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Selection Show thread (7 ET, ESPN)

nwhoopfan said:
Okay, didn't realize Syracuse was on a delay and didn't know they were on live. I'm willing to bet they weren't thrilled w/ their seed and potential 2nd round matchup though.
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Creme had Syracuse as a #6 seed. So they surely feel underseeded (I would agree). And which team would have been thrilled about having to go to Storrs? Not a daring bet.
 
huskeynut said:
No penalty to Baylor for losing in their conference championship to unranked WV - BS!

Bridgeport region is the toughest path to final four. Thanks committee. No respect!
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Plebe said:
Creme had Syracuse as a #6 seed. So they surely feel underseeded (I would agree). And which team would have been thrilled about having to go to Storrs? Not a daring bet.
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Yeah looking at those 8-9's, Syracuse is clearly the most dangerous. Not even close.
 
Never seen Temple play....... do they have a chance to beat Oregon?? A good chance?
 
triaddukefan said:
Never seen Temple play.. do they have a chance to beat Oregon?? A good chance?
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Wouldn't count on Temple winning. They had an injured starter in the AAC Tournament but looked really bad against USF.
 
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Plebe said:
It's not so much whether Maryland's OOC was weaker than UConn's conference schedule. It's the fact that Maryland's overall schedule (OOC+conference) simply wasn't anywhere near the level of any of the other top teams.

UConn was overall SOS #2, despite its weak-ish conference.
Maryland was overall SOS #87.
The next-weakest SOS rankings among top-4 seeds are Baylor at #27 and Washington at #26.
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Thanks. It couldn't be any clearer now. I forgot that the B1G was really down this year.
 
ASweet3781 said:
I know for a fact MANY ACC schools will not play Maryland because of how they left the conference. And we know many coaches in the PAC 12/SEC hide behind their "Strong" conference.
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Do they? Two Pac-12 schools played Maryland. UCLA traveled to Baylor and South Carolina. Stanford played Texas and Tennessee. Washington played Notre Dame. Kentucky and Tennessee have the #5 and #8 nonconference SOS.
 
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Jimbo said:
Also, would it kill the committee, just once, to refrain from putting another AAC team in our region? Seriously?
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It would be one thing if UConn had to keep playing these teams in the tourney. But that has NEVER happened, so why is it a problem?

The committee factors in geography. The better AAC teams are in the East. Thus no surprise that an AAC team ends up in the East.

There's about a 1% chance that UConn faces Temple. Again, what's the problem?
 
triaddukefan said:
Never seen Temple play.. do they have a chance to beat Oregon?? A good chance?
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A chance? Yes, but only a small one. Temple's weakness is post play, and I think Hebard and McGwire, among others, will have a field day. Temple will have to speed Oregon up and create turnovers.
 
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Ah Maria Taylor, yet another ESPN employee who doesnt know how to say Quinnipiac.
Though I'll give her a break since she's not based in CT. Now when the sportscenter anchors do it too ...
 
Plebe said:
Are they? Two Pac-12 schools played Maryland. UCLA traveled to Baylor and South Carolina. Stanford played Texas and Tennessee. Washington played Notre Dame. Kentucky and Tennessee has the #5 and #8 nonconference SOS.
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2 Pac 12 schools played Kentucky and Cal played Oklahoma. To me it seems more accurate to say most schools avoiding traveling west to play road games against Pac 12 schools.
 
B1G got punished. Michigan didn't make it. PAC and SEC were loved; Cal and Auburn got in. Virginia left out.
 
Now the Brackets are done I can watch some REAL CONNECTICUT BASED entertainment.

Monday Night Raw!!!
 
Very disappointed that NCState got a 6-seed after being a 4-seed in the second of the top 16 reveals before we lost to Wake Forest. BUT...we do get what should be a beatable Auburn team, and if we can get by Auburn, a potential matchup with a Texas team that stumbled down the stretch but features one of my favorite point guards. Will be a tall order to win in Austin, though.
 
Just realized... UVA didnt make it.

uva.jpg
 
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ochoopsfan said:
Question--How did Auburn at 17-14 get in?
Question--How did Cal get in and get a 9 seed and Oregon got a 10 seed?
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Auburn and Cal are the surprises, IMO, on a historic level:

According to my amateur research, only one other team with a record of 17-14 has ever gotten in (NC State, in 2004). Plus, Auburn lost 9 of its last 12 games.

I haven't researched it, but I'm willing to bet that no team with a .333 record (6-12) in conference has ever gotten an at-large bid.

This is testament to what a weak bubble year this is. The only somewhat surprising omission was Virginia.
 
Kmoney said:
I keep hearing about Maryland having a weak OOC schedule. Was it weaker than UConns conference schedule? I am not asking rhetorically, I am sitting squarely on the fence about this.
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The AAC had the 5th overall RPI while the BIG was 6th, so the conference schedule provided no assistance to MD.
 
I guess there has to be balance within a region. In Bridgeport, UCONN gets a tough 3 to balance out the cupcake they get for a 2!
 
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southie said:
B1G got punished. Michigan didn't make it. PAC and SEC were loved; Cal and Auburn got in. Virginia left out.
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Wow! I hadn't noticed Michigan's absence. And I just saw Northern Iowa. That was the third surprise, along with Auburn and Cal.
 
vowelguy said:
CT - UConn, Duke, Maryland, UCLA
KY - NDame, Stanford, Texas, Kentucky
OK - Baylor, Miss St, Washington, Louisville
CA - So Carolina, Ore St, Fla St, Miami

CA looks like the weakest region. OK and KY are both pretty strong.
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Vowelguy: you're forgetting something.
West Virginia...who could easily be the elite-8 game

I see our group as the bracket of death.
 
LETTERL said:
Very disappointed that NCState got a 6-seed after being a 4-seed in the second of the top 16 reveals before we lost to Wake Forest. BUT...we do get what should be a beatable Auburn team, and if we can get by Auburn, a potential matchup with a Texas team that stumbled down the stretch but features one of my favorite point guards. Will be a tall order to win in Austin, though.
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NC State has some big ACC wins at home. How did you fare on the road?
 
southie said:
B1G got punished. Michigan didn't make it. PAC and SEC were loved; Cal and Auburn got in. Virginia left out.
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But Purdue got a 9 after having a sub-par season due to the benefit of playing tourney tough.
 
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