Selection Sunday Thread

[uconn_jack]

Degree of difficulty:

1. East
2. Midwest
3. West
4. South

I'm honestly surprised they gave Duke a relatively difficult bracket.

 

[upstater]

Damn, just realized. Im on the road all day Sunday driving my kid back to Connecticut at the end of her Spring Break. Sucks. If it's a night game, I'll be in Connecticut.

 

[UConnJim]

Has Mick ever over performed in the dance?

He made the 2021 Final Four as an 11 seed at UCLA.

 

[Vuce]

And we do get Furman. Ugh.

We need to follow the game plan used by Western Carolina - they beat Furman twice this year

 

[BFieldHusky]

I agree with Ruff. Illinois scares me more than Michigan St.

 

[HooperScooper]

Of course Seth just picked UCLA to beat us.

I'm surprised he didn't have Furman over UConn!

 

[GampelGladiator]

St John a 5 seed? That's disrespect for the Big East

Right or wrong...only one quad 1 win in non-conference...NIT bound #50 Baylor

 

[uconngb]

We were #6 overall, and we get #1 and #9 overall with us. Awful.

If we were #6 overall we should have gotten 3 and 11. Not sure how that’s “awful” when we get placed in the East. That seems super nitpicky.

 

[RuffRuff]

Kansas probably beats SJU if they are motivated. There isn't an athleticism gap there. Plus, I'd take their guards over SJU.

I think they're pretty even. They would sick Mitchell on DP. Close matchup.

 

[navery12]

Way to start the tourney with a poll asking which round we’re going to lose in and people handwringing about playing 15 seed Furman.

Great work, folks.

That was me, though I'm not sure how it ended up here. I just wanted every bozo freaking out about this team on the record publicly, without the ability to change their vote

 

[HooperScooper]

I think he made an elite 8 with that Jamie Jaquez team?

Sweet 16. Should have been Elite 8 against us. They blew the game against Gonzaga. I was there in Vegas.

 

[uconn_jack]

I am good with our bracket. I honestly would rather play big-name teams all the way through. Not only is it more exciting, but I think it is better to keep this team focused.

 

[Inyatkin]

I’m sure I’m just bitter but I’m not picking SJU to make any kind of run

 

[Vuce]

Furman has a lot of size for a mid major

We will have to study the tape of the game that they played against The Citadel when they lost

 

[ninety-nine]

I'm surprised he didn't have Furman over UConn!

I want people picking against us. I want the team looking at the most disrespect possible. I want Alex and Tarris watching TikToks of talking heads saying UConn is overseeded and calling Furman this year's Cinderella. I want our guys stewing all week and feeling slighted and overlooked.

 

[RuffRuff]

That was me, though I'm not sure how it ended up here. I just wanted every bozo freaking out about this team on the record publicly, without the ability to change their vote

Did you vote national champion? That is what I would call the polyana vote. It ain't happening. I would dump a lot of money on that. I do appreciate positive thinking. Set your expectations appropriately and you'll avoid the freak out. (Elite 8).

 

[Scoe]

I’m not touching that poll I don’t do predictions.

 

[uconn_jack]

I think they're pretty even. They would sick Mitchell on DP. Close matchup.

If he plays.

 

[navery12]

Did you vote national champion?

I did not, Final Four loss to Florida/Houston. I believe in this team and still think they could win that game, but I voted objectively

 

[ninety-nine]

I picked Final Four. Very optimistic given our recent inconsistencies, but I think we're due for a little run.

 

[KingAG]

Did you vote national champion? That is what I would call the polyana vote. It ain't happening. I would dump a lot of money on that. I do appreciate positive thinking. Set your expectations appropriately and you'll avoid the freak out. (Elite 8).

I always pick NC. Why not? That’s what makes this fun haha.

It must be miserable to go in expecting to lose in the first weekend.

I also always do a heart bracket and a head bracket

 

[superjohn]

I think he made an elite 8 with that Jamie Jaquez team?

He made a final 4 with Jaime Jaquez when UCLA was a play in 11 seed, he also made two sweet 16's with Jaquez.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Feels like our seed would have been the same had we won last night.

Still pumped for a deep run. Yesterday is in the past let’s get it.

 

[Peacefrog]

The people that thought we would be a 3 really haven’t paid attention to how the committee works, and what went on in the past two weeks in college basketball.

Oh, and further proof that the conference tournaments don’t really change seeding.

The head of the selection committee specifically said that Purdue winning their conference tournament moved them up a seed line.

 

[aceboon]

Sweet 16. Should have been Elite 8 against us. They blew the game against Gonzaga. I was there in Vegas.

Final 4 in the "bubble Covid year" with no/limited fans