vs 4 be the matchups?

Yes

 

[southie]

You do understand the ramifications of being number one. UCLA and SC would have to play each other before UConn. We would only have to play one of them.

That is the biggest advantage; if the seeds hold, the #1 overall would play the #4 overall in the Final Four semi's instead of the #2 or #3 overall seed. This post-season, if the Top 4 seeds are 1-UConn, 2-UCLA, 3-South Carolina and 4-Texas (could be Vandy) and all advance, then UConn would face off against Texas, the team who beat both UCLA and South Carolina on consecutive days in Las Vegas in late November 🤣

It's kind of like pick your poison as to which of the other #1 seeds UConn fans would prefer to meet in the national semi-finals -- UCLA's size in the frontcourt; South Carolina's athleticism; Texas' defense. I do think UCLA and South Carolina have been more consistent than Texas and Vandy in February.

 

[oldude]

That is the biggest advantage; if the seeds hold, the #1 overall would play the #4 overall in the Final Four semi's instead of the #2 or #3 overall seed. This post-season, if the Top 4 seeds are 1-UConn, 2-UCLA, 3-South Carolina and 4-Texas (could be Vandy) and all advance, then UConn would face off against Texas, the team who beat both UCLA and South Carolin in consecutive days in Las Vegas in November 🤣

It's kind of like pick your poison as to which of the other #1 seeds UConn fans would prefer to meet in the national semi-finals -- UCLA's size; South Carolina's athleticism; Texas' defense. I do think UCLA and South Carolina have been more consistent than Texas and Vandy in February.

Assuming that UConn, UCLA, SC & TX all make it to the FF, and I would also throw in LSU, there are no easy matchups. If someone like Vandy or anyone else from the SEC, Big 10, ACC or Big 12 make it into the FF, then they would be the preferred team to face.

 

[packwrap]

If current from holds UConn and UCLA likely to get LSU and Vandy as their #2 seed. The draw will attempt where possible to avoid SEC v SEC in the round of 8.

That would leave SC and TX to deal with say Michigan and Louisville.

But still plenty of action left to go.

 

[southie]

If current from holds UConn and UCLA likely to get LSU and Vandy as their #2 seed. The draw will attempt where possible to avoid SEC v SEC in the round of 8.

That would leave SC and TX to deal with say Michigan and Louisville.

But still plenty of action left to go.

And, B1G versus B1G, as well.

 

[Woof]

It is more than just not having to play both teams. It is also about them playing each other and having to expend a lot of energy to advance.