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Gurleyman said:
This was what happened in this similar stretch of the season in 2023-24.

  • Loss at Hall
  • Down late to St. John’s at home
  • Rolled a bad DePaul team
  • A game at Butler we only led by 1 with three minutes to go.
  • A game we led by 14 at Xavier before X cut it to 3 in the final minute.
  • A very underwhelming 13-point home win over a lousy Georgetown team.
  • A good defensive win against Creighton - but our offense got bogged down a bit in the second half and a 20 point lead was cut down to 10.
  • A one-point win at Nova
  • an A+ game against Xavier where we saw how good we could be
  • A meh home win over PC where we only led by 5 with two minutes left.
  • A meh home win over Butler where we only led by 5 with two minutes left.

That team had to evolve a bit during the dog days of the big east season to get to the juggernaut they were at the end. They didn’t always put teams away. They didn’t dominate weaker teams at home. But we were building a nice lead in the standings and then we started to look like the team that would cut down the nets by the end of the regular season after the hiccup in Omaha (crushed Hall in the rematch, crushed Nova at home, emasculated PC on their senior day, etc.).
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The ‘yard really handled that stretch well.
 
rrskyjf said:
I have family near Lexington.

His seat is boiling hot. And honestly it should be.
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Kentucky fans are nuts, though, almost literally rabid. It's his second season, he made the s16 in his first season, give the guy a chance.
 
aceboon said:
Texas gonna knock of Alabama and Vanderbilt back to back, that win might turn out better than expected
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The SEC has gamed the NET really well this season by pounding low majors. As a result, Texas doing well will help UConn’s NET and other efficiency ratings. This also explains why St. John’s, which played a lot of SEC teams, does so well in efficiency ratings despite a mediocre record.
 
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KingAG said:
Arizona only beat Arizona St by 7. They’re not playing at a championship level.

Did I do that right?

I wonder who is playing at a championship level…..
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How did their coach handle the postgame interview though? That’s very important
 
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aceboon said:
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That's rough... I bailed out of conference realignment madness, but SMU is in the ACC? And, Stanford? In the ATLANTIC Coast Conference? Wait, AND Cal? Make it make sense.
 
thekollieman said:
If there’s an active curse against any team it’s gotta be them lmao that is an insane way to lose three games so close together.
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Daniel Hamilton had several games in one season where the player he guarded hit the game winner I believe.
 
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I will preface this with it's way too early for bracketology. But these 2 brackets were updated today and have UConn as a 1 seed. Other 1 seeds are Arizona, Michigan and Duke.

www.cbssports.com

Bracketology: Duke, UConn move to No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament bracket after Vanderbilt, Iowa State lose

As the list of unbeaten teams dwindled this week, it resulted in a shake-up on the No. 1 seed line
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

www.espn.com

Men's Bracketology: How the projected NCAA tournament field is taking shape

The selection show is almost here! Here's the latest look at what we're expecting when it starts.
www.espn.com
 
HooperScooper said:
I will preface this with it's way too early for bracketology. But these 2 brackets were updated today and have UConn as a 1 seed. Other 1 seeds are Arizona, Michigan and Duke.

www.cbssports.com

Bracketology: Duke, UConn move to No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament bracket after Vanderbilt, Iowa State lose

As the list of unbeaten teams dwindled this week, it resulted in a shake-up on the No. 1 seed line
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

www.espn.com

Men's Bracketology: How the projected NCAA tournament field is taking shape

The selection show is almost here! Here's the latest look at what we're expecting when it starts.
www.espn.com
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Nothing surprising here. You can expect Uconn to hold their place there until a loss. I wonder if we'd be considered the 2nd or 3rd one.
 
HooperScooper said:
I will preface this with it's way too early for bracketology. But these 2 brackets were updated today and have UConn as a 1 seed. Other 1 seeds are Arizona, Michigan and Duke.

www.cbssports.com

Bracketology: Duke, UConn move to No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament bracket after Vanderbilt, Iowa State lose

As the list of unbeaten teams dwindled this week, it resulted in a shake-up on the No. 1 seed line
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

www.espn.com

Men's Bracketology: How the projected NCAA tournament field is taking shape

The selection show is almost here! Here's the latest look at what we're expecting when it starts.
www.espn.com
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Pretty comical Vandy was above us in the CBS bracket prior to their loss. There is no chance the committee would actually do that based on the resumes.
 
RuffRuff said:
Nothing surprising here. You can expect Uconn to hold their place there until a loss. I wonder if we'd be considered the 2nd or 3rd one.
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Do you think all 4 of these projected 1 seeds will hold until Selection Sunday?
 
He needs to work on his math. He has us, St John's and Nova in his bracketology but has two bids for the Big East in his list of multiple bids conferences.

Also, Nelson is going to claim that Lunardi wants us back in the American
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
He needs to work on his math. He has us, St John's and Nova in his bracketology but has two bids for the Big East in his list of multiple bids conferences.

Also, Nelson is going to claim that Lunardi wants us back in the American
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He has UConn, St. John's, Villanova and Seton Hall in and has the Big East with 4. The bar with the number of teams is above the name of the conference. I think you were looking at the bar below the conference.
 
HooperScooper said:
Do you think all 4 of these projected 1 seeds will hold until Selection Sunday?
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I think 3 of the 4 hold. A lot could happen in the B12 given there are 4 very good teams there. AZ isn't a lock yet. UM loses at Purdue, things could shift there. They aren't a lock.

I think we are probably as close to a lock of those 4 as it gets. Duke is probably right there as I don't know who in the ACC is going to give them much of a run. Right now I'd say Uconn, Duke and one of those two others holds, someone else works in.
 
RuffRuff said:
I think 3 of the 4 hold. A lot could happen in the B12 given there are 4 very good teams there. AZ isn't a lock yet. UM loses at Purdue, things could shift there. They aren't a lock.

I think we are probably as close to a lock of those 4 as it gets. Duke is probably right there as I don't know who in the ACC is going to give them much of a run. Right now I'd say Uconn, Duke and one of those two others holds, someone else works in.
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The tricky question then becomes the S-curve. Duke would likely prefer DC to Houston for their regional. We also obviously want the East and DC.

Deciding where to place the teams on the one seed line is not about parity or ensuring everyone gets a close-ish destination. It’s all-or-nothing geography. If Duke is 3 on the S-curve and we’re 4, they will get DC and we’ll get Houston/South regional.

In sum, we have to stay ahead of them on the S-curve if we’re both likely to stay on the one line to ensure DC. The committee preview reveal they’ll do in a few weeks will be very telling.

There will be zero competition for Philly and we will get it so long as we’re a top-16 (top four seed) team on the S-curve.
 
HooperScooper said:
I will preface this with its way too early for bracketology. But these 2 brackets were updated today and have UConn as a 1 seed. Other 1 seeds are Arizona, Michigan and Duke.
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Was UConn the 4th 1 seed? How could Duke have jumped us? Also we were awarded #2 Purdue while Duke gets #2 Nebraska. Coulda guessed that!
 
UConNick said:
The tricky question then becomes the S-curve. Duke would likely prefer DC to Houston for their regional. We also obviously want the East and DC.

Deciding where to place the teams on the one seed line is not about parity or ensuring everyone gets a close-ish destination. It’s all-or-nothing geography. If Duke is 3 on the S-curve and we’re 4, they will get DC and we’ll get Houston/South regional.

In sum, we have to stay ahead of them on the S-curve if we’re both likely to stay on the one line to ensure DC. The committee preview reveal they’ll do in a few weeks will be very telling.

There will be zero competition for Philly and we will get it so long as we’re a top-16 (top four seed) team on the S-curve.
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We do pretty well out west. Just sayin'.

I would be happy with DC or Houston as either one gets me there with family in both spots.

As said above, any 1 seed with a Purdue at 2 and I'm good.

Getting a 1 in Houston with UH rewarded the 2 could be un fun.
 
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