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Message: [QUOTE="visitingcock, post: 3897610, member: 6872"] A partial answer is AP, Coach's Poll and Massey don't count. So, Baylor was third in the NET. However, when you Look at Strength of Schedule, that NET rank becomes suspicious. I don't have a link to the NET SOS. Somebody else does - maybe Plebe. Just for example, I will use Massey. Baylor is 64 and Maryland is 44. SCar was 6. NC State had 3 Top 8 wins. So basically, Baylor was not a 1 seed in the committees' opinion because they didn't really play anybody. They were determined to be a 2 seed along with three other teams. They don't seed the 2 seeds based on any rank other than being 2 seeds. Then is when the "S-Curve" really kicks in. They stick 2 seeds into a bracket based on other considerations including, but not limited to, avoiding rematches when possible. Somebody else - again maybe plebe - has a link to "the sheets." these show things clearer. If you had played UConn this year, you would not be placed in their bracket. Louisville and NC State are kept separate. SCar and Tx A&M are kept separate. I mean no offense. To me, there's not a lick of advantage between a one seed and two seed [U]this year[/U]. Normally, geography creates a difference, but not in the bubble. Of course, you have a built in advantage in this bubble. Baylor may be the best team in the country when the smoke clears, but for now the primary question is "Who have they played (in this abnormal year)? [/QUOTE]