Friday conference tournament games

[Vowelguy]

How does the SEC get 8 teams with #2 RPI & 3 SOS, while PAC-12 only 6 teams, with the #1 RPI & #1 SOS?

Because the committee evaluates TEAMS not conferences.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

SEC always gets a lot of teams into tourney.

Key is the number standing after the first weekend is usually less than half of what got invited.

No worries!!

 

[Plebe]

How does the SEC get 8 teams with #2 RPI & 3 SOS, while PAC-12 only 6 teams, with the #1 RPI & #1 SOS?

Because bids are awarded to individual teams, not conferences.

 

[Plebe]

SEC always gets a lot of teams into tourney.

Key is the number standing after the first weekend is usually less than half of what got invited.

No worries!!

I don't think it's typical for any conference to have more than half of its tournament teams reach the Sweet 16, unless their teams are concentrated in the top 4 seed lines. Anyone seeded #5 or lower is not expected to survive the first weekend.

 

[LO TRADER]

Because the committee evaluates TEAMS not conferences.

Good point

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I don't think it's typical for any conference to have more than half of its tournament teams reach the Sweet 16, unless their teams are concentrated in the top 4 seed lines. Anyone seeded #5 or lower is not expected to survive the first weekend.

Agreed. But my point was that the SEC usually has many bow out early. I've always questioned why they get so many teams in. ACC and PAC-12 to me have stronger teams.

 

[Plebe]

Agreed. But my point was that the SEC usually has many bow out early. I've always questioned why they get so many teams in. ACC and PAC-12 to me have stronger teams.

Let's look at what happened last year among SEC teams seeded #5 or lower in the NCAA tournament:
Mississippi St (5), Tennessee (7), Auburn (9) and Missouri (10) exceeded their seeding.
Florida (5) and Georgia (8) fell short of their seeding.

I'm guessing that if we're disputing the number of bids given to SEC teams, we're essentially questioning whether the SEC teams seeded, let's say, #7 or lower actually belong in the tournament. But 3 out of 4 SEC teams seeded #7 or lower actually exceeded the expectations of their seeding.

 

[nyfanofwbb]

Miami 20 FSU 16 7:30 left in 2nd quarter ..

 

[Plebe]

Miami 20 FSU 16 7:30 left in 2nd quarter ..

I think Miami is probably extra motivated in this game because when the two teams played at FSU in early February, FSU had the game well in hand with a 9-point lead, Shakayla Thomas attempted a dunk with just 1 second on the clock.

 

[nyfanofwbb]

33-25 at half , Miami with lead!

 

[Plebe]

Good news for Miami is they're up 8 at the half.
Bad news, potentially: One of their two star guards (I didn't catch whether it was Thomas or Motley) left the court with an apparent hand injury late in Q2.

Miss St up by only 1 point on LSU at the half, 30-29.

UCLA has been in control from the outset against Arizona St, currently leading by 12 with 2:30 to go.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I wasn't watching, but UCLA jumped all over Arizona St. 26-7 in the first quarter. Leading 67-53 w/ 3 1/2 to go in the game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Mississippi St. leading LSU 30-29 at halftime.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Miss St 1 point lead over LSU at the half.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Permit me this moment of boosterism

Nice accomplishment for Lindsay!

 

[triaddukefan]

I assume the Arizona Sun will still make the tournament. They are the Pac 12 version of Auburn

 

[MilfordHusky]

I feel like neither Memphis or Tulsa want to win this game.

I wonder why.

 

[Plebe]

I assume the Arizona Sun will still make the tournament. They are the Pac 12 version of Auburn

Auburn? How do you figure?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well ASU did beat Kentucky, the #3 team in the SEC, in Lexington. Did Auburn do that?

 

[nwhoopfan]

ASU making it interesting, 72-66 w/ 30 seconds left. If they hadn't dug themselves into a 19 point hole in the 1st quarter...

 

[nwhoopfan]

After taking a 13 point lead after 1 quarter, Maryland is letting Minnesota hang around. 35-26, under 6 minutes til halftime.

 

[nyfanofwbb]

Good news for Miami is they're up 8 at the half.
Bad news, potentially: One of their two star guards (I didn't catch whether it was Thomas or Motley) left the court with an apparent hand injury late in Q2.

Miss St up by only 1 point on LSU at the half, 30-29.

UCLA has been in control from the outset against Arizona St, currently leading by 12 with 2:30 to go.

Motley back in and she just ripped off tape..

 

[nyfanofwbb]

Romero not having a good game at all and is clearly frustrated..

 

[nwhoopfan]

UCLA wins 77-68. Pac 12 tourney has been all chalk thru 1 1/2 days. OSU-UCLA round 3 tomorrow, they split during the regular season.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Mississippi State in a battle. Tied at 37 on the 3rd. Yes. The 3rd!