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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 4591925, member: 153"] I didn't say bad seeds. I said low, should've read lower. Elite 8 records are sometimes on the edge of impressive because the seeds at times mean you only play one ranked team to get there. The blue bloods in the ranking above typically get an easier path than UConn. That's my point. Let me give you an example of one way this plays out: UConn had to play several #1 seeds in those Elite 8s, some of whom went on to win the national championship. That's a sign of being underseeded. #3 Duke in 1990 #1 UCLA in 1995 #1 North Carolina in 1998 #1 Maryland in 2002 2004, 2006 and 2009 we had the upper hand and easier roads. 2014 we went through a gauntlet. We played the following seeds: 2, 3, 4, 1, 8. The point is, UConn has been up against it in these Elite 8s. Not sure any team has lost to more eventual national champions in the E8 over the period. [/QUOTE]