Selection Sunday - General discussion (merged threads)

[LwrcasefaN]

How did Nebraska make the field?

 

[southie]

You're both 100% correct, and I'm just being whiny (and on behalf of UCLA—why?). 🤓

I just wonder whether some of the policies designed when the SEC and Big 10 had 10 teams each and the ACC had 8 need to be reexamined now that they have 16, 18, and 18 teams, respectively. And if we're going to continue to hold to this policy of spreading out conference teams even though the entire makeup of the conferences has changed, then might the committee consider whether the S-curve should be adjusted to offset any advantage or disadvantage gained by the deviation from the S-curve? Time will tell.

I've posted this a few times, but women's volleyball and softball do NOT adjust the bracket to avoid intra-conference matchups except for the first two rounds; they seed teams 1-32 (not all 64) and let the chips fall where they may. And, fans and coaches complain that they'd like to adhere to the women's basketball seeding principles to avoid those intra-conference matchups in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Just can't make everyone happy.

In 2009, three Big 12 volleyball teams (Texas, Iowa State, and Nebraska) in the Top 16 were all seeded in the same regional and, all advanced to the Round of 16. Fellow Big 12 school and unseeded Texas A&M upset SEC school LSU and joined the other three schools for an All Big 12 regional in Lincoln, NE. And, that was during a time when the Big 12 volleyball conference schedule had every team playing all other conference teams twice in the regular season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

An interesting chart comparing the budgets of the teams in the tournament. Some were a bit surprising to me. I would not have expected Iowa's to be higher than Texas' for example.

I saw this in another thread, and quite frankly I don't believe it. I would be shocked if Washington's spending for women's hoops really puts them near the upper tier in the whole country. Contrary to everything I've heard about the program.

 

[cancontent]

I saw this in another thread, and quite frankly I don't believe it. I would be shocked if Washington's spending for women's hoops really puts them near the upper tier in the whole country. Contrary to everything I've heard about the program.

See my response to your post in the "Follow the Money" thread.

 

[Bone Dog]

Does this include coaches’ salaries?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Washington's travel budget must be fairly high, but no more than Oregon, Stanford or Cal. I just can't see where the money is being spent. Again, I don't believe it.

 

[Stagnant]

If you believe UCLA is going to win. I can help fill out your bracket. I believe in the basketball gods. I believe in karma. More often than not; storylines come to fruition in sports. Some examples involving UConn are Maryland and Vanderbilt. Expect UConn to play both teams. Yep, Maryland is going to eliminate North Carolina.

The UCLA story involves UConn, Texas, and LSU. You can pencil UConn into the national title game, Texas into the final 4, and LSU into the elite eight if you believe UCLA is winning the title.

The LSU component is pretty simple. This has become a rivalry. These teams have met in the tournament two years in a row. This is the rubber match. Even the UCLA coach hinted that they wanted LSU at the team pep rally yesterday.

UCLA’s 1 loss the year came via Texas. That’s why they make the most sense as a final four opponent. UCLA will want to avenge that loss.

Speaking of avenging losses… UCLA wants another crack at UConn. They were embarrassed in the final four game last year. Even if they won the championship; I think it wouldn’t be as satisfying as possible without that redemption.