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Message: [QUOTE="Phil, post: 2008676, member: 66"] It is interesting to think about what will happen to South Carolina and Mississippi State. I initially thought that when Charlie Creme picked them both as one seeds, he may have been thinking that one of them deserved a one seed but was unable to determine which one deserve the one seed and would wait until last night's game to see who won. That's still a possibility, but clearly which of the two is better is even more unclear than before the game. South Carolina won, but at their place; even Dawn Staley said they don't win this away or on a neutral court. It's hard to imagine moving a team up in your estimation on a loss, but I think many people expected Mississippi State to get exposed and lose by a considerable margin. If you thought both teams deserved a one seed before the game last night, you be hard-pressed to come up with a result that would better match that belief. A game that came down literally to the final possession, which might have turned out differently had a foul called been called differently, or for last-second shot had gone in. So maybe those who argue they both deserve the one seed will argue they still both deserve a one seed. The contrary argument is that teams who deserve one seeds ought to be managed to score more than 64 points in the game, so maybe they both deserve to become two seeds. They are likely to match up in the conference tournament championship. If they don't, by definition one will have lost earlier and probably knocked themselves out of the top line. If they do meet in the conference championship, the winner will have a strong case for a one seed but the loser a much weaker case. [/QUOTE]

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