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Message: [QUOTE="Fightin Choke, post: 3078224, member: 2605"] I agree with much of what you wrote, but not all three of the Duck's PAC12 opponents were not ranked. Arizona is 18-13 and 7-11 in the PAC12 and were never ranked in any poll or computer ranking of which I am aware. With the Duck's shallow bench and starter-dominated roster, the NCAA tournament should be their friend. 1-4 days off between each game is perfect for teams where starters play the vast majority of the minutes. As I see it, that description applies to Oregon, as well as UConn and Notre Dame. And surprisingly (to me at least) Iowa! Here are the players with the most starter's minutes for each of the top 8 teams: [ATTACH=full]40932[/ATTACH] Note that Dana Evans was not the starter for Louisville, but she played more minutes than starter Jazmine Jones, so I counted her. Mississippi State's depth should really help if the team is in foul trouble or there are games every day (like conference tournaments), but should offer less of an advantage in the NCAA tournament, which allows more rest. Of course it's always good to have a nice bench and the Bulldog's starters will be more prepared next season than say, Notre Dame's 2019-20 starters, who had very few minutes this season (and 80-100% this season's Irish starters will be moving on after this season). [/QUOTE]