Lol, so everyone not part of the heard mentality knew we were a top 10 team. Got it. Keep moving those goalposts.
Look at betting odds for that tournament.
This is correcting itself. On Bracket Matrix down to 1 seedline difference (Marquette down to a 7).
I think Xavier defeats Marquette in on Thursday in the 4/5 game.
You had me until the last line. I think a 10 seed is significantly better than a 9 because I don't think there is a lot of difference between a 7 or 8 seed but there could be a huge difference between the first or second seeds if we're fortunate enough to make the second round. Plus, for TV ratings, there is no way the networks don't set up the two time defending champs to potentially play Duke or Auburn in the second round.
I think they meant injuries entering the NCAA Tournament. Like when they dropped Cincinnati down some when Kenyon Martin got hurt in the conference tournament. So they're seeding the team that is entering the NCAA Tournament.
Wouldn't shock me. According to Torvik, they've been the best team in the BE the last month.
Amazing how playing the bad teams makes you look better isn’t it?
It's not just Lunardi who has them on the 8/9 line.
Lunardi, DeCourcy, and Palm all have us as an 8. But I think that if we win our first game in the BET, we're a 7.
I’m talking about Xavier - their schedule was front loaded, they’ve played the BE dregs over the last month. And the BE dregs are really bad.
If we only win one in the BET it means we go 1-1, it’s not like we are going 1-0. Net neutral, seed remains same. We need to win 2 to move a line. 2-1 may give us a chance, certainly not a slam dunk.
I understand that. What I'm saying is that 1-1 will get us on the 7-line. If we win the tournament, I expect a 6 seed, with an outside chance at a 5 seed...
I mean they did pound Creighton by 22 during their current streak, and beat Seton Hall in NJ, something we failed to do.
I'm generally as optimistic as anyone on this board, but there is no shot at a 5, virtually no shot at a 6, and we likely need to win the BET for a 7. Our metrics are not great right now when put head to head with anyone on the 7 line let alone a 5 or 6
Torvik (I swear I'm not being paid to promote that site
) has our seed as 7.8 currently. I guess you could take that as us being the last #7 seed? I think absolute highest seed is a 6, but more like a 7 if we win the BET. And we're probably an 8 currently.
Yeah they did get that one which was the big one for them. Other than that game, their last 9 games have been the bottom feeders with their only other decent matchup (@Nova) they lost by 12.
That 7.8 puts us as the 2nd 8 seed currently on TorvikTorvik (I swear I'm not being paid to promote that site
If we were to go 1 and done in the BET, I can see us ending up as a 9.
If you want to take into account the human factor just look at bracket matrix. We’re the 3rd 8, which sounds about right when you marry up to the metrics. That means we have to jump 3 teams to get to 7, 7 to get to 6. 1-1 is not jumping us to the 7 line. 3-0 and avoiding losses altogether could be impactful enough to make a mark.Torvik (I swear I'm not being paid to promote that site
If we were to go 1 and done in the BET, I can see us ending up as a 9.
I guess we'll see, but that's an additional 2 Quad 1 wins, with the third game (presumably Nova) just outside of that. Again, it won't be for any love of UConn, but rather, a protection of the 1-seeds and 2-seeds if possible...
