Official Selection Show thread

[Hayven]

So how many of us are picking Iowa over SC in the elite 8?

 

[LwrcasefaN]

FGCU probably added a few more chips to their shoulder. And...they should.

 

[nwhoopfan]

if Oregon had to play any of the three, which one would you feel they have the best chance against?

I see what you're going for, but I might say Stanford because of familiarity.

edit--anyway my main point was about offense, since NC State is the highest scoring of the 3

 

[dabears17]

UConn is not in Hartford so it’s not less than one hour. Are you also complaining about the other schools playing close to home? Ann Arbor, cough, cough….

80 miles from campus for UConn and 180 miles from campus for South Carolina, plus South Carolina is the overall number one seed. It is what it is, but I feel bad for NC State as a #1 seed having to basically play a home game against #2 seed Uconn.

 

[SECbbfan24]

 

[Bama fan]

Best possible case for the Big East

This plays out exactly perfectly for UConn. If you let Geno pick the brackets he would not have done a better job.

Are you intimating that Geno doesn't pick the brackets? This will be big news to many basketball pundits.

 

[Plebe]

So they put possibly the top two POY candidates in the same regional??

No, they put their teams in the same region. It's the teams that are evaluated, not individual players.

 

[bballnut90]

Princeton is 2 hours away, UMass an hour and a half, depending on traffic. Storrs may be further than UMass time wise

I should've rephrased it--no one likely to make it to regionals is remotely close to Bridgeport. At any rate, it will be a home atmosphere for the Huskies.

 

[triaddukefan]

This is really the last hurrah for NC State. We will take a step backwards next season and may never, ever again attain the level of success this group has brought us the last three seasons.

Kayla Jones, Kai Crutchfield and Raina Perez came back for their bonus year to take NC State deep into the NCAAT. I expect them, plus Cunane, to give it all they have and make a run at the national title.

Yes indeed.... after this year Duke will return to being top dog in the Triangle. Hope your fans still come out in force to support the squad, both in Raleigh and in the ACC tournament.

I do wonder if you guys would have beaten SC the first game of the season if they would have sent yall back to Greensboro and send them to Bridgeport.

 

[ConnecticutBB]

Thrilled I don’t have to sell my overpriced tickets to the Bridgeport Regional. Just need the Huskies to take care of business in Storrs.

I paid $82.25 for both regional games….did you pay more or less If I may ask?

 

[HuskyFan1125]

It looks like the committee rewarded Louisville for losing the 1st round to an unranked team & punished Baylor for losing the finals to a #2 seed.

I noticed that and the announcer keeps saying Louisville lost in ACC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals actually. At least Baylor made it to the finals.

 

[Plebe]

So how many of us are picking Iowa over SC in the elite 8?

I actually don't think Iowa matches up well. SC's defense will limit damage and their offensive rebounding will kill Iowa. Czinano's effectiveness will be blunted by Boston.

 

[uconnfan68]

Did anyone notice that Nikki Fargas (sp?) mentioned that Bridgeport was virtually a home game for the Huskies but didn't mention that Greensboro is virtually a home game for SoCar?

UConn bias…

 

[oldude]

Selfishly I wanted UConn in BPT, but I can see how NC St would be peeved. No one wants to earn the 1 seed and the have to play the 2 seed in front of what is basically a home crowd.

Recalling Brenda complaining bitterly about ending up in Bridgeport in 2017, particularly the fact that MD fans couldn’t purchase additional tickets outside of their meager allocation, as UConn fans had already purchased everything in sight.

Unfortunately, MD didn’t even make it to the Elite 8, as a young freshman named Ionescu lead a 6-seed to an upset win over the Terps. At the end of that game, MD fans couldn’t sell their tickets to the Elite 8 game fast enough.

Kindly UConn fans, including yours truly, helped Terp fans out by taking Elite 8 tickets off their hands at a considerable discount.

 

[Drumguy]

80 miles from campus for UConn and 180 miles from campus for South Carolina, plus South Carolina is the overall number one seed. It is what it is, but I feel bad for NC State as a #1 seed having to basically play a home game against #2 seed Uconn.

Cry me a river. A good team will win whether it's a neutral court or away game.

 

[AgStatesman]

We're losing sight of the forest through the trees here. Let's not get mixed up in geographical symantecs. Since Storrs and Trenton are both in the same BosWash megalopolis, they are essentially in the same town.

 

[jchusky]

Stanford is in the final barring some huge upset. Easiest draw out of any 1 seed.

lol why dislike that? It wasn't a knock, just from what I saw in the reveal I would be surprised if they lost before the final. They avoid SC and Uconn and Louisville Baylor pose no threat. Texas would be the hardest opponent in the elite 8, but the fact they lost one time I think they want revenge.

 

[SECbbfan24]

I actually don't think Iowa matches up well. SC's defense will limit damage and their offensive rebounding will kill Iowa. Czinano's effectiveness will be blunted by Boston.

I thought the same about the SEC championship game but hey its basketball, anything can happen these days. Welcome to parity.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Sounds like the committee made up their mind about the #1 Baylor/Louisville pick before the conference tournaments.

Fortunately for them Baylor lost..lol

There wasn't much wiggle room - either would have been the one seed in Wichita given the other locked one seeds and the geographic needs that UConn go to Bridgeport, Texas avoid Baylor, and the fourth and worst two seed be paired with SCAR.

 

[triaddukefan]

Iowa with a possible second trip to NC this season. They made the regional final the last time it was held here in 2019. Alot more Iowa fans showed up than I anticipated that year.

DePaul made it hell yes!

It's like the committee just wanted to make my anger level rise even further.

 

[bballnut90]

UConn is not in Hartford so it’s not less than one hour. Are you also complaining about the other schools playing close to home? Ann Arbor, cough, cough….

You're right, brain fart here. An hour and twenty minutes away, so still very close to home.

And every top 4 seed hosts the first 2 rounds. After that, you travel to a predetermined regional site. UCONN's regional location is in Bridgeport which gives them a home atmosphere until the Final Four.

 

[LETTERL]

I do wonder if you guys would have beaten SC the first game of the season if they would have sent yall back to Greensboro and send them to Bridgeport.

We had a chance to make a case for Greensboro in that opening game and had the door shut pretty quickly with that loss.

 

[Plebe]

It's like the committee just wanted to make my anger level rise even further.

 

[ProSkeptic]

Delighted that UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport. Also happy that Nova made it in without having to play (and no, I don’t see them as an 8/9 seed). I’m not pleased to see UCF as our potential second round game. They play chippy. On the other hand we now have Aaliyah and Dorka and we can play physically too.

In other news, DePaul? I’m glad, but surprised. And FGCU as a 12 seed? Geesh! Louisville won’t make it to the Final Four. If they don’t lose earlier, they will definitely lose to Baylor. REALLY glad Iowa’s in Greensboro.

 

[Tonyc]

Arent the regionals in SC next year????????????????? Bias????????????

 

[triaddukefan]

We had a chance to make a case for Greensboro in that opening game and had the door shut pretty quickly with that loss.

Yeah.... at the time I questioned playing them as the first game of the season.

 

[Glenn]

I like our draw, of the 7 seeds, UCF is the least likely to outscore us. MASSEY ranks them slightly above Utah, Miss, and Colorado, but they are scoring challenged, though a tough defense. And for 3 seeds Indiana seems less threatening than ISU, and about the same as Michigan and LSU. I would rather face Louisville than NCSt. But happy not to see SC or Stanford.

 

[triaddukefan]

Arent the regionals in SC next year????????????????? Bias????????????

Well its the first time ever in the state of SC. They were supposed to be held there in 2020... but of course that never happened.

 

[oldude]

Delighted that UCONN is #2 in Bridgeport. Also happy that Nova made it in without having to play (and no, I don’t see them as an 8/9 seed). I’m not pleased to see UCF as our potential second round game. They play chippy. On the other hand we now have Aaliyah and Dorka and we can play physically too.

In other news, DePaul? I’m glad, but surprised. And FGCU as a 12 seed? Geesh! Louisville won’t make it to the Final Four. If they don’t lose earlier, they will definitely lose to Baylor. REALLY glad Iowa’s in Greensboro.

UCF has never faced NIKA!!!

 

[ConnecticutBB]

Selfishly I wanted UConn in BPT, but I can see how NC St would be peeved. No one wants to earn the 1 seed and the have to play the 2 seed in front of what is basically a home crowd.

Let’s just hope Debbie Antonni…is calling the game!