The stark reality is, we're no longer in the big bad Big East where are you can rack up a fair number of losses, a bunch of quality wins, but finish strong and still get a very high seed.
We need it to take care of business with our quality out of conference wins, but so far haven't done so. So in my opinion the best we can do is try to dominate the AAC and hopefully get seeded somewhere between 4 and 6.
The more mediocrity college basketball is, the better it will benefit UConn. If the top of the P5 Conferences have teams that separate from the pack, it will be very hard if not possible to get better seeds than them since their resumes will simply be a whole lot better than ours.
Historically, teams in lesser conferences that are seeded beween the 1 & 4 lines are ones that have picked up some solid out of conference wins and have dominated their conference.
Beating Texas in Georgetown can really boost our RPI and overall perception of how good our team might be. But what I'm equally concerned about, will we take care of business in the AAC? I hope so. I'm just not sure that will be the case.
Of all the past UConn teams I've watched, this is one that I'm still not sure how good they can be. Usually UConn teams are primarily made up of young players who have developed and grown through the system. I'm just not sure what type of upside this team has which is comprised of some young talent, couple of talented transfers, and upperclassmen who don't seem to be the leaders or the more talented or experienced players.
I'm not saying that they won't be a very good team. They're the type of team that I wouldn't even begin to know how to predict what their final record would be.
Lastly, I fear that the way the game is officiated now, does not favor defensive minded programs like UConn. Historically, UConn's championship runs were sparked by our suffocating defense. Just not sure if that will be possible any longer since breathing on a player results in a foul.
